This week, Moe Koltun hosts Matt Cott and Matt Schwimmer to talk about fantasy baseball and answer lots of fun questions. Plus, Spike Eskin joins the show to talk about Philly sports and a variety of other topics, and Charles Kurz comes on to talk prospects. iTunes. Please subscribe and Rate & Review the podcast! Download: Right [...]
Rankings Update: Top 60 Outfielders
We’re back continuing our updated rankings with a massive list of outfielders. The tiers at outfield are pretty bizarre this year — after the top 10 or so guys it becomes a crapshoot depending on team need. Need power? Go for a Nelson Cruz/Yoenis Cespedes type. Need speed? Nate McLouth and Michael Bourn are there [...]
Midseason Update: Top 10 Prospect Rankings
For my scout’s eye blog this week I decided to do an updated midseason top 10 prospects with a write up on each player. Enjoy, and as always all questions and comments are greatly appreciated. 1. Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins CF Byron Buxton has exploded onto the scene after being drafted 2nd overall by the [...]
Pitchers & Strikeouts: Studying Swinging Strike Rate
In general, strikeouts focus in on one skill of a pitcher: whether or not they can get batters to swing and miss. Following this simple logic, it’s pretty clear that the higher a pitcher’s swinging strike rate, the higher their strikeout rate should be. However, this doesn’t always remain true. Every fantasy owner is looking [...]
Prospect Hunting: On the Radar for Week 11
“There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors.” — Jim Morrison Another week has brought more prospect news as the heavily awaited arrival of Mike Zunino has happened in Seattle. Here’s another update to my “on the radar” column! Mike Zunino – 47 G, 34 R, 11 HR, 43 RBI, [...]
Buying & Selling: Adam Lind
In this week’s edition, I’ll be deviating from my usual trio of both buys and sells and take an in-depth look at a guy who I think needs more attention. That man is Adam Lind. In a week where the buzz has been focused on prospects Yasiel Puig, Wil Myers and Gerrit Cole, Lind has [...]
Third Base at the Quarter Pole
“You must welcome change as the rule but not as your ruler.” – Denis Waitley The landscape at third base has not changed entirely, but the names on the list after number 4 seem to be evolving. Using the last 365 days as a guide for the stats and with deference to the player rater, [...]
Shortstop at the Quarter Pole
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” — Lao Tzu It has been quite a week in baseball and for the shortstop position. With the Biogenesis investigations in full swing and two of the top players this season on the player rater involved (Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera), [...]
