Hope everybody is having a great Labor Day so far. Stay safe. Here are your fantasy baseball links for today:
Fantasy Baseball Two Start Starters, Week 23 | Razzball
Top 5 SwStk% Risers | FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball
If the increased velocity sticks, Lannan should be able to sustain the increased SwStk%, and might see another bump up in his K/9 next year.
Follow the jump for more of the latest fantasy baseball news and analysis from around the web.
Top 5 SwStk% Decliners | FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball
Though Jair Jurrjens‘ is enjoying the second season of his career with a sub-3.00 ERA, things aren’t looking as rosy under the hood. A 5.3 K/9 with only good, but no elite, control and just a league average batted ball profile is not a recipe for long-term success.
It's a Beautiful Dayan | Razzball
[Hughes] has four homers in the last week. Maybe you should pick him up.
Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool – 2011 Run Scorers Vol. 10 | LestersLegends.com
Jackson is hitting .317 over the past 15 days with 17 runs scored, four home runs, 12 RBI, and three stolen bases. He plays outfield and is owned in a little over a third of Yahoo! and half of ESPN leagues.
Closer Look | Razzball
Feliz is back. Put it on the board.
Top 15 Starting Pitchers for 2012: 10-1 | Baseball By Paul
Right now I'm thinking Verlander - Halladay - Kershaw. You?
Predicted 2012 closers - NL (Part 1) | The Hardball Times
For those looking ahead...
Injury Report: September 5: Brennan Boesch, Nelson Cruz & More | Rotoprofessor
Fantasy Baseball Injury Report | RotoExperts
Marlins' Hanley Ramirez Out For The Season | Baseball Nation
Yep.
Umps Got It Right ... But Were They Wrong? | Baseball Nation
I suppose that this is the "slippery slope" that anti-replay people have been bloviating about. Shouldn't we want to get calls right?
Divide and Conquer, AL East: A Bouquet of Bats (The Yankees in Westeros) | Baseball Prospectus
This is amazing. Seriously.
Cubs Season Ticket Holder Lunch/Q&A Session | Bleed Cubbie Blue
Cubs Season Ticket Holders: This team sucks! What are you going to do about it?
Cubs Lackey that was forced to do this Q&A: (looks down at hands, searches for an answer) Umm...well...hey, remember Tinker to Evers to Chance?
Cubs Season Ticket Holders: Yeah! (spend 57 of the remaining 59 minutes swapping stories about games their grandparents saw in person) ... Wait, this team sucks! What are you going to do about it?
Cubs Lackey: Well, you've been great! Feel free to take a brat or two back to your office when you go. We'll get 'em next year!