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MLB season predictions

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 4:47:42 EDT

I filed my picks for the 2010 season:

NL East

Phillies ... NLCS

Braves ... wild card

John Dewan Stat of the Week

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:01:23 EDT

Reposting the John Dewan Stat of the Week by permission:

Which players are poised for a breakout based on their Spring Training statistics?

March 31, 2010

This is our sixth annual list of possible breakout players based on Spring Training statistics. We researched the value of Spring Training stats a few years back and it was quite revealing. For the most part, we agree with the common perception that they don't have value. A bad spring training means nothing. An average spring training tells us nothing. Nevertheless, we did find that when a player has an exceptional spring, it does suggest a better than 60% chance they will take their game up a notch. It applies to teams as well.

FantasyLand the movie

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:13:10 EDT

I have a sneak preview of FantasyLand that I am going to watch in my free time after work tonight or tomorrow. I wasn't a fan of the first trailer, ripping it in a FantasyTake for putting the geek back in Fantasy Baseball. Sam Walker's book did such a good job of taking the geek out of Fantasy Baseball and its premier league Tout Wars, legitimizing it as a hotly contested battle of science, skill and wit -- not a merely "Can you outdork this?"

Well, I am told by the documentary's PR staff that I will like the movie much more than I liked the trailer, so we will see.

Here are the release(s):

Endgame/wonderland team up for FANTASYLAND

SP rankings preview video notes

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:47:32 EST

Starting Pitchers

1. Top 10 overall

Tim Lincecum remains atop the rankings, despite being outdone by King Felix and Zack Greinke in CBSSports.com's new standard scoring system... (I have a viz that shows what the new scoring system does to pitcher scoring, too)

1 Tim Lincecum $33 SF

2B rankings preview video notes

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:32:39 EST

Second Base

1. Top ten overall second basemen

Chase Utley is the leader, but can Ian Kinsler close the gap... We could use that data viz again to show the strength of the improving second base position, second only to first base.

1 Chase Utley $36 PHI

1B rankings video preview notes

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:16:29 EST

First Base

1. Top ten overall at First

Sir Albert Pujols lead most dominant player in Fantasy Baseball

http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybaseball/story/12852096

March 1 Mock Draft Monday results

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:34:56 EST

Here are the results of March 1 Mock Draft Monday in a 12-team, mixed Head-to-Head points league. Join me every Monday at a designated time for a live draft. I answer questions during the draft and pick right along with the Fantasy Baseball public every Monday until the start of the regular season.

