http://forge1.feedweaver.net/rss/coreyjro/7jmaduozy0pgvyy1 Custom RSS feed powered by Feedweaver. Feeds are cached for about 15 minutes. Compiled in 7.24 seconds from 2 sources. http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/draft-order-the-shortstops/ Over the last little while we’ve been looking at suggested draft orders for each fantasy position. We’ve already had posts for catchers, first basemen, second basemen and third basemen. The Top Targets: 1. Hanley Ramirez, Florida (.410 wOBA) 2. Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado (.393 wOBA) 3. Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia (.316 wOBA) There is a pretty big drop-off after the first [...] Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:37:35 -0800 http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=3272 Scot Shields (knee) made his first appearance since last May during Friday's split-squad contest against the White Sox. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:34:00 -0800 http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=4606 Jair Jurrjens (shoulder) retired six of the seven batters he faced during his spring debut against the Pirates on Friday. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:00 -0800 http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=4518 Yankees pitching coach Dave Eiland said there's no front-runner for the fifth spot in the starting rotation. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:28:00 -0800 http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=5100 Tommy Hanson threw four innings in a simulated game on Friday. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:13:00 -0800 http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=4013 Asdrubal Cabrera suffered an apparent injury to his upper left leg during Friday's game against the Angels. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:02:00 -0800 http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=5038 Julio Borbon was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in a 6-2 win over the Padres on Friday afternoon. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:55:00 -0800 http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=4595 Matt Harrison hurled three shutout innings in a win over the Padres on Friday afternoon. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:47:00 -0800 http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=5572 Clayton Richard was hammered for six runs over two innings in a loss to the Rangers on Friday afternoon. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:36:00 -0800 http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=3412 Jake Peavy threw three scoreless innings, striking out three, as the White Sox topped an Angels split-squad 10-7 on Friday. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:35:00 -0800 http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=3824 Bobby Jenks was torched for five runs in two-thirds of an inning by the Angels on Friday. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:33:00 -0800 http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=3793 Alex Rios hit his second homer and doubled Friday versus the Angels. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:30:00 -0800 http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=3049 Bronson Arroyo picked up a win after throwing three scoreless innings as the Reds defeated the Dodgers 3-2 on Friday. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:28:00 -0800 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/stump-the-band-logan-ondrusek/ A bunch of people from FanGraphs are enjoying Spring Training here in Arizona this week. Thursday we took in the Brewers-Reds game and delighted fans in the right field seats with our special brand of knowledge. In a mostly uneventful game, the Reds brought in a pitcher to seal the deal in the [...] Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:39:00 -0800 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/adp-value-sp1/ Imagine stumbling on this headline without prior knowledge of fantasy baseball. It would take quite a bit of explaining to understand that this piece will be about the starting pitchers from this list that have the best value vis-a-vis their draft position. Good thing most of you are ahead of the curve on that one. The [...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:09:20 -0800 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/pittsburghs-other-mccutchen/ Earlier today, R.J. Anderson took a gander at Kevin Hart, a fifth starter candidate for the Pirates picked up from the Cubs last summer. Hart’s main competition for that fifth spot is Pittsburgh’s far less famous McCutchen, Daniel McCutchen. The 27 year-old heard his name called in four separate drafts before he finally signed on the [...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:14:58 -0800 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/strange-leagues-war-and-wrc/ Every once and awhile I will be reading through comments on articles and in the forums, and I’ve noticed an interest in leagues involving WAR, wOBA, etc. I’m not surprised, since this is a statistical site that uses those numbers every day. However, not enough is being said about these “strange” leagues, so I think [...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:15 -0800 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/rotographs-job-openings-fantasy-writers/ RotoGraphs is now accepting applications for fantasy baseball writers. These are paid, part-time positions that require a commitment of five posts per week. We are specifically looking for writers with knowledge of multiple fantasy formats, who are comfortable with writing strategy-based articles. Writers may be asked to tackle specific topics as assigned, but a big [...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:39:19 -0800 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/who-will-close-for-the-twins-this-year/ The news came down the pipe this morning that Joe Nathan has a torn Ulnar Collateral Ligament and is, in all likelihood, headed for Tommy John surgery. No pitchers in recent memory have rehabbed through a torn UCL. A moment of silence for Nathan’s 2010 season, and for all of the keeper league owners that [...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:15:39 -0800 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/blalock-to-tampa-bay/ Tampa Bay Rays signed DH/1B Hank Blalock to a minor league contract. Blalock, 29, will earn $925,000, with $350,000 in performance incentives. According to Bill Chastain’s MLB.com article, the pact also includes an opt-out if the long-time Ranger fails to crack Tampa Bay’s big league roster. Over the past three seasons, Blalock’s bat has been six [...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:59:59 -0800 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/draft-order-the-third-basemen/ As you can probably gather from our first book offering, the 582-page FanGraphs Second Opinion fantasy companion (now available for less than $8), we’re pretty serious about fantasy baseball around here. As such, this post launches our official RotoGraphs fantasy draft order rankings as you prepare for your upcoming drafts. We’ll be rolling out Top [...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:00:45 -0800 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/the-dl-on-the-dl-march-9th/ - Alex Gordon broke his thumb, and will miss the next 3-4 weeks. The once highly touted prospect has struggled in the bigs, coming in at -3.3 batting runs for his career. He was likely to put up a solid 2010 campaign, but his injury could hurt his playing time. If the newly acquired Josh [...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:00:08 -0800