2011 Final Fantasy Baseball Rankings – Third Base

Posted by Todd Lammi on October 10th, 2011

Here is a look at the final 2011 fantasy baseball rankings at third base. I used the criteria of 350 at bats as the threshold for the player pool in determining the final rankings. There were a lot of under performers this season as several of the top players at the position missed time due to injury such as Alex Rodriquez, David Wright and Ryan Zimmerman.

1. Jose Bautista – outperformed expectations again in 2011, hitting 43 home runs, driving in 103 and batting .302. He also walked 132 times to give him a .447 on [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Final Fantasy Baseball Rankings – Shortstop

Posted by Todd Lammi on October 9th, 2011

Here is a look at the final 2011 fantasy baseball rankings at shortstop. I used the criteria of 350 at bats as the threshold for the player pool in determining the final rankings. Missing from the list that you might normally see due to their lack of at bats were players like Hanley Ramirez, Rafael Furcal, Stephen Drew and rookie Dee Gordon.

1. Troy Tulowitzki – knocked in 100+ runs for the first time in his career and batted over .300 for the second season in a row to put him atop the fantasy baseball shortstop rankings. [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Final Fantasy Baseball Rankings – Second Base

Posted by Todd Lammi on October 5th, 2011

Here is a look at the final 2011 fantasy baseball rankings at second base. I used the criteria of 350 at bats as the threshold for the player pool in determining the final rankings. The list dropped off pretty quickly after the top 15 as players like Ryan Raburn and Gordon Beckham could not even crack the top 20.

1. Ian Kinsler – his .319 batting average from 2008 looks like a major outlier as he has not hit higher than .286 since that time. Finished 2011 with numbers pretty close to 2009 with a few more runs [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Final Fantasy Baseball Rankings – First Base

Posted by Todd Lammi on October 4th, 2011

Here is a look at the final 2011 fantasy baseball rankings at first base. I used the criteria of 400 at bats as the threshold for the player pool in determining the final rankings. The top four players I had ranked within percentage points of each other so depending on what type of ranking system you use, the order could be flipped around many different ways.

1. Albert Pujols – failed to hit over .300 for the first time in his career although .299 is as close as you can get. Also failed to drive in 100 runs [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Final Fantasy Baseball Rankings – Catcher

Posted by Todd Lammi on October 3rd, 2011

Here is a look at the final 2011 fantasy baseball rankings at catcher. I used the criteria of 250 at bats as the threshold for the player pool in determining the final rankings so players like Buster Posey will not be included.

1. Mike Napoli – the steal of the off-season for the Texas Rangers when they acquired Napoli from the Los Angeles Angels for relief pitcher Frank Francisco. The power was as expected but the .320 batting average is more fluky than the norm, powered by a .383 batting average in the second half of the season.

2. Carlos Santana [...] Continue Reading…

Winning a Fantasy Baseball Expert League

Posted by Todd Lammi on September 29th, 2011

This fantasy baseball season I had the chance to compete in the FSIC Expert League, which was a 12 team NL-only league using the standard 5 x 5 scoring categories. Here is a look at my team drafting from the number one position, my thoughts on lessons learned or reinforced from the draft and how my team finished.

Round 1 – Albert Pujols

Round 2 – Buster Posey – I went against my pre-season rule about waiting on catchers this year because I thought he had the most upside here and of course it did not turn out well. Really was [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Waiver Wire – Week 26

Posted by Tony Mancini on September 21st, 2011

This is the last fantasy baseball waiver wire article for 2011 with the Major League regular season ending next week Wednesday. The wildcard spot is up for grabs in both the American and National League, so it should be a fun week of baseball.

Here are some names to consider picking up for the remainder of this season and for possible keepers for your 2012 rotisserie season.

Mixed Leagues – 12/15 teams:

Eduardo Nunez and Chris Dickerson (NYY) – With the New York Yankees wrapping up a playoff spot today, I would suspect the Yankees will rest their regulars before the playoffs. [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Fantasy Baseball Closer Report – Week 26

Posted by Todd Lammi on September 19th, 2011

With the Tampa Bay Rays trying to chase down the Boston Red Sox the last two weeks of the season, closer Joel Peralta has helped to shut the door in the ninth inning, collecting three saves last week with six strikeouts. Peralta now has a 3.06 ERA for the season to go with a .94 WHIP and given how cheap the Rays like to go on relief pitcher contracts, Peralta figures to be in the mix for saves in 2012 if he is re-signed.

Closer Frank Francisco picked up two saves for the Toronto Blue Jays last week and has [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Two Start Pitchers – Week 26

Posted by Todd Lammi on September 17th, 2011

Here is a look at the options for two start pitchers in week 26 of the major league baseball season, covering September 19 – September 25.

2 start pitchers week 26: the list below is focused on mixed leagues since in AL or NL [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Waiver Wire – Week 25

Posted by Tony Mancini on September 15th, 2011

With the regular season winding down and most of us in the second round of our Head-to-Head leagues, here are a few names to consider prior to next weeks final waiver wire of the season. Continued good luck to those of you that are in the playoffs or fighting it out to win your fantasy baseball league.

