Fantasy baseball players to either target or dump for after the all star break!

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The first fantasy football podcast of the 2009 season!  Draft preparation, along with a look at the first round picks!

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Thank you to all for joining the Fantasy Sports Empires Group on Facebook!

Just a quick update of what is going on these days just for group members.

1. Really working on at least 1 podcast per week. We all have a lot going on in our lives, but my goal is to have a least one podcast per week.

2. Yahoo has now opened fantasy football leagues and here is what I am going to do. For anyone that "writes a review" on Apple iTunes beginning today, once you post your review, send me your apple iTunes screen name and your email address and I will enter you in a contest. I will pick the best 11 reviews by August 1st and 11 lucky winners will play in the Fantasy Sports Empires fantasy football league this season! The league winner will automatically be entered to play in the 2010 fantasy football league and win some cool prizes to be determined. Send the emails to jeff@fantasysportsempires.com after iTunes has posted your review!

3. Get the word out that you want a fantasy football segment each week on Atlanta's rock station, Rock 100.5 The Regular Guys show. You can email them at or call them toll free at 1-888- FU-Line-9 (888-385-4639) and leave a message. Or call toll free at 1-888-9-REGULAR (888-973-4852). Call early and often! Say you want Jeff Boggis "The Sultan of Stats" on the Regular Guys show for a fantasy football segment. Demand it! Don't feel like calling? Then send The Regular Guys an email at regularguys@atlantasrockstation.com and thank you in advance!

4. The new website is constantly being updated. If you have not been there in awhile, check it out at http://FantasySportsEmpires.com

5. I just want to thank each and everyone of you for your continued support and feedback. Good luck in 2009!

Jeff Boggis
"The Sultan of Stats"
Fantasy Sports Empires

 

        

Fantasy Sports Empires.com Fantasy Baseball Podcast For June 9, 2009

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Thank you for those who have order or will order the 2009 Fantasy Sports Empires fantasy football draft kit and spreadsheet.  For 2009, I designed the spreadsheet so that it is more user friendly.  I wanted users to be able to enter in their scoring system just as they could last year, but I separated the league settings from the projections pages so that you could very easily make changes to your league settings and see them instantly displayed on all of the positional tabs.  Many fantasy football league managers play in more than one league and league settings may differ from one league to another.  The spreadsheet provides you with the opportunity to enter in your league settings and then view both numerically and now graphically all of the player projections by position.  You can then sort on the individual projections tabs.  I added position player projection graphs to allow you to better identify tiers of talents, projection drop-offs by position, and most importantly, allow you to make better informed decisions before your drafts.  The newest feature to the draft kit is the ability to do “what if” or scenario analysis.  Once you enter in your league settings and review the player projections by position, you simply cut and paste each player that you may draft, along with either my projections or your own projections to do a numerical and graphical comparison on scenario 1 vs. scenario 2.  This provides you with your team’s projected average points per week and per season.  It also breaks down each player’s average projected fantasy points per week.  Pretty powerful stuff! 

In any draft kit, the most important thing in developing is to develop something with the perspective of the fantasy football manager.  The fantasy football manager that does their homework, is prepared, and is passionate about winning is the manager that does just that: Just win baby!  At the same time, it is very easy in this internet age to get caught up too much in the numbers and the statistics.  This often leads to “paralysis by analysis” and can do more harm than good.  Just ask the fellow league manger that got stuck with a pick because their time ran out on the clock as they fumbled through stacks and stacks of information.  The purpose of the draft kit and spreadsheet is to allow you to be equipped with the right amount of information  that you need to where you can quickly make informed decisions before your draft and most importantly, during the draft.  I’m often asked what goes through my mind during the drafts that I participate in (regardless if it is fantasy football or fantasy baseball).  The best analogy would be for you to imagine yourself as a horse jockey at the Kentucky derby.  You are winding your way in traffic from the starting line to the finish line.  At the beginning of the race, everyone in lined up in their staring gates.  This is just like you are with your known draft position.  And for the most part, the beginning of the race and the draft goes as planned.  But then as the jockey break at the first turn, things become constricted and you have to jockey for position.  You have to weave in and out of traffic, avoiding dirt being kicked in your face.  You position yourself as you weave in and out of traffic, with one goal in mind which is to never lose sight of the finish line.  As the draft proceeds on, picks become more constricted and players that you thought would be there at your picks are not, along with players dropping to you.  You have to be able to adjust to the ever changing draft, while holding onto the overall goal of finishing first.  The beauty is that no matter how many ranking you review or how many average draft positions are available, each draft is unique.  I’ve drafted with my buddies for years, and I have participated in a hand full of “expert’s drafts” and although the so called experts would never let a great player or a sleeper fall very far in drafts, there are always going to be decisions that you have to make when it is your turn on the clock.  My final piece of advice is to use the draft kit and spreadsheet as one of many opinions that you will use to construct your game plan for your draft.  There is nothing wrong with a second or third opinion.  Your goal is to be as prepared as possible, without getting paralysis by analysis.  There lies the beauty.  Just remember that if you have a question about anything fantasy football related, I am a simple email away!  My personal email address is: jeff@fantasysportsempires.com

Good Luck during the fantasy football season.  I will be here along for the ride! 

Jeff Boggis

"The Sultan of Stats"

Website: http://FantasySportsEmpires.com

Blog/Podcast: http://blog.fantasysportsempires.com

Email: jeff@fantasysportsempires.com

Subscribe to the new podcast on Apple iTunes at: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=299434717

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=81492770184&ref=mf

        

The 2009 Fantasy Sports Empires Fantasy Football Draft Kit and Spreadsheet are now available!

The Fantasy Sports Empires (Formerly Fantasy Football Empire and Fantasy Baseball Empire) 2009 Fantasy Football Draft Kit and Spreadsheet are now available for only $4.99 with free rankings updates until the beginning of the 2009 NFL regular season! 

For ordering information and screen shots of this year’s product, please visit http://fantasysportsempires.com/2009_Football_Draft_Kit.html

Good Luck during the fantasy football season!

Jeff Boggis

"The Sultan of Stats"

Website: http://FantasySportsEmpires.com

Blog/Podcast: http://blog.fantasysportsempires.com

Email: jeff@fantasysportsempires.com

Subscribe to the new podcast on Apple iTunes at: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=299434717

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=81492770184&ref=mf

 

2009 Fantasy Sports Empires Spreadsheet Features

Top 252 Rankings, Position Rankings, Scenario Analysis, 2009 National Football League Schedule, Customizable League Settings, Player Projections by Position, Individual Defensive Player (IDP) Rankings, Running Back Handcuffs, 2009 Fantasy Sports Magazine - Krause Publications - Expert's Draft, 2009 Fantasy Football Auction Draft Dollar Values, 2009 Fantasy Football Sleepers and Busts, and the 2009 Fantasy Football Printable Draft Sheet. 

