6.1 innings pitched, 4 earned runs, 2 home runs, 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts in 26 batters faced. That was Andy Pettitte ‘s line in his triumphant return against the super weak hitting Mariners. Surely the Reds with 2 of the best left handed hitters in baseball (who also hit left handed pitchers well) would do better with that short right field porch. Even some of the right handed batters towards the bottom of their lineup (Frazier, Heisey, and Hannigan) had been hitting the ball better over the past few days. It seemed like several Reds could be a nice play on this day (May 18th). Read More

Not every Daily Fantasy Site utilizes reliever spots, but for the ones that do, it could mean the difference between a win or a loss on any given day. It’s essential that you have some idea which closers are more likely than not to pitch each day, but this year we’re not even sure who the closer is on some teams. Don’t feel bad because some managers don’t know who their closer is themselves. It’s just the middle of May and already near half the league, through injury or ineffectiveness, has had some sort of turnover in their stopper role. Read More

It seems like every off-season we’re continually WOW’ed by the contracts handed out by major league baseball teams and it seems that inevitably, more of them crash and burn than not. This winter was no different as there were not only several $100 million, but also $200 million free agent contracts and extensions signed to go along with a blockbuster trade or two. Through the months of February and March, I previewed most of the players moving to new teams (but not the ones who signed big extensions with their current team). Let’s see how some of the bigger moves of the off-season have panned out so far through the 1st month of the 2012 season. Read More