Thursday, February 16, 2012
2011 A&G Mysterious Figures
New Season OPEN
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Keeper Candidates: North Side Shit Turds
Michael Bourn - $10. Steals option only.
Danny Espinosa - $1. Couldn't hit after the All-Star break.
Andrew McCutchen - $37. Highs in HR and RBI in 2011. Again, faded after the Break. Will be one of the top dudes in the 2012 NL.
Miguel Montero - $1. A rare hitting catcher. Health issues.
Neil Walker - $17. A solid second base option.
Ryan Zimmerman - $45. Now entering his prime on a young, hot team. Don't get hurt, Ryan.
Johnny Cueto - $11. Arm issues and declining strike out rate.
Yovani Gallardo - $27. Should improve on last years numbers.
Zack Grienke - $24. Has a high ERA for an ACE but also has a high K/9 rate. Let's see what he can do off the court.
Corey Leubke - $1. High K rate for this Padre despite a crummy record post ASG break.
Jason Motte - $1. Will he or won't he close games? That's up to new manager Mike Matheny.
Projected Keepers: Andrew McCutchen and Ryan Zimmerman
Danny Espinosa - $1. Couldn't hit after the All-Star break.
Andrew McCutchen - $37. Highs in HR and RBI in 2011. Again, faded after the Break. Will be one of the top dudes in the 2012 NL.
Miguel Montero - $1. A rare hitting catcher. Health issues.
Neil Walker - $17. A solid second base option.
Ryan Zimmerman - $45. Now entering his prime on a young, hot team. Don't get hurt, Ryan.
Johnny Cueto - $11. Arm issues and declining strike out rate.
Yovani Gallardo - $27. Should improve on last years numbers.
Zack Grienke - $24. Has a high ERA for an ACE but also has a high K/9 rate. Let's see what he can do off the court.
Corey Leubke - $1. High K rate for this Padre despite a crummy record post ASG break.
Jason Motte - $1. Will he or won't he close games? That's up to new manager Mike Matheny.
Projected Keepers: Andrew McCutchen and Ryan Zimmerman
Keeper Candidates: Juggernauts
Lance Berkman - $14. Big year for Big Puma. If he can stay on the field, he will hit.
Yadier Molina - $5. I hear the tattoo on his neck resembles the one on his lower back.
Hunter Pence - $28. Will do well in Philly line-up.
Matt Garza - $22. Will he still be in the NL come opening day? If for the Cubs, will Garza get run support? Doubt it.
J.J. Putz - $10. Cheap saves option for a team that should get better and better.
Huston Street - $5. Now featured in pitcher friendly Pet Co Park.
Yadier Molina - $5. I hear the tattoo on his neck resembles the one on his lower back.
Hunter Pence - $28. Will do well in Philly line-up.
Matt Garza - $22. Will he still be in the NL come opening day? If for the Cubs, will Garza get run support? Doubt it.
J.J. Putz - $10. Cheap saves option for a team that should get better and better.
Huston Street - $5. Now featured in pitcher friendly Pet Co Park.
Keeper Candidates: No More Power?
Ryan Braun - $50. Tough to justify keeping a player who will serve a fifty game suspension even if he is the reigning MVP. Though with the NL losing Pujols, Fielder and Pena, along with an achilles injury to Ryan Howard, there aren't many places to find power in the NL.
Andre Ethier - $30. Power has been declining over the past two seasons. Also has become injury plagued. Should go for cheaper in the draft.
Carlos Gonzalez - $12. This is a no-brainer. Carlos is poised for a 30/20 season.
Derrek Lee - $7. The TRUE 2005 NL MVP!
Jose Reyes - $36. Won 2011 NL batting title but Jose has lost a step in steals. He his in a slightly better line-up. Benefits shall be reaped if Reyes, along with Chris Coghlan, Logan Morrison and Hanley Ramirez stay healthy.
Heath Bell - $20. Depending on how theFlorida Marlins Miami Marlins rotation holds up, Bell could obtain close to 40 saves. He is old though. And those new uniforms are awful. They're very Andy Eichel-ish.
Matt Cain - $27. Consistent innings eater.
Shawn Marcum - $20. Should have about 15 wins in 2012.
Carlos Marmol - $22. Only struke out 99 batters in '11 and had some control issues.