        

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Hope you are all enjoying your fantasy baseball season.  I have been very busy in my life and ever spare moment of free time (which has not been very much as of late) has been dedicated to fantasy sports.  I am attending my first Atlanta Braves game in person on Sunday, May 3rd against the Houston Astros.  I am going with Larry Wachs, Rock 100.5 "The Regular Guys" radio show.  We have great seats and 755 club passes.  If you happen to go to the game and read this blog, come down and say hello to us.  We will be right behind the braves dugout in section 111L, row 20, seats 101-104. 

I participated in my first fantasy football draft of the 2009 season.  Why so early?  Because fantasy magazines have to draft 1-2 months in advance of their publication dates.  That's OK as I have been working on the 2009 fantasy sports empires fantasy football draft kit and spreadsheet, so my top 200 rankings were already done and I used this during my draft.  I had the 12th pick and took Drew Brees with the last pick in round 1 and Clinton Portis with the first pick of round 2.  Why Brees so early?  You have to know your league's point system!  In this league, the league settings are 1 point for every 20 passing yards, and 6 points per passing TD.  Based on this information, there is a premium on quarterbacks in this league.  Although I never thought that Peyton Manning would last until the early 4th round.  This draft was for Krause Publication's Fantasy Sports magazine.  Look for the results at your local bookstore in mid June.  If you can't wait that long, order my draft kit and spreadsheet for only $4.99 with free updates all the way until the start of the NFL regular season, and the draft results are included in the draft kit!

I have updated the closer report this weekend and want to say that David Aardsma, LaTroy Hawkins, Huston Street, and Joe Beimel are the closers to pick up for the month of May.

Matt Laporta (1B, OF) is the hot pickup this week.  Grab him if you can and feel free to drop Travis Hafner for all of eternity.

I am off to New Orleans on business all this week, but will be answering emails when I get the opportunity.  Send your emails to jeff@fantasysportsempires.com

See you at the ball park!

Jeff Boggis
"The Sultan of Stats"

        

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The fantasy baseball closer report has been updated! 
Here is the direct link: http://fantasysportsempires.com/2009%20Closer%20Report.htm 

Just added: Weekly fantasy baseball player drop and add recommendations.  Here is the direct link: http://fantasysportsempires.com/2009_player_drop___adds.htm Each week, Jeff Boggis, "The Sultan of Stats" will make recommendations on which players to drop and add.  For detailed analysis on these recommendations, along with bonus drop/add recommendations, please listen to the weekly podcast. 

A special thank you to everyone who recently added a review on apple iTunes.  Thanks Empires Nation!  To write a podcast review, here is the direct link to the podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=299434717 

Are you a member of Facebook?  If so, check out the Fantasy Sports Empires Network on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=650656313#/group.php?gid=81492770184&ref=mf

Have a question about fantasy baseball or fantasy football?  Please send an e-mail to Jeff Boggis "The Sultan of Stats" at the new email address of: Jeff@fantasysportsempires.com and you will receive a prompt response.

Thank you to everyone who ordered the 2009 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit and Spreadsheet. Fantasy Sports Empires fans are the best! 

Look for the 2009 Fantasy Football Draft Kit and Spreadsheet on June 1, 2009. Price: $4.99 with free updates up until the start of the 2009 football regular season.  Please visit the fantasy football direct link for more details at: http://fantasysportsempires.com/fantasy_football.htm 

Jeff Boggis "The Sultan of Stats" is donating 10% of all 2009 profits of the fantasy baseball and fantasy football draft kits and spreadsheets equally to the following The Jimmy V Foundation and the Dennis Leary Fire Fighters Foundation.  To learn more about these charities, please visit the website at: http://fantasysportsempires.com/index.htm 

Happy Easter to all of the Fantasy Sports Empires Nation!

Jeff Boggis
"The Sultan of Stats"
Fantasy Sports Empires

        

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I have updated the closer report on the fantasy sports empires website.  There are a lot of changes at closer in spring traing and I will predict even further fluctuations during the season!

Here is the direct link to the closer report:
http://fantasysportsempires.com/2009%20Closer%20Report.htm

I'll be posting my draft results sometime this week.

Jeff Boggis
The Sultan of Stats
www.fantasysportsempires.com

        

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Hi all,

Hanging out in Tallahassee, Florida for the weekend and it's raining here.  Still working late at night on my drafts and expanding the tabs on the fantasy sports empires spreadsheet.  I am also heading to best buy today to purchase a new microphone for the podcasts.  It's time for a new one and the other one caused some "crackling sounds" on the last podcast. 

The draft kit and spreadsheet has been selling well this season, despite the economy.  I had my first order from Sweden today.  I did not even know that that they follow baseball in Sweden!

I have discovered a whole new world out there this weekend on facebook and have added myself this weekend.  I have also created a FANTASY SPORTS EMPIRES group on facebook for you all to sign up and to share ideas, post messages, make podcast request topics, and simply get to know othere people that are "friends of the sultan of stats".  Here is the link:  http://www.facebook.com/inbox/readmessage.php?t=1113619600120&mbox_pos=0#/group.php?gid=81492770184&ref=mf 

I'll be doing a new podcast either Wednesday or Thursday of this week.  As always, keep sending me your ideas on what you would like to hear on the weekly podcasts.  My email is jeff@fantasysportsempires.com.

Jeff Boggis
"The Sultan of Stats"
www.fantasysportsempires.com

        

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Recap and Analysis of my February 4, 2009 Fantasy Phenoms mock draft on Mock Draft Central

By Jeff Boggis “The Sultan of Stats” – Fantasy Sports Empires.com

I had the 4^th pick overall in this 12 team draft.  About 5 minutes before the draft, my laptop froze up and it took my roughly 10 minutes to get back into the draft.  Rule #1 is always pre-rank your players!  Luckily for me, I pre-ranked my players for this draft and landed the person that I would have taken if I did not miss the first round of the draft.

Draft Strategy – Power early and often, followed by a top relief pitcher.  Spend the middle and late rounds filling in positions, looking for speed, starting pitchers, and taking value picks if applicable.

Round 1 – Albert Pujols (1B – STL) – I could have taken either Pujols or David Wright here, but I value Pujols slightly more here as he is simply the best hitter in baseball.  He makes a solid foundation to build my team around.  My projections:  111 runs, 43 HRs, 126 RBIs, 8 SB, .337 BA.  Big name that got away: Hanley Ramirez, SS, FLA. 

Round 2 – Evan Longoria (3B – TAM) – I wanted to follow up my first round pick with either an outfielder or third baseman and Longoria fit the bill.  Some people think that Longoria is being drafted too high with a second round pick.  Not me as he is a superstar in the making.  My projections:  89 runs, 34 HRs, 113 RBIs, 11 SB, .283 BA. Big name that got away: Josh Hamilton, OF, TEX.

Round 3 – Carlos Lee (OF – HOU) – What do I think of Carlos Lee?  I almost drafted him in round 2, but there was a drop off at 3B so I was fortunate to get Lee in round 3.  A fluke hand injury cost him so stats at the end of the 2008 season and he may be overlooked in drafts in 2009, but for me he is a solid and reliable as they come.  My projections: 96 runs, 37 HRs, 123 RBIs, 6 SB, .306 BA.  Big name that got away: Justin Morneau, 1B, MIN.