Mock Draft Results Round 1 1 Eric Mack Pujols, Albert 1B STL 2 Fischer Ramirez, Hanley SS FLA 3 death Lincecum, Tim SP SF 4 jlctrader Rodriguez, Alex 3B NYY 5 mudbutt* Fielder, Prince 1B MIL 6 amazing mets Howard, Ryan 1B PHI 7 osu Braun, Ryan J. LF MIL 8 m&m boyz Utley, Chase 2B PHI 9 newyork jankees Halladay, Roy SP PHI 10 RUSTY GRISWALDS Sabathia, CC SP NYY 11 monkeys Teixeira, Mark 1B NYY 12 Ballstothewall Tulowitzki, Troy SS COL Round 2 13 Ballstothewall Cabrera, Miguel 1B DET 14 monkeys Mauer, Joe C MIN 15 RUSTY GRISWALDS Hernandez, Felix SP SEA 16 newyork jankees Sandoval, Pablo 3B SF 17 m&m boyz* Verlander, Justin SP DET 18 osu Longoria, Evan 3B TB 19 amazing mets Holliday, Matt LF STL 20 mudbutt Wainwright, Adam SP STL 21 jlctrader Gonzalez, Adrian 1B SD 22 death Kinsler, Ian 2B TEX 23 Fischer Greinke, Zack SP KC 24 Eric Mack Santana, Johan SP NYM Round 3 25 Eric Mack Morneau, Justin 1B MIN 26 Fischer Wright, David 3B NYM 27 death Lester, Jon SP BOS 28 jlctrader Martinez, Victor C BOS 29 mudbutt Beckett, Josh SP BOS 30 amazing mets Haren, Dan SP ARI 31 osu Pedroia, Dustin 2B BOS 32 m&m boyz Morales, Kendry 1B ANA 33 newyork jankees Reyes, Jose B. SS NYM 34 RUSTY GRISWALDS Lee, Cliff SP SEA 35 monkeys Johnson, Josh SP FLA 36 Ballstothewall Zimmerman, Ryan 3B WAS Round 4 37 Ballstothewall Kemp, Matt CF LA 38 monkeys Rollins, Jimmy SS PHI 39 RUSTY GRISWALDS Carpenter, Chris SP STL 40 newyork jankees McCann, Brian C ATL 41 m&m boyz Hill, Aaron 2B TOR 42 osu Cain, Matt SP SF 43 amazing mets Granderson, Curtis CF NYY 44 mudbutt Gallardo, Yovani SP MIL 45 jlctrader Youkilis, Kevin 1B BOS 46 death Suzuki, Kurt C OAK 47 Fischer Sizemore, Grady CF CLE 48 Eric Mack Reynolds, Mark 3B ARI Round 5 49 Eric Mack Peavy, Jake SP CHW 50 Fischer Votto, Joey 1B CIN 51 death Jeter, Derek SS NYY 52 jlctrader Lind, Adam LF TOR 53 mudbutt Ramirez, Aramis 3B CHC 54 amazing mets Ellsbury, Jacoby CF BOS 55 osu Weaver, Jered SP ANA 56 m&m boyz Bay, Jason LF NYM 57 newyork jankees Billingsley, Chad SP LA 58 RUSTY GRISWALDS* Vazquez, Javier SP NYY 59 monkeys Ethier, Andre RF LA 60 Ballstothewall Jimenez, Ubaldo SP COL Round 6 61 Ballstothewall Upton, Justin RF ARI 62 monkeys Hanson, Tommy SP ATL 63 RUSTY GRISWALDS* Markakis, Nick RF BAL 64 newyork jankees Phillips, Brandon 2B CIN 65 m&m boyz Crawford, Carl LF TB 66 osu Ramirez, Manny LF LA 67 amazing mets Hamels, Cole SP PHI 68 mudbutt Roberts, Brian 2B BAL 69 jlctrader Zobrist, Ben 2B TB 70 death Beckham, Gordon 3B CHW 71 Fischer Kershaw, Clayton SP LA 72 Eric Mack Quentin, Carlos LF CHW Round 7 73 Eric Mack Cano, Robinson 2B NYY 74 Fischer Choo, Shin-Soo RF CLE 75 death Berkman, Lance 1B HOU 76 jlctrader Lackey, John SP BOS 77 mudbutt Werth, Jayson RF PHI 78 amazing mets* Dunn, Adam LF WAS 79 osu Shields, James SP TB 80 m&m boyz Upton, B.J. CF TB 81 newyork jankees Burnett, A.J. SP NYY 82 RUSTY GRISWALDS* Beltran, Carlos CF NYM 83 monkeys* Lee, Derrek 1B CHC 84 Ballstothewall Lee, Carlos N. LF HOU Round 8 85 Ballstothewall Butler, Billy 1B KC 86 monkeys* McCutchen, Andrew OF PIT 87 RUSTY GRISWALDS* Figgins, Chone 3B SEA 88 newyork jankees Wilson, Brian RP SF 89 m&m boyz Broxton, Jonathan RP LA 90 osu