Re-ranked: Shortstop
Alcides Escobar has four stolen bases on the year after stealing 42 at triple-A last season. In the meantime Alex Gonzalez has 13 home runs, only three short of his total from 2009. While some big names remain at the top of the rankings, there are a number of surprises so far this season both good and bad.
Re-ranked: Second Base
Rounding first and headed for second, it's time to take a look at the updated rankings at 2B. There have been a number of disappointments and some pleasant surprises, but overall the second base position is seeing a down year so far.
Re-ranked: First Base
Yesterday, we started the re-rankings by position. Today we hit up the deeeep first base ranks with a focus on rest of season outlook.
Reranked: Catchers
With over two months gone this season, it's about time to start updating the player rankings. The emphasis will of course be looking toward the rest of the season. We'll start out with the catchers.
Strasburg's Amazing Debut and Promising Future
Last night, Stephen Strasburg made his Major League debut and threw a riveting seven innings, striking out 14 and walking none. Of course, you knew this already. While National fans should enjoy the afterglow of what happened last night, fantasy owners are only thinking about the immediate future and what type of value to expect from Strasburg the rest of 2010.
Buy Low: Hanson, Hamels, Hammel
At this point in the season, starting pitchers are about one-third of the way through their season. This gives us a good indication and sample size of their production to this point, but it also gives us ample time to buy low and reap the rewards of the other two-thirds of their innings this season. Today we take a look at a trifecta of "H's" that could help your team head up the standings.
Buy or Sell? ESPN's Most Added: Rookies and Vets
While the MLB Amateur Draft begins tonight, some of baseball's current top prospects are heading for the big leagues and being added by fantasy owners left and right. Counting on prospects with little or no Major League experience can be a slippery slope. Some of these prospects have been added in over 20 percent of ESPN leagues along with some breakthrough veterans. Who is a buy and who is a sell?
Internet Down This Weekend...
My Internet was down this weekend. Between that, playing some baseball and taking care of other things, I didn't get a chance to post any articles or respond to emails, tweets and comments. Hopefully things are back to normal now. I feel like I just missed a month.
At least I went 3 for 4 in my ballgame. My BABIP had been a bit low, so a breakout game was bound to happen.
Charlie