Round 4 – Adrian Gonzalez (1B – SD) – I typically look for the best power hitter left on the board in round 4, regardless of position.  And although I had to sure up my corner infielder slot (CI) early in the draft, I was excited about drafting Gonzalez in round 4.  My projections:  101 runs, 35 HRs, 122 RBIs, 1 SB, .286 BA.  Big name that got away: Carlos Quentin, OF, CWS.

Round 5 – David Ortiz (DH – BOS) – Arguably my best pick of the draft.  Incredible value here in round 5 for David Ortiz.  Personally, I would give some thought to taking him in round 4, but there is too much talent to pass up in round 5.  The downside is that my utility spot (DH) is now filled by round 5, but it is a nice problem to have.  My projections:  98 runs, 32 HRs, 106 RBIs, 1 SB, .285 BA.  Big name that got away: None

Round 6 – Brad Lidge (RP - PHI) – My first 5 picks were used build a solid foundation for power and it was now the right time to draft one of the elite closers that were still on the board.  My projections:  2 wins, 42 saves, 101 Ks, 3.15 ERA, 1.23 WHIP. Big name that got away: Joe Nathan, RP, MIN.

Round 7 – Francisco Liriano (SP – MIN) – I waited on drafting my first starting pitcher until round 7 with Francisco Liriano.  He pitched well during the end of the 2008 season and is a nice starting pitcher to draft once the big names are off the board.  Let someone else use an early round draft pick for starting pitching.  What’s not to like in Liriano in 2009?  Here is a starting pitcher that can win more than 15 games, have over 200 strikeouts, an ERA under 3.50 and a WHIP under 1.20.  My projections:  17 wins, 0 saves, 215 Ks, 3.41 ERA, 1.18 WHIP.  Big name that got away: Joey Votto, 1B, CIN.

Round 8 – Michael Young (SS – TEX) – Arguably my weakest pick of the draft and if I had to do it all over again, I would have passed on taking Young in round 8.  He will provide decent numbers across the board, but I would much rather have drafted Jose Valverde or Yovani Gallardo in this round.  My projections:  88 runs, 14 HRs, 75 RBIs, 12 SB, .288 BA. Big name that got away: Vernon Wells, OF, TOR.

Round 9 – Victor Martinez (C – CLE) – I really feel that Martinez is being overlooked in many drafts this season and can have a nice bounce back year in 2009. Martinez is the only catcher that I have projected to exceed 100 RBIs in 2009.  My projections:  81 runs, 23 HRs, 101 RBIs, 1 SB, .301 BA.  Big name that got away: Yovani Gallardo, SP, MIL.

Round 10 – Ryan Ludwick (OF – STL) – Here is a player that had an incredible 2008 from a power standpoint, yet there are a lot of non-believers out there this season.  I think in round 10, he makes an incredible value pick!  My projections: 88 runs, 38 HRs, 119 RBIs, 3 SB, .276 BA. Big name that got away: Javier Vazquez, SP, ATL

Round 11 – Justin Verlander (SP – DET) – Which Verlander will we get in 2009?  Will we get the great one in 2007 or the poor one in 2008?  I am hedging my bets on more like the great on in 2008.  He has worked on his mechanics during the off season and I feel confident in making him my #2 starting pitcher in this mock draft.  16 wins, 0 saves, 183 Ks, 3.83 ERA, 1.29 WHIP.  Big name that got away: Torii Hunter, OF, LAA.

Round 12 – Huston Street (RP – COL) – My second pick of this draft where I felt that I had to reach for someone or draft someone that I will not typically draft this early in the draft.  The problem was that most of the relief pitchers were off the board by this time, and I wanted to draft at least 3 closers as this is always my draft strategy each season.  There are 30 major league teams and 12 teams drafting so you do the math.  There is a competitive advantage by drafting at least 3 closers in your drafts.  I think the change of scenery for Street will be very positive, allow him to erase his lackluster 2008 season, and save 30+ games in 2009.  4 wins, 32 saves, 79 Ks, 3.56 ERA, 1.14 WHIP.  Big names that got away: Delgado, David Price, B.J. Ryan, Nelson Cruz, Matt Capps, Ryan Zimmerman, Brad Hawpe, and Kerry Wood. 

Round 13 – Willy Taveras (OF – CIN) – I needed some stolen bases and drafting Taveras was always part of the grand plan.  He can steal 50+ bases and helps offset early round power picks that offered little or no stolen bases.  You can go with hybrid players and lose some power, yet add some stolen bases, or go strong on power and draft a one trick pony like a Taveras, Pierre, or Gomez.  Either strategy is fine, as long as you get to the 300 home runs and 150 stolen bases by the end of the season.  My projections: 65 runs, 1 HRs, 29 RBIs, 52 SB, .282 BA. .  Big name that got away: Brett Myers (SP – PHI)

Round 14 – Brian Wilson (RP – SF) – Wilson gives me my third closer of the draft.  I don’t expect him to repeat his 2008 numbers, but the Giants are an improved team and Wilson can make for a nice #3 RP.  My projections: 3 wins, 32 saves, 47 Ks, 3.64 ERA, 1.37 WHIP.  Big names that got away: Matt Wieters, Matt Garza, and Kevin Slowey.

Round 15 – Derek Lowe (RP – ATL) – Lowe comes over from the Los Angeles Dodgers and become the ace of the Atlanta Braves pitching staff for 2009.  He makes a nice #3 starting pitcher for me and you can see that you can still draft quality starting pitching in the middle to late rounds.  My projections:  16 wins, 0 saves, 154 Ks, 3.65 ERA, 1.27 WHIP.  Big names that got away: Bengie Molina and Jose Lopez.

Round 16 – Eric Byrnes (OF – ARI) – Eric Byrnes is the type of player that you can take a flyer on in the late rounds and see how he does during spring training and the early weeks of the season before making a decision to keep, trade, or drop.  I’ve drafted him now in 3 drafts and he seems to be there in the late rounds for the taking.  He is a potential nice hybrid player with 25/25 potential in 2009.  My projections: 93 runs, 27 HRs, 88 RBIs, 28 SB, .277 BA.  Big names that got away: Erik Bedard, Yunel Escobar, Jered Weaver, and Paul Konerko.

Round 17 – Ryan Theriot (SS – CHC) – I was looking for a middle infielder with some speed in this round and Ryan “The Riot” fit the bill.  He is a one trick pony, but I needed the stolen bases.  My projections:  88 runs, 1 HRs, 49 RBIs, 32 SB, .287 BA. Big names that got away: Chris Perez and Jim Thome.

Round 18 – Jonathan Sanchez (SP – SF) – He is my sleeper starting pitcher this season and I was happy to get him as my #4 starting pitcher this late in the draft.  He will flirt with 200 strikeouts in 2009.  My projections: 12 wins, 0 saves, 193 Ks, 3.87 ERA, 1.36 WHIP. Big name that got away: Jair Jurrjens.

