Heads Up

Blogging’s going to be a little on the light side for me the next ten days or so, as I’m taking a little vacation at the moment.  I’ll still try to get some content out for you guys whenever I get the chance, but I just didn’t want you all to wonder where I’ve gone.  [...]

Sergio Says: “You’re Grounded!”

Of the sea of young pitchers likely floating around on your waiver wire this season, Sergio Mitre is one that should be garnering some attention for his performance lately. After his 7.2IP 8H 2ER 0HR 0BB 4K performance against the Pirates last night, Sergio’s ERA now stands at a paltry 2.18, his WHIP at [...]

Whatchoo Talkin’ Bout? Willits.

If you’re in a deep fantasy league, you’ve probably noticed what Reggie Willits has done this year. With Garret Anderson going down in late April, Willits has shined as his replacement–in 78ABs with the Angels, Reggie has gone .359/.432/.397 with 12R and 7SB.
While Willits is assured of a starting role on the Reggie Cleveland [...]

Keep An Eye On: Buchholz and Bowden

In 2006, the Red Sox had two of the better pitching prospects in baseball coming up through their system in John Papelbon and Jon Lester. Lester was actually the more highly regarded of the two, but he (for understandable reasons) has yet to fulfill his potential in the majors, while Paps has been converted [...]

Sunday Required Reading

I ran across a couple of articles around the ‘net this week that I know WTP readers will enjoy.

Rich Lederer had some insight into B.J. Upton’s hot start on his Baseball Analysts site. Check it out, and try to decide if it’s a good time to sell high on B.J.

The Hardball Times’ Matthew Carruth [...]

High-GB%/High-K Pitchers

Back on April 23rd, I talked about the kind of pitcher I think has the best chance for success: A groundball pitcher who also strikes people out. I established in that post that across the board, pitchers who post at least a 45% ground ball rate and 6.5K/9 tend to put up very [...]

Buy, Buy, Buy; Buy Like There’s No Tomorrow: Chris B. Young

When the season began, there were two pretty clearcut favorites for the ROY races in my mind: Alex Gordon and Chris B. (the “B.” stands for buy) Young. We’re almost six weeks into the season now, and both players have been a disappointment. Gordon’s sporting a paltry .175 batting average, while Young’s [...]

I’m back; apologies

After a ten-day hiatus from the blog without any explanation, I’d like to say I’m sorry. I had some work-related things come up and found myself without much time lately, and what spare time I did have I spent with the fiancee instead of writing. I didn’t realize so many of you guys [...]

Recommended Reading

I don’t really have time to hammer out a reasonable write-up today, so instead I’ll point you guys toward a few of my favorite resources for keeper/dynasty prospect and young player evaluation.
The first is The Hardball Times’ Chris Constancio’s, “Best Young…” articles, which were invaluable in my preparation for 2007. The other free [...]