22 Apr
MLB’s “across the board” player for Wednesday, April 21st was Ryan Braun. He pounded out a 3 for 4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB, and 1 Run performance.
Meanwhile, you saw “double impact” if you owned Andrew McCutchen, Julio Borbon, and Will Venable – 2 SBs – or Colby Rasmus – 2 HRs!
Hooray! Borbon is waking up! Since I own him in the FBTM AL-Only Keeper League – and turned down about three trade offers for him before the season started – I’m very happy to see him come alive.
20 Apr
Friends, sometimes life does, indeed, trump fantasy. I, personally, am going to have a much more busy Summer than I ever anticipated.
Heck, as evidenced by my absence from the publishing table for the last week or so, it has started already, and it has become clear to me that I – and my lack of time – will be a big obstacle in the middle of FBTM’s short-term future.
What does this mean for Fantasy Baseball Trade Market?
14 Apr
For only the second gameday this year, no player went “across the board” on Tuesday.
Two players “doubled-down” yesterday, however. Ty Wigginton had two HRs and Pirates phenom Andrew McCutchen had two SBs. In total, though, it was a slow night on the base-paths with only six SBs. Meanwhile, 25 total HRs got blasted out of MLB parks.
Personally, since I …
14 Apr
By Chris Spencer
Well, week one is in the books. How ya’ doing? Are you in first place looking down upon the rest of the league? Are you in last; shaking your fist at your underachieving bunch? Or, are you somewhere in-between?
The beauty of this time of the year is that we still have 25 weeks left to go! Plenty of time to turn things around … and plenty of time to watch it all fall apart. Don’t just sit there!
I’ve said it before, and I will continue to say it. Always be looking to improve your squad. That is why I am here. I’m here to point out some players that can provide value. Like…
13 Apr
Monday, April 12th, was a pretty productive day, FBTM fans, with 27 total HRs hit and 22 bases stolen.
Four players “doubled-down” yesterday as Andruw Jones (is he still playing?) and Scott Rolen (I knew I should’ve started him!) each hit two Home Runs.
Meanwhile, Ryan Theriot (now, him, I started) and Denard Span (I just saw him get dropped in a 10-team league, believe it or not) each swiped two bags.
For our purposes, though, the players who stood out – the guys who went “across the board” – were:
13 Apr
By Matt Vandenbrand
Alright, folks, it’s time you learned something about me – I’m a deep league player. Well, I prefer to play in deeper leagues. You know, the 14 to 16 team leagues where guys like Carl Pavano are not only own-able, but valuable! Those are my kind of leagues!
Last season, I played in …
10 Apr
Ivar Anderson of FantasyGameday.net is a fantasy baseball playing MACHINE!
If it weren’t bad enough that he was a mock draft maniac this off-season – supporting FBTM in all of their pre-season mocks while running his own weekly drafts for FGD, the last time we conversed, he let spill the fact that he’s in over 20 (!!) leagues for 2010. Over 20?! Really? Wow, Ivar. How do you find the time?
I have this mental picture of …
10 Apr
By Jesse Severe
“Know Thyself” — the Oracle of Delphi
“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might not get there.” — Yogi Berra
Some baseball writers decry fantasy baseball because cheering for teams has been replaced by cheering for individual players. Readers of websites like ours know that this has long since stopped being the problem. The problem is not that we like our favorite players better than our favorite teams … the problem is that we have so many fantasy teams that a lot of us can’t even be sure who our favorite players are anymore.
8 Apr
It was a very productive day for power and speed yesterday. In total, there were 31 HRs hit, 26 SBs swiped, and three “across the board” performances:
Four other players had …
7 Apr
For Tuesday, April 6th, our “across the board” player is Rickie Weeks, fans. He went 1 for 2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB, with 2 Runs. Want to know the best part? 2 BBs and no Ks! I like it!
6 Apr
Welcome back to “Across the Board”, FBTM fans!
Back a few years ago, to answer the MLB.com Fantasy 411’s call for a name to describe a player who racks up a run, home run, RBI, and stolen base all in the same game, I coined the phrase “across the board”. And, when Fantasy Baseball Trade Market was “born”, this brief feature found a home.
Well, who has the honor of being Major League Baseball’s first “across the board” player for 2010? Well, would you believe …
5 Apr
By Chris Spencer
“The good thing about Opening Day is, at the end of the day, it counts. It’s on record.” – Jimmy Rollins
I couldn’t have said it better. Opening Day is here, my friends. Everything counts, from here on out.
Our little hobby is simple. It is your job as the fantasy GM of your fantasy team to win a fantasy championship. Your fantasy fans will not be satisfied with anything less. There is no fantasy trophy for the fantasy runner-up.
To do this, you must continue to …