Round 19 – Brandon Lyon (RP – DET) – He will start as the opening day closer in Detroit and makes the fourth closer that I have drafted in this mock draft.  I always like to say that you can’t draft too many relievers, especially late in the draft. There really was nobody else on the board at this pick that I wanted.  My projections: 3 wins, 16 saves, Ks, ERA, WHIP. Big name that got away: None.

Round 20 – Rickie Weeks (2B – MIL) – I really like Weeks to rebound in 2009 and could not believe that he was still on the board this late in the draft.  I will be more than happy to take a flyer on him this late in the draft.  He has 20/30 potential, if you can live with his batting average.  My projections:  99 runs, 23 HRs, 57 RBIs, 34 SB, .259 BA.  Big name that got away: None

Round 21 – Jeff Francoeur (OF – ATL) – Here is another player that most fantasy managers have given up on.  I think the power can return and he can have a modest batting average in 2009.  Great value pick in round 21.  My projections: 75 runs, 19 HRs, 86 RBIs, 9 SB, .267 BA.  Big name that got away: Gil Meche and Wandy Rodriguez. 

Round 22 – John Smoltz (SP – BOS) – I have always been a big fan of Smoltz and was sad to see him leave here in Atlanta for Boston this season.  This pick was more sentimental than anything.  9 wins, 0 saves, 130 Ks, 3.85 ERA, 1.37 WHIP.  Big name that got away: None.

 

        

Fantasy Sports Empires.com – Fantasy Phenoms Mock Draft Results - February 4, 2009