Victorino, Shane CF PHI 91 amazing mets* Jurrjens, Jair SP ATL 92 mudbutt Danks, John SP CHW 93 jlctrader Webb, Brandon SP ARI 94 death Span, Denard RF MIN 95 Fischer Rodriguez, Francisco J. RP NYM 96 Eric Mack Kazmir, Scott SP ANA Round 9 97 Eric Mack Hamilton, Josh CF TEX 98 Fischer Stewart, Ian 3B COL 99 death Dempster, Ryan SP CHC 100 jlctrader Papelbon, Jonathan RP BOS 101 mudbutt Nathan, Joe RP MIN 102 amazing mets* Baker, Scott SP MIN 103 osu Jackson, Edwin SP ARI 104 m&m boyz Garza, Matt SP TB 105 newyork jankees Scherzer, Max SP DET 106 RUSTY GRISWALDS* Zambrano, Carlos SP CHC 107 monkeys* Hawpe, Brad RF COL 108 Ballstothewall Nolasco, Ricky SP FLA Round 10 109 Ballstothewall Rodriguez, Wandy SP HOU 110 monkeys* Uggla, Dan 2B FLA 111 RUSTY GRISWALDS* Oswalt, Roy SP HOU 112 newyork jankees Cuddyer, Michael RF MIN 113 m&m boyz Pena, Carlos 1B TB 114 osu Suzuki, Ichiro RF SEA 115 amazing mets* Floyd, Gavin SP CHW 116 mudbutt Abreu, Bobby RF ANA 117 jlctrader Happ, J.A. SP PHI 118 death Wells, Vernon CF TOR 119 Fischer Rivera, Mariano RP NYY 120 Eric Mack Price, David SP TB Round 11 121 Eric Mack Jones, Adam CF BAL 122 Fischer Santana, Ervin SP ANA 123 death Coghlan, Chris LF FLA 124 jlctrader Cruz, Nelson R. RF TEX 125 mudbutt Bartlett, Jason SS TB 126 amazing mets* Escobar, Yunel SS ATL 127 osu Lowe, Derek SP ATL 128 m&m boyz Drew, Stephen SS ARI 129 newyork jankees Pence, Hunter RF HOU 130 RUSTY GRISWALDS Ibanez, Raul LF PHI 131 monkeys* Wolf, Randy SP MIL 132 Ballstothewall Matsuzaka, Daisuke SP BOS Round 12 133 Ballstothewall De La Rosa, Jorge SP COL 134 monkeys* Blanton, Joe SP PHI 135 RUSTY GRISWALDS Loney, James 1B LA 136 newyork jankees Fuentes, Brian RP ANA 137 m&m boyz Hudson, Tim SP ATL 138 osu Pettitte, Andy SP NYY 139 amazing mets* Lopez, Jose 2B SEA 140 mudbutt Martin, Russell C LA 141 jlctrader Bell, Heath RP SD 142 death Arroyo, Bronson SP CIN 143 Fischer Anderson, Brett SP OAK 144 Eric Mack Street, Huston RP COL Round 13 145 Eric Mack Wieters, Matt C BAL 146 Fischer Weeks, Rickie 2B MIL 147 death Slowey, Kevin SP MIN 148 jlctrader Kubel, Jason LF MIN 149 mudbutt Cordero, Francisco RP CIN 150 amazing mets* Cantu, Jorge 1B FLA 151 osu Cueto, Johnny SP CIN 152 m&m boyz Montero, Miguel C ARI 153 newyork jankees Bailey, Homer SP CIN 154 RUSTY GRISWALDS Harden, Rich SP TEX 155 monkeys* Jones, Chipper 3B ATL 156 Ballstothewall Buchholz, Clay SP BOS Round 14 157 Ballstothewall Sheets, Ben SP OAK 158 monkeys* Buehrle, Mark SP CHW 159 RUSTY GRISWALDS Valverde, Jose RP DET 160 newyork jankees Myers, Brett SP HOU 161 m&m boyz Young, Michael 3B TEX 162 osu* Swisher, Nick CF NYY 163 amazing mets* Saunders, Joe SP ANA 164 mudbutt Feldman, Scott SP TEX 165 jlctrader Soriano, Alfonso LF CHC 166 death Bourn, Michael CF HOU 167 Fischer Liriano, Francisco SP MIN 168 Eric Mack Ortiz, David DH BOS Round 15 169 Eric Mack Franklin, Ryan RP STL 170 Fischer Hunter, Torii CF ANA 171 death Aardsma, David RP SEA 172 jlctrader Cabrera, Asdrubal SS CLE 173 mudbutt McLouth, Nate CF ATL 174 amazing mets* Penny, Brad SP STL 175 osu* Cabrera, Orlando SS CIN 176 m&m boyz Rivera, Juan L. LF ANA 177 newyork jankees Escobar, Alcides SS MIL 178 