Blog Feed: Colorado Springs Fantasy Baseball Addict

The great folks over at MLB reports continue to offer me a place to write about anything baseball-related these days and so I took a shot at a Hall of Fame ballot. It turned more into a "what I think the Hall should be" article rather than an in-depth look at which players are deserving.You can check out the full article over on their site at: http://mlbreports.com/2012/01/09/cooperstown-aubain/Be sure to follow all the wonderful baseball (majors and minors) and fantasy baseball articles that si [..] > read more

COSFBA Gets Recognized

Published on 2011-12-19 21:28:00

As much as I hemmed and hawed, at times, about not having an audience or much of a following for my writing on this site, 2011 was a great year for a little fantasy baseball blog that wouldn't give up until the bittersweet end.One of the sites which I used regularly to promote my work and reach a new audience for COSFBA was BallHyped.com. Well, how surprised was I to learn through an email that they added COSFBA to a list of their top-64 sports websites promoted on their site in 2011.Check out t [..] > read more

Guest Article at MLB reports

Published on 2011-11-11 08:42:00

For those of you still checking in here periodically, be sure to pop over to MLB reports and check out my guest article at http://mlbreports.com/2011/11/11/mlb-guide-offseason/Be sure to follow me at my new Twitter name, @DJAubain, for updates on the future of COSFBA 2.0.Thanks,Daniel > read more

Rising From The Ashes To Write Again

Published on 2011-10-10 13:08:00

Knock, knock. Who's there? COSFBA. COSFBA who? Exactly.If COSFBA fell in the woods would it make a sound.The above attempts at humor adequately sum up my personal reasonings behind walking away from this blog I held so near and dear to my heart. I was simply tired of working so hard to have my work seen by "the masses" and yet knowing the reality of the situation was only a small core of very loyal friends and followers were truly the ones coming back on a regular basis.Constantly being told how [..] > read more

COSFBA Closes Up Shop

Published on 2011-08-26 06:00:00

There comes a time when the effort you put into something isn't equal to the satisfaction you receive back from doing so. That time has come for me with COSFBA.COSFBA was never meant to become anything other than a place for me to talk about fantasy baseball, mostly to myself. If you're not familiar with the history of this site, I dedicated an entire page to it called, "What is COSFBA?".I never really put much thought into the name of this site but I honestly wish I had because getting people t [..] > read more

In The Sabermetric Spotlight: Desmond Jennings

Published on 2011-08-24 21:02:00

Desmond Jennings, OF Tampa Bay RaysThis week we look to the future, at one of the games highly touted prospects. Desmond Jennings has appeared on Baseball America's Top 100 Prospect list for 4 straight years, reaching as high as #6 in 2010. Despite his 5-tool potential, the Rays waited 4 months into 2011 to call him up. So far, it's fairly safe to say the wait was worth it, and many are left to wonder why it took so long to call him up in the first place.Jennings stats don't look like someone t [..] > read more

COSFBA Goes Home

Published on 2011-08-19 08:31:00

I pride myself on being a daily blogger. It's more about the commitment to myself than others. But sometimes life gets in the way of a hobby or passion. I'll be spending a few days back in the New Jersey/New York area with family and friends celebrating my parent's 50th wedding anniversary. Quite the milestone and a worthy excuse to skip a few days of fantasy baseball coverage.See you all next week.~Daniel > read more

Line of the Day: Nick Hundley: August 16th, 2011

Published on 2011-08-17 11:42:00

Catcher Nick Hundley went 3-for-4 with two triples, an RBI and two runs scored in the San Diego Padres 6-1 victory over the New York Mets. He became the 14th player in Padres history to hit two triples in a game and the first catcher to do so since Fred Kendall in 1973. (video recap)Line: 4 AB | 2 R | 3 H | 1 RBI; 2 3B(box score)My fantasy perspective: The 2011 season was supposed to be the year Hundley went from a backup/part-time catcher to the starter/primary catcher for the Padres but a cou [..] > read more

In The Sabermetric Spotlight: Cameron Maybin

Published on 2011-08-16 15:00:00

After spending nearly a week and a half fine-tuning the Spotlight in an attempt to harness it's power, a ray of hope has made an appearance. Not only is Curtis Granderson still healthy *knocks on wood* but he homered again the day after the article was posted. It's an ongoing process but we're starting to head in the right direction.You live by the longball, you die by the longball. This is essentially the strategy of powerhouse teams such as the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees. Does [..] > read more

Line of the Day: Jim Thome: 600th Home Run Edition

Published on 2011-08-16 09:41:00

Jim Thome became the eighth member of the exclusive 600-Home Run Club in explosive fashion, homering twice and driving in five runs to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 9-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers. It was the 48th multi-homer game of his career. (video recap)Line: 4 AB | 2 R | 3 H | 5 RBI; 2 HR (box score)My fantasy perspective: Thome hasn't been fantasy relevant in 2011 and really only has value while he's on a hot streak as a short term fix. But none of the matters when it comes to a care [..] > read more

The Knurve To Say: July 5th, 2011

Published on 2011-07-05 12:13:27

This week, I have The Knurve To Say... ...not only is Brian McCann the best catcher in baseball now, but he has been the best for the past five years. When my love of fantasy baseball was developing, I had one player who I wanted to get on my team > read more

Line of the Day: July 4th, 2011

Published on 2011-07-05 11:16:00

Vance Worley allowed just two hits and struck out six over seven innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 1-0 combined shutout victory over the Florida Marlins. He retired 12 of the final 13 batters he faced. Line: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K; > read more

Line of the Day: June 3rd, 2011

Published on 2011-07-04 08:00:06

Melky Cabrera went 4-for-5 with a double, two home runs and five RBI in the Royals 16-8 victory over the Colorado Rockies. He tied career highs for hits and RBI in this game. Line: 5 AB, 4 R, 4 H, 5 RBI; 2B, 2 HR My fantasy perspective: Cabrera is > read more

Line of the Day: July 2nd, 2011

Published on 2011-07-03 11:02:19

Hanley Ramirez homered twice, including a grand slam, and drove in five runs to lead the Florida Marlins to a 9-5 victory over the Texas Rangers. It was the 11th multi-homer game of his career and the five RBI tied a career-high. Line: 5 AB, 2 R, 3 > read more

