Their are two basic ways that a player becomes over valued in fantasy baseball. The first is living off of their old glory. These are the players that became household names after years of great seasons, or superb individual performances under the brightest lights. However, the glory days are behind them, and the numbers no longer live up to the expectations. Think Mike Piazza or Juan…
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Ryan and I often joke that the one guy you never want to hear that your fantasy player is going to see is Dr. James Andrews. Andrews is legendary for performing major surgeries on some of sports biggest stars. Unfortunately for owners of John Smoltz, that’s exactly who will be working at his ailing right shoulder. Smoltz is scheduled…
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Tags: Carlos Pena, clayton kershaw, Coco Crisp, david ortiz, edinson volquez, eric hinske, hanley ramirez, jacoby ellsbury, joe mauer, Joey Votto, john smoltz, jorge posada, josh beckett, Justin Masterson, Manny Acosta, manny ramirez, moises alou, Rafeal Soriano

The Reds have called up their phenom pitching prospect Homer Bailey to start their game on Thursday. Now I know that I have been urging you all to pick up some of the hotter prospects all season long to mixed success. However, today I come to you with a message of caution with Bailey. He has…
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Tags: casey blake, chase utley, david ortiz, Delmon Young, homer bailey, ian stewart, Jay Bruce, joe mauer, john smoltz, pedro feliz, rich harden