Friday, March 31, 2006
Closer Summary; Number eight
B.J. RyanThis guy has a great K possibility and, AND, he's a southpaw. (Left handed pitcher) He's switched teams this year formerly being with the Orioles but that should affect his stats at all. It might even make him do better, but who knows?
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Johnny Damon Trade
Johnny Damon (Somehow just couldn't get his picture up but you'll see it if you click on his name...)
People all over have hated and loved the Damon trade from this off-season. I personally think the Yanks should have waited until next year and got Ichiro Suzuki (One of my personal favorites) but this was a good pickup, too. Who knows? they still might... But I wonder when the Yankees money will run short. They're paying as much money to their 3rd baseman as the Royals are paying for their whole team. I know that the Royals are the worst team in the MLB, but 27 million for one guy is still a lot. Hmmm... now that I think about it I probably wouldn't trade A-Rod for the whole Royals team... OK I'm getting off the subject here. Over all I think that EVERYONE was at least a little surprised about what Johnny chose to do. I have changed the way I think about him. And I can't believe the Yankees made him cut his hair! That was even more surprising then the trade itself. (to me at least) He's a great fantasy choice this year. I don't have him on any of my teams but I'd like to watch him become even more of a superstar then he already is.
People all over have hated and loved the Damon trade from this off-season. I personally think the Yanks should have waited until next year and got Ichiro Suzuki (One of my personal favorites) but this was a good pickup, too. Who knows? they still might... But I wonder when the Yankees money will run short. They're paying as much money to their 3rd baseman as the Royals are paying for their whole team. I know that the Royals are the worst team in the MLB, but 27 million for one guy is still a lot. Hmmm... now that I think about it I probably wouldn't trade A-Rod for the whole Royals team... OK I'm getting off the subject here. Over all I think that EVERYONE was at least a little surprised about what Johnny chose to do. I have changed the way I think about him. And I can't believe the Yankees made him cut his hair! That was even more surprising then the trade itself. (to me at least) He's a great fantasy choice this year. I don't have him on any of my teams but I'd like to watch him become even more of a superstar then he already is.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Taking a break
This post I'm taking a break from the closer report and doing something completely different. I'm gonna post one of my teams... heheheh
PITCHERS
CP--Francisco Cordero - Not bad, good team, and great K possibility
CP--Derrick Turnbow - Just a Closer to help me get higher in the saves category
CP--Chad Cordero - Leader in saves last year, predictions for this year are high
CP--Huston Street - Just got the Closer duty last year and had great numbers to help him keep the spot
CP--Jason Isringhausen - Great team and Izzy has always been good
CP--Jose Valverde - Again, just got the closer duty last year he's on my team for saves and strikeouts
CP--Keith Foulke - Was out almost all year last season because of an injury I believe
SP--Kerry Wood - Injured last season, too
SP--Roy Oswalt - Descent team and good K pitcher
These following pitchers are on the bench for reasons I will explain later
Bench-SP--Jon Garland - Made the All-Star team last season but I'm not sure if he can keep it up this year
Bench-SP--John Patterson - I have him only for his strikeout ratio
Bench-SP--Rich Harden - This guy is good in almost every way. all except for Injury.
BATTERS
Catcher--Ivan Rodriguez - I picked my catcher too late this time...
First Baseman--Paul Konerko - Predicting another great season for this championship-team first baseman.
Second Baseman--Alfonso Soriano - I'm glad i got this guy, he has a chance to get 30-30 (steals and Homers) numbers every year.
Third Baseman--Eric Chavez - I had this guy last year and he did terrible for so long I thought that his slump would never end. HE OWES ME BIG! I dropped him right when he was starting up again.
Shortstop--Jose Reyes - People are talking about this guy maybe getting 70 steals. this season and I've always thought this guy would have a big year. maybe this is the one.
OF--Bob Abreu - easy 30-30 season this year if he doesn't slump like he did last season.
OF--Grady Sizemore - Had his Breakout season last year. Actually it was more like the end of last year.
OF--Torii Hunter - Has a different roster this season with the twins trading everyone.
