So it’s our second player versus player challenge and after your overwhelmingly positive response to our last poll, we thought we would stick with the baseball theme but move to the mound this time with two guys who are up and coming baseball stars.

It’s happened. Call it inevitable; say what you want. The alternative was just too absurd. A Rockies batter who hits .220! Impossible. Can’t happen; can’t be true. This rondure turns, and we’re back to reality.

Jayson Werth turns twenty-nine in three days…If only he’d been a December baby–in a left-handed world.

…I’ll tell you the truth about Andruw Jones. He sucks. He’s garbage. He’s the baseball equivalent of the world’s largest Lifesaver–a big, fat, zero.

OK. Now let’s analyze the guy.

It is pretty much a given that every pitcher is one of the best if not the best player on their respective high school and college teams so it is not uncommon for them to pitch one day and be a position player the next…

Vote in our Player versus Player poll…This week two young catchers in separate leagues, each with a great track record and wonderful career still ahead. Joe Mauer versus Russell Martin…Go Crazy!

If you want to read the story of a true human being and not just an athlete, then Zack Greinke is your man. As previously noted here, Greinke is more than just a tremendous baseball talent.

Every year a handful of guys pop up and steal the closing reins from the incumbent jackass - Jose Valverde, Coco Corderdo (although he’s been much better recently) - who engages in a total closing meltdown. And these aren’t normal meltdowns; closing bonfires usually mean ERAs in the 6, 7, or 8-range. The guy’ll be [...]

With Mike Pelfrey debuting yesterday - and a Seth McClung/Pelfrey deal NOT looming on the horizon - it seems appropriate to offer a scouting report on the guy who’s suddenly become significant in ‘06 now that Lima-time is over.
So, I’ll start with the basics. Pelfrey, the 9th overall pick in the 2005 draft, played [...]

The interesting thing about Eddie Guardado’s career as a reliever is that he was actually pretty bad over his first eight seasons. Until his 45 save campaign in ‘02, Eddie had never posted a sub-3.5 ERA. He was just your average, 90-92 mph fastball, left-handed reliever. Then, in 2000, his ERA started dropping. He went [...]

Following up on my last post about why your league should have a minor league draft, I thought it would be pertinent to discuss why I chose to take Daisuke Matsuzaka in the second round of my Fantasy Baseball league’s minor league draft this year.
While it is true that the World Baseball Classic MVP will [...]