2013 -- Tout Wars baseballguys.com Mon 3/25/13 1:41 PM

Tout Wars is one of the two exclusive fantasy baseball events each year (the other is LABR which I participated in earlier in March). Thanks to the powers that be I was invited to New York to put together a squad in Tout Wars for the second straight year. Below, you will see how my [...]

Around the Horn: August14, 2012 baseballguys.com Tue 8/14/12 1:15 PM

(1) C.J. Wilson's hand OK, but he's struggling. (2) Ryan Vogelsong bombed. Still he's been remarkably consistent. (3) Carlos Villanueva pitching very well as a starter. (4) Ryan Dempster looks terrible for Rangers (as I predicted might happen in Trade Day Diary). Still, not all hope is lost. (5) Danny Espinosa doing better than you [...]

Trade Day Diary baseballguys.com Tue 7/31/12 12:55 PM

The 2012 MLB Trade Deadline is upon us. At BaseballGuys.com there's no way we could sit out the action which figures to be hot and heavy. We'll be checking in throughout the day with some thoughts on all of the moves that you need to be made aware of as teams begin to set themselves [...]

Around the Horn: July25, 2012 baseballguys.com Wed 7/25/12 12:50 PM

(1) Hanley Ramirez dealt to Dodgers. Will he live up to expectations? (2) Ryan Dempster not on way to Braves? Maybe Dodgers? Maybe staying in Chicago? (3) Zack Greinke on Braves radar? (4) A-Rod fractures hand, out 6-8 weeks. Chase Headley target? (5) Cole Hamels signs 6-year, $144 deal with Phillies. (6) Ryan Roberts to [...]

Around the Horn: July24, 2012 baseballguys.com Tue 7/24/12 12:47 PM

(1) Ryan Dempster traded or not? (2) Ichiro now in Big Apple after trade from Mariners. (3) Anibal Sanchez/Omar Infante sent to Detroit for future ace Jacob Turner. (4) Colby Lewis done for year -- elbow surgery. (5) Justin Smoak sent to Triple-A. (6) Roy Halladay shaky. (7) Jordan Zimmerman/Ryan Vogelsong = money in the [...]

Fantasy Beat -- Pitchers Down, Catchers Up baseballguys.com Sat 6/23/12 3:45 PM

Trevor Ray and Justin Fensterman discuss some injured pitchers and some possible streaming options. They also discuss a couple of catcher options that are great waiver wire pickups. Evan Longoria, Ryan Dempster, Brandon Beachy, Felipe Paulino, Brandon Morrow, Matt Harrison, Clayton Richard, Salvador Perez, Derek Norris, Martin Maldanado LISTEN TO THE AUDIO.

Daily Joust: The Weekend Ahead baseballguys.com Fri 6/15/12 1:10 PM

It's Friday, and that means a couple of things. One, it's about time to cut loose and have some fun. Two, I'll be giving some plays for Friday and Saturday that would seem to be in prime position to succeed. Third, at the bottom of this piece is a chance to partake in a FREE [...]

Daily Joust -- Wk 6: Did We Learn Anything? baseballguys.com Mon 5/14/12 1:24 PM

Monday's I will be taking a look at the fantasy baseball game by breaking down players who have produced noteworthy performances. This week it's all about hot starting batters and pitchers -- can they keep it up? To get your daily fantasy baseball fix make sure you head over to DailyJoust.com to set your salary [...]

History in the Making baseballguys.com Wed 5/9/12 12:26 PM

A slugger made history. A pitcher who also made history has hit hard times. A pitcher is getting no love despite personal success. A former elite option is returning to action. Two middling hurlers have been mighty impressive. And oh, Kate Beckinsale... Josh Hamilton had one of the greatest nights in baseball history Tuesday as [...]

Ryan Dempster, 2012 Fantasy Outlook razzball.com Thu 3/22/12 1:00 PM

From 2008-2010, Ryan Dempster posted a 3.49 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 2.50 K:BB rate over 622 innings. He averaged 189 K's a season during that stretch and was a great fantasy baseball contributor, i.e. he was all Henry Rowengartner. Then, Dempster turned 34 and became all Chet Steadman. His 2011 was miserable and worthless (just like Daniel [...]