By Brett Barton @ Fantasy Baseball Vision It is time to focus on the greatest upside and downside categories for the last two weeks of the season. If you are in the hunt still, you need to focus intently on the categories you still have a chance to gain a point(s) in or the...
By Brett Barton @ Fantasy Baseball Vision Getting help down the stretch from players with multi-position eligibility can be a huge asset as you push for a championship. You get the opportunity to plug them in spots when your regulars are getting a day off, nagging injuries keep a player out, or when the...
Fantasy Baseball Prep vs. Actual Baseball Prep Prepping for game day can be a nightmare. After all, with your eyes glazed over from staring at a computer screen for hours, picking which baseball player will be in for your fantasy team on game day can be distressing and serious. OK, so maybe fantasy baseball...
It wasn’t that long ago that we told you about the Diamondback’s prospect Wade Miley. Well, I’m here to remind you that he is probably available in your league and can help your playoff run! Miley’s first start wasn’t that great – but you got to give the guy a break on his first...
James Loney is an interesting fantasy player. He hits for good average, gets some nice RBI numbers, scores some runs, but just doesn’t hit for a lot of power. If he was a SS or 2B his numbers would be awesome, but he is a 1B. Of interest is that Loney has been hitting...
The fact that Stephen Strasburg is being called up is making big news and you have probably heard about it already. But Strasburg is not the only pitcher making it to the bigs for the Washington Nationals this week. Tom Milone will be making his first start tonight against the Mets. Who is Milone?...
Alright, it’s only been two games, but Dayan Viciedo is showing why he was considered a top prospect for the White Sox. Called up because of the injury to Carols Quentin, the 22 year old Viciedo has had an immediate impact. First, he has played in two games (as the right fielder) and has...
The Rockies are calling up Alex White. This is an interesting move (we’ll get into that in a moment) but could prove to be a good move. First, who is Alex White. For starters, he was #47 on Baseball America’s top prospect list. In the minors this year he has an ERA of 1.80...
Arizona has recently called up Hannah Montana, AKA Wake Miley. I’m sorry, but in today’s world, if you have a name that includes ‘Miley’ there are gonna be some jokes. Now that’s out of my system, lets talk about the D’Backs new starting pitcher. Wade Miley got the call because Jason Marquis broke his...
Finally a catcher gets the call! It hasn’t been a great year for catchers, but perhaps here is a little light. KC (who else) has called up another prospect, Salvador Perez. With Pena out on Paternity leave and Treanor injured, KC needed someone. It so happens that they have a top catching prospect in...
With the news that Joel Pineiro was being sent to the bullpen, the question of who would take his place in the rotation hung in the air. No more. There was talk of using Takahashi, but they decided to go young and called up pitching prospect Garrett Richards. First the good news. Richards has...
The West Coast has introduced us to some young pitching prospects. Let’s go to Seattle first. Pineda has been good since the beginning of the year, but a more recent addition is getting overlooked. Blake Beavan. Who? I know, not a household name. But in 6 starts he has a 2.83 ERA and a...
Seattle brought up there newest prospect (acquired in the Bedard trade) Trayvon Robinson. So far it was a good idea. Now it’s only been two games, but still a good start is a good start. Robinson has a hit in each start with one of those being a homerun. Seattle is hoping for more...
Brett Lawrie has received the call. It looked like he was going be up a month ago, but then he got hurt. Now he’s healthy and on the big league roster. How good is Lawrie? Really good! This year in the minors, 73 games, he has a .347 AVG, 18 HRs, 62 RBIs, 64...
