Monday, May 30, 2011

FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume IV, Issue XXI

Welcome to our 134th edition of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter, as we continue to bring you weekly fantasy sports updates in addition to our usual content on FantasyDrafthelp.com. Our archive of past editions is available right here on The FantasyDrafthelp.com Blog and specific links to past editions are available at FantasyDrafthelp.com.

This week, we bring you our Top 20 baseball pickups from the minors for June and beyond.

Top 20 Baseball Pickups from the Minors for June and Beyond

1 Mike Moustakas

2 Desmond Jennings

3 Brett Lawrie

4 Lonnie Chisenhall

5 Anthony Rizzo

6 Jemile Weeks

7 Jason Kipnis

8 Jesus Montero

9 Yonder Alonso

10 Domonic Brown

11 Paul Goldschmidt

12 Dayan Viciedo

13 Mike Montgomery

14 Jaff Decker

15 Trayvon Robinson

16 Dustin Ackley

17 Randall Delgado

18 Drew Pomeranz

19 Cord Phelps

20 Mike Trout

Saturday, May 21, 2011

FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume IV, Issue XX

Welcome to our 133rd edition of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter, as we continue to bring you weekly fantasy sports updates in addition to our usual content on FantasyDrafthelp.com. Our archive of past editions is available right here on The FantasyDrafthelp.com Blog and specific links to past editions are available at FantasyDrafthelp.com.

This week, we bring you our fantasy baseball hot pickups and hot drops, listing key players most in flux on rosters in the last week in CBS Sports leagues.

Fantasy Baseball Hot Pickups

^ Jake Arrieta

^ Homer Bailey

^ Bartolo Colon
^ Ryan Ludwick

^ Ryan Madson

^ Charlie Morton

^ Joel Pineiro

^ Scott Rolen

^ Fernando Salas

^ Justin Turner

Fantasy Baseball Hot Drops

^ Sam Fuld

^ Freddy Garcia

^ Jonny Gomes

^ Aaron Harang

^ James Loney

^ David Murphy

^ Ryan Raburn

^ Eduardo Sanchez

^ Ian Stewart

^ Randy Wolf

Sunday, May 15, 2011

FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume IV, Issue XIX

Welcome to our 132nd edition of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter, as we continue to bring you weekly fantasy sports updates in addition to our usual content on FantasyDrafthelp.com. Our archive of past editions is available right here on The FantasyDrafthelp.com Blog and specific links to past editions are available at FantasyDrafthelp.com.

This week, we bring you our baseball Buy Low, Sell High lists.

Buy Low

^ Chris Carpenter

^ Carl Crawford

^ Aaron Hill

^ Torii Hunter

^ Ubaldo Jimenez (NOTE: only if you can stash him on your bench or taxi squad for the time being)

^ Mat Latos

^ Brett Myers

^ Alex Rios

^ Carlos Santana

^ Dan Uggla

Sell High

^ Lance Berkman

^ Kyle Farnsworth

^ Jeff Francoeur

^ Tom Gorzelanny

^ Matt Holliday

^ Matt Joyce

^ Howard Kendrick

^ Kyle Lohse

^ Josh Tomlin

^ Ben Zobrist


Friday, May 06, 2011

FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume IV, Issue XVIII

Welcome to our 131st edition of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter, as we continue to bring you weekly fantasy sports updates in addition to our usual content on FantasyDrafthelp.com. Our archive of past editions is available right here on The FantasyDrafthelp.com Blog and specific links to past editions are available at FantasyDrafthelp.com.

This week, we bring you our 2011 Fantasy Triple Crown Mock Draft, Draft Board and Suggested League Guidelines.

2011 Fantasy Triple Crown Suggested League Guidelines

^ Three-round standard serpentine draft.

^ Points awarded separately for each race in the Triple Crown, with results being totalled after the Belmont.

^ Points for each race awarded as follows: 15 points for a win, 10 points for place, 5 points for show.

^ First tiebreaker after completion of the Triple Crown is most wins in your “stable.”

^ Second tiebreaker after completion of the Triple Crown is the biggest margin of victory for your winner.