RUSTY GRISWALDS Rios, Alex RF CHW 179 monkeys* Niemann, Jeff SP TB 180 Ballstothewall Bailey, Andrew RP OAK Round 16 181 Ballstothewall Harang, Aaron SP CIN 182 monkeys* Pavano, Carl SP MIN 183 RUSTY GRISWALDS Peralta, Jhonny 3B CLE 184 newyork jankees Pierre, Juan LF CHW 185 m&m boyz Soriano, Rafael RP TB 186 osu* Posada, Jorge C NYY 187 amazing mets* Molina, Bengie C SF 188 mudbutt* Zito, Barry SP SF 189 jlctrader Ramirez, Alexei SS CHW 190 death Jenks, Bobby RP CHW 191 Fischer Feliz, Neftali RP TEX 192 Eric Mack Bruce, Jay RF CIN Round 17 193 Eric Mack Soto, Geovany C CHC 194 Fischer Soria, Joakim RP KC 195 death Francoeur, Jeff RF NYM 196 jlctrader Porcello, Rick SP DET 197 mudbutt Damon, Johnny LF DET 198 amazing mets* Konerko, Paul 1B CHW 199 osu* Helton, Todd 1B COL 200 m&m boyz Kuroda, Hiroki SP LA 201 newyork jankees* Scutaro, Marco SS BOS 202 RUSTY GRISWALDS* Lilly, Ted SP CHC 203 monkeys* LaRoche, Adam 1B ARI 204 Ballstothewall Iannetta, Chris C COL Round 18 205 Ballstothewall Prado, Martin 2B ATL 206 monkeys* Polanco, Placido 2B PHI 207 RUSTY GRISWALDS* Barmes, Clint 2B COL 208 newyork jankees* Borbon, Julio CF TEX 209 m&m boyz Gonzalez, Mike RP BAL 210 osu* Johnson, Nick 1B NYY 211 amazing mets* DeJesus, David LF KC 212 mudbutt* Jones, Garrett 1B PIT 213 jlctrader Morrow, Brandon SP TOR 214 death Molina, Yadier C STL 215 Fischer Sanchez, Jonathan O. SP SF 216 Eric Mack Andrus, Elvis SS TEX Round 19 217 Eric Mack Davis, Chris 1B TEX 218 Fischer Byrd, Marlon CF CHC 219 death Blalock, Hank 1B TEX 220 jlctrader Marmol, Carlos RP CHC 221 mudbutt* Wagner, Billy RP ATL 222 amazing mets* Ross, Cody CF FLA 223 osu* Rasmus, Colby CF STL 224 m&m boyz Guerrero, Vladimir DH TEX 225 newyork jankees* Hunter, Tommy SP TEX 226 RUSTY GRISWALDS* Doumit, Ryan C PIT 227 monkeys* Hart, Corey C. RF MIL 228 Ballstothewall Hoffman, Trevor RP MIL Round 20 229 Ballstothewall Blanks, Kyle RF SD 230 monkeys* Theriot, Ryan SS CHC 231 RUSTY GRISWALDS* Morgan, Nyjer LF WAS 232 newyork jankees* DeRosa, Mark 3B SF 233 m&m boyz Matsui, Hideki DH ANA 234 osu* Gutierrez, Franklin RF SEA 235 amazing mets* Teahen, Mark 3B CHW 236 mudbutt* Jackson, Conor LF ARI 237 jlctrader Gonzalez, Carlos OF COL 238 death Blackburn, Nick SP MIN 239 Fischer* Napoli, Mike C ANA 240 Eric Mack Hughes, Phil SP NYY Round 21 241 Eric Mack Matusz, Brian SP BAL 242 Fischer* Beltre, Adrian 3B BOS 243 death Davis, Wade SP TB 244 jlctrader Wells, Randy SP CHC 245 mudbutt* Fukudome, Kosuke RF CHC 246 amazing mets* Drew, J.D. RF BOS 247 osu* Ludwick, Ryan RF STL 248 m&m boyz Volstad, Chris SP FLA 249 newyork jankees* Kotchman, Casey 1B SEA 250 RUSTY GRISWALDS* Blake, Casey 3B LA 251 monkeys* Chamberlain, Joba SP NYY 252 Ballstothewall Heyward, Jason OF ATL Round 22 253 Ballstothewall Latos, Mat SP SD 254 monkeys* Cabrera, Melky CF ATL 255 RUSTY GRISWALDS* Cameron, Mike CF BOS 256 newyork jankees* Huff, Aubrey 1B SF 257 m&m boyz Young, Chris B. CF ARI 258 osu* Reimold, Nolan OF BAL 259 amazing mets* Cook, Aaron SP COL 260 mudbutt* Ordonez, Magglio RF DET 261 jlctrader Pineiro, Joel SP ANA 262 death Tejada, Miguel SS BAL 263 Fischer* Johnson, Kelly 2B ARI 264 Eric Mack Maine, John SP NYM

