Todd Zola on SI
By JP Kastner -- Tuesday, March 09, 2010 (0 Comments)Read Todd's latest article at Sports Illustrated.
Nathan Injury Fallout
By Rob Leibowitz -- Tuesday, March 09, 2010 (0 Comments)My latest Rotosynthesis blog entry is now available. In it I discuss all of the possible in-house candidates to replace Nathan as the Twins's closer.
Joe Nathan MRI Comes Back. Not Good.
By JP Kastner -- Tuesday, March 09, 2010 (1 Comment)Joe Nathan had an MRI yesterday and the results were not good. He has a torn UCL ligament and will decide whether to have surgery within the next week or so. Most likely, he is out for the season. More discussion in the comments.
Player Guides
By JP Kastner -- Sunday, March 07, 2010 (0 Comments)New for 2010 Platinum Plan subscribers, we have combined all content (projections, profiles, ADP and other data) into an amazing Player Guide. Like all our content, we provide it in Excel format, but also in PDF format for easy printing. Download it in the Platinum Plan section.
Want to Play Against Mastersball in the Bloomberg League?
By Lawr Michaels -- Friday, March 05, 2010 (0 Comments)Mastersball readers now have a chance to strut their stuff against Mastersball, BBHQ, KFFL, and the MLB Network's Harold Reynolds.
Bloomberg Sports has presented the challenge in presenting their Analytic Tools in the 2010 Bloomberg Baseball Challenge.
Bloomberg is thus soliciting participation from six "regular" guys, who are solid fantasy players, suggesting the use of their analysis tools will level the fantasy field and let everyone play like a pro.
“One of the innovative elements of the BLOOMBERG SPORTS analytic tools we have developed is that they give everyone a chance to really excel and have fun in fantasy baseball like never before,” said Bill Squadron head of the BLOOMBERG SPORTS product. “By matching some of the greats of fantasy baseball against six fans, we will find out how our tools can help regular fans play fantasy baseball like the professionals. We believe that the league will generate a great deal of interest and fun while also demonstrating how different the product we have created is in the marketplace.”
The six experts playing in the league are:
• Harold Reynolds – MLB Network Analyst, former MLB All-Star second baseman and three-time Gold Glove Award winner;
• Ron Shandler – Founder, BaseballHQ.com, one of the most sought-after speakers and most respected authorities on Sabermetrics;
• Lawr Michaels – Senior Content Manager, Mastersball.com, one of the world’s top fantasy baseball prognosticators;
• Tim Heaney – Managing Editor,KFFL.com, one of the world’s leading fantasy news and innovation sites;
• Steve Gardner – USA Today baseball fantasy columnist and leading baseball writer;
• Derek VanRiper– Baseball Editor, Rotowire.com, a leading, comprehensive and award-winning fantasy baseball sites;
The six additional fantasy players in the league will be selected from a pool of nominees open to anyone at any level who loves the game and has experience playing fantasy baseball. Nominations can now be sent to BloombergChallenge@bloombergsports.com from now through Wednesday, March 10th. The nomination should include a brief paragraph on why the person should be a candidate. The six selected will be notified via email prior to the Experts League Draft, which will take place on Monday March 15 at 8:30 p.m. Those selected will be given complimentary access to all the BLOOMBERG SPORTS tools for the season.
Fantasy Sports Ventures, Mastersball.com partner and one of the world’s top sports sites with over 15 million monthly visitors, is working with Bloomberg to host the game and provide support for league participants during the season.
March 4th Update
By JP Kastner -- Thursday, March 04, 2010 (5 Comments)As promised, March 4th is the day we are having a big release of material. The projections have been completely scrubbed and updated. We will be releasing the profiles. All the tools will be updated.
You can follow this thread for updates on the March 4th release.
Big Release Scheduled for Thursday
By JP Kastner -- Tuesday, March 02, 2010 (1 Comment)We are burning the candle at both ends as we finish up a major scrubbing of the projections and put the final touches on the player profiles. We will have a major release on Thursday.
Grapefruit League Notes
By JP Kastner -- Monday, March 01, 2010 (0 Comments)Platinum Subscribers now have Brian Walton and Marc Meltzer reporting on what is happening in the Grapefruit League.