Round	Team	Player	Pos	Team	Pick Time
R1 P1	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Rodriguez, Alex	3B	NYY	7s
R1 P2	Marc Acierno- Reader	Ramirez, Hanley	SS	FLA	20s
R1 P3	Howard Steinert - Reader	Reyes, Jose	SS	NYM	5s
R1 P4	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Pujols, Albert	1B	STL	5s
R1 P5	Steve Parsons - reader	Wright, David	3B	NYM	11s
R1 P6	Ivar Anderson-reader	Sizemore, Grady	OF	CLE	4s
R1 P7	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Braun, Ryan	OF	MIL	11s
R1 P8	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Cabrera, Miguel	1B	DET	5s
R1 P9	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Kinsler, Ian	2B	TEX	56s
R1 P10	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Holliday, Matt	OF	OAK	6s
R1 P11	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Teixeira, Mark	1B	NYY	18s
R1 P12	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Lincecum, Tim	SP	SF	6s
R2 P1	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Sabathia, CC	SP	NYY	4s
R2 P2	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Howard, Ryan	1B	PHI	16s
R2 P3	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Utley, Chase	2B	PHI	17s
R2 P4	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Rollins, Jimmy	SS	PHI	24s
R2 P5	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Hamilton, Josh	OF	TEX	5s
R2 P6	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Fielder, Prince	1B	MIL	38s
R2 P7	Ivar Anderson-reader	Berkman, Lance	1B	HOU	34s
R2 P8	Steve Parsons - reader	Ramirez, Manny	OF	LA	12s
R2 P9	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Longoria, Evan	3B	TB	9s
R2 P10	Howard Steinert - Reader	Beltran, Carlos	OF	NYM	11s
R2 P11	Marc Acierno- Reader	Santana, Johan	SP	NYM	10s
R2 P12	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Morneau, Justin	1B	MIN	40s
R3 P1	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Pedroia, Dustin	2B	BOS	26s
R3 P2	Marc Acierno- Reader	Webb, Brandon	SP	ARI	25s
R3 P3	Howard Steinert - Reader	Upton, B.J.	OF	TB	20s
R3 P4	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Lee, Carlos	OF	HOU	9s
R3 P5	Steve Parsons - reader	Suzuki, Ichiro	OF	SEA	26s
R3 P6	Ivar Anderson-reader	Phillips, Brandon	2B	CIN	13s
R3 P7	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Kemp, Matt	OF	LA	13s
R3 P8	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Crawford, Carl	OF	TB	10s
R3 P9	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Soriano, Alfonso	OF	CHC	6s
R3 P10	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Granderson, Curtis	OF	DET	53s
R3 P11	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Rios, Alex	OF	TOR	8s
R3 P12	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Peavy, Jake	SP	SD	8s
R4 P1	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Halladay, Roy	SP	TOR	6s
R4 P2	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Roberts, Brian	2B	BAL	28s
R4 P3	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Hamels, Cole	SP	PHI	27s
R4 P4	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Quentin, Carlos	OF	CHW	53s
R4 P5	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Bay, Jason	OF	BOS	15s
R4 P6	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Ramirez, Aramis	3B	CHC	10s
R4 P7	Ivar Anderson-reader	Markakis, Nick	OF	BAL	5s
R4 P8	Steve Parsons - reader	Guerrero, Vladimir	OF	ANA	16s
R4 P9	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Gonzalez, Adrian	1B	SD	7s
R4 P10	Howard Steinert - Reader	Youkilis, Kevin	1B, 3B	BOS	23s
R4 P11	Marc Acierno- Reader	Martin, Russell	C	LA	7s
R4 P12	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Haren, Dan	SP	ARI	27s
R5 P1	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Hart, Corey	OF	MIL	42s
R5 P2	Marc Acierno- Reader	McLouth, Nate	OF	PIT	25s
R5 P3	Howard Steinert - Reader	McCann, Brian	C	ATL	22s
R5 P4	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Ortiz, David	DH	BOS	6s
R5 P5	Steve Parsons - reader	Ramirez, Alexei	2B	CHW	22s
R5 P6	Ivar Anderson-reader	Oswalt, Roy	SP	HOU	22s
R5 P7	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Victorino, Shane	OF	PHI	21s
R5 P8	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Mauer, Joe	C	MIN	5s
R5 P9	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Dunn, Adam	OF	ARI	21s
R5 P10	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Rodriguez, Francisco	RP	NYM	4s
R5 P11	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Pence, Hunter	OF	HOU	10s
R5 P12	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Papelbon, Jonathan	RP	BOS	4s
R6 P1	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Nathan, Joe	RP	MIN	10s
R6 P2	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Furcal, Rafael	SS	LA	16s
R6 P3	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Davis, Chris	1B, 3B	TEX	53s
R6 P4	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Jones, Chipper	3B	ATL	49s
R6 P5	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Abreu, Bobby	OF	NYY	9s
R6 P6	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Lackey, John	SP	ANA	43s
R6 P7	Ivar Anderson-reader	Shields, James	SP	TB	4s
R6 P8	Steve Parsons - reader	Santana, Ervin	SP	ANA	10s
R6 P9	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Lidge, Brad	RP	PHI	14s
R6 P10	Howard Steinert - Reader	Votto, Joey	1B	CIN	14s
R6 P11	Marc Acierno- Reader	Atkins, Garrett	3B, 1B	COL	9s
R6 P12	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Ordonez, Magglio	OF	DET	45s
R7 P1	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Billingsley, Chad	SP	LA	38s
R7 P2	Marc Acierno- Reader	Lee, Derrek	1B	CHC	26s
R7 P3	Howard Steinert - Reader	Beckett, Josh	SP	BOS	4s
R7 P4	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Liriano, Francisco	SP	MIN	6s
R7 P5	Steve Parsons - reader	Burnett, A.J.	SP	NYY	5s
R7 P6	Ivar Anderson-reader	Drew, Stephen	SS	ARI	4s
R7 P7	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Ellsbury, Jacoby	OF	BOS	14s
R7 P8	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Figgins, Chone	3B	ANA	13s
R7 P9	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Uggla, Dan	2B	FLA	56s
R7 P10	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Cano, Robinson	2B	NYY	10s
R7 P11	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Wells, Vernon	OF	TOR	7s
R7 P12	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Soria, Joakim	RP	KC	10s
R8 P1	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Hernandez, Felix	SP	SEA	3s
R8 P2	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Greinke, Zack	SP	KC	8s
R8 P3	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Matsuzaka, Daisuke	SP	BOS	3s
R8 P4	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Kazmir, Scott	SP	TB	6s
R8 P5	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Pena, Carlos	1B	TB	27s
R8 P6	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Cain, Matt	SP	SF	39s
R8 P7	Ivar Anderson-reader	Rivera, Mariano	RP	NYY	13s
R8 P8	Steve Parsons - reader	Soto, Geovany	C	CHC	13s
R8 P9	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Young, Michael	SS	TEX	17s
R8 P10	Howard Steinert - Reader	Lester, Jon	SP	BOS	23s
R8 P11	Marc Acierno- Reader	Lee, Cliff	SP	CLE	8s
R8 P12	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Gallardo, Yovani	SP	MIL	58s
R9 P1	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Hardy, J.J.	SS	MIL	11s
R9 P2	Marc Acierno- Reader	Valverde, Jose	RP	HOU	11s
R9 P3	Howard Steinert - Reader	Chamberlain, Joba	RP	NYY	33s
R9 P4	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Martinez, Victor	C	CLE	10s
R9 P5	Steve Parsons - reader	Volquez, Edinson	SP	CIN	6s
R9 P6	Ivar Anderson-reader	Encarnacion, Edwin	3B	CIN	4s
R9 P7	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Marmol, Carlos	RP	CHC	29s
R9 P8	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Peralta, Jhonny	SS	CLE	22s
R9 P9	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Harden, Rich	SP	CHC	28s
R9 P10	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Bruce, Jay	OF	CIN	41s
R9 P11	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Vazquez, Javier	SP	ATL	21s
R9 P12	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Tulowitzki, Troy	SS	COL	12s
R10 P1	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Young, Chris	OF	ARI	5s
R10 P2	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Doumit, Ryan	C	PIT	16s
R10 P3	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Zambrano, Carlos	SP	CHC	52s
R10 P4	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Nolasco, Ricky	SP	FLA	25s
R10 P5	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Jenks, Bobby	RP	CHW	5s
R10 P6	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Jeter, Derek	SS	NYY	6s
R10 P7	Ivar Anderson-reader	Dye, Jermaine	OF	CHW	10s
R10 P8	Steve Parsons - reader	Fuentes, Brian	RP	ANA	16s
R10 P9	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Ludwick, Ryan	OF	STL	6s
R10 P10	Howard Steinert - Reader	Ibanez, Raul	OF	PHI	15s
R10 P11	Marc Acierno- Reader	Huff, Aubrey	3B, 1B	BAL	10s
R10 P12	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Damon, Johnny	OF	NYY	58s
R11 P1	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Broxton, Jonathan	RP	LA	32s
R11 P2	Marc Acierno- Reader	Hunter, Torii	OF	ANA	45s
R11 P3	Howard Steinert - Reader	Wainwright, Adam	SP	STL	3s
R11 P4	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Verlander, Justin	SP	DET	26s
R11 P5	Steve Parsons - reader	Delgado, Carlos	1B	NYM	12s
R11 P6	Ivar Anderson-reader	Floyd, Gavin	SP	CHW	23s
R11 P7	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Price, David	RP	TB	13s
R11 P8	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Ryan, B.J.	RP	TOR	7s
R11 P9	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Cordero, Francisco	RP	CIN	7s
R11 P10	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Cruz, Nelson	OF	TEX	11s
R11 P11	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Werth, Jayson	OF	PHI	17s