The Knurve's National League All-Star Ballot

Published on 2011-07-03 00:06:51

Here are my picks for the National League All-Stars. Be sure to check out my American League All-Star picks, too. Catcher It will be: Brian McCann When I reflect on McCann, I love thinking about how he was the afterthought to Jeff Francoeur when t > read more

The Knurve's American League All-Star Ballot

Published on 2011-07-02 22:27:12

Shalom Everybody! Ever since they made the All-Star game "mean something" by having it decide homefield in the World Series, I've had mixed feelings about the game. I'm pretty comfortable saying that the person the San Francisico Giants have to tha > read more

Line of the Day: July 1st, 2011

Published on 2011-07-02 15:18:06

Jair Jurrjens of the Atlanta Braves pitched a one-hitter for his first career shutout in a dominant 4-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. He became the first NL pitcher to reach 11 wins. Line: 9 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K; W, QS, CG, SHO My fa > read more

Line of the Day: June 30th, 2011

Published on 2011-07-01 10:58:53

CC Sabathia tied a career high by striking out 13 and pitched the New York Yankees to a 5-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Each one of the 13 strikeouts came on a swinging third strike. Line: 7.2 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 13 K; W, QS My fanta > read more

Playing the Name Game: Who's Who

Published on 2011-06-30 22:53:58

This edition of "Playing the Name Game" is the third time this season I'll be comparing nameless player's statistics and hopefully opening your eyes a little bit to how name recognition (and sometimes the lack thereof) can skew the realm of fan > read more

Line of the Day: June 29th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-30 10:55:31

Angel Pagan was 4-for-6 with two doubles, four RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in the New York Mets 16-9 victory over the Detroit Tigers. He had a streak of seven consecutive plate appearances reaching base snapped in the fourth inning. Li > read more

Line of the Day: June 28th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-29 09:48:42

Cliff Lee pitched a complete game, two-hit shutout as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-0. It was Lee's third consecutive shutout and ran his consecutive scoreless innings streak to a career-best 32 innings. Line: 9 IP, 2 H, 0 > read more

Line of the Day: June 27th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-28 09:13:19

Aramis Ramirez doubled, homered twice and drove in three runs in the Chicago Cubs 7-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies. It was his 24th multi-homer game of his career. Line: 4 AB, 3 R, 3 H, 3 RBI; 2B, 2 HR My fantasy perspective: Ramirez is s > read more

The Knurve To Say: June 27th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-27 14:19:25

This week, I have The Knurve To Say... ...Jhoulys Chacin will be a top 3 starting pitcher by the end of 2012. I know this is relatively bold, but I’m a huge believer in this guy. He’s seemingly come from nowhere to become on > read more

Line of the Day: June 26th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-27 11:22:52

Evan Longoria homered twice and drove in five runs in Tampa Bay Rays' 14-10 slugfest win over the Houston Astros. It was the seventh career multi-homer game for Longoria. He was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. Line: 6 AB, 3 R, 4 H, 5 RB > read more

Official All-Star Ballot for the Baseball Bloggers Alliance

Published on 2011-06-26 15:38:03

As a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, one of the requirements is to post an official All-Star ballot each year. As a member of the Fantasy Chapter, my ballot will have a fantasy skew to its nominees. Let's get to the balloting, by league. U > read more

Line of the Day: June 25th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-26 11:07:43

Justin Verlander struck out a career-high 14 over eight dominant innings of four-hit ball to lead the Detroit Tigers 6-0 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. He now leads the majors with 124 strikeouts and tied for most wins with 10. Line: 8 IP, 4 H, 0 E > read more

Line of the Day: June 24th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-25 09:39:12

James Shields threw his third consecutive complete game in leading the Rays to a 5-1 victory over the Houston Astros. He allowed just one run on three hits, walking one and striking out nine. The Rays are now 12-4 in Shields' 16 start > read more

COSFBA-Sponsored Free Roll on DraftStreet Details

Published on 2011-06-24 15:47:44

The deadline to enter the COSFBA-sponsored Free Roll on DraftStreet is quickly approaching. You must have your entry filled out and saved prior to the start of tonight's 7pm EST games. CLICK HERE NOW TO JOIN AND SET YOUR TEAM In case you'v > read more

Line of the Day: June 23rd, 2011

Published on 2011-06-24 07:00:18

Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants struck out 12 and allowed just three hits over seven shutout innings of the Giants 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins. It was the fourth double-digit strikeout game of the season and 30th of Lincecum's care > read more

Line of the Day: June 22nd, 2011

Published on 2011-06-23 06:00:08

Outfielder Chris Heisey of the Cincinnati Reds homered three times and drove in five runs in a 10-2 victory over the New York Yankees in the second game of their doubleheader to earn a split on the day. It was the first multi-homer game and also the > read more

Waiver Saviors: The Speedy Gonzalez Edition

Published on 2011-06-22 15:38:41

If you find yourself lagging behind in the standings in the stolen base category, don't worry. It happens to the best of us. This edition of Waiver Saviors trolls the wire looking for players who should be able to help you in the stolen base category > read more

Line of the Day: June 21st, 2011

Published on 2011-06-22 11:00:31

Seth Smith homered twice and drove in three runs to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. His second home run of the game came in the top of the ninth inning against the Indians' closer Chris Perez and broke a 3-3 t > read more

COSFBA's $150 Fantasy Baseball Free Roll with DraftStreet

Published on 2011-06-21 15:00:01

I've been hyping up my partnership with DraftStreet for the past few days and the early returns have been very positive. For those of you who've been reluctant to see what it's all about, here’s your chance to try it out for FREE and win > read more

Line of the Day: June 20th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-21 10:32:34

Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers did it all against Detroit. He pitched a two-hit shutout, striking out 12 and driving in two runs in a 4-0 victory over the Tigers. It was his second two-hit shutout in his last five starts and third of his > read more

The Joys of Deeper Leagues

Published on 2011-06-21 07:00:00

I recently reached out to fantasy baseball veteran Mike Gianella (bio) of Roto Think Tank for his perspective on "league-only leagues" versus "mixed leagues" and the following are some things to consider when deciding which format is right for you. M > read more

Partnership With DraftStreet Announced

Published on 2011-06-20 12:12:05

COSFBA is always looking for ways to provide our readers with unique and engaging content and now we've partnered with DraftStreet to introduce you to the latest and greatest in fantasy sports gaming. Whether the grind of a season long fantasy leagu > read more

The Knurve To Say: June 20th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-20 09:04:09