Mike Minor - $1. Lot of upside here if Minor makes the Braves rotation for 2012, which he should.
Adam Wainwright - $1. One dollar staff ace coming off Tommy John surgery. A great Bargain.
Jordan Zimmerman - $1. Or, if Wainwright isn't your guy, how bout a fella who had Tommy John surgery before Wainwright. 2011 = 8-11 with 124 K's and a 3.18 era. Will improve on those numbers for 2012.
Projected keepers: Carlos Gonzalez and Adam Wainwright
Andre Ethier - $30. Power has been declining over the past two seasons. Also has become injury plagued. Should go for cheaper in the draft.
Carlos Gonzalez - $12. This is a no-brainer. Carlos is poised for a 30/20 season.
Derrek Lee - $7. The TRUE 2005 NL MVP!
Jose Reyes - $36. Won 2011 NL batting title but Jose has lost a step in steals. He his in a slightly better line-up. Benefits shall be reaped if Reyes, along with Chris Coghlan, Logan Morrison and Hanley Ramirez stay healthy.
Heath Bell - $20. Depending on how the
Matt Cain - $27. Consistent innings eater.
Shawn Marcum - $20. Should have about 15 wins in 2012.
Carlos Marmol - $22. Only struke out 99 batters in '11 and had some control issues.
Mike Minor - $1. Lot of upside here if Minor makes the Braves rotation for 2012, which he should.
Adam Wainwright - $1. One dollar staff ace coming off Tommy John surgery. A great Bargain.
Jordan Zimmerman - $1. Or, if Wainwright isn't your guy, how bout a fella who had Tommy John surgery before Wainwright. 2011 = 8-11 with 124 K's and a 3.18 era. Will improve on those numbers for 2012.
Projected keepers: Carlos Gonzalez and Adam Wainwright
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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Also, try to guess the awesome prizes in our very first post. If you can guess right, and are a part of the HandyJ league, you will win something KEWL! Come on, why don't cha?
Keeper Candidates: Jim Hendry Blows
Ike Davis - $6. This dude was lookin pretty good til he injured his ankle. Should his 20 HR and have a line of .285/.365.
Freddie Freeman - $1. Another young stud first bagger. Has trouble against lefties but huge upside.
Bryce Harper - $1. Will he make it to D.C this season? Power numbers.
Wilson Ramos - $1. Good catchers are hard to come by in league only formats. Definetly a sleeper and will be the everyday catcher for the Nats.
Justin Upton - $34. Phenomenal year last year and now a top five outfielder in the NL. Should hit 30+ homers and bat close to .300.
Madison Bumgarner - $1. Bounced back from a poor first half to have a ERA at 2.52. Giants are close to having a staff with three ACE pitchers.
Joel Hanrahan - $7. 40 saves last season and showed better control. Also had a 1.83 ERA with 61 K's in 68.2 IP.
Mat Latos - $1. Latos will be playing for a better team in 2012 and will face the Cubs and Astros. If healthy, he should put up career best numbers.
Stephen Strasburg - $1. Though limited to the end of the 2011 season, Strasburg's numbers are truly badd ass. In his first 17 MLB starts, he has a 2.53 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 11.3 K/9 rate. Zambrano can only dream of that. Even though the Nats will limit his innings, for $1 this guy is too good to pass up.
Projected Keepers: Freddie Freeman, Stephen Strasburg
Keeper Candidates: Alabama Hot Pockets
Carlos Beltran - $11. Beltran bounced back after two consecutive injury plagued seasons. Will run bases faster than Pujols, or at least will try.
Ryan Howard - $48. Because of his injury, he may start the year on the DL. If not kept, will come at a discounted rate, But shit, he should still hit about thirty dingers and if Utley can regain his power...something.
Gaby Sanchez - $14. Not alot of power options in the NL first base market now that Carlos Pena, Prince Fielder and Albert Pujols have left. This guy once punched a dude with his forearm. I liked watching that. Should put up similar numbers in 2012 as in 2011.
Rickie Weeks - $36. If healthy, what a beast. If not, what a bitch.
Chris Carpenter - $18. Carpenter has pitched pretty well the past couple years. Health and age could be a factor as well as God Dave Duncan not being around.
Edwin Jackson - $8. Jackson is an innings eater and does well in strike outs. On a simulated season from MVP 2005 on PS2, Jackson won 22 games. The following year of my franchise, I traded for him. He sucked.
