Around the AL Central in January

MINNESOTA TWINS First, I would like to congratulate Twins great Bert Blyleven for being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. That is some good news for the Minnesota Twins. Their offseason news is a lot less positive. After being knocked out of the playoffs by the...

A Quant Going Qual

My intention was to post Red Sox hitter projections but it appears that Charlie Saponara has that covered. Since my system does not account for park affects – it was developed for fantasy baseball – Sponara’s will certainly do a better job with new...

Around the AL West in January

In 2011, the Boston Red Sox will face AL West opponents 36 times, accounting for more than a fifth of their season schedule. This includes the season opener in early April when Boston travels down to Arlington to kick off the year. Over the past five seasons, the Red...

2011 Projections: Jacoby Ellsbury

Jacoby Ellsbury 2011 projection: Last season was a lost one for emerging speedster Jacoby Ellsbury. After fracturing four ribs early in April, Ellsbury would spend most of the season rehabbing while attempting and failing to come back to the lineup a few times....