By Andrew Swanson
August 17th, 2012
The 2013 third base free agent class has some potential compared some of the other infield positions. David Wright’s contract option will be picked up without question. Chipper Jones has been adamant that he will retire at the end of the season. I don’t see him going back on this and if he did he would never sign anywhere other than Atlanta. Kevin Youkilis on the other hand is intriguing. He is having a subpar season hitting only .239 in 301 at bats. He had a falling out with Bobby Valentine and the Red Sox earlier in the season prompting Kenny Williams of the White Sox to swoop in and scoop him up. His numbers have improved some with the [...]
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Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Free Agents, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies
• Tagged as Brandon Inge, Chipper Jones, David Wright, Geoff Blum, Kevin Kouzmanoff, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Machado, Mark Reynolds, Miguel Cairo, Placido Polanco, Scott Rolen, Todd Fraizer
By Andrew Swanson
August 13th, 2012
By Ryan Oleniczak
June 2nd, 2010
In the first two months of this 2010 season, a few dazzling pitching performances have stole the headlines and caught the attention of many baseball fans. Through June 2nd, baseball fans have been treated with 2 perfect games from the likes of Oakland A’s lefty Dallas Braden and Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay, along with one no-hitter from Cy Young candidate Ubaldo Jimenez of the Colorado Rockies. It is rare enough to see these kinds of pitching performances over the course of one season, but in a two months span it is simply remarkable. Earlier today, Armando Galarraga (RHP) of the Detroit Tigers almost became the 3rd pitcher this season to throw a perfect game as he was a mere [...]
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Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Teams
• Tagged as Armando Galarraga, Dallas Braden, Jason Donald, Jim Joyce, miguel cabrera, roy halladay, Ubaldo Jimenez
By Ryan Oleniczak
March 16th, 2010
Respected ESPN baseball insider Buster Olney created quite a buzz in the Phillies and Cardinals’ camps this past weekend. Olney reported his sources were telling him that the Philadelphia Phillies were having internal discussions about a blockbuster trade of Ryan Howard (1B) for Albert Pujols (1B). While Olney said the Phillies were not prepared to approach the Cardinals with the proposal, the mere thought of these internal discussions being reported has raised some eyebrows in both camps. Phillies GM Ruben Amaro was adamant that these discussions have not taken place and questioned who Olney was getting his information from. When questioned by reporters on the topic, both Pujols and Howard didn’t put much stock into the rumor and expected to [...]
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Fantasy, Free Agents, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Rumors, St. Louis Cardinals, Teams, Toronto Blue Jays
• Tagged as Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Matt Holliday, roy halladay, Ruben Amaro, Ryan Howard
By Jason Oleniczak
March 15th, 2010
If you are hoping to land the Florida Marlin’s Hanley Ramirez as your fantasy league shortstop, you better have one of the top three picks in your league or be willing to pay the steep price he will command in an auction league. There are several great shortstop options to choose from after Hanley, but the question is “who is second best at shortstop?” Four amateurgm.com analysts give their thoughts on this fantasy question for the critically important position of shortstop and discuss Derek Jeter, Jose Reyes, Jimmy Rollins, and Troy Tulowitzki. Scott Oleniczak (Derek Jeter) – 10-time all-star shortstop Derek Jeter is this generation’s “Iron Horse.” Jeter is showing no signs of slowing down playing an average of 153 games over [...]
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Colorado Rockies, Fantasy, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Teams
• Tagged as Alex Rodriguez, ARod, David Wright, Derek Jeter, Hanley Ramirez, Jason Bay, Jimmy Rollins, Jose Reyes, Troy Tulowitzki
By Andrew Swanson
March 4th, 2010
Welcome to draft day. It has come to that all important time of selecting a second basemen. Chase Utley was gone in the first round and now you are wondering who you should invest in to stay competitive in your league. Which guy will give you that slight edge? Should you look for more power? Speed? High batting average? There are too many choices! Well don’t worry we have you covered. Our analysts have the information you need to make an informed decision. Bryce Carlson (Brian Roberts) – In the fantasy baseball second base market, Brian Roberts is a performance enhancing choice… no pun intended. First of all, Roberts is a workhorse. He has averaged 157 games for the last three seasons. You don’t [...]