Craig Kimbrel - $3. Wow this guy was phenomenal last season. 46 saves and 14.8 K/rate. Oh, and he had 127 strikeouts.
Projected keepers: Craig Kimbrel, Gaby Sanchez.
Ryan Howard - $48. Because of his injury, he may start the year on the DL. If not kept, will come at a discounted rate, But shit, he should still hit about thirty dingers and if Utley can regain his power...something.
Gaby Sanchez - $14. Not alot of power options in the NL first base market now that Carlos Pena, Prince Fielder and Albert Pujols have left. This guy once punched a dude with his forearm. I liked watching that. Should put up similar numbers in 2012 as in 2011.
Rickie Weeks - $36. If healthy, what a beast. If not, what a bitch.
Chris Carpenter - $18. Carpenter has pitched pretty well the past couple years. Health and age could be a factor as well as God Dave Duncan not being around.
Edwin Jackson - $8. Jackson is an innings eater and does well in strike outs. On a simulated season from MVP 2005 on PS2, Jackson won 22 games. The following year of my franchise, I traded for him. He sucked.
Craig Kimbrel - $3. Wow this guy was phenomenal last season. 46 saves and 14.8 K/rate. Oh, and he had 127 strikeouts.
Projected keepers: Craig Kimbrel, Gaby Sanchez.
Keeper Candidates: Charlie Sheen Team
Marlon Byrd - $20. Cub for now. Byrd is the word. Always has a good BA.
Tony Campana - $1. Cub.
Starlin Castro - $39. 100-run, 30-steal potential. Needs to not bring home ladies at 4 AM.
Geovanny Soto - $22. Wears a Cubs uniform. His power numbers make him a top pick as a catcher but his strike outs have gone up while his BA and OBP have declined.
Troy Tulowitzki - $51. Tops for Fantasy at the shortstop position. Prone to injury. Two straight season with the same Home Run rate. Better second half player. For $90, Shawn could lock up the top two NL short stops.
Tommy Hanson - $27. Injuries limited Hanson to five post-All Star game starts. Still, a high K-rate and huge upside make him worth the risk.
Ian Kennedy - $12. Won 21 games last year and put up ace numbers across the board. Should slightly come back down to earth in wins and era for 2012.
Brian Wilson - $13. Injured for part of last season but still remains an effective closer. Maybe less time doing crappy Taco Bell commercials and more time taking care of his elbow.
Kerry Wood - $1. Cub. Will be in line for holds.
Projected Keepers: Starlin Castro, Ian Kennedy
Tony Campana - $1. Cub.
Starlin Castro - $39. 100-run, 30-steal potential. Needs to not bring home ladies at 4 AM.
Geovanny Soto - $22. Wears a Cubs uniform. His power numbers make him a top pick as a catcher but his strike outs have gone up while his BA and OBP have declined.
Troy Tulowitzki - $51. Tops for Fantasy at the shortstop position. Prone to injury. Two straight season with the same Home Run rate. Better second half player. For $90, Shawn could lock up the top two NL short stops.
Tommy Hanson - $27. Injuries limited Hanson to five post-All Star game starts. Still, a high K-rate and huge upside make him worth the risk.
Ian Kennedy - $12. Won 21 games last year and put up ace numbers across the board. Should slightly come back down to earth in wins and era for 2012.
Brian Wilson - $13. Injured for part of last season but still remains an effective closer. Maybe less time doing crappy Taco Bell commercials and more time taking care of his elbow.
Kerry Wood - $1. Cub. Will be in line for holds.
Projected Keepers: Starlin Castro, Ian Kennedy
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Keeper Candidates: The Leprechongs
Jason Heyward - $10. 2011 plagued with shoulder injury. Had a higher HR rate in '11 compared to rookie season in '10. If healthy, should put up better numbers than in 2010.
Joey Votto - $33. Will be top NL first-baseman with Pujols and Fielder gone. Highest OBP, most doubles and walks in the NL for 2011. HR rate dropped in 2011.
Buster Posey - $1. Leg injury in 2011. Should hit around .300 with 20 dingers and 75 RBI in 2012.
Clayton Kershaw - $35. Front runner for 2012 CY Young. Lowered bb/9 in 2011. Also had the third highest K-rate among starting pitchers in the entire league last season. Won 21 games despite playing for a lack luster team.