Hello to all the COSFBA readers, and thank you for allowing me into your wonderful homes. I'd first like to start off by wishing all the papas out there a very Happy Father's Day. I hope you were fed too much, annoyed by your kids a littl > read more

Line of the Day: June 19th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-20 08:00:03

James Shields of the Tampa Bay Rays pitched a complete game four-hitter and struck out 10 in a 2-1 win over the Florida Marlins. It was his fifth complete game of the season. He had five complete games in his previous 151 starts coming into the seas > read more

Line of the Day: June 18th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-19 20:02:59

Scott Baker of the Minnesota Twins pitched eight scoreless innings while striking out 10 in 1-0 victory over the San Diego Padres. It was the third time in his career he'd struck out 10 or more batters in a game. Line: 8 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K; > read more

Line of the Day: June 17th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-18 10:27:25

Daniel Hudson of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitched a complete game three-hitter to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1. It was the first complete game of his career. Line: 9 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, HBP; W, QS, CG My fantasy perspective: Hudson raised h > read more

Line of the Day: June 16th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-17 09:32:21

Cliff Lee of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a two-hit shutout against the Florida Marlins, striking out four and walking two. It was his 22nd complete game and seventh shutout of his career. He also had two hits and drove in a run in his own supp > read more

Line of the Day: June 15th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-16 09:51:33

Josh Beckett of the Boston Red Sox allowed one hit, walked none and struck out six Tampa Bay Rays in a 3-0 win. It was the first one-hitter of his career. It was also the tenth complete game and fifth shutout of his career. Line: 9 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 > read more

Line of the Day: June 14th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-15 10:14:00

Justin Verlander took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and finished with a complete game two-hit shutout, striking out a season-high 12 and walking one. He now has five shutouts and 13 complete games in his career. Line: 9 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 B > read more

Line of the Day: June 13th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-14 10:01:25

Hunter Pence went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI to lead the Astros to an 8-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves and extended his hitting streak to a career-best 23 games. His hitting streak is tied for the fourth-longest in team histor > read more

Fantasy Baseball News and Notes from June 12th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-13 23:57:19

Here are some fantasy baseball-relevant tidbits and notes I picked up from box scores and recaps from games played on Sunday, June 12th, 2011: Miguel Olivo homered twice, giving him 10 on the season. It was the fourth multihomer game of his career. > read more

Line of the Day: June 12th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-13 10:21:43

SP Tommy Hanson of the Atlanta Braves struck out a career-high 14 hitters over seven innings to lead the Braves to a 4-1 victory over the Houston Astros. The 14 strikeouts are the most in a game for an Atlanta Braves starter since John Smoltz > read more

Line of the Day: June 11th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-12 14:37:38

SP Scott Baker of the Minnesota Twins allowed five hits and one run in a complete game victory over the Texas Rangers. It was his fourth career complete game. He also struck out seven and walked none and threw 80 of his 112 pitches for strikes. Lin > read more

Line of the Day: June 10th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-11 11:58:51

SP Jhoulys Chacin of the Colorado Rockies allowed just three hits while striking out nine over eight shutout innings as the Rockies held on for a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The win was his seventh and is tops on the Rockies' pitching staf > read more

Your League Probably Sucks...

Published on 2011-06-11 08:40:16

...IF any of these examples are true about the fantasy baseball leagues you're in this season: Eric Hosmer is owned in only 59% of Yahoo! leagues. He has a 5x5 line of .309/18/5/21/2 in 32 games and has been an impact player since being called up on > read more

Line of the Day: June 9th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-11 00:40:49

SP Johnny Cueto of the Cincinnati Reds threw seven shutout innings of four-hit ball and struck out a season-high eight in a 3-0 win over the San Francisco Giants. He raised his record to 3-2 while lowering his ERA to 1.93 and WHIP to 1.03 for the se > read more

Playing the Name Game

Published on 2011-06-10 08:00:10

This edition of "Playing the Name Game" takes another look at player comparisons without knowing their names. Name recognition tends to sway our interpretation of a player's overall fantasy value. This exercise in player evaluating will help you find > read more

Line of the Day: June 8th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-09 09:29:24

SP Matt Cain of the San Fransisco Giants pitched his first complete game of the season in a 3-1 victory over the Washington Nationals. He allowed five hits and struck out 11 en route to his 13th career complete game. Line: 9 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 > read more

Line of the Day: June 7th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-08 10:23:34

SP Tim Stauffer of the San Diego Padres pitched eight shutout innings, allowed just four hits and struck out eight in a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The eight innings pitched and eight strike outs were both career highs. Line: 8 IP, 4 H, > read more

Line of the Day: June 6th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-07 12:02:06

OF Brennan Boesch of the Detroit Tigers went 5-for-6 with a double, two home runs and five RBI in the Tigers 13-7 victory over the Texas Rangers. It was his first career multi-homer game and he also set career-highs for hits and RBI in a game. > read more

Line of the Day: June 5th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-06 09:21:32

1B Adam Lind of the Toronto Blue Jays went 4-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI to lead the Jays to a 7-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles. It was the second time this season and sixth time in his career Lind has had a multi-homer game. Line > read more

Line of the Day: June 4th, 2011

Published on 2011-06-05 11:25:13

1B Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals hit his second home run of the game with two outs in the bottom of the 12th inning to walk-off in a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. It was the ninth walk-off home run of his career and his 41st multi-ho > read more

Line of the Day: June 3rd, 2011

Published on 2011-06-04 10:16:02

SP Jason Vargas of the Seattle Mariners threw a four-hitter for the first complete game shutout of his career in a 7-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. He walked one and struck out four and raised his record on the season to 4-3. Line: 9 IP, 4 > read more

Line of the Day: June 2nd, 2011

Published on 2011-06-03 10:27:32

1B/OF Aubrey Huff of the San Francisco Giants hit three home runs and matched a career-high with six RBI in the Giants 12-7 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. It was the first three-homer game and 13th multi-homer game of his career. Line: > read more

Waiver Saviors: Small Sample Size

Published on 2011-06-03 07:00:01

When looking for players available on your league's waiver wire, what sorting options do you prefer to use? Last seven days? Fourteen or fifteen days (depending on your league)? Thirty days? Or do you like to like at the entire year-to-date statistic > read more

