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35 days until Opening Day! http://media.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/photo/cole-hamels-phillies-rockiesjpg-25450f82465e7247_large.jpg https://aroundthehorntalk.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/cole-hamels-texas-rangers-v-detroit-tigers-y57jo2w0h9xl.jpg Cole Hamels - 13-8, 3.65, 1.19, 215 Current ADP - ...

Great stories guys. I can say that I've never heard of half rubber. Dan - Did your pitcher happen to wear a bath robe and use a walker?

I remember "Bedrock" and "Sarge" a little differently, though each wore #40 and #34 respectively during their time with the Phillies. http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2011/07/13/NxmH3LSK.jpg http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/07/20/61/1903732/7/920x920.jpg Matthews was never afraid to toss his bat and stand there...

36 days until Opening Day! What do the following #36's have in common with each other? https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRI01D4lhXYTZgECO2tVsuXDQYJxcccbA-vCrQtm0LDWzq53rpY https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS-eHyM68NTi6uJTCbOpBarr4lrr2DcKEWeqm9LEViiQPyxO76CJQ h...

http://thefootballgirl.com/assets/images/0Strasburg.jpg Stephen Strasburg - 11-7, 3.46, 1.10, 155 Current ADP - 41 The 2016 season marks Strasburg's 5th as a regular starter for the Nats. Last year, he had only 23 starts, his fewest since 2011, due to a variety of ailments. He has a career ERA of 3...

It's been almost 2 weeks with no additional signups. I'm guessing there's not enough interest for another $1,000 DC?

Hall of Famer or not? http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/973espn.com/files/2012/02/378829.jpg http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/e8c7e35ded1c44b0b3cdc5d4ada68babede28458/c=10-0-1981-1482&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/2015/03/03/Phoenix/Phoenix/635609756256235313-303-curt.jpg http://www1.pictures.g...

Edwards Kings wrote:Will he or won't he? Only Fredi knows for sure....

If they play it like the Phillies did last year, they will let Grilli start the year and build up his trade value. Then trade him mid-season and turn it over to Vizcaino. And then trade Vizcaino in the offseason.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSvuzytB-tuz46a-rr9XHdq08PWVplgYbOSmJwacUAXpOqyybOh Kevin Gausman Current ADP - 242 With the recent addition of Dexter Fowler, the Orioles have one of the most formidable offenses in baseball. But is a rotation of Gausman, Ubaldo, Tillman, Gonzal...

I somehow remember him for his 1982 Fleer error card. http://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1982/Fleer/4381/Al-Hrabosky-(Error-All-Hrabosky-on-Back-Height-51).jpg?id=fb029770-967d-4ee1-9674-9711ac641d74&size=zoom&side=back Not only was his name spelled wrong, but he was listed at 5'1". There's been some cr...

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRjWybDktypvUgKWw1H8UivrzYDUNTtAZsVYO3IscM6VtIMQaRIqA Madison Bumgarner Current ADP - 30 He's been a model consistency over the past 5 years. You can count on 200+ IP, 3.00 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 15-18 Wins and 200 Ks. Yet many continue to predict that ...

#41 is worn by a former Indians Catcher turned DH: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTW7APjSEDreX6G8WdPTlQ6KaQSGAYAcS1pqAkngfPZU-KVdGl8 Victor Martinez Current ADP - 270 as well as a current one: https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSTf0E0cqj0ilF3Akpe5Og08b12aYna...

While Mickey Mantle gets all the glory in the classic 1952 Topps Set, the Eddie Mathews Rookie Card, #407 and the last card in the set, carries the second highest value.

While better known throughout his career for wearing #33, Steve Avery wore #42 during his first year and a half in the majors (1990-1991), the latter of which he tied his career high in wins with 18. Ironically, in 1991, Avery wore #42 to start the season until you guessed it, Rick Mahler, returned ...

I saw where there have been 346 players to wear the #42, and surprisingly not many big names. The list features some closers, including the best of all time: https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSvGKG4DX2iH71eliU3Vjx81u6QPH8EfehKMj5LYmoFnw0b6EZmUw Somebody already mentioned: https:/...

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpYqtdrBiEk9HAi7ID8ajHiI4P53gEPtpBt4ohEqrR-P0SDNAC One of the coolest things I will remember from my many years working in Minor League Baseball is hosting George "Shotgun" Shuba at a Negro League Tribute night. Shuba is from Youngstown, Ohio, a...

How hot was/is Erin Andrews? It's worth clicking back to Glen's thread, if only to catch a few pics of E.A. on the first page.

44 days until Opening Day! Goldschmidt.jpg Paul Goldschmidt - 321-103-33-110-21 ADP - 2 Which one do you take? Goldschmidt Harper.jpg And not a bad consolation prize … Rizzo.jpg Anthony Rizzo – 278-94-31-101-17 ADP - 11 Other #44s: Trevor Rosenthal , ADP 89 A.J. Ramos, ADP 144 Mike Leake, ADP 271 Da...

45 days until Opening Day!
Gerrit Cole - 19-8, 2.60, 1.09, 202
Current ADP - 34

46 days until Opening Day! Kimbrel.jpg Craig Kimbrel Current ADP - 69 Kimbrel makes up a group of 4 closers that have separated themselves to the top of draft lists, all within 5 ADP spots of each other: Davis - 65 Chapman - 67 Kimbrel - 69 Jansen - 70 How does everyone rank the 4? My current prefer...

47 days until Opening Day! Cueto.jpg Johnny Cueto – 11-13, 3.44, 1.13, 176 Current ADP – 74 Cueto saw a pretty steep drop off from his 2014 season where he won 20 games, struck out 242, and held a 2.24 ERA and 0.96 WHIP. He returns to the National League in a pitcher’s park and currently sits as the...

While trying to keep things on current players with fantasy relevance, this recently retired #48 should get a mention for a very solid career. He'd never blow you away with his numbers, but you could normally count on 290-22-80 and throw in 15-20 SBs during his prime. 15 years of reliable fantasy pr...

Jacob deGrom? Over Colby Lewis? Really? Here's some other stuff I had cued up: Jacob deGrom – 14-8, 2.54, 0.98, 205 Current ADP – 37 In just his second major league season, deGrom has jumped to the fringes of being a Top 10 starting pitcher. He joins Matt Harvey (ADP – 35) and Noah Syndergaard (ADP ...

OK, I'll kick things off today. 49 days until Opening Day! Arrieta.jpg Jake Arrieta - 22-6, 1.77, 0.86, 236 2015 NY Cy Young Current ADP - 21 Talk about taking a huge leap forward last year. How badly could the Orioles use Arrieta in their lineup? And for Feldman and Clevenger. Their loss is the Cub...