OF--Willy Taveras - Got him for his steals, mostly.
OF--Jermaine Dye - Did well towards the end of last season. like Grady.
2B/SS--Brian Roberts - Had a great season last year. this guy was really a breakout player that NO ONE suspected.
1B/3B--Chipper Jones - Just picked this guy up off the waivers (Free Agents).
Utility--Preston Wilson - This guy has moved two teams in his last since after the All-Star break last year. but somehow he did well after he moved away from Denver.
IR--None
-I had alot of closers on this team partly because I feel I needed more on this team this year because I unintentionally Had NONE on my team last year. I also partly got a lot because i'm dueling for saves with another player in the league.
-The reason I have starters on the bench is because they don't have a chance if they don't start that day andif I have position players on the bench and they hit a homerun then you'll get disappointed.
PITCHERS
CP--Francisco Cordero - Not bad, good team, and great K possibility
CP--Derrick Turnbow - Just a Closer to help me get higher in the saves category
CP--Chad Cordero - Leader in saves last year, predictions for this year are high
CP--Huston Street - Just got the Closer duty last year and had great numbers to help him keep the spot
CP--Jason Isringhausen - Great team and Izzy has always been good
CP--Jose Valverde - Again, just got the closer duty last year he's on my team for saves and strikeouts
CP--Keith Foulke - Was out almost all year last season because of an injury I believe
SP--Kerry Wood - Injured last season, too
SP--Roy Oswalt - Descent team and good K pitcher
These following pitchers are on the bench for reasons I will explain later
Bench-SP--Jon Garland - Made the All-Star team last season but I'm not sure if he can keep it up this year
Bench-SP--John Patterson - I have him only for his strikeout ratio
Bench-SP--Rich Harden - This guy is good in almost every way. all except for Injury.
BATTERS
Catcher--Ivan Rodriguez - I picked my catcher too late this time...
First Baseman--Paul Konerko - Predicting another great season for this championship-team first baseman.
Second Baseman--Alfonso Soriano - I'm glad i got this guy, he has a chance to get 30-30 (steals and Homers) numbers every year.
Third Baseman--Eric Chavez - I had this guy last year and he did terrible for so long I thought that his slump would never end. HE OWES ME BIG! I dropped him right when he was starting up again.
Shortstop--Jose Reyes - People are talking about this guy maybe getting 70 steals. this season and I've always thought this guy would have a big year. maybe this is the one.
OF--Bob Abreu - easy 30-30 season this year if he doesn't slump like he did last season.
OF--Grady Sizemore - Had his Breakout season last year. Actually it was more like the end of last year.
OF--Torii Hunter - Has a different roster this season with the twins trading everyone.
OF--Willy Taveras - Got him for his steals, mostly.
OF--Jermaine Dye - Did well towards the end of last season. like Grady.
2B/SS--Brian Roberts - Had a great season last year. this guy was really a breakout player that NO ONE suspected.
1B/3B--Chipper Jones - Just picked this guy up off the waivers (Free Agents).
Utility--Preston Wilson - This guy has moved two teams in his last since after the All-Star break last year. but somehow he did well after he moved away from Denver.
IR--None
-I had alot of closers on this team partly because I feel I needed more on this team this year because I unintentionally Had NONE on my team last year. I also partly got a lot because i'm dueling for saves with another player in the league.
-The reason I have starters on the bench is because they don't have a chance if they don't start that day andif I have position players on the bench and they hit a homerun then you'll get disappointed.
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Closer Summary; Number seven
Billy WagnerWagner is an okay choice. He's with the Mets now, which I am predicting will be a pretty good team this year (Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes, Pedro Martinez ETC.) So this guy will have quite a few save chances.
Friday, March 03, 2006
Closer Summary; Number six
Jason IsringhausenIzzy had a Good year and whoever plays for That Cards has to have quite a few save chances. Last year Izzy took advantage of those chances and got 39 saves in 43 opportunities. Good choice for third and fourth rounds.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Closer Summary; Number five
Bobby JenksGreat choice, pick him in the mid rounds because closers are never the in the top 20. Great closer material though, he did very well in the post-season - Particularly the World Series when it mattered the most. His Fastball tops out at 102 MPH. Hitters can't even touch him.