Line of the Day: June 1st, 2011

Published on 2011-06-02 09:40:29

SP Ubaldo Jimenez of the Colorado Rockies pitched a four-hit shutout for his first win of the season in a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He struck out seven and walked none. It was his eighth career complete game and third career shutout. > read more

Line of the Day: May 31st, 2011

Published on 2011-06-01 10:01:53

1B Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins homered twice and drove in three runs in an 8-7 loss to the Detroit Tigers. It was Morneau's first multi-homer game of the season and the 14th of his career. Line: 4 AB, 3 R, 2 H, 3 RBI; 2 HR, BB My fan > read more

Line of the Day: May 30th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-31 00:59:00

SP Bartolo Colon of the New York Yankees pitched a complete-game four-hit shutout in a 5-0 victory over the Oakland A's. He struck out six and walked none in the first individual shutout by a Yankees pitcher in over two years. Line: 9 IP, > read more

Ask COSFBA: May 30th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-30 22:45:24

I get asked fantasy baseball questions on Twitter all the time but this one deserves more than a 140 character response: The first question has me a little perplexed because Colby Rasmus put up a .276/85/23/66/12 5x5 line in 2010 in 144 games at j > read more

Line of the Day: May 29th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-30 14:36:13

SP Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers allowed two hits and walked one while striking out 10 in an 8-0 victory over the Florida Marlins. It was Kershaw's second career complete game, both of which were shutouts. Line: 9 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, > read more

Line of the Day: May 28th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-29 10:00:00

Chris Iannetta of the Colorado Rockies homered twice and drove in six runs in the Rockies' 15-4 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals. It was Iannetta's first career multi-homer game and the six RBI were a single-game high for him, as well. Line: 5 > read more

Line of the Day: May 27th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-28 23:51:39

SP David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays allowed no runs, four hits and walked two while striking out a career-high 12 over seven innings in a 5-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Price is now 4-1 with a 2.01 ERA in five career starts against the Indians > read more

Line of the Day: May 26th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-27 08:49:30

SP Anibal Sanchez of the Florida Marlins allowed five hits and struck out eight in the Marlins' 1-0 victory over the San Fransisco Giants. Sanchez improved his record to 4-1 and lowered his ERA to 2.60 and WHIP to 1.14 after his fifth career co > read more

Fantasy Baseball News and Notes from May 25th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-26 11:22:39

Here are some fantasy baseball-relevant tidbits and notes I picked up from box scores and recaps from games played on May 25th, 2011: OF Carl Crawford, BOS went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in the Red Sox 14-2 > read more

Waiver Saviors: Who's Hot and Available

Published on 2011-05-26 08:00:01

This edition of Waiver Saviors is not a celebrity gossip edition. There will be no Kardashians mentioned unless one of them is dating Matt Kemp. Today's post will be focusing on those players owned in approximately 50% or less of all ESPN and/or Yah > read more

Line of the Day: May 25th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-26 07:15:00

OF Carl Crawford of the Boston Red Sox went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in the Red Sox 14-2 rout of the Cleveland Indians. He now has hits in 18 of 23 games in May, eight of which were multi-hit games, and has > read more

Line of the Day: May 24th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-25 23:58:25

OF Carlos Quentin of the Chicago White Sox became the fifth major league player in the last 13 days to hit three home runs in a game as the White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-6. It was his first three-homer game and the 12th multi-homer game of his > read more

Fantasy Baseball News and Notes from May 24th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-25 16:44:08

Here are some fantasy baseball tidbits I picked up from games played on May 24th, 2011: SP Jorge de la Rosa, COL has a complete tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow and will require Tommy John surgery. He'll be out for at least > read more

Line of the Day: May 23rd, 2011

Published on 2011-05-24 12:07:24

OF Corey Hart of the Milwaukee Brewers homered three times and drove in seven runs in an 11-3 victory over the Washington Nationals. The three home runs and seven RBI each tied club records. Hart now has 101 career home runs. Line: 4 AB, 3 R, 3 H, 7 > read more

Line of the Day: May 22nd, 2011

Published on 2011-05-23 07:00:11

SS Asdrubal Cabrera of the Cleveland Indians went 5-for-5 with two home runs and a career-high five RBI in the Indians' 12-4 rout of the Cincinnati Reds. The homers give him nine in just 44 games. He's never hit more than six in an entire season. Ca > read more

Line of the Day: May 21st, 2011

Published on 2011-05-22 08:00:02

SP Michael Pineda of the Seattle Mariners allowed two hits and struck out nine in seven innings in a 4-0 over the San Diego Padres. He and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout and struck out a total of 13 batters. Line: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB > read more

Line of the Day: May 20th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-21 07:30:01

OF Jayson Werth of the Washington Nationals homered twice and drove in four runs in the Nationals 17-5 rout of the Baltimore Orioles. His home run was one of six hit by the Nationals' offense and set a team record for most home runs in a game. The 1 > read more

Line of the Day: May 19th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-20 19:56:19

1B Jason Giambi of the Colorado Rockies homered three times in a game for the first time in his career and drove in all seven runs in the Rockies 7-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. It was his 39th career multi-homer game and the seven RBI t > read more

Waiver Saviors: May 19th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-19 14:50:00

Waiver Saviors is a regular feature on COSFBA looking for players available in a majority of leagues (ESPN and/or Yahoo!) who are currently having a statistical impact in fantasy baseball and could/should be worth owning, if you have the need. Waiver > read more

Line of the Day: May 18th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-19 09:28:07

SP Jake Peavy of the Chicago White Sox pitched a three-hit, complete game shutout in a 1-0 duel with the Cleveland Indians' Justin Masterson. Peavy struck out eight and didn't walk a batter in just his second start of the season since returning fro > read more

Line of the Day: May 17th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-18 08:57:23

C Brian McCann of the Atlanta Braves came off the bench in the ninth inning to tie the game with a pinch-hit, two-out solo home run, then hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the 11th to lead the Braves in a walk-off 3-1 win against the Houston Astro > read more

Line of the Day: May 16th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-17 11:50:27

SP Colby Lewis of the Texas Rangers pitched a complete game, five-hitter for his first career shutout in a 4-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Lewis struck out seven and walked just one while recording his third career complete game. He's evened > read more

Line of the Day: May 15th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-16 07:45:00

3B/OF Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays homered three times in the Jays 11-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. He has seven home runs in seven career games at Target Field. Bautista now leads the majors with 16 home runs and the American League wit > read more

