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Look at the pitchers

March 2, 2025 by davidbloom

They always say pitching prospects in fantasy baseball play second fiddle to batting prospects. But, from MinorLeagueBall comes the list of high flying pitching prospects for 2013. Here are the available ones in my dynatsy league:

11. Noah Syndergaard
15. Robert Stephenson
26. Tony Cingrani
27. Dan Corcino
34. A.J. Cole
36. Kyle Crick
38. Clayton Blackburn
42. David Holmberg
43. J.R. Graham
46. Michael Fulmer
47. Matt Wisler
48. Andrew Chafin
49. Michael Wacha

Absent from the list
Max Fried
Domingo Tapia
Lucas Giolito
Matt Wisler
Donn Roach
Onelki Garcia
Chris Reed
Andres Santiago
Jessie Biddle
Adam Morgan

Posted in Pitching, Rotisserie | 1 Comment »

McPaper Names to Know

March 2, 2025 by davidbloom

Each year USA Today publishes their 100 names to know. These are the newcomers they predict will make an impact on MLB baseball for the upcoming season. I am going to list the ones available in my Dynasty keeper league.

26. Rob Brantly
33. David Holmberg
37. AJ Pollock
45. Adeiny Hechavarria
50. Jonathan Pettibone
53. Edwar Cabrera
54. Darin Ruf
58. Donn Roach
67. Alex Castellanos
69. Travis d’Arnaud
73. Didi Gregorius
76. Ryan Jackson
80. Tommy Joseph
85. Jerry Sands
90. Nick Noonan
95. Tony Cingrani
96. Justin Wilson
97. JJ Hoover

Posted in Rookie Of Year, Rookies, Rotisserie, ROY, Twenty Something Stars | Leave a Comment »

Keepers for 2013 draft

February 20, 2026 by davidbloom

As I know today, here’s I my Swiss NL Only League roster 5×5:

Pos Player Salary
C Rosario 12
1B Rizzo 20
2B
SS Rollins 20
3B Frazier 7
OF C. Gonzalez 25
OF Eaton 2
OF Carpenter 2
OF Valdespin 2
OF
MI
CI
C
UT
SP
SP
SP Harvey 15
SP Kelly 2
SP Wood 5
RP McPherson 4
RP Clippard 6
RP Parnell 1
RP
RP
123/260
  • P Prospects: Rosenthal 2, Familia 2 , Erlin 2 , Bettis 2, Cloyd 5
  • Prospects: Panik 5 , Baez 2 , Szczur 5

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LABR 2012 National League

March 16, 2025 by davidbloom

The League of Alternate Baseball Reality held their draft this year where the event was broadcast over the audio waves.

Doug Dennis - Baseball HQ
Rick Wolf/Glenn Colton - Rotoworld.com
NFBC - Greg Ambrosius/Shawn Childs
Steve Gardner - USA TODAY
Derek Carty - Baseball Prospectus
Roto Synthesis - Dalton Del Don
Eric Karabell - ESPN
Brandon Funston - Yahoo! Sports
Steve Moyer - Baseball Info Solutions
Bob Radomski - Sandlot Shrink
ESPN - Tristan Cockcroft
Mastersball.com - Lawr Michaels
Ray Flowers BaseballGuys