Johan Santana - $2. Low risk with possible middle reward. Probably won't come close to ace levels but for a $2 keeper, could work out if Santana stays healthy. Remember, the Mets are moving the walls in at Citi Field so a sub-.300 ERA is not likely.
Johnny Ventures - $4. If holds are your thing, Ventures was last seasons top dawg. He wore down in September but should be ready to go for 2012. High ground ball rate.
Projected Keepers: Joey Votto, Buster Posey
Joey Votto - $33. Will be top NL first-baseman with Pujols and Fielder gone. Highest OBP, most doubles and walks in the NL for 2011. HR rate dropped in 2011.
Buster Posey - $1. Leg injury in 2011. Should hit around .300 with 20 dingers and 75 RBI in 2012.
Clayton Kershaw - $35. Front runner for 2012 CY Young. Lowered bb/9 in 2011. Also had the third highest K-rate among starting pitchers in the entire league last season. Won 21 games despite playing for a lack luster team.
Johan Santana - $2. Low risk with possible middle reward. Probably won't come close to ace levels but for a $2 keeper, could work out if Santana stays healthy. Remember, the Mets are moving the walls in at Citi Field so a sub-.300 ERA is not likely.
Johnny Ventures - $4. If holds are your thing, Ventures was last seasons top dawg. He wore down in September but should be ready to go for 2012. High ground ball rate.
Projected Keepers: Joey Votto, Buster Posey
Friday, February 3, 2012
2011 HandyJ Year In Review
Let's start at the bottom of the glory hole and work our way up, shall we?
The Juggernauts were very "jug-like" all season as the just sadly hung low, teets scraping the bottom of the barrel. At some point during the season they perked up enough to ship off Dan Uggla to the eventual champ, Cleveland Steamers, but they were never any real threat to give a gal two black guys. I mean, black eyes.
The lone Highlight for the Alabama Hot Pockets came during the draft when Dick Marshall had to step in for the manager and perform GM duties. Also, maybe there was a trade? I know he went through all his waiver dough.
Imagination was all the Pretenders had going for themselves as they somehow managed an eighth place finish, only a point behind Jim Hendry Blows.
Much like their namesake, Jim Hendry Blows. And a joke about being fired but still working for another month.
Charlie Sheen Team. A respectable finish for a team that only had a 1-2 punch pitching staff and a part-time manager. But will ol' Shawn Miah return for another go in 2012?
Key trades helped The leprechongs and North Side Shit Turds(NSST) finish in the top half of the standings, despite poor starts. Dean's man love obsession with all things Votto and Kershaw may have blinded his drafting. Eventually it all came together and he earned a 4th place finish once he traded Michael Bourn for Carlos Pena and took his head out of his ass.
NSST made a keen decision to keep Aubrey Huff for a dollar, drop him for James Loney, drop him for Aubrey Huff, and then drop Huff again for some other trash. Let us not forget three key moves made by NSST when he flipped Pena for Bourn, Cole Hamels for Ryan Zimmerman, and Andre Ethier for Ryan Roberts and Logan Morrison.
Whiskey Chuggers were strong all season and finished with a tie for third with NSST. Down 1.5 points going into the last day of the season, The Chuggers evened the mark to finish in the money. Good Job.
No More Power had the perfect set-up with keeping Buster Posey and Carlos Gonzalez. It wouldn't help however, as NMP had to overcome an early season ending injury to Posey and reduced power numbers from Carlos. In the end, NMP had to settle for second. Still, an excellent season.
And finally, congrats to our champions, the Cleveland Steamers. It may have been a twelve point victory but you where biting your nails for the entire month of September. Perhaps it could have been less stressful had you not been parting in copulation or coitus all summer long. But in the end, you came out a champion in more ways then one and now you can use your winnings to buy diapers. Congratulations.
Good work to all who stayed active this season. But we need more smack talk. I think we need Corey Dale Conrad Camden!!! Yes We Can! Make it happen. 2012!
The Juggernauts were very "jug-like" all season as the just sadly hung low, teets scraping the bottom of the barrel. At some point during the season they perked up enough to ship off Dan Uggla to the eventual champ, Cleveland Steamers, but they were never any real threat to give a gal two black guys. I mean, black eyes.
