Guest Writer's Week, FREE RAW Pitcher Ratings and More
Last season, while I was away on vacation, I put out a call to readers of this site to help fill the void. Next week I will be heading out of town to a place where internet access costs about $20 per minute (or some obscene number like that) and I need YOUR help!
Streamers and Pitchers for July 17th
Lyle Overbay leads the streamers for Saturday as he is 10-29, 2 HR career vs Jeremy Guthrie. Brandon Morrow gets a spot on our starters list while Jeff Niemann and his 2.77 ERA ride the pine against an explosive Yankee offense.
Roto Recap for July 15th
Justin Morneau and Mat Latos hit the DL for very different reasons while Corey Hart is still playing home run derby. That and more in the Roto Recap...
A Look at Joe Mauer's Disappointing Season to Date
There is no doubt that Joe Mauer has been one of fantasy's biggest flops this season. To this point Mauer is hitting .293 with only four home runs. Not the type of production most were hoping for when they drafted Mauer in the first or second round.
In one of my auction leagues the winning bid was $45 for his services.
Streamers and Pitchers for July 16th
Streamers and Pitchers for July 15th
Now that the all-star game is over, we set our focus once again to winning our fantasy baseball leagues. With all of the "surprise" players likely rostered already, streaming free agents based on matchups is a popular strategy for teams needing to "fill the gaps". In this series, which I'll try to do every day, I'll be looking to at the matchups trying to find some players that may be available in roto leagues. Also, I'll be picking the top hitters and pitchers for roto and draft and play leagues as well.
Impact: Yunel Escobar for Alex Gonzalez
In a somewhat surprising move, the Atlanta Braves have traded away starting shortstop Yunel Escobar and pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes to the Blue Jays for shortstop Alex Gonzalez and prospects Tim Collins and Tyler Pastornicky.
After three straight productive seasons, Escobar's production has slipped big time in 2010. However, many of his peripheral stats haven't changed much and a groin injury has been hampering him since April.
FB365's Exclusive RAW Pitcher Ratings
Finally! After many, many, many hours, days, months of working on this project and tweaking the formula I am proud to present:
The goal of RAW (Ratio Algorithm Worth) is to break down a pitcher to their “bare bones”. It takes out of the equation anything the pitcher can’t control such as results of balls in play, errors, etc…and uses a group of factors that a pitcher can control like strikeouts, walks, home run prevention, swings and misses, etc…to come up with a rating.
