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ArticlesJanuary 31, 2012


Future Rookies: Catchers

(by Josh Shepardson)

Welcome back to Future Rookies everyone. For those new to the column, and for a reminder to previous readers, in order for a player to qualify for this list, they must meet Baseball America’s definition of a prospect. For batters, that means having received less than 130 at-bats. For pitchers, that means having pitched fewer than 50 innings, or received fewer than 30 relief appearances. The first position to delve into is catcher. A position historically lacking in impact bats is now featuring a bevy of young offensively talented players in the majors. They aren’t alone though, there are a number of exciting backstops navigating their way through the minors. [More]

Projected First-Round ADP for 2012

(by KevinE)

As any veteran fantasy player knows, draft day is unpredictable beyond belief.  But ADP data can help you unearth under-the-radar gems, and avoid reaching for overrated bums. We’ve yet to even reach the AFC/NFC Championship games, but my one track mind is already thinking ahead to what 2012 fantasy drafts have in store.  Below, I’ll delve into how I could see the first round of many 12-team drafts shaking out… [More]


Ask DV: Volume One

(by David Vauthrin)

I strongly believe in D Will’s talent and he is gonna be fine against weak team, [More]

Players to Watch

(by Tony Huang)

Since the majority of fantasy users use Yahoo! Sports to play their fantasy hockey, I figured it would be helpful if I gave a brief guide on players to keep an eye on in the 2008-09 season. There are 16 rounds in a standard Yahoo league. I will break up the draft in quartets and give you a line of players to follow for each quarter. These will be based on Yahoo ADP (average draft positions found the “Draft Central” section of your hockey league. The first group would be Rounds 1-4 (inclusive), then Rounds 5-8, then Rounds 9-12, followed by a round of late round/undrafted players. [More]

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