“Think of the long view of life, not just what’s going to happen today or tomorrow. Don’t give up what you most want in life for something you think you want now.” – Elder Richard G. Scott The 2013 season has past the quarter point for games played, so now is as good a time [...]
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Jarrod Parker: Buy Low Candidate
Baseball is fun because it is streaky, unpredictable, and frustrating at times. Just like old players, young players have their struggles in the majors. That’s why nobody was speechless when Jarrod Parker began the season on a sour note. Although the media going into the season may have overhyped him, Parker would have been rather far [...]
Reasons for Optimism: Marco Estrada
On the heels of a 2012 campaign in which Estrada posted a solid 3.64 ERA and 1.14 WHIP, he was touted by many as a starting pitching option to gobble up in the latter portions of mixed league drafts and provide some nice value. Fantasy owners took to this, hoping he could reproduce or exceed [...]
Scout’s Eye: Kevin Gausman
The Baltimore Orioles made a pretty surprising decision when they decided to call up one of their top prospects in flame flower Kevin Gausman to make a start tonight against the Blue Jays. Gausman was the Orioles first round pick in the 2011 MLB draft and has made a rapid ascension torching through the minor [...]
Emerging Stars: Elite or Not?
With a month in the books there are plenty of former prospects who have elevated their game to the next level. To put it simply, some I believe in and some I don’t. Here is one of those emerging stars that I have faith in to produce elite numbers, and one whose early season performance [...]
Episode 62: “Picking Up Girls While Wearing a Wedding Ring”
This week, Moe Koltun hosts Matt Cott and Matt Schwimmer to answer your great Twitter Questions (@RotoAnalysis) and discuss fantasy baseball, their dream jobs, a cavalcade of difficult questions and much, much more. iTunes. Please subscribe and Rate & Review the podcast! Download: Right Click and Save. Listen Online: Click Here. 0:00-0:30 Open 0:30-4:00 Introductions & Schwim’s [...]
Buying and Selling: Week 8
Before diving into my buys and sells from the week that was, here are some big roto headlines! Jaime Garcia was surprisingly placed on the 15 day DL with a shoulder issue. Rumor has it that he is to see Dr. James Andrews since he has a history with shoulder trouble. I wouldn’t be surprised [...]
Scout’s Eye: Jurickson Profar
This week I am going to take a closer look at Jurickson Profar, who is widely considered one of the top three prospects in major league baseball. Profar was signed out of the Curacao as a sixteen year old for 1.5 million dollars and that investment is paying off as Profar has advanced all the [...]