2011 Fantasy Triple Crown Draft Board

1 Dialed In

2 Nehro

3 Archarcharch

4 Soldat

5 Toby’s Corner

6 Mucho Macho Man

7 Midnight Interlude

8 Shackleford

9 Pants on Fire

10 Brilliant Speed

11 Uncle Mo

12 Master of Hounds

13 Santiva

14 Animal Kingdom

15 Stay Thirsty

2011 Fantasy Mock Draft

On the April 26 edition of THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER (8:45-9:00 PM EDT show-within-a-show during THE FDH LOUNGE which is 7-9 PM EDT, Tuesdays on SportsTalkNetwork.com), participants in our mock draft were as follows:

1 FDH Managing Partner Rick Morris

2 FDH Senior Producer “The FDH New York Bureau” Steve Cirvello

3 FDH Horse Racing Analyst Bob Glassman

4 ESPN Radio Horse Racing Analyst Jody McDonald

5 FDH Horse Racing Analyst Toe-Knee Holtcamp

ROUND ONE

1 Rick: Dialed In

2 Steve: Archarcharch

3: Bob: Uncle Mo

4 Jody: Toby’s Corner

5: Toe-Knee: The Factor

ROUND TWO

1 Toe-Knee: All Other Three Ye

2: Jody: Master of Hounds

3: Bob: Nehro

4: Steve: Midnight Interlude

5: Rick: Soldat

ROUND THREE

1 Rick: Mucho Macho Man

2 Steve: Shackleford

3 Bob: Pants on Fire

4 Jody: Stay Thirsty

5: Toe-Knee: Brilliant Speed

Monday, May 02, 2011

FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume IV, Issue XVII

Welcome to our 130th edition of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter, as we continue to bring you weekly fantasy sports updates in addition to our usual content on FantasyDrafthelp.com. Our archive of past editions is available right here on The FantasyDrafthelp.com Blog and specific links to past editions are available at FantasyDrafthelp.com.

This week, we bring you our 2011 NFL Draft post-selection analysis, with PRO FOOTBALL DRAFTOLOGY 2011 serving as our baseline for pre-draft expectations.

NUMBER OF FIRST-ROUND PICKS CORRECT

Rob Rang of CBS Sports 9

Mike Mayock of NFL Network 8

Mike O’Hara of Fox Sports 8

Pat Kirwin of NFL.com 7

Michael Lombardi of NFL Network 7

Walter Football 7

FDH Managing Partner Rick Morris 6

Mel Kiper of ESPN 6

Todd McShay of ESPN 6

Adam Caplan of Fox Sports 5

John Crist of Scout.com 5

Peter Schrager of Fox Sports 5

FDH Senior Editor Jason Jones 4

Chad Reuter of CBS Sports 4

Steve Wyche of NFL.com 4

Brian Billick of Fox Sports 3

NUMBER OF PLAYERS CORRECTLY TABBED AS FIRST-ROUND PLAYERS

John Crist of Scout.com 29

Brian Billick of Fox Sports 28

Mel Kiper of ESPN 28

Todd McShay of ESPN 28

Mike O’Hara of Fox Sports 28

Rob Rang of CBS Sports 28

Pat Kirwin of NFL.com 27

Mike Mayock of NFL Network 27

Chad Reuter of CBS Sports 27

Peter Schrager of Fox Sports 27

Walter Football 27

Steve Wyche of NFL.com 27

FDH Managing Partner Rick Morris 26

Adam Caplan of Fox Sports 26

Michael Lombardi 24

FDH Senior Editor Jason Jones 22

FDH Draft Winners

1 New York Giants

2 Tampa Bay

3 Atlanta

4 New Orleans

5 Detroit

Honorable Mention: Dallas, St. Louis, Oakland

FDH Draft Losers

1 Seattle

2 Minnesota

3 Cleveland

4 San Francisco

5 Carolina

Points Accrued By Teams According to FDH Senior Editor Jason Jones’ Top 50 Overall

1 Denver 192 (3 players)

2 Tampa Bay 172 (4 players)

3 New Orleans 168 (3 players)

4 Dallas 154 (2 players)

5 Buffalo 148 (2 players)

6 Detroit 130 (2 players)

7 New England 128 (3 players)

8 Baltimore 122 (2 players)

9 New York Giants 118 (2 players)

10 Arizona 114 (2 players)

11 Washington 108 (2 players)

12T Tennessee 96 (2 players)

12T Cincinnati 96

14 St. Louis 92

15 Houston 90 (3 players)

16 Atlanta 84

17 Miami 78

18 Minnesota 74 (2 players)

19 Jacksonville 70

20 Chicago 66 (2 players)

21 Oakland 64

22 San Francisco 52

23 Indianapolis 34

24 Carolina 32

25 Pittsburgh 26

26 Philadelphia 24

27 Kansas City 20

28 Green Bay 14

29 New York Jets 12

30T Cleveland 0

30T San Diego 0

30T Seattle 0