What is the definition of a fantasy baseball sleeper?Many of our readers have written us with conflicting answers to this question. Our answer is quite simple.A fantasy baseball sleeper is a player whose statistics for 2009 are projected to be significantly better than his statistics were for last year. If the player is a rookie or plays in a lesser-known market, that adds to his ability to be named a bonafide sleeper.Does this definition favor rookies? Of course, it does, because they don’t
Below is our first review of the top three hitters and pitchers in each standard 5×5 fantasy baseball category during Spring Training.(Note: No WHIP in this ranking. MLB didn’t calculate that for me. And my calculator is broken. Sorry.)Keep in mind that several fantasy baseball studs will noticeably be missing from some categories (Adam Dunn in homeruns, for example) because they played in the World Baseball Classic.It is difficult to judge a hitter or pitcher based on Spring Training numbers be
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Hind catcher is the most challenging position in baseball with the possible exception of pitcher, and it takes a good bit of practice to become a great one. The biggest key to being a great hind catcher is that you understand the game of baseball from top to bottom. The good news is that with some effort and practice, the position of hind catcher is very much a position that can be taught. Some are talented and the position comes naturally, while others struggle and must learn everything.
It's that time of year again . We're just about two weeks away from MLB Opening Day, a National holiday, and that means it's right around that time when you baseball geeks should be holding your annual fantasy baseball drafts. Some of you may have already had your drafts, and if you have, then you are not going to benefit too much from this nugget. That's okay, there's always next year. For those of you who are in smart leagues and hold your drafts closer to Opening Day, then you will bene
