Insider Kyle Drabek sporting a changed repertoire
The Toronto Blue Jays' Kyle Drabek started tinkering with a cutter last season to help him versus left-handed hitters. Well, if his first start of 2…
Insider Zach Britton's success is only beginning
In an opening weekend that featured a number of impressive pitching performances from young hurlers, the one I'm focusing on came from a pitcher who w…
Insider Scouting notes: Big Papi has a new swing
Most fantasy owners realize by now that a lot of the media reports that come out of spring training are just noise. The statement that Player X is in …
Insider D-backs Ian Kennedy a good value play
Daniel Hudson was one of the names on my "plant-my-flag" list of players I'm targeting as value plays in drafts and auctions. Hmm, perhaps I chose th…
Insider Cactus League notes: Ervin Santana sharp
Hello from the Cactus League! I scouted the Mariners-Angels spring tilt Sunday and thought I'd send along a few of my notes: • Ervin Santana loo…
Insider 10 very deep sleepers for 2011 season
The term "sleeper" can mean a different caliber of player to different people. I've read comments recently that players such as Brett Anderson and Ped…
Insider Ten pitchers with 5.00-plus ERAs to watch
Sometimes numbers from the previous season can be deceiving. In many cases, poor numbers from one season don't necessarily mean the same poor numbers …
Insider 2010 Rule 5 draft: Not much to see here
There likely won't be any fantasy gems from this year's recently completed Rule 5 draft, especially in the short term. There weren't any Josh Hamilton…
Insider New Jay Brett Lawrie raw, but has upside
Second-base prospect Brett Lawrie, who was traded Monday to the Toronto Blue Jays, has to hope his swing can make up for the deficiencies he has defen…
Insider Casey Kelly a long-term fantasy play
Say what you will about the Padres dealing Adrian Gonzalez for a minor leaguers-only package, but at least they are getting some premium prospects in …
