SB Nation User Blog: elrey34

2 topics: Ankiel/Rasmus and keeper leagues in general

elrey34 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:39:55 -0000

I was wondering if some fans more familiar with the Cardinals could shed some light here. Is Ankiel competing with Rasmus for the center field job, or is it Rasmus' by default with Ankiel shifting to a corner? Everybody, fans and the organization, love Ankiel and his story, but Rasmus is obviously the long term answer.

I just joined a single season fantasy league and drafted Rasmus while operating on the memory of hearing the center field job was his, but I forgot how well Ankiel did last year. I assumed for a long time that it was largely a fluke, but after looking at his THT stats, there's nothing big there that screams unsustainable, albeit the small sample size (his OBP could improve significantly but that always gets better with age).

But on to my second question, it's obvious a lot of people are in keeper leagues around here. I wasn't even going to enter a single season league until a friend sent me an invite into his league. I've only slightly looked into keeper leagues because even though it really piques my interest, I'd be afraid I would invest even more time into prospect watching, as I already spend more time on it than I should. But after doing awesome in the draft I was in today against managers who evidently aren't much more than casual fans, it's obvious that I need a new challenge.

I was wondering how much time you guys in keeper leagues spend. I really need more of a challenge, and I'm not a fan of AL- or NL-only single season leagues. I'm willing to bet that before you guys got into keeper leagues, you tried the single season public leagues and got bored of it, so I want to know how much more time you spend on your keeper league that you didn't spend on your old single season leagues.

All well-intended answers greatly appreciated.

McPhail denies Bedard agreement.

elrey34 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:25:25 -0000

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"We do not have an agreement with the Mariners," MacPhail said. MacPhail said Jones is not coming to Baltimore for a physical.

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I think he's a liar, but discuss.

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Roger Clemens confesses to Mike Wallace.

elrey34 — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:28:26 -0000

"The Yankees...injected Human Growth Hormone...into my body," said Clemens, 7-time Cy Young award winner.

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So the truth finally comes out.

M's backing off Bedard -- No Morrow, no deal.

elrey34 — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:15:19 -0000

Via Jason A. Churchill... (See right sidebar)

Thank God. Possibly good news for Reds fans too, since they won't have to ante up. I'm guessing Bedard is staying put until at least the trading deadline.

New Bedard Rumor: Reds trump M's offer!

elrey34 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:43:46 -0000

The latest from Jason A. Churchill... (See right sidebar)

"The Reds... might have internally agreed to include Homer Bailey, Joey Votto, Johnny Cueto and a fourth player, possibly a young player from their 25-man roster." The fourth player possibly being Edward Encarnacion.

PLLLLLLEEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSSSSEEEEE let the Reds be dumber than the Mariners!! Puh-Puh-Puh-PLLLLLLEEEEAAAAAASSSSSEEEEE!!

[editor's note, by elrey34]1/9 11:00p EDIT -- It seems that Jason is answering questions about this new information from the Reds and his Reds source on his latest post "M's Getting Closer," so I encourage you to leave him a question if you have one.

A-Rod receives first offer from... Toledo?

elrey34 — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:43:23 -0000

The The Toledo Mud Hens??

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!!
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Rodriguez recently opted out of his $252 million, 10-year contract with the New York Yankees. That prompted Hank Steinbrenner, son of the Yankees owner, to tell the New York Times: "Does he want to go into the Hall of Fame as a Yankee, or a Toledo Mud Hen?"

The Mud Hens conjured up an offer to find out, said Jason Griffin, a spokesman for the Detroit Tigers' top farm team

Toledo created a Hall of Fame plaque of Rodriguez wearing a Mud Hens hat and sent a letter to his agent, Scott Boras.
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I sure hope Alex's has a bigger sense of humor than Boss Jr. What a riot!