Line of the Day: May 14th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-15 09:00:02

SP Brad Bergesen of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a complete game, four-hit shutout, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0. It was his fourth career complete game and first career shutout. Baltimore starters recorded consecutive complete games for the > read more

Line of the Day: May 13th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-14 10:01:01

SP Jeremy Hellickson of the Tampa Bay Rays threw a four-hit, complete game shutout in a 3-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. He walked one and struck out three in recording his first career complete game in just his 11th career start. Hellic > read more

Line of the Day: May 12th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-13 16:34:30

OF Carlos Beltran of the New York Mets went 3-for-5 with three home runs and six RBI in a 9-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies. It was the first time in his career that Beltran hit three homers in a game and became the eighth Mets player ever to do > read more

Apologies

Published on 2011-05-13 13:38:18

Please accept my apologies if you encounter a "Page Not Found" error message when trying to access several of my most recent articles. Blogger has encountered a major crash of its site and put out this explanation: Here’s what happened: during sche > read more

Line of the Day: May 11th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-12 07:00:02

OF Rajai Davis of the Toronto Blue Jays went 4-for-4 with two RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases in a 9-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. The four hits against Boston tied a career high. He's now tied for the American League lead in stolen b > read more

Where Can I Find: Home Runs

Published on 2011-05-11 16:31:11

If you're in a standard 5x5 Rotisserie league, you need to do all you can to not fall too far behind in any one category. A common belief is that you should shoot for no worse than fourth place in any category to keep yourself in the running to win y > read more

Line of the Day: May 10th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-11 09:21:56

1B Adrian Gonzalez of the Boston Red Sox went 3-for-6 with two home runs, including a game-tying one in the the top of the 9th inning, in the Red Sox 7-6 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. It was the 11th multi-homer game of Gonzalez's career. Line: 6 > read more

Line of the Day: May 9th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-10 10:53:52

OF Carlos Quentin of the Chicago White Sox went 3-for-4, homered and drove in five runs in an 8-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. The home run was his eighth of the season and now has 23 RBI. He also doubled twice, accumulating 10 total ba > read more

Line of the Day: May 8th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-09 07:00:09

SS Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees was 4-for-6 with two home runs in a 12-5 rout of the Texas Rangers. Jeter's two home runs were the first of the season and he also stole his first base. Add in three RBI and two runs scored and Jeter is finally > read more

Line of the Day: May 7th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-08 06:00:01

SP Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers threw his second career no-hitter and the second in the majors this week, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 9-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. He threw 108 pitches (74 strikes), struck out four and walked > read more

Line of the Day: May 6th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-07 08:00:09

SP Jaime Garcia of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched 7 1/3 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Brewers and finished with a complete-game, two-hit shutout in a 6-0 victory. He struck out eight and walked just one while recording his third career comp > read more

Line of the Day: May 5th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-06 10:18:47

SP David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays allowed four hits and struck out 10 in 8 2/3 innings in a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Price is now 8-0 with a 1.99 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP in nine career starts against the Blue Jays. Line: 8.2 IP, 4 H, > read more

Line of the Day: May 4th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-05 06:00:09

OF Nate McLouth of the Atlanta Braves reached base in all eight of his plate appearances, going 5-for-5 a double, a two-run home run and three walks, in a doubleheader sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers. He had nine total bases and also scored four runs > read more

A Steady Stream: Probables for May 5th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-04 15:54:29

A Steady Stream will be a semi-regular column that looks at probable pitchers starting games tomorrow and owned in approximately less than 50% of all ESPN and/or Yahoo! leagues that could be "stream-worthy" if they are available in your league. Here > read more

Line of the Day: May 3rd, 2011

Published on 2011-05-04 06:00:11

SP Francisco Liriano of the Minnesota Twins pitched the majors first no-hitter of the season, a 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox. He walked six, struck out two and needed 123 pitches (66 strikes) to pitch the first complete game of his career > read more

Your Fantasy Baseball League Probably Sucks...

Published on 2011-05-03 13:12:53

...IF these players are still available on waivers. 1B Brett Wallace of the Houston Astros is hitting .382 (34/89) with a .967 OPS and a ridiculously high BABIP of .471 deserves to be owned in more than 27.4% of ESPN leagues and 27% of Yahoo! league > read more

Line of the Day: May 2nd, 2011

Published on 2011-05-03 07:00:00

1B Paul Konerko of the Chicago White Sox went 2-for-3 with two home runs and four RBI in a 6-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. It marked his second multi-homer game of the season and the 29th of his career. Line: 3 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 4 RBI; 2 HR, S > read more

Waiver Saviors: April's Fantasy Baseball All-Stars

Published on 2011-05-02 07:00:08

My Waiver Saviors articles have always been about finding players available in a high percentage of leagues (I use ESPN and Yahoo! data because those are the two sites I personally prefer to play leagues in) and are having a statistical impact at the > read more

Line of the Day: May 1st, 2011

Published on 2011-05-02 06:00:01

SP Bud Norris of the Houston Astros combined with three relievers on a three-hit shutout in a 5-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. He allowed all three of the Brewers' hits, walked three and struck out 11 while upping his record to 2-1 while lowering > read more

Line of the Day: April 30th, 2011

Published on 2011-05-01 00:59:00

SP James Shields of the Tampa Bay Rays pitched into the ninth inning, allowing one run, six hits, a walk and tied a career-high with 12 strikeouts in the Rays' 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Shields, perfect through one out in the fifth in > read more

Line of the Day: April 29th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-30 00:37:33

SP Jason Marquis of the Washington Nationals pitched a five-hit, complete-game shutout to beat Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants 3-0. He struck out seven and walked none in pitching his fourth career shutout. Line: 9 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 > read more

Did You Know?: April 29th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-29 15:05:26

If you weren't already aware, know this. I am a box score guy. I love the simplicity of the story it tells with numbers. I'm also excited about all of the new baseball statistics that seem to pop up yearly and even though I'm a little late to the gam > read more

Line of the Day: April 28th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-28 23:00:11

1B/2B/OF Ben Zobrist of the Tampa Bay Rays was a combined 7-for-10 with two home runs and 10 RBI in a doubleheader sweep of the lifeless Minnesota Twins. He also added three doubles, five runs, a stolen base and totaled 16 bases for the day. His eig > read more

