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Call To The Pen
Call to the Pen: Did You Know...?
Written by Anthony Catanzaro   
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 23:33
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You could probably make the case that there are two types of fantasy GMs: those that exclusively pay attention to their own players and those that seek to gobble up each and every kernel of fantasy information that is to be had. Here’s hoping that we’re giving ourselves a leg up on the competition each week by falling into the latter category.

This week’s Call to the Pen column alerts you (and me both) to some of the newsworthy and some of the obscure bullpen details to be gobbled up throughout the majors.

Go Giants! (Sorry, that just slipped out.)
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 01 September 2010 06:17 )
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Call to the Pen: A Little Help Here?
Written by Anthony Catanzaro   
Tuesday, 24 August 2010 23:40
Subscribe It’s crunch time, fantasy hounds, that ever-important last month of the regular season when even the slightest of roster decisions can have dire (or grand…) consequences for your fantasy season. Perhaps you’re starting 9 pitchers in your mixed roto league, and have a solid 6-man rotation with 2 certifiable closers. Will you choose to start a marginal 7th starter? (“Homersayswhat?”) Or throw in a sure-thing middle reliever who you “know” will help in ERA and WHIP? (Or are such strategies out of your League?) What about throwing in a long shot for saves? (Afraid you’ll look like a Putz?) 
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 25 August 2010 06:22 )
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Call to the Pen: 3 New NL Closers?
Written by Anthony Catanzaro   
Tuesday, 17 August 2010 00:00
Subscribe Last week I dished on four relievers who could assume closer responsibilities in coming weeks (Evan Meek, Koji Uehara, Sam Demel, and Trevor Hoffman) and this week we have three more, all in the National League.  Be it due to injuries or ineptitude from incumbents (say that three times fast), these relievers seem poised to earn a shot at closing for their respective teams in the weeks ahead. Add ‘em if you’re desperately trying to pull of a coup in the saves category down the stretch.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 17 August 2010 06:43 )
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Call to the Pen: Four New Save Sources
Written by Anthony Catanzaro   
Wednesday, 11 August 2010 01:26
Subscribe We’re about 70% of the way through the 2010 fantasy baseball season, a time of hope or a time of desperation depending on your place in the league standings. Ground that needs to be made up in certain categories needs to be made up quickly if it will be made up at all, and that goes doubly for stingy categories like saves where the pickins have been, and will continue to remain thin.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 11 August 2010 06:19 )
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Call to the Pen: Closer Updates Around MLB
Written by Anthony Catanzaro   
Wednesday, 04 August 2010 02:43
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After the dust has settled from a very active trade deadline, a few significant names and faces have changed in bullpens throughout MLB. Injuries and inconsistency have also caused a few subtle shifts to closer roles, so let’s update what’s changing for this first week of August.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 August 2010 06:15 )
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Late Night With The Two-Start Machine
Written by Anthony Catanzaro   
Friday, 30 July 2010 00:00
Subscribe The Two-Start Machine is churning out the best two-start options for fantasy week 18 with a nod to David Letterman and his infamous Top 10 list this week.

 

Last Updated ( Friday, 30 July 2010 10:48 )
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Call to the Pen: Hot Gossip
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Written by Anthony Catanzaro   
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 00:00
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With the MLB trade deadline just days away, it’s time to take a look at the prospective winners and losers in bullpens throughout MLB as relievers prepare to change teams and, more importantly, roles in the weeks ahead.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 July 2010 06:59 )
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Call to the Pen: 15 Top Non-Closers
Written by Anthony Catanzaro   
Wednesday, 14 July 2010 00:00
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With just 4 non-closing relievers being chosen for the All-Star Game (Evan Meek, Arthur Rhodes, and Hong-Chi Kuo from the NL, Matt Thornton from the AL) as compared with 7 closers, it’s a good time to look at a topic fantasy analysts can’t help but debate: the value of high-quality middle-relievers. These players may or may not get a shot a closing games this year, but can useful for fantasy play based on their superior peripherals nonetheless.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 July 2010 06:31 )
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Call to the Pen: Potential Trades/Closer Shake-Ups
Written by Anthony Catanzaro   
Wednesday, 07 July 2010 00:00
Subscribe With the All-Star Break looming, now is the time to take stock of some potential trades which could affect bullpens throughout MLB and get a leg up on the fantasy competition. I’m not one too put too much stock in rumors, but educated speculation is at the heart of good scouting. Let’s take a look at some potential shake-ups and see what they could mean for fantasy owners as we approach the trade deadline.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 07 July 2010 06:55 )
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Call to the Pen: All Rhodes Lead to...AWESOME!
Written by Anthony Catanzaro   
Wednesday, 30 June 2010 00:00
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I won’t be the first (or last) fantasy sports writer to espouse the virtues of Cincinnati Reds’ middle reliever Arthur Rhodes, but I’m sorry folks, it simply has to be done.  1 ER in 32 IP dating back to his second appearance of 2010?  A tidy 8.44 K/9 and sparkling 0.81 WHIP? It’s no wonder the Reds are in a dead heat for 1st place with the St. Louis Cardinals.  Between Rhodes and the perennially undervalued Francisco Cordero, the 8th and 9th innings are relatively impenetrable over on the winning side of Ohio.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 June 2010 06:20 )
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