Closer Summary; Number four
Brad LidgeThis guy has it all, ERA (2.29), Saves (42 out of 46 chances in the '05 season), A great team (89 and 73 record). And man, what a great strikeout closer (103 in 70.2 innings). If you want a fireman who can get the job done with a great strikeout chance then pick this guy. I had him briefly for the last part of the '05 season for my team and wished I had gotten him sooner. He struck out the side about 6 times and got quite a few saves for me in that time.
Closer Summary; Number three
Kind of an ugly guy, but that's not what being a fireman is about...
chad was under 1.00 ERA before the last last ten games of the season went amiss. He had 8 earned runs in the last 8.0 innings he played in '05. He still ended up with the ERA of 1.82. and the majors leading 47 saves.
As I said in my first post, with newfound offense he will be an even better choice in '06
Closer Summary; Number two
Francisco Rodriguez
With a good team, Great ERA (2.67) and 45 saves in '05 he''s one of the best closer picks of '06
Closer Summary; Number one
I'm gonna do a quick summary on all the closers and why I think they are in the spot I put them in. But i'm gonna do one at a time
Mariano Rivera
"Mario" has great ERA, WHIP and saves each year. We always think he'll do best because he's on the best team in the whole MLB. And he gets close each year. 2 years ago he lead the majors with almost a record breaking 53 saves. But now he's getting older. He's getting worse... (still very great)
I believe that he will be the number one or two closer picked in the Fantasy drafts.
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Closer Report
I'm going to make a list of the closers who i think will be best in terms of ERA saves and WHIP in the '06 season.
- Mariano Rivera (Yankees)
- Francisco Rodriguez (Angels)
- Chad Cordero (Nationals)
- Brad Lidge (Astros)
- Bobby Jenks (White Sox)
- Jason Isringhausen (Cardinals)
- Billy Wagner (Mets)
- B.J. Ryan (Orioles)
- Huston Street (Athletics)
- Francisco Cordero (Rangers)
- Eric Gagne (Dodgers)
- Joe Nathan (Twins)
- Armando Benitez (Giants)
- Trevor Hoffman (Padres)
- Derrick Turnbow (Brewers)
- Tom "Flash" Gordon (Phillies)
- Fernando Rodney (Tigers)
- Eddie Guardado (Mariners)
- Bob Wickman (Indians)
- Jose Valverde (D-Backs)
- Chris Reitsma (Braves)
- Ryan Dempster (Cubs)
- Keith Foulke (Red Sox)
- David Weathers (Reds)
- Mike Gonzales (Pirates)
- Chad Orvella (Devil Rays)
- Joe Borowski (Marlins)
- Brian Fuentes (Rockies)
- Mike MacDougal (Royals)
- Scot Shields (Angels)
First post
Francisco Cordero
Alot of people have said that Fransisco Cordero did a bad job as a closer last year - not true. He had 37 saves and 79 strikeouts in 69.0 innings pitched for a team that has never gotten to the world series. And his ERA was only 3.39, not bad. i say he is a solid choice in the middle rounds of any Fantasy Baseball draft.
Alot of people have said that Fransisco Cordero did a bad job as a closer last year - not true. He had 37 saves and 79 strikeouts in 69.0 innings pitched for a team that has never gotten to the world series. And his ERA was only 3.39, not bad. i say he is a solid choice in the middle rounds of any Fantasy Baseball draft.
Alfonso SorianoThe Soriano trade was an OK move for both teams. It helped the Nationals by giving them much needed offense. That also makes their closer a better option then last year and he did great with the MLB leading 47 saves. also very strong ERA (1.82) and WHIP (0.97). Based on his numbers he can be among the best closers in '06.
The other side of the trade is not so great though... If the Rangers really needed an outfielder i could see them getting Wilkerson, other fielder and a pitcher for Sori, which they did. they still have a few great batters in their lineup. i guess i'm saying that Mark Teixiera and and Mike Young can power the team through still - without Soriano.
-more to come, Bo
