Possible 09 Breakouts: Edwin Encarnacion

Eddy Encarnacion has been hot on the fantasy radar for a couple years now, but for one reason or another has yet to put it all together.  Will 2009 finally be the year?  I think so.  And here’s why…
Lets start off with what has us perplexed over the last two seasons.  In 2007 Encarnacion hit [...]

Possible 09 Breakouts: Adam Jones

It’s been a while since my last Possible 09 Breakouts article, but I’m back on it!  While everyone and their brother seems to be going ga-ga over Nelson Cruz and Lastings Millegde, I think it’s time to focus on a Baltimore outfielder who could be a steal on draft day 2009.  His name, Adam Jones.  [...]

Possible 09 Breakouts: Zack Greinke

Fire Brand of the AL conducted a great interview with Bill James a few days ago.  No direct fantasy baseball stuff in there, but one question and answer caught my attention.
You’ve said that Bret Saberhagen is the closest you’ve come to seeing a pitcher achieve perfection. Which active pitcher would you say comes the closest?
Another Royal. . .Zack [...]

Possible 09 Breakouts: Matt Wieters

This edition of Possible 09 Breakouts features a young catcher that could end up being a better fantasy option than Joe Mauer.
I know, that’s quite a major statement to make for a guy who has not played a single game above AA.  The one thing about Wieters is, he’s that good.  Baseball America ranked him the [...]

Possible 09 Breakouts: Jay Bruce

We all expected big things from Jay Bruce in 2008 as the top rated prospect in all of baseball.  Especially when he came out of the gates hot.  While he did deliver 21 HR’s in 2008, the .254 AVG hurt.  Hopefully that mediocre showing will keep some members of your league skeptical of Bruce in 2009. 
Normally I’d [...]