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The Five Most Overrated Fantasy Baseball Players for 2008

This is not a list of bad players, but for one reason or another each player here will be drafted earlier than he should be. Some have started to decline, others have been trumpeted as top prospects, others suffer from the winner’s curse...

Written by Ben NS about about 1 year ago 1,977 reads 14 comments
The Toronto Blue Jays' Top 10 Prospects

The Blue Jays don’t have a lot to get excited about, especially when you look at all of the prospects the other AL East teams have...

Written by Ben NS about about 1 year ago 2,536 reads 3 comments
Minnesota Twins: Carlos Gomez, Power Hitter?

There have always been questions about Carlos Gomez’s power potential, but he’s got a good chance of playing every day for the Twins this year—and it’s time to determine just how much power we can expect from Gomez...

Written by Ben NS about about 1 year ago 1,322 reads 4 comments
Why the Johan Santana Deal Works for the Twins

There’s no question about it. The Twins could have traded for better prospects than they did. Jacoby Ellsbusy, Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy, and Jed Lowrie were mentioned as potential trade ...

Written by Ben NS about about 1 year ago 697 reads 1 comments
Does Clutch Hitting Exist?

Some hits are more clutch than others. However, do some hitters have a clutch ability that shows up year after year?In his 1984 Baseball Abstract, Bill James asks, “How is it that a player ...

Written by Ben NS about about 1 year ago 431 reads 3 comments
The Class of 2009: Who Will Join Rickey?

Now that the 2008 ballots have been tallied and we know who is and isn’t going to be inducted, it’s time to look forward to the class of 2009...

Written by Ben NS about about 1 year ago 835 reads 5 comments
Aaron Rowand is Delusional: San Francisco Giants Pickup Paints a Rosy Picture

MLB.com reports that, after arriving at AT&T park, Aaron Rowand said: "Look at those retired numbers." When he takes the field next to Bengie Molina, Randy Winn, Dave Roberts, and ...

Written by Ben NS about about 1 year ago 1,321 reads 4 comments
The 5 Most Puzzling Things About the 2008 Baseball Hall of Fame Selections

Some stray thoughts from an otherwise unremarkable year for MLB's highest honor... 5. Someone voted for Todd Stottlemyre. Mel's son never received a Cy Young Award vote or made an All-Star team and really only had 6 decent major league seasons...

Written by Ben NS about about 1 year ago 1,103 reads 10 comments
Fantasy Sleepers: Is It Ever Too Early to Start Thinking about Draft Day?

There’s nothing harder or more satisfying than drafting a sleeper in March and seeing him produce for you all year. Part of the reason unexpected successes are so great is that they’re so hard to identify before the season starts...

Written by Ben NS about about 1 year ago 596 reads 0 comments
Best of 2007: MLB's Most Exciting New Talent

Hanley Ramirez, Prince Fielder, Ryan Zimmerman, and Justin Verlander all broke out in big ways in 2006, giving the 2007 class of rookies a tough act to follow...

Written by Ben NS about about 1 year ago 660 reads 0 comments
Padres Starting Pitching: The Best One-Two Punch in the NL

Despite the fact that Carlos Silva and Kyle Lohse are commanding multi-year contracts worth 10 million a year, there are actually some good starting pitchers out there...

Written by Ben NS about about 1 year ago 686 reads 0 comments

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Ben NS Article Archive

The Five Most Overrated Fantasy Baseball Players for 2008

The Toronto Blue Jays' Top 10 Prospects

Minnesota Twins: Carlos Gomez, Power Hitter?

Why the Johan Santana Deal Works for the Twins

Does Clutch Hitting Exist?

The Class of 2009: Who Will Join Rickey?

Aaron Rowand is Delusional: San Francisco Giants Pickup Paints a Rosy Picture

The 5 Most Puzzling Things About the 2008 Baseball Hall of Fame Selections

Fantasy Sleepers: Is It Ever Too Early to Start Thinking about Draft Day?

Best of 2007: MLB's Most Exciting New Talent

Padres Starting Pitching: The Best One-Two Punch in the NL

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