CBSSports.com's ULTIMATE draft party

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:59:01 EST

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A hot date? Your wedding? Your anniversary?

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That last obstacle wasn't good enough for Dean Weisgold from the Cheltenham Baseball league on CBSSports.com. Imagine being screamed at by your laboring wife while on speakphone with your leaguemates on Draft Day.

Pitching staff rankings

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 9:21:57 EST

Here are the Pitching Staff projections and rankings for 2010:

Pitching Staff rankings RK TM W L ERA K WHIP SV 1 Giants 85 77 3.61 1300 1.251 45 2 Braves 87 75 3.56 1252 1.311 45 3 Cardinals 89 73 3.60 1077 1.286 50 4 Red Sox 94 68 3.97 1201 1.297 45 5 Yankees 94 68 4.08 1201 1.320 45 6 Mariners 86 74 3.80 1102 1.307 45 7 Angels 87 75 4.01 1165 1.320 50 8 Phillies 94 68 4.01 1199 1.372 45 9 Devil Rays 89 73 4.20 1177 1.314 45 10 Marlins 87 75 4.13 1278 1.359 45 11 Dodgers 85 77 3.84 1135 1.344 45 12 White Sox 88 74 3.98 1112 1.329 45 13 Cubs 85 77 3.95 1201 1.344 40 14 Diamondbacks 81 81 4.13 1175 1.330 42 15 Twins 88 74 4.25 1075 1.365 45 16 Rockies 85 77 4.20 1055 1.364 40 17 Rangers 88 74 4.35 1052 1.350 40 18 A's 79 83 4.26 1160 1.376 40 19 Reds 80 82 4.33 1171 1.378 40 20 Tigers 82 80 4.25 1100 1.392 40 21 Brewers 85 77 4.55 1177 1.412 45 22 Mets 80 82 4.30 1045 1.396 40 23 Orioles 72 90 4.49 1111 1.383 40 24 Royals 70 92 4.75 1150 1.413 45 25 Padres 67 95 4.51 1050 1.415 45 26 Astros 67 95 4.63 1151 1.420 40 27 Pirates 65 97 4.60 975 1.383 30 28 Blue Jays 65 97 4.66 975 1.427 35 29 Nationals 65 97 4.67 945 1.475 35 30 Indians 60 102 4.80 977 1.475 33

Pedroia vs. Tulowitzki

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:58:33 EST

Someone took offense to my Dustin Pedroia analysis off the news that he could be moved to shortstop. It read:

"The dual eligibility for Pedroia would be huge for him in Fantasy because the shortstop position is far thinner than second base now. Consider him a top five second baseman and perhaps the second shortstop behind Hanley Ramirez and ahead of Troy Tulowitzki and Jose B. Reyes and company."

The complaint:

whoever wrote this analysis thinking pedroia slots in ahead of troy tulowitzki is a moron. Avg is slightly higher, HR way lower, RBI way lower, SB a wash, Runs slightly higher, OBP a wash...i'll take the 30 bombs and 100 RBI from Tulo thanks! (by kristoff119 12/01/2009 2:04 pm EST)

Video notes for Pitching Planner

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:21:25 EDT

-- Tigers and Twins is the last pennant race that matters. And it most affects the starts of Nick Blackburn and Justin Verlander. Two advisable options in all leagues.

-- September DL returnees are hot: Hiroki Kuroda and Tim Hudson

-- Who is the AL Cy Young winner? Zack Greinke, CC Sabathia, Felix Hernandez, Mariano Rivera?

-- Who is the NL Cy Young winner? Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter, Tim Lincecum?

Video notes for Fantasy Move Makers

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:35:28 EDT

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Emack's hot list/not list

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:48:00 EDT

Emack's hot list

1. Michael Cuddyer, MIN

2. Matt Wieters, BAL

3. Troy Tulowitzki, COL

Video notes for the Pitching Planner

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:11:27 EDT

-- Red-hot arms: Jorge De La Rosa, Ryan Rowland-Smith, Robinson Tejeda and Barry Zito.