Cactus League Notes
By JP Kastner -- Friday, February 26, 2010 (0 Comments)The first Cactus League Notes by Perry Van Hook reporting from Arizona has been posted for Platinum Subscribers.
Three New Platinum Articles
By JP Kastner -- Friday, February 26, 2010 (0 Comments)Mastersball has released three new Platinum Articles on Myths of Mixed Leagues, Tiered Drafting and Auction Budgeting. Go to the Platinum Plan section if you are a subscriber. Not a subscriber? Subscribe!
Welcome CREATiVESPORTS Readers!
CREATiVESPORTS and Mastersball, two of the oldest and most respected fantasy baseball sites, have merged to form a single company under the Mastersball banner. Here you will find the same edgy analysis you have come to trust from Lawr Michaels and the gang.
Our newly combined team has well over a century of fantasy baseball experience. It is a team filled with All-Stars. You can read Lawr Michaels introduction HERE.
Feature Articles
The Diamond Exchange
Zen Zone
Strasburg, First Look
By Lawr Michaels -- Tuesday, March 09, 2010 (1 Comment)In between typing and thinking this morning, I had the Nationals/Tigers game on the background, partially because having some noise--music, NPR, baseball--in the background is how I like to... Read more...
Bed Goes Up, Bed Goes Down
2010 Spring Roto Merry-Go-Round
By Lawr Michaels -- Friday, March 05, 2010 (0 Comments)We all love the spring, don't we?
Chock full of anticipation, for just as we were kids and could not wait to see the new baseball cards, and then, mercifully for the season to begin, well,... Read more...
Hotpage
A LABR of Love
By Lawr Michaels -- Sunday, March 07, 2010 (0 Comments)So off I flew early Saturday, to the Valley of the Sun, for the 2010 AL LABR auction sponsored by the USA Today and hosted by Steve Gardner.
As I have written,... Read more...
Fact or Fiction
Ian Kennedy could finally be ready
By Jason Mastrodonato -- Tuesday, March 09, 2010 (0 Comments)Many find it hard to root for a guy who, after allowing five runs in a two-inning start in 2008, told reporters he made good pitches and wasn’t upset with the performance.
Ian... Read more...
Grab Bag
Mastersball at KFFL Baseball Analysis Draft - Final Draft
By Pasko Varnica -- Monday, March 08, 2010 (0 Comments)
KFFL's Fantasy Baseball Analysis Draft (BAD) is a real fantasy baseball league that will be played out over the course of the 2010. The draft was completed yesterday. I am... Read more...
Intelligence Reports
Starter Report
Minnesota Twins
By Christopher Kreush -- Wednesday, March 10, 2010 (0 Comments)The Minnesota Twins had a successful 2009 campaign, winning the American League Central Division title in a one-game playoff against the Detroit Tigers. This put them in the post-season for the first... Read more...
The Prospector
St. Louis Cardinals - 2010 Minor League Organizational Impact Report
By Brian Walton -- Friday, January 22, 2010 (0 Comments)The upper levels of the St. Louis Cardinals system experienced tremendous change in 2009 with ten rookies making their MLB debuts while five players from the first two rounds of the 2006 through 2008... Read more...
Mastersball Roundtable
Steven Strasburg
By Jesse Draper -- Friday, February 26, 2010 (0 Comments)The folks here at Masterball are pleased to offer you the first installment of a new piece that we are calling The Mastersball Staff Round Table Discussion. Here's how it works. The staff members at... Read more...
Closers
St. Louis Cardinals
By Marc Melzer -- Monday, March 08, 2010 (0 Comments)Sure, everyone saw Ryan Franklin becoming a huge NL closer in 2009 after he struggled to save 17 games (blowing eight), posted a 1.47 ratio, had a very low strikeout rate, and already pitched 10... Read more...
Casualty Report
Cleveland Indians
By JP Kastner -- Tuesday, March 02, 2010 (0 Comments)Joseph Smith – Knee (Severity 4) Smith had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in late September and is completely healthy this spring. Anthony Reyes – Elbow (Severity 2) Reyes had Tommy John... Read more...
