We are back!!! tick tick...the season is fast approaching....

Same here...nothing going on this summer = Moving up in Fantasy Baseball

I'm ready for baseball. Looking to paying attention to my team more and actually finishing in the top three and getting to move up.

Feb 15

When is baseball opening up?

Yes, it is now on the Football homepage.

will there be a leaderboard for the combined overall?

will there be a leaderboard for the combined overall?

Congrats T.G. I tried to give you a run.

Final rankings are now posted. Thanks to everyone for a great season!

Word. So I finished #1 overall? Not to shabby ...Great season everyone!!!

The team ranked higher in the final Elite power rankings will win the tiebreaker.

What happens when there's a tie for third? Do we both advance?

Wow....Stop the Bleeding has 405 acquisitions...how many must the guy in 1st have

Wow....Stop the Bleeding has 405 acquisitions...how many must the guy in 1st have

I didnt think anyone had a higher score than me.

I see now thx again.

thx but it doesn't seem to work for me. I tried.

You can look t other leagues by clicking on the league name on the standings page.

It would be cool if we could check in on the other leagues. Maybe next year.

Bronx Buzz isn't even 1st place in Frontier, how is Stop The Bleeding not on there if he is?

I am at 127.5. 130+ is pretty impressive

135 out of 144 not sure if i can go higher. I guess the weighting really hurts.I cant see someone with a higher score though.

I am working....working working....Actually right now I am answering work emails and will be on the job until about 8 PM....soooo I shall return as soon as I can!!!! :)

Where are you Mr. Graham?

PICK UP CHRIS DAVIS NOW!!!! :)

PICK UP EY JR. NOW!!!!!!

We have a really cool BOC that we are working on. I am not sure we will finish it tonight but hopefully it will be worth the wait!

Not this year, but starting next season there will be prizes for both baseball and football - in every league.

are there any prizes at all for fball?

In case you missed it last night: Bruntletts unassisted triple play

No. There are no pay leagues. We are doing football the same way we do baseball this season.

is there an elite fball pay league this yr?

Scoring Leaders also updated.

Top 20 and League Power Rankings updated.

I P/U Snyder in AAA.. Thank You

Word, Snider is sick. BTW you see me on here posting to pick him up at 6 AM right? Sad...

Who was that in Toronto that just went yard ??

"• NOTE -- 51s outfielder Travis Snider didn't start for Las Vegas and is expected to join the Blue Jays today. Toronto's top prospect, Snider was hitting .337 with 14 homers and 40 RBIs in 48 games and 17-game hit streak."

This according to the Las Vegas Review Journal.

PICK HIM UP NOW!!!

One of my fav. MR prospects Kameron Mickolio is up for the Birds...52/16 in 42 IP in Norfolk this season. Watch your back J. Johnson.

And yes Birmingham sucks....not as much as SC but still....

BTW Cory, today's BOC was dedicated to you :)

Isn't Mark Prior working at an AutoBell now? 12 Million is a tooooonnnn for money for a guy that could be stocking groceries with a bum shoulder in two years....

Are you serious Prior got 10.5 mil. 8 YEARS AGO ... granted no rookie deserves that kind of coin but come on ..

If Strasburg doesn't take 12 Million dollars he is greedyyyyyyy

11est. if the nats do not sign Strasburg they should just close up shop ..

I dropped Cueto about a month ago due to an excess of starting pitchers, boy does that feel good.

WOW....With Wright going on the DL at this point his season is basically done. That is bad news for his owners. It might take him a long time to recover, as being a Met seems to make concussions linger.

Fu Te Ni throws another couple of scoreless innings today. The guy doesn't really excite me but neither did Okajima. He is showing really solid command and might work his way into a decent MR option.

Sergio Romo has looked solid lately. Only allowing 1 ER and 2 BB in his last 8 appearances.

Gomes continues to hit - he is one of those players they I always want to pick up but I know he will go stone cold as soon as I do...

In yesterday's BOC I wrote that David Ortiz is done. It hasn't been posted yet but I am not changing my opinion. He may hit a HR here are there but he is just done.

What the hell Delmon Young! He hit another HR today....The guy is only 23 but he might be the biggest bust in fantasy since I have been playing. I sure hope he learns to take a walk someday.

56 trades makes you sick....and not in a good way

Also, I am official protesting the "Most Active Team" rankings b/c they do not count trades. Here is my issue - I have 56 trades in the Elite league which would put me in #1 spot if they counted.

Long weekend so far but a good one. Closed on a house Friday...there should be two BOC's up today...JT has also been busy and not able to post my last two yet.

With a smile on my face and a tear in my eye, welcome back Tarrell ...

In the interested of beating a dead horse - C. Davis hit another HR tonight...

He doesnt really excite me. I love my DBacks but he just seems very blah - no huge power upside, no huge SB upside...just solid production. He does have 19 SB at AAA this season but does a potential 12/25 guy really do anything for you?

How about the new aussie in the OF for AZ? Is Trent Oeltjen about to pull a run like Garrett Jones?

Escobar is up at SS for the Brewers. He really doesnt excite me but I snagged him in several leagues. Not much pop and only average BB skills. He does have some serious wheels though....I grabbed him in a Keeper and Dynasty formats. If you need MI help - Ian Kinsler owners - he might be worth a gamble....

Kila Ka'aihue has lost some of his luster this season while batting only .262 with 14 HR but can you dig that 18% BB rate? 83 BB in 452 PA....pretty nice. To touch on the previous post EY Jr. is also top 10 in the PCL with 50 BB

"Eric Young Jr. scored his 107th run Tuesday night to break the 2000 team record set by Phil Hiatt." - from MILB.com....

