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This article should be called Tulowitzki Two for obvious reasons. For starters, one of the top three second baseman just landed on the DL with a broken foot. Second, this position, like shortstop, has very few elite players on top, and then a tremendous drop-off in talent and statistical production. It’s important to remember that replacing this kind of player for the long run is a difficult task. So ...

Ultimately, a player's career determines his value come free agency; however a big contract year can draw attention to a player and force a bidding war where a player gets paid, the more than he would have expected when the season started. Use Danny Tartabull as an example.Tartabull had two great seasons leading up to the off season of 1991-2. One of those great seasons was the 1991 campaign which ...

A quick look at Week 11's Fantasy Baseball top performers and least owned players on the waiver wire. Justin Smoak is smoking the ball and Max Scherzer dominates twice. Can they really keep it up for another week? Check out who's a Must or a Bust. SWINGERS John Buck —40 percent of Y! Leagues 4 R / 3 HR / 8 RBI / .389 BA With all the hype surrounding ...

Every week, aside from my standard Fantasy Baseball dealings, I practice a little exercise to improve my research and team management skills. On Sunday evenings I comb through who is available on the waiver/free agent wire, regardless of need, to familiarize myself with the current inventory. Next, I try and create an entire starting team from all available players to compete against my current starting squad. This helps me on a broad ...

Key player notes from AA's Eastern, Southern, and Texas Leagues. The latest on phenoms like Domonic Brown, Simon Castro, and many more. Who's moving on up and who's failing to distinguish themselves?     POSITION PLAYERS Domonic Brown, OF, Philadelphia AA —.313, 10 HR 37 RBI   The 6' 5" phenom has all the tools. In his first full season of Eastern League ball, Brown is making mince meat ...

Fantasy Baseball’s Pitching Line of the Week: Stephen Strasburg (SP-WAS)  7 IP, 4H, 2R, 0 BB, 14 K, W The long awaited Major League debut of Stephen Strasburg is officially over. The dust has settled, but some fans have yet to pick their chins off of the ground from the amazement that was a dominating fourteen strikeout performance. Strasburg schooled the Pirates with remote like control of ...