by Howard on March 11, 2010
While the Pitsburgh Pirates remain a distant afterthought in the world of real baseball, fantasy baseball leaguers may find themselves a number of hidden gems buried under all that doom and gloom of the Steel City. I’ve been watching the MLB Network’s 30 Teams in 30 Days series and got a chance to catch the episode focusing on the perennial cellar dwellars last night, and while I won’t fluff the team like the network’s team of baseball insiders, I still found plenty to get excited about with impending fantasy baseball drafts. We’re not talking guys that will lead you to a championship by themselves, but to use as a supporting cast, the Pirates have loads to talk about. [Read More...]
by Howard on March 9, 2010
Well, I said yesterday that I wouldn’t speculate until the results from Joe Nathan’s MRI and CT scan came in, but I felt I was still giving you sound advice when I said to avoid him in drafts this year. And right I was, as the results revealed that Nathan has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and should be forced into season ending Tommy John surgery. Brutal. Just brutal.
But before I continue with the answer to the question, “Who’s closing in Minnesota?”, let me just say quickly that it most certainly won’t be Nathan. If you protected him in a keeper league already, I’m sorry. Look elsewhere for help. There are plenty of fantasy baseball closers out there. If you’re a Twins fan, don’t kid yourself. He’s done. I don’t care what the reports are saying; that he’s visitng Dr. James Andrews and will be re-evaluated in 2 weeks, blah blah blah. Some form of surgery will be required and some highly extensive rehab will be needed. Cross him off your lists for 2010.
So now where do we go from here? Who’s it gonna be? With the competitive ball the Twins play, a ninth inning specialist is of the utmost necessity. The committe thing rarely works, so Ron Gardenhire is going to have to annoint someone and annoint them fast. The good news is that he’s got a deep bullpen from which to choose. The bad news is that I’m not a huge fan of any of them. Here’s a look at his options… [Read More...]
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