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If Ryan Braun is off your fantasy league draft board there is no need to be confused. The analysts at amateurgm.com are here to help you decide who to anchor your fantasy outfield with. Alex Childers (Carl Crawford) – Four years $66 million; Seven years $120 million. No, that’s not the Saudi Prince’s inheritance; those [...]
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 [...]
According to SI.com’s Jon Heyman, free agent outfielder Matt Holliday has reached an agreement to re-sign with the St. Louis Cardinals. The deal is rumored to be for 7 years and $120 million with a full no-trade clause. Holliday was traded to the Cardinals last July from the Oakland A’s and had a .353 AVG, [...]
The most exciting time in the baseball offseason is upon us with next week’s annual Winter Meetings (December 7-10, Indianapolis, IN). The Winter Meetings is where we start to see teams shape their rosters for the upcoming season. The meetings are filled with plenty of rumors as general managers and agents from all of baseball [...]
Johnny Damon poses an interesting dilemma for the Yankees this off season. He has been highly successful in his four seasons with the Bronx Bombers averaging 19 HR, 74 RBI, 23 stolen bases and a of .285 batting average. The Yankees have a hole in their outfield with only Melky Cabrera and Nick Swisher penciled [...]
The free-agent market opens tomorrow, and Jerry Crasnick of Espn.com gives us insight into the troubles GMs have in assessing players’ defensive abilities. In the era of sabermetrics and statistical analysis, Crasnick points out that you can’t overlook the knowledge of scouts and what he calls the “eye test.” The old guard vs. the new [...]
With the AL’s domination over the NL for the better part of decade, general managers are having a harder time evaluating how a player will perform if they transition from the NL to the AL. Matt Holliday, for example, was a dominant player for the Rockies hitting well above .300. He was traded to the Oakland A’s where [...]