Bring him up!!!!!

Then again, I am referring to the 2004-2005 dodgers GM. A sad reign in dodger history.

Feels good to be back on top of the Elite overall standings, and yes, DePodesta does eat paint chips.

The day after I accuse DePodesta of eating paint chips for not picking Snider for call up, his choice Ruiz hits a HR....oh well, Snider will be up in a week. Ruiz might be worth a flier since he had 25 HR this season in the minors but its doubtful.

Jarrod Parker might avoid TJ. I love my D-Backs and this is pretty sad...hope he is alright long term.

Also, is this Venable kid real? Wow.

Mike Lowell goes deep and you still have 2 days to trade him...hurry up.

BTW, why we are on the subject any guess on the highest LD rate? Josh WIllingham at 36%

Who has the lowest LD rate in the last two weeks? Would you have guessed Jermaine Dye?...over the last 14 days he has managed a paltry 2.7%. Reports are that he is using a styrofoam noodle as a bat.

Thats a gross over simplification and you now it. BTW if that kind of rate bothers you then drop Howard, Dunn, Reynolds, etc.

You are right, its a massive improvement for Chris "Jose Hernandez has nothing on me" Davis

And after last night it is 17/29 BB/K... :)

We will have to discuss this in tonights blog BUT it is pretty standard to look for a 2:1 K/BB rate in a true power hitter - more importantly, and something I assumed was implied, at that rate he is only around a 22% K rate....that is a massive improvement for him and well within norms for a straight power hitter.

John - are you serious?? Really?

Wait? Since when is a 2:1 K/BB ratio a good sign for a struggling young hitter?

15/29 BB/K.....that is...

Say whatever you want but C. Davis hit another HR for the Redhawks tonight. He is hitting .320 5 HR and a 15/19 BB/K rate.....

Paul DePodesta is a freaking moron...he should seriously be working at a mini mart...

Guzman's speculative value takes a hit with the news the Red Sox can't complete trade for him. There is still the Rios deal out there - www.mlbtraderumors.com

Spending some time perusing rotoworld boards today and stumbled across this video. Alex Rios turns down a kid for an autograph - pretty sh**y....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2cxHRLJy6w

I have always been a huge fan of anyone with the last name Upton but things in TB are getting a little messy, hu? The new rotoworld update about Upton is a little disconcerting for his owners. A bad attitude to go along with a 9% LD rate over the last few weeks is a bad combo...

C. Coughlin has been raking lately - I wish he had MI elig. on ESPN but either way he has been simply phenomenal recently...

Chris Coughlin. Talk about under the radar...this kid can hit.

I love Elijah Dukes but have no idea why he is the photo for today's BOC. LOL. From now on I think John should just post photos of players I like even if I dont write about them...

Alexie Ramirez hits one out. I still stick to my preseason guns on this one - the guy is Marcus Giles/Junior Spivery except he has a total of 12 BB this year. That is garbage. I cant believe people complain about Kinsler's BA but not Alexie's BB rate. 12 BB!!! Thats like hitting .159.

My old boy M. Cuddyer hits 2 HR today. He was an awesome plug in back in tha day when he qualified at MI....He now has hits in his last 5 games and is only owned in 41% of leagues.

BTW a corollary to the Gump story - dont whine about trades...seriously its really lame. In the end 85% of the time you are freaking out over nothing. Be a man...deal with the hand that is dealt you and move on. Nothing worse than a bunch of paint-waist crying about a trade. Worst thing about it - it was a package of Swisher/etc for ARod. As of today - Swisher .245 18 HR 70 BB....ARod .258 20 HR....hmmm yeah really shifted the balance of the league on that deal...

Featured a story on a guy named Gump in Saturday's BOC...dude is still freaking out over a trade from two months ago in a league he quit...well, he wants me to make two corrections. 1) He didnt buy his IP asking software he got it for free 2) He didnt make any racial slurs that was one of his fellow rabble-rousers.

MEMO: Please stop posting uproven players are BEAST!!! and then starting a thread about MCab sucking.

Chris Heisey hits his 4th AAA HR today....he is a really interesting player but with Balentien in Cincy will he get a look?

I wrote about him in yesterday's BOC....today T. Snider hit 2 more homeruns for Las Vegas....tick tick

Brad Lidge - ruining good pitching days like a professional....what a P.O.S. this guy is....

Mark Reynolds continues to be an absolute monster...he is doing his best to defy BABIP and K rates. Currently he is over .370 with only a 17% LD rate. He also has a 37% K rate and 30% HR.FB rate.

I purposefully went after Javier Vazquez in every league this season and I was very right......big year.....

Of course I also hated AGonz sooooo.....

Washburn got hit hard again....I can not believe a SP with a 36% GB rate, a .248 BABIP and nearly an 80% strand rate is struggling....truly shocking....

THREE THINGS: Nate McLouth is out with a hamstring problem. The Braves are still in the playoff hunt. Jason Heyward hit another HR today for AA Mississippi.....

Christian Guzman to the Red Sox via WW makes a lot of sense....these WW deals seem to fizzle pretty quickly but if you need a SS this might be a good time to jump on board....

Honey Nut Ichiros in the Elite league already grabbed him damn it!!

I haven't hidden the fact that Kelly Johnson is my boy despite his struggles this season - last night he HR as a pinch hitter. Thats HR is back to back games...he might be worth a short term look....no promises but he has the potential...