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Fantasy Notes: IronBird in the Hand

Orioles reliever Brett Bordes is showing as a pro exactly what he showed at college: poor command with hard to hit stuff. After a solid career at Arizona State U., Bordes was picked by the Orioles in the ninth round in June and assigned to the Aberdeen IronBirds of the NYPL. Bordes was actually taken [...]

 

Do I Hear a Fat Lady in Atlanta?

Yes, I’m a Braves’ fan. But no, I’m no bandwagon jumper. In fact, I’ve been a fan of the team since the days when Dale Murphy patrolled centre field and 90-loss seasons or worse were a common occurence.
In recent years, during the Braves’ unprecedented run of success, many “experts” have predicted the demise of the [...]

 

RotoWidow: Counting Down to the Trade Deadline

From the RotoWidow files

Just over 24 hours to go until the madness ends. The madness I write of is the constant monitoring of ESPN.com for the latest MLB trade news. And then there’s the need to be near the computer at all times in case the guy who’s offering Beltran should email with a counter-offer. [...]

 

Youth Spurs Rising Phoenix

One can’t help but be impressed with the turnaround this year in the desert, but not so much by the gain the Diamondbacks have achieved, which is modest, but by the means by which it has occurred.
This team is good, improving, but best of all, young. Youth has definitely been served in Arizona, and the [...]

 

Fantasy Notes: The Two Towers

Let me count the ways in which Josh Towers pitched himself out of the Jays’ rotation this year. Could it be stuff that would allow a Little Leaguer to light him up (86 hits allowed in 54.1 IP, .355 BAA)? How about the gopheritis (16 homers surrendered)? Or maybe the 15 walks against just 29 [...]

 


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