Standings Based on Stats Thru Tuesday March 27
Rank Team and Owner Total Avg HR RBI R SB W S ERA Rtio K
1 Full Moon Sports
Wolf/ Colton		 0 0
.000		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
.00		 0
.000		 0
0
2 Baseball HQ
Doug Dennis		 0 0
.000		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
.00		 0
.000		 0
0
3 RotoWire
Dalton Del Don		 0 0
.000		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
.00		 0
.000		 0
0
4 ESPN - Cockcroft
Tristan H. Cockcroft		 0 0
.000		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
.00		 0
.000		 0
0
5 USA TODAY
Steve Gardner		 0 0
.000		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
.00		 0
.000		 0
0
6 Yahoo - Brandon
Brandon Funston		 0 0
.000		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
.00		 0
.000		 0
0
7 Mastersball
Lawr Michaels		 0 0
.000		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
.00		 0
.000		 0
0
8 Baseball Info Solutions
Steve Moyer		 0 0
.000		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
.00		 0
.000		 0
0
9 Sandlot Shrink
Bob Radomski		 0 0
.000		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
.00		 0
.000		 0
0
10 Ray Flowers
Ray Flowers		 0 0
.000		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
.00		 0
.000		 0
0
11 Greg Ambrosius
Greg Ambrosius		 0 0
.000		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
.00		 0
.000		 0
0
12 Baseball Prospectus
Derek Carty		 0 0
.000		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
.00		 0
.000		 0
0
13 ESPN - Karabell
Eric Karabell		 0 0
.000		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
.00		 0
.000		 0
0
TM 1: Full Moon
Wolf/ Colton
Player TM Pos
Brian McCann ATL C
George Kottaras MLW C
Gaby Sanchez FLA 1B
Aaron Hill ARZ 2B
Ian Desmond WAS SS
Chris Johnson HOU 3B
Juan Rivera LA 1B/3B
Adam Kennedy LA 2B/SS
Justin Upton ARZ OF
Matt Kemp LA OF
J.B. Shuck HOU OF
Eric Young Jr. COL OF
Carlos Gonzalez COL OF
Johnny Damon TB UTIL
Heath Bell FLA RP
Edward Mujica FLA RP
Steve Cishek FLA RP
Yovani Gallardo MLW SP
Chris Volstad CHC SP
Aaron Harang LA SP
James McDonald PIT SP
Travis Wood CHC SP
Drew Pomeranz COL SP
Chris Narveson MLW SP
Chris Marrero WAS RESER (1B)
Esmil Rogers COL RESER (SP)
Kevin Correia PIT RESER (SP)
Charlie Morton PIT RESER (SP)
Barry Zito SF RESER (RP)
Jeremy Affeldt SF RESER (RP)
TM 2: BHQ
Doug Dennis
Player TM Pos
Josh Thole NYM C
John Buck FLA C
Ryan Howard PHI 1B
Darwin Barney CHC 2B
Jason Bartlett SD SS
Chase Headley SD 3B
Carlos Lee HOU 1B/3B
Dan Uggla ATL 2B/SS
Michael Bourn ATL OF
Jason Bourgeois HOU OF
Corey Hart MLW OF
Matt Holliday STL OF
Michael Cuddyer COL OF
Daniel Descalso STL UTIL
Brad Brach SD RP
Marc Rzepczynski STL RP
Homer Bailey CIN SP
Marco Estrada MLW SP
Jon Niese NYM SP
Joe Blanton PHI SP
Tyler Skaggs ARZ SP
Jordan Lyles HOU SP
Joe Wieland SD SP
Brett Myers HOU RP
Logan Schafer MLW RESER (OF)
Tony Campana CHC RESER (OF)
Eduardo Sanchez STL RESER (RP)
Phillippe Aumont PHI RESER (RP)
Alex White COL RESER (SP)
Matt Belisle COL RESER (RP)
TM 3: RotoWire
Dalton Del Don
Player TM Pos
Jason Castro HOU C
Ryan Hanigan CIN C
Freddie Freeman ATL 1B
Freddy Sanchez SF 2B
Zack Cozart CIN SS
Juan Francisco CIN 3B
David Freese STL 1B/3B
Chase Utley PHI 2B/SS
Jordan Schafer HOU OF
Jason Kubel ARZ OF
Cameron Maybin SD OF
David DeJesus CHC OF
Jayson Werth WAS OF
Chipper Jones ATL UTIL
Chad Billingsley LA SP
Matt Garza CHC SP
Jaime Garcia STL SP
Randy Wells CHC SP
Stephen Strasburg WAS SP
Aroldis Chapman CIN SP
Trevor Bauer ARZ SP
Kerry Wood CHC RP
Johan Santana NYM SP
Chien-Ming Wang WAS SP
Billy Hamilton CIN RESER (SS)
Brad Hand FLA RESER (RP)