-- Banged-up arms: Roy Oswalt, Andy Pettitte, Gavin Floyd, J.A. Happ, Huston Street, Derek Lowe and Tim Wakefield

-- Returning aces you get a look at: Dice-K Matsuzaka and Jake Peavy

Must-start, two-start pitcher

Fantasy Move Makers video notes

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:12:17 EDT

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Emack's Hot List/Emack's Not List

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:26:22 EDT

Emack's Hot List

1. Billy Butler, 1B, KC

2. Derrek Lee, 1B, CHC

3. Pedro Martinez, SP, BOS

Video notes for the Pitching Planner

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:45:40 EDT

-- Injury updates: Tim Lincecum and Jake Peavy

-- Guys that figure to pitch: Dice-K Matsuzaka and John Maine

-- Closer situations: Philly (Lidge-Madson-Myers) and Colorado (Morales-Street)

Must-start, two-start pitcher

Fantasy Move Makers video notes

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:02:32 EDT

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Emack's Hot List/Emack's Not List

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:31:24 EDT

Emack's hot list

1. Kendry Morales, 1B, LAA

2. Matt Kemp, OF, LAD

3. Milton Bradley, OF, CHC

Video notes for the Pitching Planner

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:22:15 EDT

-- Minor league seasons are ending, which means it's time to get starters back, or shut them down ... Are Jake Peavy, Dice-K Matsuzaka and Tim Hudson close?

-- Tim Wakefield and Joe Saunders had victories in their first start off the DL ... gotta trust them, right?

-- Johan Santana is out for the season. It is the time of the year to put your money on pitchers with something to play for... those working for contenders, especially if they team is hot down the stretch

Must-start, two-start pitcher

Fantasy Move Makers video notes

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:28:00 EDT

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Emack's Hot List/Emack's Not List

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:11:51 EDT

Emack's Hot List

1. CC Sabathia, NYY

2. David Ortiz, BOS

3. Jayson Werth, PHI

Video notes for the Fantasy Baseball Move Makers

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:57:04 EDT

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Emack's Hot List/Emack's Not List

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:41:36 EDT

Emack's Hot List

1. Ryan Howard

2. Ervin Santana

3. Adrian Gonzalez

Video notes for the Pitching Planner

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:01:01 EDT

-- Pedro Martinez can be a winner, but I still hate pitchers who have had major shoulder surgery.

-- Another former ace heads back in for more shoulder surgery, Erik Bedard. And John Smoltz, shoulder surgery returnee, where is he headed?

-- Rookie starting pitchers filling up rotation spots this time of year, what's with the trend?

-- Young arms reaching their innings limits... that can affect Fantasy teams down the stretch, right?

Emack's Hot List/Emack's Not List

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:25:16 EDT

Emack's Hot List

1. Mark Reynolds

2. Johnny Damon

3. Mark Teixeira

Video notes for the Hitting Planner

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:39:26 EDT

-- Banged-up Mets... Jose Reyes done? Beltran slow? Delgado ... Sheffield ... ah hell, does it even matter at that point?

-- Carlos Quentin back with a vengeance... where the heck is Josh Hamilton?

-- Disappointing Royals... when are Billy Butler and Alex Gordon going to become elite?

AL starts

Video notes for the Pitching Planner

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:40:12 EDT

-- It has been a high time for pitching prospect debuts. Brian Matusz, Chris Tillman, Mat Latos, Bud Norris and Neftali Feliz. How do you rank these guys? gfx ranking them just like that.

-- Oh, and I like Madison Bumgarner better than all of them.

-- Pedro Martinez coming back? What are the Phillies to do? Happ cannot be removed from the rotation, right?

-- Roy Oswalt, Wandy Rodriguez, Chad Billingsley, Carlos Zambrano ... banged up back and hammys... what to do?

Video notes for the Fantasy Baseball Move Makers

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:31:23 EDT

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Emack's Hot List/Emack's Not List

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 9:55:18 EDT

Emack's hot list

1. Kendry Morales

2. Jacoby Elllsbury

3. Kevin Youkilis