R11 P12	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Ethier, Andre	OF	LA	20s
R12 P1	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Milledge, Lastings	OF	WAS	3s
R12 P2	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Capps, Matt	RP	PIT	22s
R12 P3	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Zimmerman, Ryan	3B	WAS	9s
R12 P4	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Hawpe, Brad	OF	COL	38s
R12 P5	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Sheets, Ben	SP	MIL	2s
R12 P6	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Bell, Heath	RP	SD	22s
R12 P7	Ivar Anderson-reader	Wood, Kerry	RP	CLE	19s
R12 P8	Steve Parsons - reader	Bradley, Milton	OF	CHC	2s
R12 P9	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Street, Huston	RP	COL	25s
R12 P10	Howard Steinert - Reader	Upton, Justin	OF	ARI	18s
R12 P11	Marc Acierno- Reader	Wang, Chien-Ming	SP	NYY	44s
R12 P12	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Myers, Brett	SP	PHI	46s
R13 P1	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Gordon, Alex	3B	KC	20s
R13 P2	Marc Acierno- Reader	Cabrera, Orlando	SS	CHW	21s
R13 P3	Howard Steinert - Reader	Devine, Joey	RP	OAK	14s
R13 P4	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Taveras, Willy	OF	CIN	5s
R13 P5	Steve Parsons - reader	Nady, Xavier	OF	NYY	19s
R13 P6	Ivar Anderson-reader	Burrell, Pat	OF	TB	5s
R13 P7	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Johnson, Kelly	2B	ATL	6s
R13 P8	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Johnson, Josh	SP	FLA	36s
R13 P9	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Danks, John	SP	CHW	31s
R13 P10	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Sandoval, Pablo	1B	SF	8s
R13 P11	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Harang, Aaron	SP	CIN	8s
R13 P12	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Kendrick, Howie	2B	ANA	16s
R14 P1	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Iannetta, Chris	C	COL	43s
R14 P2	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Beltre, Adrian	3B	SEA	10s
R14 P3	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Wieters, Matt	C	BAL	20s
R14 P4	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Dempster, Ryan	SP	CHC	35s
R14 P5	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Aviles, Mike	SS, 2B	KC	4s
R14 P6	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Garza, Matt	SP	TB	58s
R14 P7	Ivar Anderson-reader	Slowey, Kevin	SP	MIN	17s
R14 P8	Steve Parsons - reader	Tejada, Miguel	SS	HOU	5s
R14 P9	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Wilson, Brian	RP	SF	11s
R14 P10	Howard Steinert - Reader	Lopez, Jose	2B	SEA	3s
R14 P11	Marc Acierno- Reader	Lindstrom, Matt	RP	FLA	5s
R14 P12	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Molina, Bengie	C	SF	57s
R15 P1	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Baker, Scott	SP	MIN	33s
R15 P2	Marc Acierno- Reader	Jackson, Conor	OF, 1B	ARI	8s
R15 P3	Howard Steinert - Reader	Wigginton, Ty	3B, OF	BAL	3s
R15 P4	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Lowe, Derek	SP	ATL	26s
R15 P5	Steve Parsons - reader	Cook, Aaron	SP	COL	22s
R15 P6	Ivar Anderson-reader	Reynolds, Mark	3B	ARI	4s
R15 P7	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Loney, James	1B	LA	22s
R15 P8	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Johnson, Randy	SP	SF	6s
R15 P9	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Cantu, Jorge	3B, 1B	FLA	19s
R15 P10	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Bedard, Erik	SP	SEA	14s
R15 P11	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Escobar, Yunel	SS	ATL	5s
R15 P12	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Jacobs, Mike	1B	KC	57s
R16 P1	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Lind, Adam	OF	TOR	7s
R16 P2	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Weaver, Jered	SP	ANA	29s
R16 P3	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Gonzalez, Mike	RP	ATL	25s
R16 P4	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Jones, Adam	OF	BAL	10s
R16 P5	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Konerko, Paul	1B	CHW	10s
R16 P6	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Scherzer, Max	RP	ARI	8s
R16 P7	Ivar Anderson-reader	Hoffman, Trevor	RP	MIL	27s
R16 P8	Steve Parsons - reader	Young, Chris	SP	SD	12s
R16 P9	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Byrnes, Eric	OF	ARI	53s
R16 P10	Howard Steinert - Reader	Perez, Chris	RP	STL	4s
R16 P11	Marc Acierno- Reader	DeRosa, Mark	2B, 3B, OF	CLE	3s
R16 P12	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Qualls, Chad	RP	ARI	45s
R17 P1	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Cameron, Mike	OF	MIL	35s
R17 P2	Marc Acierno- Reader	Putz, J.J.	RP	NYM	7s
R17 P3	Howard Steinert - Reader	Thome, Jim	DH	CHW	22s
R17 P4	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Theriot, Ryan	SS	CHC	31s
R17 P5	Steve Parsons - reader	Gomez, Carlos	OF	MIN	9s
R17 P6	Ivar Anderson-reader	Jurrjens, Jair	SP	ATL	5s
R17 P7	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Polanco, Placido	2B	DET	45s
R17 P8	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Kershaw, Clayton	SP	LA	7s
R17 P9	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Morrow, Brandon	RP	SEA	7s
R17 P10	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Andrus, Elvis	SS	TEX	44s
R17 P11	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Lilly, Ted	SP	CHC	31s
R17 P12	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Blalock, Hank	1B, 3B	TEX	20s
R18 P1	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Ankiel, Rick	OF	STL	13s
R18 P2	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	LaRoche, Adam	1B	PIT	51s
R18 P3	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Cueto, Johnny	SP	CIN	11s
R18 P4	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Hanrahan, Joel	RP	WAS	2s
R18 P5	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Span, Denard	OF	MIN	16s
R18 P6	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Napoli, Mike	C	ANA	11s
R18 P7	Ivar Anderson-reader	Posada, Jorge	C	NYY	6s
R18 P8	Steve Parsons - reader	Giambi, Jason	1B	OAK	3s
R18 P9	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Sanchez, Jonathan	SP	SF	47s
R18 P10	Howard Steinert - Reader	Perez, Oliver	SP	NYM	12s
R18 P11	Marc Acierno- Reader	Ziegler, Brad	RP	OAK	17s
R18 P12	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Matsui, Kaz	2B	HOU	AutoSelect
R19 P1	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Saunders, Joe	SP	ANA	AutoSelect
R19 P2	Marc Acierno- Reader	Drew, J.D.	OF	BOS	6s
R19 P3	Howard Steinert - Reader	Casilla, Alexi	2B	MIN	26s
R19 P4	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Lyon, Brandon	RP	DET	1s
R19 P5	Steve Parsons - reader	Hill, Rich	SP	BAL	4s
R19 P6	Ivar Anderson-reader	Hill, Aaron	2B	TOR	4s
R19 P7	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Francisco, Frank	RP	TEX	14s
R19 P8	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Pettitte, Andy	SP	NYY	3s
R19 P9	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Young, Delmon	OF	MIN	57s
R19 P10	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Guillen, Carlos	3B, 1B	DET	17s
R19 P11	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Crisp, Coco	OF	KC	8s
R19 P12	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Butler, Billy	1B	KC	42s
R20 P1	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Navarro, Dioner	C	TB	13s
R20 P2	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Maine, John	SP	NYM	7s
R20 P3	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Pelfrey, Mike	SP	NYM	15s
R20 P4	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Walker, Tyler	RP	SF	28s
R20 P5	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Bartlett, Jason	SS	TB	6s
R20 P6	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Rivera, Juan	OF	ANA	11s
R20 P7	Ivar Anderson-reader	Jimenez, Ubaldo	SP	COL	4s
R20 P8	Steve Parsons - reader	Buehrle, Mark	SP	CHW	4s
R20 P9	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Weeks, Rickie	2B	MIL	5s
R20 P10	Howard Steinert - Reader	Parra, Manny	SP	MIL	7s
R20 P11	Marc Acierno- Reader	Maybin, Cameron	OF	FLA	7s
R20 P12	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Matsui, Hideki	OF	NYY	25s
R21 P1	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Meche, Gil	SP	KC	18s
R21 P2	Marc Acierno- Reader	Duchscherer, Justin	SP	OAK	21s
R21 P3	Howard Steinert - Reader	Rodriguez, Wandy	SP	HOU	4s
R21 P4	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Francoeur, Jeff	OF	ATL	5s
R21 P5	Steve Parsons - reader	Arroyo, Bronson	SP	CIN	9s
R21 P6	Ivar Anderson-reader	Winn, Randy	OF	SF	3s
R21 P7	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Guthrie, Jeremy	SP	BAL	16s
R21 P8	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Percival, Troy	RP	TB	14s
R21 P9	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Molina, Yadier	C	STL	4s
R21 P10	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Balfour, Grant	RP	TB	18s
R21 P11	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Sherrill, George	RP	BAL	8s
R21 P12	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Litsch, Jesse	SP	TOR	27s
R22 P1	Patrick DiCaprio-FantasyPros911.com	Greene, Khalil	SS	STL	5s
R22 P2	Scott Gilroy (Reader)	Volstad, Chris	RP	FLA	27s
R22 P3	Pro Fantasy Baseball - Chris Farino	Moss, Brandon	OF	PIT	14s
R22 P4	Jason Sarney- Fantasy Phenoms	Blake, Casey	3B, 1B	LA	4s
R22 P5	Kevin Orris - FantasyPros911.com	Ray, Chris	RP	BAL	16s
R22 P6	Charlie Saponara - FB365	Hafner, Travis	DH	CLE	7s
R22 P7	Ivar Anderson-reader	Hudson, Orlando	2B	ARI	4s
R22 P8	Steve Parsons - reader	Fontenot, Mike	2B	CHC	7s
R22 P9	Jeff Boggis - Fantasy Sports Empires.com	Smoltz, John	SP	BOS	37s
R22 P10	Howard Steinert - Reader	Choo, Shin-Soo	OF	CLE	4s
R22 P11	Marc Acierno- Reader	Mora, Melvin	3B	BAL	7s
R22 P12	Josh Jantas- Radio Guest	Dukes, Elijah	OF	WAS	11s

