With the half way point quickly approaching, let’s take a look at some surprises so far this year, as well as some surprises to look out for.  Fantasy baseball surprises come up all the time as players lose their jobs, new players gain jobs, and some players just get hot and cold.  Adjustments have to be made to teams to stay competitive, but don’t react to hasty to every little report or injury to your team.  A fantasy team’s chemistry is just as important with fantasy baseball as it is in the real world. There are times when owners just have to be confident that their players will turn it around and make the necessary moves to get back to where they are expected, but there are always surprises. Read more…

Fantasy Baseball is starting to heat up, which means some fantasy baseball players are getting hot, and other fantasy baseball players are getting hurt.  The following are some trends that could help your team as well as some players to watch out for in case you already have them.

Players Getting Hot:

• Juan Pierre - Has been tearing it up since Manny went out. He looks to be an every day producer while ManRam is gone so if he is available in your league and you need some speed and runs, this is a great pick-up now. Read more…
  

Baseball is starting to heat up and that means fantasy baseball is heating up as well.  The following are the fantasy baseball week 3 hot players.  There are some big surprises to start the season in terms of overall teams.  It’s nice to see the Royals sitting at the top of their division along with the Blue Jays in a tie for first with the Red Sox.  Both teams are starting off really hot and they are showing some grit in terms of trying to maintain it.  It will be great to see if they can  hold on to their energy level and are able to sustain this type of effort for the entire season.  Read more…

There have been quite a few surprises in baseball this year. Toronto’s hot start is quite unexpected and they are doing it on both sides of the ball.  With some great young pitching in the form of Ricky Romero, and some hot bats like Aaron Hill, the Blue Jay’s are off to one of their best starts in franchise history.  In addition, can anyone beat the Florida Marlins these days or should we just go ahead and give them the title now. With an 11-1 start they are by far the most surprising teams in baseball this year.  They have been getting some good play across the field and in the batter’s box, and this young club will certainly be trying to make another run this year.  The following are more fantasy baseball week 2 trends.

Baseball Hot Batters:

1. Ian Kinsler - Read more…

The first week of fantasy baseball is coming to a close and there are certainly some surprises as well as some old expected trends going on.  The following is my week 1 fantasy baseball trends.  One really big surprise and very sad is the passing of Angels Baseball pitcher Nick Adenhart.  Since I reside in Anaheim, CA, this has been especially hard for me and some of the other members of this site and our hearts and prayers go out his family, the Angels, and all of the his fans around the world that his remarkable abilities have touched. Read more…

Angels Starting Pitcher Nick Adenhart Died in a car crash this morning in Fullerton, CA. He started last night’s game for the Angels and had a great game and was in a line for a major league win, until the bullpen gave up the lead and his win.  He was a pitching prospect with a promisin career in front of him.

Jay Cutler has a new starting job with the Chicago Bears.  I for one am glad that Denver finally let him go.  It’s obvious that the trade rumors rubbed Jay the wrong way and I don’t think that Denver Coach McDaniels would have ever been able to win Cutler’s trust back; that bridge was burned.  Now, it looks like everyone is going to get a nice fresh start.  McDaniels will find a QB that he can mold and dictate.  Cutler will finally find out what it feels like to be on a team with a good defense.  I’m guessing the Bears have a better chance of making the play-offs this season.  I’d call it a sure thing if they actually had some brand name wide receivers, but they don’t, so it’s still iffy. Read more…

I’m watching the playoffs this weekend and noticing a few things that may help my fantasy football 2009 team.  One, Joe Flacco is certainly a better QB that many give him credit for.  In fact, I’m wondering why isn’t Joe rookie of the year.  Where is Matt at these days.  Not that they both didn’t have good years, and maybe over the course of the season Matt did enough to deserve the award, but why was Joe not even considered.  There wasn’t one vote for him as the #1 candidate for Rookie of the Year, despite being one of two rookies to play every game and lead their team to the playoffs. Read more…

This year I had the unique honor of drafting first in one league, as well as the unlucky honor of drafting last in one league.  Normally this wouldn’t be that big of a deal and just a coincidence, but there is an added twist to this story that makes it great for using as a test case for fantasy football draft research and how it effects teams.  It wasn’t just my team that had this coincidence this year, but FantasyGirl also plays in both leagues and had the exact same draft spots but in reverse leagues.  The league I drafted first, she drafted last, and vice-versa in the other league.  This makes for an interesting observation of how the fantasy football draft research can make or break your season before you’ve even had a chance to pick. Read more…

This hasn’t been one of the better seasons for the Chargers, but they are getting some good play from Darren Sproles.  With LT being bothered by a toe injury this year, Sproles has gotten more playing time and a chance to showcase his skills for the NFL.  Like Turner who ran in the shadow of LT for many years and is now having a breakout season starting for Atlanta, Sproles could also be the one to provide a huge boost to a running game if given the opportunity to produce on a regular basis.  Read more…