Jimmy Rollins

Chase Utley Is Out Indefinitely: Now What?

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The 2011 spring training season continues to add injury victims to its growing list, with Philadelphia Phillie second baseman Chase Utley being the latest addition. According to Todd Zolecki on MLB.com Chase Utley has been listed as “indefinitely” out with mild patellar tendinitis and chrondomalacia. Fantasy baseball owners have already exceeded the desired limit for [...]

Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Yunel Escobar

Whether or not you bet on Escobar depends on one question: Who is Yunel Escobar? Is he the guy who hit .301 from 2007-'09, or the guy who hit .256 in 2010?

Before we get to my subject for the article, we’re going to take a look at Rockies stud shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. In 2007, he broke out and put his name on the map by hitting .291/.359/.479, 24 home runs, and stealing 7 bases. He battled injuries and a nasty slump in 2008, playing just 101 [...]

2011 Fantasy Baseball: Shortstop Rankings

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The fantasy baseball train just keeps a rollin’. So far we’ve stopped 1B, 2B and 3B. This time we close out the middle infield with the shortstops. As with second base there is something of a dearth of quality options for fantasy purposes, so it should not be surprising that in most drafts, the top [...]

Philadelphia Phillies and Citizen’s Bank Park: Perfect For Fantasy?

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Earlier this week I took a look at the Philadelphia Phillies’ upcoming 2011 fantasy baseball season (which you can read here), and the possibility of what fantasy baseball owners could garner from the Philadelphia Phillies. What I didn’t elude to was the “Park Factor” and how that could change the fantasy baseball output of any [...]

Jimmy Rollins To Go On 15-day DL? Fantasy Implications.

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Shortstop Jimmy Rollins appears headed to the 15 Day Disabled List, although an official word will not come until later today—Phillies.com reports the move is likely. Rollins strained his calf while participating in his morning warm-ups routine on Monday, the injury  was shown to be a Grade 2 calf strain after evaluating the MRI. This [...]