Month: July 2007

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer The details may yet to be finalized, but it looks like two blockbusters have taken place in the sports world Monday. With the baseball trade deadline fast approaching, let’s critique the deals that have been all but completed thus far: Mark Teixeira for Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Elvis Andrus, Neftali…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer The Washington Nationals don’t have a single starting pitcher on pace to win 10 games this season. However, middle reliever Jon Rauch has seven victories, giving his team the best chance to have one hurler reach double-digits. Francisco Cordero is seemingly having a fine season in 2007. However,…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer The following are my composite rankings of all thirty major league baseball teams as they stand right now. Both past performance as well as future outlook were taken into consideration. 1. Boston Red Sox 2. Detroit Tigers 3. Los Angeles Angels 4. New York Yankees 5. Cleveland Indians…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Can you name the pitcher who’s given up the second most home runs in baseball this season? If you guessed Johan Santana, you’d be correct. He’s served up 22 long balls so far. If you have a fringe base stealer on your bench, be sure to play him…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer The next time Joe Maddon pencils Greg Norton into the lineup over Jonny Gomes will be the last time I consider him a competent manager. Norton is batting .190 with a .601 OPS, while Gomes has a .834 OPS. The worst part of it all is that Norton…

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer I have always advocated trading for talent and not worrying about your team’s perceived deficiencies when dealing during the regular season.  In fact, pointing out that an owner needs help in steals or is really struggling in home runs will often prompt them to overpay you for the services…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer I’ve come to a realization recently – no one gets caught up in the hype of young baseball players more than I do. Take a look at this list of disappointing youngsters: Carlos Quentin – Maybe the shoulder injury is to blame, but a .210/.299/.350 line is about…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer For all the Ervin Santana home/road splits talk, Wandy Rodriguez actually puts him to shame. On the road this year, Rodriguez has a 7.45 ERA and 1.66 WHIP. At home, he posts a 1.81 ERA and 0.92 WHIP. He’s obviously more valuable in daily leagues. Do you realize…

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By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer The following are 10 fearless predictions for the second half of the major league baseball season: 1) Delmon Young will be a monster – It’s already starting. After a .310 June, Young has posted a line of .391/.408/.500 during July. The K/BB ratio is still ugly, but the…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer I’m not only the RotoWire beat writer for the San Francisco Giants, but I’m also a Giants fan (remember those terrible “I’m not just the president of the Hair Club for Men, I’m also a member” commercials? I digress). When writing articles for this blog, I attempt to…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Let’s take a quick look at how my preseason predictions look halfway through the season. I’ll be patting myself on the back for some, but other mistakes deserve me taking some accountability. My Prediction – NL West 1. San Diego Padres 2. Los Angeles Dodgers 3. Arizona Diamondbacks…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Just when I start to completely write him off, Khalil Greene starts showing legit power. Over his last 19 games, Greene has clouted eight homers with 17 RBI. He strikes out way too often to ever bat much better than .250, but he is quietly on pace to…

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer Some thoughts from last night… A strong, competitive second round barely managed to redeem the festivities. Although I have to admit, Vlad is fun to watch, and a pretty big bad-ass to boot. I’m just glad that I didn’t bring my kayak; good work Kenny Mayne. Watching the lefty…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer 1. Johan Santana 2. Jake Peavy 3. C.C. Sabathia 4. Brandon Webb 5. Carlos Zambrano 6. Daisuke Matsuzaka 7. Justin Verlander 8. Ben Sheets 9. Cole Hamels 10. Dan Haren 11. Erik Bedard 12. Roy Oswalt 13. Roy Halladay 14. Chris Young 15. Josh Beckett 16. John Lackey…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer As a real estate agent might opine location, location, location, a similar motto can be used when analyzing fantasy baseball: format, format, format. Taking callers on the XM radio show (I’m still on every Wednesday at 11 a.m. Ch. 144), it has become abundantly clear how important league…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Daisuke Matsuzaka has quietly turned into one of the best pitchers in baseball. After a mediocre first two months in the states, Dice-K posted a 1.28 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 51:16 K:BB ratio over his last 42 innings. He still has command issues from time to time, but…