        

Fantasy Sports Empires.com – Fantasy Baseball State of the Union Address

I’ve already participated in 4 fantasy baseball expert’s drafts this season and have a good feel for where most players are being drafted, along with an overall theme of the drafts.  As I have said before, you have to draft power hitters early and often in 2009 as power is the real scarcity this season.  You will find that if you decide to go with either speed or pitching in the first 5 rounds of the draft, you will be in dire need of power in the middle to later rounds and it will be difficult to find a decent hitter that can provide you with at least 30 home runs without killing your batting average.  I am also telling you that you can wait on starting pitching.  If you have ever seen one of my favorite movies of all time (Braveheart starring Mel Gibson), the Scots are battling the English at the battle of Sterling and the English are charging against the Scot Army.  Sir William Wallace tells his army of Clansman over and over again to hold, hold, hold.  The same analogy needs to be used when drafting starting pitchers this season.  Use the first 8-10 rounds to draft solid hitters.  You will be amazed at the number of starting pitchers that will be available in the middle to late rounds this year.  You can’t say the same for 30+ home run hitters in 2009.  Now did I adhere to this draft strategy in all four of my expert’s drafts this season?  Unfortunately I did not as I saw incredible value with the likes of C.C. Sabathia available in the fourth round.  But I can attest that in the 7 years of playing fantasy baseball that when I drafted a starting pitcher in the early rounds, I did not win my league.  I passed on some great power hitters and played catch-up in the league standings all season.  In 2008, I won the Fantasy Sports Magazine Experts League by drafting great hitting early, drafting 3-4 closers, and mixing it in with starting pitching in the middle to late rounds.  I was able to dominate most all of the batting categories, along with WHIP, ERA, and saves in the pitching categories.  I worked the waiver wire efficiently for starting pitching and beat the so called experts of CBS Sports, ESPN, and anyone with a website or magazine that started with “Roto.”  So when you are in your drafts this season, think of Sir William Wallace as yourself, and starting pitchers as the charging English army at the Battle of Sterling.  For those who have not seen the movie Braveheart and have 8 minutes to kill, check out the hold scene on You Tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Omk32Jq4LY  As always, you can email me at jeff@fantasysportsempires.com and I will be glad to answer any questions that are either fantasy baseball or fantasy football related.  Continue to visit the website at www.fantasysportsempires.com for fantasy baseball and fantasy football advice.  I merged www.fantasybaseballempire.com and www.fantasyfootballempire.com into a single website.  I also did this for my podcasts.  To view the podcasts and blogs, please visit http://blog.fantasysportsempires.com/.  To subscribe to the new Fantasy Sports Empires fantasy baseball and fantasy football podcasts via Apple iTunes:  http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=299434717

May you win all of your fantasy leagues in 2009.  I’ll be here throughout the season to assist you along the way!

Jeff Boggis

“The Sultan of Stats”

Fantasy Sports Empires

        

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Hi, this is Jeff Boggis, the sultan of stats, for fantasy sports empires.com.  (Formerly fantasy baseball

empire and fantasy football empire.com).

The 2009 fantasy sports empires.com fantasy baseball draft kit and spreadsheet is now available for only

$4.99 with free updates until the beginning of the 2009 baseball season.  Why pay $8.99 and more for a

magazine that was printed months ago and is now outdated.  There have been trades and free agent

signing that will affect your fantasy baseball draft strategies and rankings and my spreadsheet is

constantly being updated to reflect this.  If you want to dominate your fantasy leagues in 2009, you need to

make this inexpensive $4.99 investment! 

Here are top features of what is included in the draft kit and spreadsheet for 2009:

Top 300 rankings with a check box.

Sortable 2009 fantasy projections for the top 300 players.

10, 12, and 15 team drafts based off of the top 300 rankings to let you get a feel for where players are
 
being drafted.

The closer report listed alphabetically by team with their current closer, set up men, and general

comments.

Sortable player projections by position, along with their position averages.

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The Sultan of Stats 2009 fantasy baseball state of the union and draft strategies

Results of 4 fantasy baseball league expert’s drafts!

Analysis by each position which players to target, avoid, and sleepers.

Available in either Excel 2007 or 2003 formats.  You choose when you order!

10 percent of all profits for the 2009 fantasy baseball draft kit and spreadsheet go to the V Foundation for
 
cancer research and the Dennis Leary Firefighters Foundation!

Order yours today at www.fantasysportsempires.com and once your order is received; you will receive

the draft kit in a PDF and the spreadsheet in Excel in your email in box, usually the same day that you

order!

        

Hi fantasy baseball fans,

I am completing the 2009 fantasy sports empires.com fantasy baseball draft kit and spreadsheet this weekend.  I also plan on recording my first fantasy baseball podcast this weekend!  Look for it this weekend!

To date, I have participated in 4 fantasy baseball drafts:

January 19, 2009 - Mock Draft Central - Fantasy Baseball Expert's Mock Draft
January 5, 2009 - Mock Draft Central - Battle of the Fantasy Gods
December 18, 2008 - Fantasy Sports Magazine, Krause Publications, Industry Expert's Fantasy Baseball Draft
October 6, 2008 - CBS Sports - 2009 Fantasy Baseball "League of Champions" Expert's Draft

The results of the 4 drafts will be included in the 2009 Fantasy Sports Empires.com draft kit. 
I have also posted the fantasy baseball draft results on the website today.
Here is the link:  http://www.fantasysportsempires.com/2009_drafts.htm

Looking forward to a great 2009 fantasy baseball season!

Jeff Boggis

"The Sultan of Stats"

Fantasy Sports Empires

        

I participated in the January 19, 2009 Mock Draft Central Fantasy Baseball Expert’s Mock Draft last evening with the 9^th pick out of 12 participants. 

I have included links to 2 podcasts that were done simultaneously during the draft. 

I have also included the entire chat transcript that occurred during the draft with the expert’s fielding questions during the draft.

Select this link to hear the Lenny Melnick, Rhett Oldham, and Paul Greco of www.fantasypros911.com analysis of the draft.  [Sultan’s note: Paul Greco mispronounces my last name throughout the podcast as Jeff Bogus instead of Jeff Bog-gis].  At least Paul Greco liked some of my picks.  And what made matters worse is that I have appeared on Rhett Oldman’s show a couple of times and Rhett didn’t even correct him!  He also mispronounces the name of Tom Kessenich of Fantasy Sports Magazine throughout the draft.  For the record, it is pronounced Kes-sen-ich, with the enunciation on “sen”.  I am bad about mispronouncing names sometimes myself, but how hard is it to pronounce Joy Votto?  

Select this link to hear the Todd Farino, RC Rizza, Ryan Hallam, and Evan Dickens of http://www.fantasygurusradio.com/ analysis of the draft.