Mixed Leagues – 12/15 teams:

RP – Joel Peralta (TB) – With the Tampa Bay Rays still in the wild card hunt and with Kyle Farnsworth hurting, Peralta will see the majority of the save opportunities for the Rays until Farnsworth is healthy.

American League:

SP [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Fantasy Baseball Closer Report – Week 25

Posted by Todd Lammi on September 12th, 2011

Jason Motte has entrenched himself as the flavor of the month closer in the St. Louis Cardinal bullpen, collecting three saves last week in four innings of work with three strikeouts. I see that some owners are cutting Fernando Salas in keeper league formats which I don’t understand. With as much shuffling as the Cardinals have done in the bullpen this season, I would hold Salas in keeper league formats unless you absolutely need his roster spot in order to try and win your league this season.

Bobby Parnell blew two saves last week for the New York Mets, although [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Two Start Pitchers – Week 25

Posted by Todd Lammi on September 10th, 2011

Here is a look at the options for two start pitchers in week 25 of the major league baseball season, covering September 12 – September 18.

2 start pitchers week 25: the list below is focused on mixed leagues since in AL or NL only [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Waiver Wire – Week 24

Posted by Tony Mancini on September 7th, 2011

With the majority of top prospects already promoted to the major leagues, there were very few prospects that have been called up to the major leagues since September 1. Here are a few names to consider for your fantasy baseball leagues with three weeks to go in the season.

Mixed Leagues – 12/15 teams:

3B/OF – Dayan Viciedo (CWS) – Everyone was wondering why it took the Chicago White Sox so long to call up Viciedo with all the problems they have had at third base this season. Viciedo has helped out in the outfield as well with Carlos Quentin sidelined. [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Fantasy Baseball Closer Report – Week 24

Posted by Todd Lammi on September 5th, 2011

It depends how depserate for saves you are over the last few weeks of the season as to whether you want to risk carrying Bobby Parnell of the New York Mets on your active fantasy baseball roster. Last week Parnell collected four saves, but it came with a price tag of a 5.79 ERA and a 1.93 WHIP.

Colorado Rockies current closer Rafael Betancourt picked up two saves last week with two perfect innings of work and it looks like he will keep Huston Street in a setup role for another week at least. Street is signed through 2013 so [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Two Start Pitchers – Week 24

Posted by Todd Lammi on September 2nd, 2011

Here is a look at the options for two start pitchers in week 24 of the major league baseball season, covering September 5 – September 11.

2 start pitchers week 24: the list below is focused on mixed leagues since in AL or NL only [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Waiver Wire – Week 23

Posted by Tony Mancini on August 31st, 2011

Even though some of you have started your fantasy football drafts, we still have a month to go in the baseball season and hopefully you are still in the running for a spot in the money. Here are a few players who can help you get to the playoffs or win your league down the stretch.

Mixed Leagues – 12/15 teams:

OF – Ezequiel Carrera (CLE) – With Michael Brantley landing on the disabled list again, Carrera is seeing regular playing time in the Cleveland Indians depleted outfield. Carrera has been batting at the top of the order for the Tribe [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Fantasy Baseball Closer Report – Week 23

Posted by Todd Lammi on August 29th, 2011

Despite the return of closer Huston Street to the active roster, Rafael Betancourt remained at closer for the Colorado Rockies last week. Betancourt blew a save on Saturday night, but then got the ball again on Sunday and converted the save chance with a scoreless inning. The run allowed by Betancourt was his first earned run he surrendered so far in the second half of the season in 19 innings. Street will likely return to the closer role once he is back to full strength, but Betancourt should be able to grab some saves for at least week.

Mark Melancon [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Fantasy Baseball Lineup Planner – Week 23

Posted by Todd Lammi on August 28th, 2011

Here is a look at the latest news and notes from around major league baseball to help you set your fantasy baseball lineup for week 23 (August 29 – September 4)  of the 2011 fantasy baseball season.

American League:

The Chicago White Sox called up outfielder Dayan Viciedo to fill in for Carlos Quentin who was placed on the disabled list. Viciedo was hitting .296 in 452 at bats in Triple-A with 20 [...] Continue Reading…

2011 Waiver Wire – Week 22

Posted by Tony Mancini on August 24th, 2011

In this weeks edition of the waiver wire, let’s go around the league and take a look at players who are receiving playing time prior to roster expansions in less than a week. Keep in mind that there was one trade where players switched teams with Kelly Johnson going to the Toronto Blue Jays and Aaron Hill being shipped to Arizona so be sure to look for them on the waiver wire in your fantasy baseball league.

Mixed Leagues – 12/15 teams:

1B/OF – Kyle Blanks (SD) – Blanks has been a man on a mission over the last few weeks [...] Continue Reading…

The Minor League Report – Week 22

Posted by Todd Lammi on August 23rd, 2011

New York Yankees catcher Jesus Montero has been on a hot streak at Triple-A, hitting .290 over his last 10 games with three home runs and eight RBI. For the season, Montero is batting .290 with 15 home runs and 62 RBI. He has double his power output the second half of the season with 8 home runs in 124 at bats compared to 7 home runs in 273 at bats before the All-Star break.

Teammate Manny Banuelos has found Triple-A to be a little bit tougher so far with a 3.86 ERA through five starts with 12 walks allowed [...] Continue Reading…

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