It’s time for 2009 Guide to the Middle Reliever Methodology. A quick refresher on the idea of MRM for the uninitiated—the goal is to acquire three dirt-cheap middle relievers who in turn will net you the stats of an elite starting pitcher. From my experiences, it is best employed in single league auctions. That doesn’t [...]
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I worked on my middle reliever list and podcast combo over the weekend and both should be done this weekend. I’ve also gotten started on my sleeper list, so expect that this week as well. In the meantime, take a look at John Sickels‘ top 50 hitter and pitcher lists from 2004. Five years after [...]
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Here is a look at the top 154 starting pitchers broken down by list: I’d like to thank everyone for the tremendous feedback on the list thus far. I’m glad it’s been so well-received. I’ll be polishing it up this weekend (i.e. removing Hurley, downing Sheets and slotting Blanton back in—among other goodies to come). [...]
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On the heels of the starting pitcher list being released, I’ve brought back the podcast with an episode covering some of the ins & outs of the list. It can be found here: http://pauls.mypodcast.com/index.html or view iTunes by searching for Baseball by Paul.
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The 2008 MRM in Review
On the heels of the 2009 list of Middle Relievers, I wanted to show how last year’s list fared. Before that, let me address a few things that came across via comments, email and over at the message board I frequent (Rotojunkie.com): Rafael Soriano was a miss on the list. He’s a huge injury risk, [...]
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