Fantasy Baseball's Line of the Day: 04/27/2011

Published on 2011-04-28 00:59:01

1B Justin Smoak of the Seattle Mariners was 2-for-4, homered and drove in a career-high five runs in a 10-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers. It was Smoak's second home run in as many days and his fourth of the season. Line: 4 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 5 RBI; H > read more

Waiver Saviors: April 27th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-28 00:46:25

Waiver Saviors will be a semi-regular feature on COSFBA looking for players available in a majority of leagues (ESPN and/or Yahoo!) who are currently having a statistical impact and could/should be worth owning, if you have the need. Waiver pickups a > read more

Fantasy Baseball's Line of the Day: 04/26/2011

Published on 2011-04-28 00:45:11

1B/OF/DH Adam Lind of the Toronto Blue Jays went 3-for-5 with two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored in a 10-3 win over the Texas Rangers. It was his fifth career multihomer game and his third at Rangers Ballpark, where he now has nine home r > read more

Fantasy Baseball's Line of the Day: 04/25/2011

Published on 2011-04-26 11:13:15

SP Ian Kennedy of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitched a complete game three-hit shutout to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0. He struck out 10 and walked none in recording his first career complete game. Line: 9 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K My fantasy > read more

Playing the Name Game

Published on 2011-04-25 13:00:01

We've all seen the fantasy baseball articles where the writer will compare one nameless player's statistics to another nameless player's statistics and then hit you with a ton of reasons why you should be looking past simple name recognition if you w > read more

Fun With Player Projections

Published on 2011-04-25 07:00:04

With three full weeks of games in the books to start the 2011 season, it's time to start looking at some of the statistics players are putting up and determining what's true or false about what we are seeing. ESPN Player Profile pages have a fun "pro > read more

Line of the Day: April 24th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-24 23:51:23

2B/3B/SS Mike Aviles of the Kansas City Royals was 3-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in the Royals 8-7 loss to the Texas Rangers. It was Aviles' second and third homers of the season and his fourth stolen base. > read more

Line of the Day: April 23rd, 2011

Published on 2011-04-24 16:24:46

SP Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Boston Red Sox pitched eight innings of one-hit ball, striking out none and walking three, in a 5-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels. He's now pitched back-to-back one-hitters. Line: 8 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K Fantasy per > read more

Line of the Day: April 22nd, 2011

Published on 2011-04-23 00:12:15

SP Anibal Sanchez of the Florida Marlins pitched eight no-hit innings against the Colorado Rockies before allowing a leadoff single in the ninth to Dexter Fowler. He then recorded the final three outs for the 4-1 victory. Sanchez struck out a caree > read more

Legendary Battle: Sam Fuld versus Jed Lowrie

Published on 2011-04-22 16:21:40

These days, if you're a fan of Major League Baseball and follow anyone on Twitter blogging about baseball, then you're surely aware of a legendary battle taking place amongst the hashtags. First out of the gates was the #LegendofSamFuld, dedicated t > read more

Line of the Day: April 21st, 2011

Published on 2011-04-22 10:00:38

SP Kyle Lohse of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched a (career-best) two-hit complete game shutout in a 5-0 win over the Washington Nationals. He walked two and struck out six and improved his record to 3-1 on the season with a 2.01 ERA and a 0.73 WHIP. > read more

Line of the Day: April 20th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-21 10:11:35

OF Ryan Ludwick of the San Diego Padres went a combined 5-for-8 with two doubles, a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a walk (ten total bases) in a double header split against the Chicago Cubs. It was Ludwick's second home run of the season and > read more

Fantasy Baseball News and Notes from April 19th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-20 13:24:00

Here are some fantasy baseball tidbits I picked up from games played on April 19th, 2011: DH Adam Dunn, CHW has two hits in his last 27 at-bats and may be dropped down in the batting order. RP J.P. Howell, TB, coming back from left shoulder surgery > read more

Line of the Day: April 19th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-20 12:47:40

3B/OF Ryan Roberts of the Arizona Diamondbacks was 2-for-3 with two home runs, three RBI, 2 runs scored and a stolen base in the D'Backs 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. It was Roberts' second career multi-homer game. Line: 3 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 3 RBI; > read more

Line of the Day: April 18th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-19 10:16:23

2B/SS Jed Lowrie of the Boston Red Sox was 4-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored in a 9-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. It was Lowrie's second home run and raised his batting average to .516 (16/31) for the season. I can't imag > read more

Line of the Day: April 17th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-18 16:18:44

OF Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored in a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The home run was a walk-off 2-run shot off of Cardinals' closer (for the moment) Ryan Franklin. It was Kemp's > read more

Line of the Day: April 16th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-17 22:00:32

SS Starlin Castro of the Chicago Cubs went 4-for-5 with a double, home run, three RBI and a run scored in an 8-3 win over the Colorado Rockies. It was his first home run of the season and increased his batting average to .397. Line: 5 AB, 1 R, 4 H, > read more

Line of the Day: April 15th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-16 16:29:59

1B Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals went 2-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs in an 11-2 blowout of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Albert may not have had the best line of the day but there was an awful lot of concern for his slow st > read more

Line of the Day: April 14th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-15 09:06:47

SP Cliff Lee of the Philadelphia Phillies was masterful in a 12-strikeout, three-hit shutout in a 4-0 victory over the Washington Nationals. He faced just 30 batters, walking one, while throwing just 99 pitches in the game. It was Lee's&n > read more

Line of the Day: April 13th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-14 09:23:56

SP Josh Johnson of the Florida Marlins took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves and wound up allowing just one hit and no runs in 7.1 innings with three walks and nine strikeouts in a 5-1 victory. Johnson also pitched six > read more

Where Can I Find: Stolen Bases

Published on 2011-04-13 15:50:05

I know it's just a couple weeks into the season but now is the time to evaluate your roster to see if you may have overlooked a category or two (or more) during your draft and making some roster adjustments to keep you from failing falling too f > read more

Line of the Day: April 12th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-13 09:42:55

SP Dan Haren of the Los Angeles Angels pitched his first career one-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Haren struck out eight, walked two and threw 125 pitches while recording his 12th career complete game and third shutout. Line: 9 IP > read more

Line of the Day: April 11th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-12 00:51:54

OF Sam Fuld of the Tampa Bay Rays went 4-for-6 with two doubles, a triple and a 2-run homer while driving in three and scoring three runs in a 16-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. He was a single short of hitting for the cycle. Line: 6 > read more

