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March 19, 2013 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Top Five Fantasy Baseball Questions: Cleveland Indians

Here are the top five fantasy baseball stories facing the Cleveland Indians. 5. Is Jason Kipnis ready for Prime Time? It all depends on how you look at half-by-half splits….

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March 13, 2013 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Top Five Fantasy Baseball Questions: Toronto Blue Jays

Here are the top five questions facing the Blue Jays. 5. Can Josh Johnson stay healthy? It almost seems like a silly question, but the facts belie the knee jerk…

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January 28, 2013 posted by Paul Greco

5 Under the Radar PCL Pitchers

I believe the Pacific Coast League to be an untapped well of promising young pitchers. The theory I came up with goes something like this. If the PCL drastically inflates…

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January 25, 2013 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm Initial Closer Predictions for 2013

First, we will reprint the final analysis from last year explaining what CIA is, why it worked and how well it worked. Then, we have the current version of the…

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October 5, 2012 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm Final Results

The current version of CIA: 1. Does the pitcher have a share of the closer’s job? In the cases we are writing about this will usually be yes, but it…

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September 4, 2012 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm (CIA) Results September 4

Here are this week’s CIA results. We add in “hits” for Alfredo Aceves, Scott Downs and Jeremy Affeldt. CIA faces a possible losses in Jared Burton. We also have some…

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August 18, 2012 posted by Paul Greco

Pitching Matchups to Watch for the Week of August 20th

Mike Leake @ PHL (8/20) & v STL (8/25) – Leake’s been on a nice roll lately and is sporting a nifty 3/1 K/BB rate. The matchups are pretty good…

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July 29, 2012 posted by Paul Greco

Pitching Matchups to Watch for the Week of July 30th

Freddy Garcia v BAL (7/30) & v SEA (8/5) – He can still get Ks (7.38 per 9) and has a great team around him so he’ll win more than…

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July 23, 2012 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm Results for July 23

Changes for this week: Surprisingly, Alfredo Aceves has regressed into “lose” status. His k/BB slipped to 2.4 this week, which also weakened his BPV below the CIA minimum of 80….

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July 21, 2012 posted by Paul Greco

Pitching Matchups to Watch for the Week of July 23rd

Tommy Hunter @ CLE (7/23) & v OAK (7/28) – I really feel ill at ease about recommending Tommy Hunter. Warts aside he has a great walk rate and two…