Roster & Scoring Details

23 rounds - Roster: 2-C, 1-1B, 1-2B, 1-SS, 1-3B, 5-OF, 1-1B/3B, 1-2B/SS, 1-U/DH, 9-P

Roto Scoring: BA, HR, RBI, SB, R / ERA, WHIP, W, S, K

 

2009 Mock Draft Central – Fantasy Baseball Experts Draft Order

1. Joshua Randall, Baseball HQ

2. Derek Carty, The Hardball Times

3. J.P. Kastner, Creative Sports

4. Jason Pliml, MockDraftCentral.com

5. Ray Flowers, Fanball

6. Tom Kessenich, Fantasy Sports Magazine

7. Grey Albright, Razzball

8. Eric Hinz, Fake Teams

9. Jeff Boggis, Fantasy Sports Empires

10. Jason Sarney, Fantasy Phenoms

11. Todd Farino, Fantasy Baseball Search

12. Patrick DiCaprio, Fantasy Pros 911

Round	Team	Player	Pos	Team	Pick Time
R1 P1	Joshua Randall	Wright, David	3B	NYM	10s
R1 P2	Derek Carty	Reyes, Jose	SS	NYM	9s
R1 P3	J.P. Kastner	Ramirez, Hanley	SS	FLA	29s
R1 P4	Jason Pliml	Rodriguez, Alex	3B	NYY	12s
R1 P5	Ray Flowers	Pujols, Albert	1B	STL	12s
R1 P6	Tom Kessenich	Sizemore, Grady	OF	CLE	4s
R1 P7	Grey Albright	Cabrera, Miguel	1B	DET	10s
R1 P8	Eric Hinz	Braun, Ryan	OF	MIL	8s
R1 P9	Jeff Boggis	Rollins, Jimmy	SS	PHI	26s
R1 P10	Jason Sarney	Kinsler, Ian	2B	TEX	18s
R1 P11	Todd Farino	Holliday, Matt	OF	OAK	23s
R1 P12	Patrick DiCaprio	Teixeira, Mark	1B	NYY	5s
R2 P1	Patrick DiCaprio	Hamilton, Josh	OF	TEX	13s
R2 P2	Todd Farino	Howard, Ryan	1B	PHI	25s
R2 P3	Jason Sarney	Berkman, Lance	1B	HOU	3s
R2 P4	Jeff Boggis	Soriano, Alfonso	OF	CHC	50s
R2 P5	Eric Hinz	Utley, Chase	2B	PHI	6s
R2 P6	Grey Albright	Beltran, Carlos	OF	NYM	17s
R2 P7	Tom Kessenich	Fielder, Prince	1B	MIL	3s
R2 P8	Ray Flowers	Suzuki, Ichiro	OF	SEA	25s
R2 P9	Jason Pliml	Ramirez, Manny	OF	LA	53s
R2 P10	J.P. Kastner	Longoria, Evan	3B	TB	28s
R2 P11	Derek Carty	Pedroia, Dustin	2B	BOS	11s
R2 P12	Joshua Randall	Sabathia, CC	SP	NYY	45s
R3 P1	Joshua Randall	Lee, Carlos	OF	HOU	8s
R3 P2	Derek Carty	Upton, B.J.	OF	TB	59s
R3 P3	J.P. Kastner	Santana, Johan	SP	NYM	18s
R3 P4	Jason Pliml	Markakis, Nick	OF	BAL	51s
R3 P5	Ray Flowers	Roberts, Brian	2B	BAL	5s
R3 P6	Tom Kessenich	Crawford, Carl	OF	TB	6s
R3 P7	Grey Albright	Quentin, Carlos	OF	CHW	50s
R3 P8	Eric Hinz	Lincecum, Tim	SP	SF	5s
R3 P9	Jeff Boggis	Morneau, Justin	1B	MIN	10s
R3 P10	Jason Sarney	Bay, Jason	OF	BOS	38s
R3 P11	Todd Farino	Phillips, Brandon	2B	CIN	33s
R3 P12	Patrick DiCaprio	Kemp, Matt	OF	LA	12s
R4 P1	Patrick DiCaprio	Ramirez, Aramis	3B	CHC	5s
R4 P2	Todd Farino	Rodriguez, Francisco	RP	NYM	56s
R4 P3	Jason Sarney	Rios, Alex	OF	TOR	28s
R4 P4	Jeff Boggis	Gonzalez, Adrian	1B	SD	14s
R4 P5	Eric Hinz	Webb, Brandon	SP	ARI	9s
R4 P6	Grey Albright	Peavy, Jake	SP	SD	5s
R4 P7	Tom Kessenich	Youkilis, Kevin	1B, 3B	BOS	5s
R4 P8	Ray Flowers	McLouth, Nate	OF	PIT	13s
R4 P9	Jason Pliml	Hamels, Cole	SP	PHI	7s
R4 P10	J.P. Kastner	Guerrero, Vladimir	OF	ANA	17s
R4 P11	Derek Carty	Ortiz, David	DH	BOS	57s
R4 P12	Joshua Randall	Furcal, Rafael	SS	LA	56s
R5 P1	Joshua Randall	Jacobs, Mike	1B	KC	58s
R5 P2	Derek Carty	Martin, Russell	C	LA	40s
R5 P3	J.P. Kastner	Mauer, Joe	C	MIN	10s
R5 P4	Jason Pliml	McCann, Brian	C	ATL	23s
R5 P5	Ray Flowers	Uggla, Dan	2B	FLA	9s
R5 P6	Tom Kessenich	Haren, Dan	SP	ARI	3s
R5 P7	Grey Albright	Ramirez, Alexei	2B	CHW	28s
R5 P8	Eric Hinz	Granderson, Curtis	OF	DET	7s
R5 P9	Jeff Boggis	Hart, Corey	OF	MIL	9s
R5 P10	Jason Sarney	Victorino, Shane	OF	PHI	13s
R5 P11	Todd Farino	Ellsbury, Jacoby	OF	BOS	38s
R5 P12	Patrick DiCaprio	Dunn, Adam	OF	ARI	6s
R6 P1	Patrick DiCaprio	Jones, Chipper	3B	ATL	46s
R6 P2	Todd Farino	Kazmir, Scott	SP	TB	48s
R6 P3	Jason Sarney	Votto, Joey	1B	CIN	4s
R6 P4	Jeff Boggis	Figgins, Chone	3B	ANA	18s
R6 P5	Eric Hinz	Halladay, Roy	SP	TOR	4s
R6 P6	Grey Albright	Davis, Chris	1B, 3B	TEX	25s
R6 P7	Tom Kessenich	Drew, Stephen	SS	ARI	3s
R6 P8	Ray Flowers	Papelbon, Jonathan	RP	BOS	18s
R6 P9	Jason Pliml	Abreu, Bobby	OF	NYY	24s
R6 P10	J.P. Kastner	Ordonez, Magglio	OF	DET	41s
R6 P11	Derek Carty	Atkins, Garrett	3B, 1B	COL	50s
R6 P12	Joshua Randall	Ethier, Andre	OF	LA	47s
R7 P1	Joshua Randall	Hunter, Torii	OF	ANA	48s
R7 P2	Derek Carty	Cano, Robinson	2B