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Best Fantasy Baseball Hitters Right Now

Stephen Kersey — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:57:06 +0000

If one of these fantasy baseball hitters are on your fantasy team, you are likely loving life right now. These hitters are putting production on the board on what seems like a nightly basis.

Here are the best hitters in fantasy baseball right now:

1) Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
To begin the season, Alex Rodriguez was on the disabled list due to hip surgery. Now? That hip surgery is a distant memory. As of late, A-Rod is even stealing bases again.

2) Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
Albert Pujols has the NL MVP award in his back pocket. In the fantasy world, he’s likely the fantasy baseball MVP of the 2009 season so far.

3) Bobby Abreu, Los Angeles Angels
Coming into the 2009 fantasy season, there weren’t too many people high on Bobby Abreu. However, as of late, Abreu has been on fire. He’s even starting to hit homers once again.

4) Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers
Prince Fielder has been busy lately. If he’s not smashing homers for the Brewers, he’s winning Home Run Derbies. The great thing about Fielder this season is that he’s hitting for average and getting on base in addition to his power numbers.

5) Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins
Is there a more talented baseball player in the world? Ramirez is hitting .347 on the season to go with 15 homers, 62 RBIs, 57 runs and 14 stolen bases.

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Hottest Fantasy Players at Each Position

Stephen Kersey — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:42:02 +0000

Which fantasy baseball players are the hottest? Here’s a look at the hottest fantasy baseball players at each position:

C Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins
Since coming back from injury, Mauer is on a tear.

1B Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees
The $180 million contract makes a lot of sense.

2B Dan Uggla, Flordia Marlins
Uggla is a streak hitter who is on fire.

3B Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
The offseason hip surgery isn’t slowing him.

SS Miguel Tejada, Houston Astros
Tejada has surprisingly been a beast as of late.

OF Raul Ibanez, Philadelphia Phillies
What a great free agent signing by the Phillies.

OF Carl Crawford, Tampa Bay Rays
He’s getting on base and stealing tons of bases.

OF Nelson Cruz, Texas Rangers
Cruz has been on a sick tear for the Rangers.

SP Edwin Jackson, Detroit Tigers
Jackson is finally living up to his potential.

RP Trevor Hoffman, Milwaukee Brewers
Hoffman hasn’t given up a run yet this year.

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Alex Rodriguez to Return – Fantasy Analysis

Stephen Kersey — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:55:16 +0000

Alex Rodriguez is ready to return. On Friday, he’ll return to the New York Yankees lineup and will likely be on the field at third base. Rodriguez has been sidelined the entire season due to offseason hip surgery.

Without their superstar third baseman, the Yankees are 13-15 on the season and are currently in fourth place in the AL East — 5.5 games behind the division leading Toronto Blue Jays.

For those in the fantasy baseball world who have patiently been waiting for A-Rod to return, what can they expect to get out of him the rest of the way? Considering that Rodriguez has missed about 18% of the season, I’d predict the following stats the rest of the way:

Batting average – .295
On-base percentage – .390
Home runs – 30
RBIs – 100
Runs – 100
Doubles – 27
Stolen bases – 10

For fantasy owners, the biggest hope is that Rodriguez can stay healthy the rest of the way. If he re-injures the hip, there’s a chance that the Yankees could shut him down for the rest of the season.

Alex Rodriguez (Image: Newscom)

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Fantasy Baseball Third Baseman Rankings

Stephen Kersey — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:34:48 +0000

With the 2009 fantasy baseball season beginning today, here is a look at the rankings of the top 20 fantasy baseball third basemen. The most difficult person to list on the rankings was undoubtedly Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez’s value depends on how quickly he can recover from his hip surgery. If he can return earlier than expected, he’s a top three third baseman. If not, he could slip all the way out of the top ten.

Here are the ExpertFantasy third baseman rankings in fantasy baseball:

1. David Wright
2. Miguel Cabrera
3. Alex Rodriguez
4. Evan Longoria
5. Aramis Ramirez
6. Kevin Youkilis
7. Russell Martin
8. Chris Davis
9. Chipper Jones
10. Garrett Atkins
11. Ryan Zimmerman
12. Aubrey Huff
13. Chone Figgins
14. Alex Gordon
15. Edwin Encarnacion
16. Adrian Beltre
17. Michael Young
18. Pablo Sandoval
19. Mark Reynolds
20. Jorge Cantu

Another player whose health plays a big role in their rank is Chipper Jones. Last year, Jones had a very good season but struggled with injuries. If he can put those injury woes behind him, he may very well climb into the top five.

Here is a Chipper Jones video:

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