Santiago Casilla SF RESER (RP)
Matt Harvey NYM RESER (SP)
Chris Young NYM RESER (SP)
Dustin Moseley SD RESER (SP)
TM 4: Tristan
Tristan H. Cockcroft
Player TM Pos
Jesus Flores WAS C
Devin Mesoraco CIN C
Brett Wallace HOU 1B
Neil Walker PIT 2B
Hanley Ramirez FLA SS
Jimmy Paredes HOU 3B
Pedro Alvarez PIT 1B/3B
Stephen Drew ARZ 2B/SS
John Mayberry PHI OF
Jay Bruce CIN OF
Jason Bay NYM OF
Giancarlo Stanton FLA OF
Juan Pierre PHI OF
Casey McGehee PIT UTIL
Jason Motte STL RP
David Hernandez ARZ RP
Kris Medlen ATL RP
Arodys Vizcaino ATL RP
Wily Peralta MLW SP
Mat Latos CIN SP
Jhoulys Chacin COL SP
Jordan Zimmermann WAS SP
Clayton Richard SD SP
Anibal Sanchez FLA SP
Ramon Ramirez NYM RESER (RP)
Brad Boxberger SD RESER (RP)
Mike Pelfrey NYM RESER (SP)
Guillermo Moscoso COL RESER (SP)
Casey Kelly SD RESER (SP)
Livan Hernandez HOU RESER (SP)
TM 5: USA TODAY
Steve Gardner
Player TM Pos
A.J. Ellis LA C
Rod Barajas PIT C
Anthony Rizzo CHC 1B
Rickie Weeks MLW 2B
Jose Reyes FLA SS
Casey Blake COL 3B
Adam LaRoche WAS 1B/3B
Tyler Pastornicky ATL 2B/SS
Brian Bogusevic HOU OF
J.D. Martinez HOU OF
Bryan LaHair CHC OF
Allen Craig STL OF
Gerardo Parra ARZ OF
Shane Victorino PHI UTIL
Craig Kimbrel ATL RP
Joel Hanrahan PIT RP
Eric O’Flaherty ATL RP
Sean Marshall CIN RP
Ricky Nolasco FLA SP
Trevor Cahill ARZ SP
Juan Nicasio COL SP
Chris Capuano LA SP
Roy Halladay PHI SP
Carlos Zambrano FLA SP
Jeff Baker CHC RESER (1B)
Matt Adams STL RESER (1B)
Jedd Gyorko SD RESER (3B)
Jonel Pacheco PIT RESER (OF)
Bryan Petersen FLA RESER (OF)
Evan Meek PIT RESER (RP)
TM 6: Yahoo
Brandon Funston
Player TM Pos
Wilson Ramos WAS C
Welington Castillo CHC C
Paul Goldschmidt ARZ 1B
Orlando Hudson SD 2B
Dee Gordon LA SS
Aramis Ramirez MLW 3B
Nolan Arenado COL 1B/3B
Jose Altuve HOU 2B/SS
Brett Jackson CHC OF
Logan Morrison FLA OF
Chris Coghlan FLA OF
Carlos Beltran STL OF
Marlon Byrd CHC OF
Ty Wigginton PHI UTIL
Frank Francisco NYM RP
Tyler Clippard WAS RP
Jonny Venters ATL RP
Mike Minor ATL SP
Bud Norris HOU SP
Tim Lincecum SF SP
Ian Kennedy ARZ SP
Jon Rauch NYM RP
Jorge De La Rosa COL SP
Bronson Arroyo CIN SP
Steve Lombardozzi WAS RESER (2B)
Todd Frazier CIN RESER (3B)
Zach Lutz NYM RESER (3B)
Scott Cousins FLA RESER (OF)
Juan Carlos Oviedo FLA RESER (RP)
Gerrit Cole PIT RESER (SP)
TM 7: Lawr
Lawr Michaels
Player TM Pos
Carlos Ruiz PHI C
Nick Hundley SD C
Aubrey Huff SF 1B
Taylor Green MLW 2B
Brandon Crawford SF SS
Martin Prado ATL 3B
Mark DeRosa WAS 1B/3B
Brandon Phillips CIN 2B/SS
Skip Schumaker STL OF
Nate Schierholtz SF OF
Kyle Blanks SD OF
Chris Heisey CIN OF
Emilio Bonifacio FLA OF
Jose Tabata PIT UTIL
Wilton Lopez HOU RP
John Axford MLW RP
Brian Wilson SF RP
Shaun Marcum MLW SP
Matt Cain SF SP
Tim Stauffer SD SP
Cory Luebke SD SP
Josh Collmenter ARZ SP
Jake Westbrook STL SP
Ryan Vogelsong SF SP
Erik Komatsu STL RESER (OF)
Dave Sappelt CHC RESER (OF)
Gary Brown SF RESER (OF)
Chase d’Arnaud PIT RESER (SS)
Ernesto Frieri SD RESER (RP)
Nathan Eovaldi LA RESER (SP)
TM 8: BIS
Steve Moyer
Player TM Pos
Yadier Molina STL C
Buster Posey SF C
Ike Davis NYM 1B
Omar Infante FLA 2B
Starlin Castro CHC SS
Pablo Sandoval SF 3B
Jed Lowrie HOU 1B/3B
Justin Turner NYM 2B/SS
Tyler Colvin COL OF
Charlie Blackmon COL OF
Laynce Nix PHI OF
Melky Cabrera SF OF
Angel Pagan SF OF
Jim Thome PHI UTIL
Jonathan Papelbon PHI RP
Drew Storen WAS RP
Bobby Parnell NYM RP
Brandon Beachy ATL SP
Wade Miley ARZ SP
Lance Lynn STL SP
Johnny Cueto CIN SP
Robbie Erlin SD SP
Mark Buehrle FLA SP
Adam Wainwright STL SP
Adrian Cardenas CHC RESER (2B)
Jose Ceda FLA RESER (RP)
Josh Lindblom LA RESER (RP)