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Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Fantasy, Philadelphia Phillies, Teams, Texas Rangers
• Tagged as Aaron Hill, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, brandon phillips, Brian Roberts, Chase Utley, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Ian Kinsler, Miguel Tejada, Nomar Garciaparra, Robinson Cano, Steve Buechele
By Andrew Swanson
February 24th, 2010
It’s draft day and you find yourself without the first pick. What do you do? If you can’t have Albert Pujols then what is the point of even playing right? Well maybe so, but there are other options and life isn’t over. How do you determine which first basemen to take? Well I put the question to three of our crack (or maybe crackpot) analysts here at AmateurGm.com. If given the choice between Ryan Howard, Prince Fielder or Justin Morneau who do you take as your starting first baseman? Jeff Walter – In fantasy baseball you need power numbers out of your first base position, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a better power hitter in baseball today than Ryan [...]
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Fantasy, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
• Tagged as Albert Pujols, Justin Morneau, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard
By Andrew Swanson
February 20th, 2010
The Houston Astros have extended their general manager Ed Wade for another 2 years. The announcement was made today at their Orlando spring training complex when the pitchers and catchers officially reported. Wade was hired back in September of 2007. Wade is in his 34th season in professional baseball. Prior to his stint with the Astros, he served as the Philadelphia Phillies GM from 1998-2005 and then spent two seasons (2006-07) as a scout for the San Diego Padres. Owner Drayton McLane had a glowing review of Wade’s tenure so far: “Ed is an outstanding baseball man. He’s organized and has surrounded himself with a good, solid staff. Much of the work Ed did in Philadelphia had a lot to [...]
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Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Teams
• Tagged as Drayton McLane, Ed Wade
By Andrew Swanson
February 19th, 2010
The National League prides themselves on on being more defense oriented. Where pitching and fielding are more highly regarded then with their DH/pound you into submission younger siblings in the AL. The NL East has plethora of different management strategies. The Mets spend money like it is going out of style and the Marlins are such tight wads that both MLB brass and the MLBPA forced them to loosen up the purse strings in the coming seasons. So who is doing it right? Which team has spent their money wisely on their pitching and which ones are just using their dollars as kindling? Philadelphia Phillies: Historically the Phillies are one of the least successful organizations in baseball with dubious honor [...]
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Atlanta Braves, Fantasy, Free Agents, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Teams, Washington Nationals
• Tagged as Anibal Sanchez, Chien-Ming Wang, Chris Volstad, Cole Hamels, Derek Lowe, Fernando Nieve, Garrett Mock, Greg Maddux, Hisanori Takahashi, J.A. Happ, J.D. Martin, Jair Jurrjens, Jamie Moyer, Jason Marquis, Joe Blanton, Johan Santana, John Lannan, John Maine, Jon Niese, Jordan Zimmermann, Josh Johnson, Kenshin Kawakami, Mike Pelfrey, Oliver Perez, Phil Neikro, Ricky Nolasco, roy halladay, Scott Olsen, Sean West, Steven Strasburg, Tim Hudson, Tommy Hanson, Warren Spahn
By Ryan Oleniczak
February 11th, 2010
Yesterday, I took a look at some potential breakout candidates in the American League for 2010. Today, I want to focus on the National League, where the chances for some breakout performances are great. Last season, such names as Jayson Werth, Matt Kemp, Justin Upton, Mark Reynolds, and Adam Wainwright had breakout seasons that have their future fantasy owners excited for what they might bring to their teams this year. Here are some players who have the chance to breakout this season in the NL. Joey Votto (1B) Cincinnati Reds – The player who has arguably had the most success of any player on this list is the most likely candidate to have a breakthrough performance this season. Despite missing [...]
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Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Fantasy, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Teams
• Tagged as Adam Wainwright, Andrew McCutchen, Carlos Gonzalez, Clayton Kershaw, Grady Sizemore, Jay Bruce, Jayson Werth, Joey Votto, Justin Upton, Mark Reynolds, Matt Kemp, Tommy Hanson, Yovani Gallardo
