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.
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!
Perry Van Hook Returns to Mastersball
By JP Kastner -- Wednesday, February 24, 2010 (3 Comments)We are proud to announce that Perry Van Hook has agreed to join Mastersball. Perry is a Mastersball alumnus and moved to FantasyBaseball.com in 2006 as part of the first merger. He has played fantasy baseball for over thirty years and has seats in Tout Wars, LABR and the XFL. He also works for MLB.com in reporting spring training games and is a scorekeeper for the Arizona Rookie League in the summer. Perry will start a new Platinum Subscriber only blog on March 1st as he reports on what he sees in Arizona during spring training. Once the season starts, he will be providing his insight on FAAB moves you need to make.
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 (2 Comments)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...
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...
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...