Michael Dunn FLA RESER (RP)
Randall Delgado ATL RESER (SP)
Anthony Bass SD RESER (SP)
TM 9: Shrink
Bob Radomski
Player TM Pos
Miguel Montero ARZ C
John Baker SD C
Michael Morse WAS 1B
Danny Espinosa WAS 2B
Marco Scutaro COL SS
Ryan Zimmerman WAS 3B
Jerry Hairston Jr. LA 1B/3B
Ryan Theriot SF 2B/SS
Andre Ethier LA OF
Tony Gwynn Jr. LA OF
Carlos Gomez MLW OF
Alex Presley PIT OF
Drew Stubbs CIN OF
Willie Bloomquist ARZ UTIL
Antonio Bastardo PHI RP
Fernando Salas STL RP
Javy Guerra LA RP
Rex Brothers COL RP
Mike Leake CIN SP
Edwin Jackson WAS SP
Jeff Karstens PIT SP
Edinson Volquez SD SP
J.J. Putz ARZ RP
Cliff Lee PHI SP
Greg Dobbs FLA RESER (3B)
Anthony Rendon WAS RESER (3B)
Chris Denorfia SD RESER (OF)
Eric Hinske ATL RESER (OF)
Reed Johnson CHC RESER (OF)
Brandon Lyon HOU RESER (RP)
TM 10: Ray Flowe
Ray Flowers
Player TM Pos
David Ross ATL C
Wilin Rosario COL C
Derrek Lee PIT 1B
Chris Nelson COL 2B
Rafael Furcal STL SS
Placido Polanco PHI 3B
Garrett Jones PIT 1B/3B
Daniel Murphy NYM 2B/SS
Dexter Fowler COL OF
Andrew McCutchen PIT OF
Carlos Quentin SD OF
Alfonso Soriano CHC OF
Nate McLouth PIT OF
Chris Young ARZ UTIL
Takashi Saito ARZ RP
Jeff Samardzija CHC RP
Sergio Romo SF RP
Luke Gregerson SD RP
Madison Bumgarner SF SP
Eric Surkamp SF SP
Tommy Hanson ATL SP
Gio Gonzalez WAS SP
Wandy Rodriguez HOU SP
Rafael Betancourt COL RP
Logan Forsythe SD RESER (3B)
Blake DeWitt CHC RESER (OF)
Rick Ankiel WAS RESER (OF)
J.D. Drew BOS RESER (OF)
Tom Gorzelanny WAS RESER (RP)
Ross Detwiler WAS RESER (SP)
TM 11: Greg Ambr
Greg Ambrosius
Player TM Pos
Chris Snyder HOU C
Tim Federowicz LA C
Joey Votto CIN 1B
Ruben Tejada NYM 2B
Troy Tulowitzki COL SS
Juan Uribe LA 3B
Brandon Belt SF 1B/3B
Clint Barmes PIT 2B/SS
Ryan Braun MLW OF
Bryce Harper WAS OF
Jerry Sands LA OF
Roger Bernadina WAS OF
Domonic Brown PHI OF
Lyle Overbay ARZ UTIL
Henry Rodriguez WAS RP
Kenley Jansen LA RP
David Carpenter HOU RP
Julio Teheran ATL SP
Clayton Kershaw LA SP
Zack Greinke MLW SP
Joe Saunders ARZ SP
Paul Maholm CHC SP
Josh Johnson FLA SP
Shelby Miller STL SP
Mark Hamilton STL RESER (1B)
Jose Constanza ATL RESER (OF)
Everth Cabrera SD RESER (SS)
Jason Giambi COL RESER (1B)
Tyler Chatwood COL RESER (RP)
Josh Outman COL RESER (SP)
TM 12: BP Carty
Derek Carty
Player TM Pos
Geovany Soto CHC C
Ramon Hernandez COL C
James Loney LA 1B
Mark Ellis LA 2B
Alex Gonzalez MLW SS
Ian Stewart CHC 3B
Todd Helton COL 1B/3B
Tyler Greene STL 2B/SS
Jason Heyward ATL OF
Jon Jay STL OF
Nyjer Morgan MLW OF
Ryan Ludwick CIN OF
Andres Torres NYM OF
David Wright NYM UTIL
Huston Street SD RP
Carlos Marmol CHC RP
Francisco Rodriguez MLW RP
Erik Bedard PIT SP
Cole Hamels PHI SP
A.J. Burnett PIT SP
Ryan Dempster CHC SP
Ted Lilly LA SP
Tim Hudson ATL SP
R.A. Dickey NYM SP
Scott Hairston NYM RESER (OF)
Josh Spence SD RESER (RP)
Michael Fiers MLW RESER (RP)
Wade LeBlanc FLA RESER (SP)
J.A. Happ HOU RESER (SP)
Jeremy Guthrie COL RESER (SP)
TM 13: ESPN - EK
Eric Karabell
Player TM Pos
Jonathan Lucroy MLW C
Yasmani Grandal SD C
Jesus Guzman SD 1B
Matt Downs HOU 2B
Jimmy Rollins PHI SS
Scott Rolen CIN 3B
Mat Gamel MLW 1B/3B
Ryan Roberts ARZ 2B/SS
Hunter Pence PHI OF
Yonder Alonso SD OF
Norichika Aoki MLW OF
Lucas Duda NYM OF
Lance Berkman STL OF
Will Venable SD UTIL
Andrew Cashner SD RP
Vance Worley PHI SP
Daniel Hudson ARZ SP
Jair Jurrjens ATL SP
Dillon Gee NYM SP
Ryan Madson CIN RP
Roy Oswalt PHI SP
Kyle Lohse STL SP
Chris Carpenter STL SP
Randy Wolf MLW SP
D.J. LeMahieu COL RESER (2B)
Jack Cust HOU RESER (OF)
Kyle Weiland HOU RESER (SP)
John Lannan WAS RESER (SP)
Matt Guerrier LA RESER (RP)
Javier Vazquez FLA RESER (SP)