The lone Highlight for the Alabama Hot Pockets came during the draft when Dick Marshall had to step in for the manager and perform GM duties. Also, maybe there was a trade? I know he went through all his waiver dough.
Imagination was all the Pretenders had going for themselves as they somehow managed an eighth place finish, only a point behind Jim Hendry Blows.
Much like their namesake, Jim Hendry Blows. And a joke about being fired but still working for another month.
Charlie Sheen Team. A respectable finish for a team that only had a 1-2 punch pitching staff and a part-time manager. But will ol' Shawn Miah return for another go in 2012?
Key trades helped The leprechongs and North Side Shit Turds(NSST) finish in the top half of the standings, despite poor starts. Dean's man love obsession with all things Votto and Kershaw may have blinded his drafting. Eventually it all came together and he earned a 4th place finish once he traded Michael Bourn for Carlos Pena and took his head out of his ass.
NSST made a keen decision to keep Aubrey Huff for a dollar, drop him for James Loney, drop him for Aubrey Huff, and then drop Huff again for some other trash. Let us not forget three key moves made by NSST when he flipped Pena for Bourn, Cole Hamels for Ryan Zimmerman, and Andre Ethier for Ryan Roberts and Logan Morrison.
Whiskey Chuggers were strong all season and finished with a tie for third with NSST. Down 1.5 points going into the last day of the season, The Chuggers evened the mark to finish in the money. Good Job.
No More Power had the perfect set-up with keeping Buster Posey and Carlos Gonzalez. It wouldn't help however, as NMP had to overcome an early season ending injury to Posey and reduced power numbers from Carlos. In the end, NMP had to settle for second. Still, an excellent season.
And finally, congrats to our champions, the Cleveland Steamers. It may have been a twelve point victory but you where biting your nails for the entire month of September. Perhaps it could have been less stressful had you not been parting in copulation or coitus all summer long. But in the end, you came out a champion in more ways then one and now you can use your winnings to buy diapers. Congratulations.
Good work to all who stayed active this season. But we need more smack talk. I think we need Corey Dale Conrad Camden!!! Yes We Can! Make it happen. 2012!
Not What You Where Expecting?
Hey there. This is the home for the HandyJ Fantasy Baseball League. If you were looking for fantasy hand jobs, click the "Back" button on your browser. You won't find any of that action here. As I type this, the HandyJ page has had ten page views. Yes, certainly some hand job searches.
Getting back to business, this webpage will be home all things HandyJ. Think of it as what mlb.com is to mlb. I will try and keep track of all transactions and smack talking, then archive those great things for future reflections and reference. I have also amassed my meager earning from last years turd place finish and put together some awards for last years top teams and the top team for the upcoming 2012 season. Again, these awards are not hand jobs. Handyj's are more suitable as trade fodder for when your team is tanking mid-season because you own Tony Campana, Tom Gorzelanny and Joe Blanton.
I expect to hand out the awards at the draft, whenever the Commish sets a time, date and location. Then we will put together the 2011 HandyJ Awards Ceremony and the 2012 HandyJ Draft. Now, I won't give away the awards for last season, but I will offer clues for next season. There are three Championship prizes at this moment. I will give one clue per award at this time. Remember KEY words or phrases.
Getting back to business, this webpage will be home all things HandyJ. Think of it as what mlb.com is to mlb. I will try and keep track of all transactions and smack talking, then archive those great things for future reflections and reference. I have also amassed my meager earning from last years turd place finish and put together some awards for last years top teams and the top team for the upcoming 2012 season. Again, these awards are not hand jobs. Handyj's are more suitable as trade fodder for when your team is tanking mid-season because you own Tony Campana, Tom Gorzelanny and Joe Blanton.
I expect to hand out the awards at the draft, whenever the Commish sets a time, date and location. Then we will put together the 2011 HandyJ Awards Ceremony and the 2012 HandyJ Draft. Now, I won't give away the awards for last season, but I will offer clues for next season. There are three Championship prizes at this moment. I will give one clue per award at this time. Remember KEY words or phrases.
- Not a DVD of Kung Fu Panda
- "Into the sun the south the north, at last the birds have flown, the shackles of commitment fell, in pieces on the ground"
- 60 years, "beaters" and "wax" = Diamonds
These have to do with baseball.
More to follow.
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