Fantasy Baseball News & Commentary
Fantasy News Posted Mar. 11 at 09:11 AM
Cliff Lee gets his foot under himAs nasty a surprise as Cliff Lee's February foot surgery was, it appears to be no issue at all going forward. Lee threw 46 pitches in his Cactus League debut on Wednesday, then pronounced himself pain-free... |
Fantasy News Posted Mar. 10 at 11:44 AM
Jose Reyes: Thyroid checks out -- now what about his legs?Jose Reyes is now confirmed to have a hyperactive thyroid – that’s the bad news – but his agent told the New York Times on Tuesday that the shortstop’s condition is “the most minimal case of hyperthyroidism possible.” We don’t know if that’s literally true (our formal training is in obstetrics), but for fantasy purposes, it appears that the impact of the condition will indeed be minimal. Reyes may not even require treatment beyond occasional monitoring... |
Fantasy Index Newsblast Posted Mar. 11 at 06:20 PM
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Justin Eleff Posted Mar. 09 at 09:23 AM
The Fantasy Index Refresher Course: HittersGo back and reread that pitchers piece, please. Everything I wrote there about how the different ballparks affect offense applies here, too... |
Fantasy News Posted Mar. 09 at 09:07 AM
Down goes NathanAwful news out of Minnesota this morning, where closer Joe Nathan, flown home for tests after experiencing elbow pain on Saturday, turns out to have a torn ulnar collateral ligament. He’ll decide within the next couple of weeks whether to have Tommy John surgery, which would obviously cost him the season... |
Fantasy News Posted Mar. 08 at 10:22 AM
Bulked-up Martin suffering groin painsMove catcher Russell Martin far down your draft lists already, just a few weeks after he reported. In his first game action on Friday, he felt significant discomfort in his groin -- which turned out to be a strain that will shelve him for four to six weeks... |
Fantasy News Posted Mar. 08 at 09:13 AM
Jason Heyward won't score 140 runsDespite the projection in our Internet Extra -- which we'll correct today -- we do not expect Jason Heyward to score 140 runs. We're looking for more like 70... |
Fantasy News Posted Mar. 05 at 12:51 PM
Johan Santana is back. But is Johan Santana back?Mets ace Johan Santana, working his way back from elbow surgery in 2009, pitched a bullpen session on Thursday that included his first work against live hitters since the surgery. Santana is scheduled to see his first spring game action next Tuesday... |
Justin Eleff Posted Mar. 02 at 09:44 AM
The Fantasy Index Refresher Course: PitchersEvery year we get a slew of what I’ll choose to think of as “questions” about our player rankings. Gentlemanly readers critique the methodology that has Ricky Nolasco rated ahead of Matt Cain, or politely inform us that our low opinion of Garrett Jones calls our parentage into question... |