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2011 World Series: Rangers vs. Cardinals

October 20, 2025 by davidbloom

It’s World Series time in baseball. For many baseball fans, this means that your best friends for the next week straight are your high definition television and the coziest spot on your couch. The World Series marks the best four to seven games of the year featuring the two greatest teams in baseball. And this year those teams are the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers.

The Cardinals are clearly the underdog in the 2011 World Series, which is nothing new from every other series they have played in the 2011 Playoffs. The Cards fought their way to a spot in the NLDS, being pulled in at the last minute as the National League wild card. The momentum from their end-of-season winning streak has carried them well into the playoffs, as they beat the Phillies 3-2 in the NLDS and the Brewers 4-2 in the NLCS. They now lead the World Series with home field advantage 1 - 0 against the Texas Rangers.

The Rangers were a top contender all season long in the American League. Finishing the regular season ranked 1st in the AL West and 2nd overall in the American League to the power house New York Yankees, the Rangers have proven to be a force in this post-season. The Rangers stomped the Rays in the ALDS with a 3-1 series win, and then went on to beat the Tigers four games to two. Now returning to the World Series for the 2nd consecutive year, they are looking to clinch the win and take home the title. This will be the first series in the playoffs where they will not have home field advantage, so winning on Cardinals’ soil is a must if they want to claim the trophy.

Best of seven wins this final series and we’re only one game in. Game 2 will be held at Busch Stadium tonight at 8:05pm (Eastern Time) with pitching lineup Jaime Garcia (STL) vs. Colby Lewis (TX). Tune in and watch the best action in baseball. If you’d rather be at the stadium for the full experience, World Series tickets are still available! Game on.

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Pirdie FAAB Time

April 24, 2025 by davidbloom

Jason Pirdie is in the major leagues. He is the poster boy of what the former Rays regime did with their high draft picks. As a career minor league journeyman, he was summoned when Pagan landed on the DL.

NL Fantasy says: “Jason Pridie got the start in CF with Angel Pagan hitting the DL. I would expect Pridie to split time with Willie Harris while Pagan is out of action”

Dirty Mets says : “Jason Pridie who played center as a call up for DL’d Pagan, had a tough time. It’s not like he had any errors tonight but had an adventure covering some ground on two rockets hit beyond his reach that would result in doubles.”

LoHud says ” Pridie, once a top prospect with the Twins, is more of a glove than a bat in center field. He starts tonight, and it will be interesting to see if he gets regular time there, or if Harris/Hairston share it as well. This isn’t a prospect situation anymore, in terms of Pridie. But maybe, a team with the defensive struggles of the Mets just wants a great glove out there right now.”

Pridie has been showing some power with the AAA Bisons .

This is the best the Mets organization has to offer?

PawSox blog mention on Jason Pridie

Catchy phrase “Pridie and Prejudice“

What a difference a Bay makes. Sure, but what about the Murphy blunder

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Tape Measure Blasts

April 21, 2025 by davidbloom

I have been busy putting together my fantasy teams and now I am just emptying out some good links I have collected over the past few weeks:

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