Line of the Day: April 10th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-10 23:12:39

SP Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels struck out a career-high 15 batters in a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. In 20.2 innings this season, Weaver has allowed just nine hits while striking out 27 and walking nine. He's 3-0 with a 0.87 ER > read more

Line of the Day: April 9th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-10 09:57:29

OF Carlos Beltran of the New York Mets showed signs of life by going 2-for-4 with two home runs in an 8-4 win over the Washington Nationals. He also drove in three runs and score three times. Line: 4 AB, 3 R, 2 H, 3 RBI, 2 HR Beltran had an ADP of > read more

Ups and Downs: April 9th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-09 15:58:02

This edition of Ups and Downs looks at a few players being added and dropped the most over the last seven days (according to ESPN leagues) and the possible reasons why. SP Kyle Drabek, TOR (+63.9%) is settling in as the Blue Jays #2 starter quite ni > read more

Line of the Day: April 8th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-09 00:54:54

SP Ian Kennedy of the Arizona Diamondbacks struck out nine in eight innings to earn the win in a 13-2 rout of the Cincinnati Reds. He gave up just six hits and walked one while lowering his ERA to 2.57 and WHIP to 1.14. He also has a 12/4 K/BB ratio > read more

Line of the Day: April 7th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-08 00:59:01

SP Edwin Jackson of the Chicago White Sox pitched eight innings, allowed four hits, one earned run, walked one and struck out 13 in a 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Jackson increased his record to 2-0 on the season and dropped his ERA to 1.93 with > read more

Line of the Day: April 6th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-07 00:59:00

SP Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants allowed one run on three hits, struck out 13 and walked none over seven dominant innings against the San Diego Padres. In 14 innings this season, Lincecum has only allowed one earned run on eight hits, gi > read more

Waiver Saviors: April 6th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-06 13:03:33

Line of the Day: April 5th, 2011

Published on 2011-04-06 00:59:00

SP Yovani Gallardo of the Milwaukee Brewers threw a two-hit complete game shutout in a 1-0 win against the Atlanta Braves. He walked two and struck out two while also going 1-for-3 at the plate and scoring the only run of the game. It was also Galla > read more

Line of the Day: 04/04/2011

Published on 2011-04-04 23:22:59

SP Chris Narveson of the Milwaukee Brewers pitched six shutout innings, allowed just three hits, walked three and struck out five but received a no-decision after the bullpen allowed two eighth inning runs in a 2-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves. A lot > read more

A Steady Stream: Probables For 04/05/2011

Published on 2011-04-04 17:56:43

2011 Draft Results: Middle Infielders Targeted

Published on 2011-04-04 13:00:01

Second base and shortstop continue to be shallow positions in fantasy baseball, with the upper tiers separating themselves from the middle and (God forbid) lower tiers pretty drastically. Only 16 positionally eligible players (9 2B; 7 SS) r > read more

Line of the Day: 04/03/2011

Published on 2011-04-04 00:59:00

OF/DH Bobby Abreu of the Los Angeles Angels was 5-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, one run and two walks in a 12-9 loss to the Kansas City Royals in 13 innings. Abreu was on base all seven times in a wild game against the Royals that produced several > read more

COSFBA League Member Blogs About His Draft Experience

Published on 2011-04-03 14:49:20

While recruiting members for the three COSFBA-sponsored fantasy baseball leagues I decided to run this year, I looked to Twitter and baseball blogs (large and small) for participants. Once someone agreed to join, I offered them the opportunity to blo > read more

Line of the Day: 04/02/2011

Published on 2011-04-03 08:34:40

SP Kyle Drabek of the Toronto Blue Jays pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, allowing one earned run, walking three while striking out seven to earn his first major league win. The Blue Jays beat the Twins 6-1. Drabek took a no-hitter into the six > read more

Line of the Day: 04/01/2011

Published on 2011-04-02 00:43:24

C J. P. Arencibia of the Toronto Blue Jays was 3-for-4 with a triple, two home runs, five RBI, two runs and 11 total bases in a 13-3 Opening Day rout of the Minnesota Twins. Amazingly, he also hit two home runs in his major league debut last A > read more

Line of the Day: 03/31/2011

Published on 2011-03-31 23:46:14

C Ramon Hernandez was 4-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, a run and seven total bases. Oh, by the way, the homer was a walk-off, three-run blast that gave the Cincinnati Reds a 7-6 Opening Day victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Hernandez is only o > read more

2011 Draft Results: First Basemen Targeted

Published on 2011-03-28 13:06:37

If you are new to the world of fantasy baseball, you should be very aware that first base is traditionally a position of great depth filled with some of the most impactful players. Heading into the 2011 season, this still holds true. MockDraftCe > read more

2011 Draft Results: Catchers Targeted

Published on 2011-03-27 16:11:17

This season, I participated in five fantasy baseball leagues of varying types of formats but, for the most part, the players I targeted were pretty much the same. Now, that doesn't mean that I got all the same players in all five leagues but there we > read more

2011 Starting Pitcher Sleepers

Published on 2011-03-25 09:45:01

(In my continued effort to bring additional voices and perspectives to COSFBA, this article is being brought to you by guest writer KJ Hanna. KJ was one of the first people I connected with on Twitter and actually lives in the same part of Brooklyn, > read more

Finding Keepers: Toronto Blue Jays

Published on 2011-03-24 11:42:25

The Toronto Blue Jays are a team filled with question marks about many of their young stud players and what type of production they will contribute in 2011. This could be a year where fantasy owners catch lightning in a bottle but only if they are wi > read more

Finding Keepers: St. Louis Cardinals

Published on 2011-03-23 10:12:49

The St. Louis Cardinals were one of only two teams to finish the 2010 season with three players in the Top 20, according to ESPN's Player Rater system. Unfortunately, for the Cards, only two of those players will be fantasy relevant for the 2011 sea > read more

Ups and Downs: 03/18/2011

Published on 2011-03-18 15:16:39

As we continue to get closer to Opening Day, now seems like an appropriate time to publish another edition of Ups and Downs. Jobs are being won, injuries aren't healing as quickly as expected, veterans are being released and rookies are being sent to > read more

Fantasy Forum: The Bryce Harper Edition

Published on 2011-03-15 16:27:30

For this edition of Fantasy Forum, I reached out to fellow Baseball Blogger Alliance members to get their opinions on the Washington Nationals phenom outfielder Bryce Harper and what they think is in store for the 2011 season and beyond. Here's what > read more

