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Jonny Venters and Overused Relievers-Off the Radar

Jonny Venters was one of the most dominant relievers from 2010-2011, posting FIPs of 2.69 and 2.78 over 171 innings. Over that time, he lead all of baseball in relief appearances and was 2nd in relief…Read More

The Meaning of Fernando Rodney-Off the Radar

This offseason, I remember cautiously mocking the Rays signing Fernando Rodney. Fernando Rodney was a hilariously bad pitcher for the Angels, earning a .1 WAR in 100 innings over two years (according to…Read More

Fantasy Baseball Closers-Drafting Dangerously for Saves

Drafting closers is a strategy most experienced players and experts avoid in fantasy baseball. Closers are a volatile group. Some of the best closers from previous years can struggle in the new season…Read More

Release Points=Fantasy Cheat-Off The Radar

I was supposed to be writing about the Mariners when I started writing this, but frankly, writing about the Mariners can be boring sometimes (look, Justin Smoak just chased a breaking ball) and I got distracted.…Read More

An Ode to the Specialist Reliever-Off the Radar

Jim Thome has been a good hitter for a long time, and has a fun personality. When he was brought in to pinch hit on Thursday April 12th of 2012 against the Marlins, I imagine something like this happened…Read More

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Robbie Ross-What can we expect?-Off the Radar

The 2 time defending AL Champion Texas Rangers made some very strange and interesting choices on the…Read More

Fantasy Baseball-Sleepers, Underrated, and Overrated relief pitchers

On this opening day, we’ll turn our focus to the closers around Major League Baseball as we conclude…Read More

Relief Pitcher Rankings-Preseason 2012

The ranking of relief pitchers (RP) is probably the toughest of any single position. The stat most leagues…Read More

Fantasy Baseball-Guys Who Throw Hard: Some Pitchers to Watch

For those that read my previous post on A.J. Burnett know that I value velocity very much, because there…Read More

Fantasy Baseball-Pitchers to Watch and Pitchers to avoid in 2012

Like in my previous post where I found hitters to watch and hitters to avoid, I will here find some pitchers…Read More

Fantasy Baseball-The Under-Appreciated Art of Middle Relievers

As we continue to get geared up for all our fantasy baseball coverage, here’s some early strategy…Read More