Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Lounge on YouTube: Mini-Episode #267 – Fantasy Baseball Buy Low, Sell High



By Rick Morris
Here is Mini-Episode #267 of THE FDH LOUNGE, an edition of THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER, breaking down the Buy Low, Sell High players in fantasy baseball for mid-May, 2013.

       

       

       

       


MLB power rankings for mid-May



By Rick Morris

NOTE: Preseason rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER
1 Texas (8)
2 St. Louis (14)
3 NY Yankees (10)
4 Baltimore (15)
5 Atlanta (6)
6 San Francisco (12)
7 Cincinnati (7)
8 Boston (13)
9 Washington (2)
10 Detroit (9)
11 Cleveland (22)
12 Arizona (17)
13 Pittsburgh (16)
14 Tampa Bay (5)
15 Kansas City (20)
16 Oakland (18)
17 Colorado (28)
18 Philadelphia (11)
19 Seattle (25)
20 Minnesota (29)
21 Toronto (1)
22 LA Dodgers (4)
23 LA Angels (3)
24 Milwaukee (23)
25 San Diego (24)
26 Chicago White Sox (19)
27 NY Mets (21)
28 Chicago Cubs (26)
SECOND TIER
29 Miami (27)
30 Houston (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: St. Louis (12 spots), Baltimore, Cleveland and Colorado (11 spots), Minnesota (9 spots), New York Yankees and Texas (7 spots), San Francisco and Seattle (6 spots), Arizona, Boston and Kansas City (5 spots), Pittsburgh (3 spots)
BIGGEST FALLERS: LA Angels and Toronto (20 spots), LA Dodgers (18 spots), Tampa Bay (9 spots), Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia and Washington (7 spots), New York Mets (6 spots)
RANKINGS BY DIVISION – AVERAGE PER TEAM OF 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST
1 AL EAST 50
2 NL CENTRAL74
3T NL WEST 82
3T AL CENTRAL 82
5 NL EAST 88
6 AL WEST 89
RANKINGS PER LEAGUE
1 AL 221
2 NL 244

2013 Stanley Cup Playoff predictions Round 2



By Rick Morris

NOTE: 5-3 record in the first round

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
1 Pittsburgh over 7 Ottawa in 6
4 Boston over 6 New York Rangers in 6
1 Chicago over 7 Detroit in 5
5 Los Angeles over 6 San Jose in 7

CONFERENCE FINALS
1 Pittsburgh over 4 Boston in 7
1 Chicago over 5 Los Angeles in 6

STANLEY CUP FINALS
Chicago over Pittsburgh in 6

CONN SMYTHE WINNER: Jonathan Toews

Saturday, May 4, 2013

2013 Kentucky Derby picks



By Rick Morris

WIN: Revolutionary – Great workouts paired with Calvin Borel’s way around a damp track equals victory.
PLACE: Orb – On a dry track, he might well be the pick, but look for his stretch run to come up just a bit shy in the mud.
SHOW: Normandy Invasion – Of the top-rated horses, he’s had the best track record in the mud.

2013 NBA playoff predictions Round 2



By Rick Morris

NOTE: 5-2 record so far in the first round.

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
1 Miami over 5 Chicago in 5 or over 4 Brooklyn in 4
3 Indiana over 2 New York in 6
5 Memphis over 1 Oklahoma City in 6
2 San Antonio over 6 Golden State in 5

CONFERENCE FINALS
1 Miami over 3 Indiana in 6
2 San Antonio over 5 Memphis in 6

NBA FINALS
Miami over San Antonio in 5