Category Archives: Fantasy/Gambling

10 Bold Reflections: We suck, we’re idiots

Title: 10 Bold Reflections: We suck, we’re idiots
Date: October 8, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked back at the 10 Bold Predictions I had to make in the preseason for Rotographs. Uhh…please keep in mind the bar for “bold” is pretty high, and 3/10 isn’t all that bad. And uhh, yeah, maybe just move on.
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Final Week Shortstop Plays By Category

Title: Final Week Shortstop Plays By Category
Date: September 24, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article recommended certain shortstops based on different category needs for the final week of the fantasy season.
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Breaking down Brad Miller for 2014

Title: Breaking down Brad Miller for 2014
Date: September 10, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at Brad Miller’s potential fantasy value for 2014, as he was surprisingly a hot topic in the comment section of a recent piece.
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Meet the New Hanley, Same as the Old Hanley

Title: Meet the New Hanley, Same as the Old Hanley
Date: September 17, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at the bounce-back season for Hanley Ramirez, who was suddenly back in the discussion as one of the league’s premier fantasy shortstops.
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Shortstops: A Quick Look at 2014

Title: Shortstops: A Quick Look at 2014
Date: September 3, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article took an early look ahead to potential 2014 fantasy performance for shortstops, affording dynasty league players an edge in late-season transactions.
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Will Hechavarria Ever Have Fantasy Value?

Title: Will Hechavarria Ever Have Fantasy Value?
Date: August 27, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at Adeiny Hechavarria as a fantasy asset, deeming him a potentially useful real-baseball piece but one largely devoid of fantasy talent.
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Yunel Escobar and the Value Gap

Title: Yunel Escobar and the Value Gap
Date: August 20, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at Yunel Escobar, who was having one heck of a month that somehow didn’t register for fantasy players at all.
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Can Nick Franklin Remain Top-10 at Second and Short?

Title: Can Nick Franklin Remain Top-10 at Second and Short?
Date: August 6, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at the Seattle Mariners’ quietly developing multi-position, multi-category performer in Nick Franklin, and attempted to get a handle on his future fantasy value.
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A More Detailed Look at Jonathan Villar’s Fantasy Potential

Title: A More Detailed Look at Jonathan Villar’s Fantasy Potential
Date: July 30, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at the fantasy potential of rookie shortstop Jonathan Villar (pretty well-titled article, right?).
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Should There Be Any Expectations for Derek Jeter in 2014?

Title: Should There Be Any Expectations for Derek Jeter in 2014?
Date: July 23, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article wondered whether Derek Jeter, The Captain, he of the victory lap in 2014, would hold any fantasy value in his age-40 season.
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