http://mlbbreakdown.com Fantasy Baseball Sun, 10 May 2009 04:16:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently drafted in my second NFBC (National Fantasy Baseball Championship) Main Event Draft. This weekend I will draft in the NFBC Online Championship, which is the first year for that particular event, but a more kind entry fee attached. These events are known as "the big show" in fantasy ... http://mlbbreakdown.com/?p=75 Up or Down? This might be the first and last Minor League Report on Tommy Hanson. The future Ace is making a case for the "future" to come sooner than later. The Braves SP Hanson dominated Double A ball last year, leading the minors in opponent batting average ... http://mlbbreakdown.com/?p=69 A fantasy baseball draft, much like a boxing match, is a thing where in the later rounds, preparation shows. Every boxer gives his best early, and every fantasy baseball team gets good players in the first rounds. What will separate your team from your opponents are the players you pick up long ... http://mlbbreakdown.com/?p=56 Times are different. We see that not only in the ongoing recession, but in baseball as well. In the aftermath of the steroid era, baseball is changing. We are shifting from a power/long-ball game to one of speed and defense more and more. Success in fantasy sports is all about ... http://mlbbreakdown.com/?p=52 Jeff Francoeur, Rich Hill, Andruw Jones - players you did NOT want on your fantasy team in 2008. Granted, it is difficult to predict a pitcher's mechanics suddenly going out of whack or a guy forgetting how to hit. However, most people should have seen the Andruw Jones train wreck ... http://mlbbreakdown.com/?p=42 It has been an interesting last week or so, to say the least. A-Rod ended up meeting with MLB brass, even after rumors swirled that he was attempting to postpone the meeting. Now, he's going to have hip surgery and be out up to 9 weeks. Of course, when he ... http://mlbbreakdown.com/?p=31 MLB Breakdown contributor, and Sports Talk 60 Host John Thiede reports on his Florida Spring Training and Sports Road Trip. Our Sports Talk 60 road trip through Florida is coming to an end. After catching last night's Tampa Bay/Pittsburgh hockey game we are heading North back to Michigan on this sunny ... http://mlbbreakdown.com/?p=27 Let’s get right to it. 1.  Is Adam Everett really going to be the starting SS for the Tigers? The days are long gone where a team can start a defensive specialist with no bat.  It just doesn’t work in this day and age.  The Royals tried it for a few years ... http://mlbbreakdown.com/?p=23 There are plenty of question marks heading into this year's Fantasy Baseball season and hopefully a lot of them will be answered shortly. The spring training games are starting, A-Rod is meeting with MLB brass soon and the WBC rosters are set, so it shouldn't be too much longer until ... http://mlbbreakdown.com/?p=15 Just as starting Running Backs demand a premium in football, Starting Pitchers demand a premium in baseball...are at least they should be. (in H2H leagues) Every Fantasy Footballer knows that the Running Back position is the most important to fill. Nearly every Draft goes RB, RB, RB, RB and some ... http://mlbbreakdown.com/?p=7