Finding Keepers: San Francisco Giants

Published on 2011-03-13 15:40:53

The 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants surprised many by becoming the champs but an in-depth look at their roster from a fantasy perspective shows they have plenty of pieces in place to make another run at the title. SP Tim Lincecum is > read more

Ups and Downs: 03/08/2011

Published on 2011-03-08 20:48:21

Ups and Downs is a regular column that I wrote during last season (and will continue to do so this season) identifying the players being added and dropped the most over a particular time frame but I thought it was time to write one about what's going > read more

Why I Had To Quit Fantasy Baseball

Published on 2011-03-07 07:00:13

(In my efforts to bring additional voices and perspectives to fantasy baseball on COSFBA, I present to you another guest writer. This article was written by William J. Tasker of The Flagrant Fan and gives a unique perspective on his struggles of > read more

Finding Keepers: Washington Nationals

Published on 2011-03-05 07:00:01

(Stop me if you've heard this one before. COSFBA would like to introduce another guest blogger to you all. This edition of "Finding Keepers" was written by Geoff Bloom of BEONDECK.com. I hope you enjoy Geoff's style of writing about fantasy baseball > read more

Finding Keepers: San Diego Padres

Published on 2011-03-04 15:30:09

The San Diego Padres may find ways to win a lot of games in the NL West this season and stay competitive but they will be doing so with very few keeper worthy players. Funny how trading 1B Adrian Gonzalez to the Red Sox turned him from an upper-tier > read more

Finding Keepers: Texas Rangers

Published on 2011-03-03 00:13:17

(For the second time in COSFBA's short history, an article is being presented to you by someone other than me. I've recently been in contact with some writers that have shown interest in possible guest writing opportunities, so you may see a fe > read more

Finding Keepers: Tampa Bay Rays

Published on 2011-02-27 23:21:00

The Tampa Bay Rays went for it all in 2010 and won the AL East before being knocked out of the playoffs by the Texas Rangers. Everyone knew the Rays would be making some wholesale changes this offseason (letting Carl Crawford, Rafael Soriano, Carlo > read more

Finding Keepers: Pittsburgh Pirates

Published on 2011-02-16 12:59:00

One of the more enjoyable aspects of fantasy baseball is that even the bad teams can have very valuable assets to own. Such is the case when looking at a team like the Pittsburgh Pirates. They haven't had a winning season since 1992 but do have some > read more

Finding Keepers: Seattle Mariners

Published on 2011-02-14 13:10:15

Even though the Seattle Mariners' 2010 offense as a whole was inept, they still managed to produce several very good individual fantasy baseball performances worthy of a keeper selection. What little offense you do squeeze out of this team can proba > read more

COSFBA Readers/Followers Leagues Are Now Open For Business

Published on 2011-02-11 17:24:07

The beginning of February is always an exciting time for fantasy baseball players - free agency is winding down, rosters are taking shape, players are reporting to camps, keeper selections are due and new fantasy leagues are forming. Over the last f > read more

Finding Keepers: New York Mets

Published on 2011-01-26 12:11:00

Not a ton seemed to go well for the New York Mets on the field in 2010 but they did manage to have some fantasy-relevant players and some of those performances translate into keeper selections. A lot has been made of 3B David Wright's increasing st > read more

Finding Keepers: Philadelphia Phillies

Published on 2011-01-26 04:00:08

(In a COSFBA first, this article is coming to you by someone other than me. A unique opportunity presented itself to me via Twitter and I pounced. Writer Paul Boyé offered up his services to compose this edition of Finding Keepers and I couldn't be > read more

Finding Keepers: Oakland Athletics

Published on 2011-01-19 19:04:47

The 2010 Oakland Athletics were a team with a highly-effective pitching staff (lowest team ERA in the AL) and that was reflected in the fact that their top fantasy performers were three starting pitchers and their closer but how does that transl > read more

Finding Keepers: Milwaukee Brewers

Published on 2011-01-13 16:00:03

The Milwaukee Brewers had a very productive offseason, acquiring two very exciting young arms but it remains to be seen if they gave up too much in doing so. OF Ryan Braun is at the core of this team's offense and finished the season as the 13th-ra > read more

Finding Keepers: New York Yankees

Published on 2011-01-12 18:04:24

Rare is the team that can make a case for a keeper at nearly every position, but so is the case with the New York Yankees. 2B Robinson Cano finished the season as the top-ranked fantasy second baseman and the 11th-ranked player overall . His .319/1 > read more

Finding Keepers: Kansas City Royals

Published on 2011-01-12 10:23:21

First off, these are not your father's Kansas City Royals of the 1980s. Unfortunately, in the broken economics of Major League Baseball, the Royals will sadly continue to be treated as a farm system for the big spenders. As I write this article, 200 > read more

Finding Keepers: Florida Marlins

Published on 2011-01-12 09:53:47

The Florida Marlins are a team filled with many useful fantasy baseball assets but only a few that should be under consideration when evaluating your team's keeper options. SS Hanley Ramirez had a statistically down year in 2010 when looking at his > read more

Finding Keepers: Los Angeles Dodgers

Published on 2011-01-10 20:05:07

Going into the 2011 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have some very nice fantasy players but how many of them deserve to be keepers heading into draft day? If you put together your "All Disappointment" Team of 2010, most would have OF Matt Kemp earn > read more

Finding Keepers: Minnesota Twins

Published on 2011-01-06 14:00:08

Question: Who was the top-rated fantasy player on the 2010 Minnesota Twins? Mauer? Morneau? Liriano? Capps? Cuddyer? Span? Pavano? Thome? Answer: None of the above. OF Delmon Young was the Twins highest-ranked player on ESPN's Plater Rater, coming > read more

Finding Keepers: Houston Astros

Published on 2011-01-05 16:01:26

The Houston Astros are a franchise that has made the decision to go young and so that is going to limit the number of fantasy keepers on their roster that are proven stars but that doesn't mean that don't have keeper-worthy players. OF Hunter > read more

Finding Keepers: Los Angeles Angels

Published on 2011-01-04 12:06:07

I know this article is supposed to be about identifying fantasy baseball keeper targets but I can't help but mention how badly this offseason has played out for the Los Angeles Angels. I've been delaying writing about the Angels because I kept expect > read more

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