Last week Alfonso Soriano had the 3rd best RotoValue in a deep NL 4×4 league. This week, he’s the MVP in each format I’ve been tracking: a shallow 5×5 mixed league and deep 4×4 and 5×5 NL only leagues. He started the week with a HR and 2 SB on Monday, and followed that with a 2 HR… Continue reading Soriano Stars in Week 15
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Pitchers Dominate Week 14
Pitchers took the forefront in the weekly RotoValue rankings, taking four of the top 5 slots in the shallow 5×5 mixed league. Leading the way as MVP was Rays’ starter David Price, who was just activated from the disabled list on Tuesday, in time to make a pair of starts. After throwing 7 scoreless innings to… Continue reading Pitchers Dominate Week 14
2 Good 2B True!
Jason Kipnis is this week’s fantasy MVP after a monster week. Kipnis hit .478 with 3 HR, 9 R, 10 RBI, and 2 SB, earning $77.60 in the shallow 5×5 Mixed League. He’s on a 12-game hitting streak that has raised his season average to .299, and is now the 10th most valuable batter in that… Continue reading 2 Good 2B True!
Context Counts – Week 12 Fantasy MVP
This week is a good example of how the talent pool, as well as categories, can affect valuation. I usually start by listing the top players in a shallow 5×5 Mixed League with 10 fantasy teams and a total of only 216 active players (96 pitchers and 120 batters). Mets rookie Matt Harvey won both of his starts,… Continue reading Context Counts – Week 12 Fantasy MVP
This One Goes to 11 – Top Fantasy Players
Week 11 5×5 Mixed MVP: Adam Dunn has struggled to get hit batting average over the Mendoza line the past three seasons, but this week he had no problem at all, batting .389 with 4 HR, 8 RBI, and 6 runs scored, giving him a $63.54 RotoValue in the shallow mixed league. That edged out Carlos Gonzalez, Carlos… Continue reading This One Goes to 11 – Top Fantasy Players
Fantasy Players of the Week – June 3-9
5×5 Mixed League MVP: Troy Tulowitzki (.429, 4 HR, 8 R, 8 RBI, 0 SB; $64.58) homered on Tuesday, homered twice on Wednesday, and hit another on Sunday, all in Rockies wins, easily posting the highest RotoValue of the week. It continues an excellent comeback season, and he’s on pace to set career bests in HR, RBI,… Continue reading Fantasy Players of the Week – June 3-9
Dominating Week 9: Brown Does it All
Domonic Brown entered the season as a one-time can’t miss prospect who looked like he just might wind up missing. In parts of 3 seasons for the Phillies, Brown never even reached 200 AB, nor did his batting line warrant a starting job, with a wOBA in the low .300s, and a career best slugging percentage… Continue reading Dominating Week 9: Brown Does it All
Players of the Week: May 20-26 2013
RotoValue makes it easy to see player statistics for any date range, so today I’m going to link to recaps of the week for three different league configurations. First, 5×5 Mixed: http://www.rotovalue.com/cgi-bin/Search?year=2013&league=4&start_date=20130520&end_date=20130526 MVP: Mike Trout. Trout hit .462 with 2 HR, 10 runs scored, 7 RBI, and 4 SB. Trout had a relatively slow start (.261… Continue reading Players of the Week: May 20-26 2013
Early Season AL Surprsises
Last week I looked at some NL players having particularly good or poor seasons relative to expectations. This week it’s time to do a similar scan at American League players. Mark Reynolds has been off to a hot start splitting time between 1B and DH, with a .302 average, 19 runs, 25 RBI, and league-leading 9… Continue reading Early Season AL Surprsises
Hot and Sour Soup – Early Season NL Surprises
What players are having surprising seasons, both good and bad? To answer that question, I compared prices computed from my RotoValue projections with ones computed with 2013 stats through Friday. Here are the biggest positive surprises in a 5×5 NL league: Evan Gattis – With roto star Brian McCann missing the start of the season recovering from shoulder surgery,… Continue reading Hot and Sour Soup – Early Season NL Surprises