Offseason Notebook: Braves' new 'pen

Tristan H. Cockcroft mines recent offseason baseball activities for the fantasy implications of each move.

A-Rod is first-rounder but Mauer is not

Tristan H. Cockcroft explains some of the more difficult decisions he made when coming up with his 2010 top 200 for fantasy baseball.

Early Top 200 rankings for 2010

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.

Top 100 hitter keepers for 2010

Brendan Roberts prepares for the 2010 baseball season with his top 100 keeper options among hitters.

Phillies, Yankees have full weeks ahead

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews Week 23 action, which includes doubleheaders for the loaded Phillies and Yankees.

Big week for Rays; Phillies play eight

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews Week 23 of the baseball season, which includes the Phillies' playing eight games against rather weak opponents.

Pujols, Mauer easy MVP picks

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews the week ahead for Baseball Challenge, noting BBC owners should hitch their wagon to the red-hot Los Angeles Angels.

Ten lists of 10: Top 10 at each position

Matthew Berry has 2010 rankings on his mind already, as well as his well-known "Ten lists of 10" format. So he puts the two concepts together.

Haren versus the best

Adam Madison previews Friday's action in the major leagues and notes that Dan Haren's struggles cloud his dependability versus the Dodgers.

Risk it with Pavano

AJ Mass previews all of Thursday's action from the majors and notes that Carl Pavano, while risky, is a worthy fantasy starter against the Royals.

Blanton is available and startable

Adam Madison previews Friday's action in the majors and notes that Joe Blanton is likely available and a good start.

July 31, 2009; San Francisco, CA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies infielder Jimmy Rollins (11) smiles before batting practice against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park

Rollins' luck to turn around

Shawn Peters examines some players who have been lucky and unlucky with line drives like Jimmy Rollins.

Sabathia faces the Sox in Chicago

AJ Mass previews this weekend's action in the major leagues and notes that among all the trades, CC Sabathia is a good bet in Chicago.

Cain starts twice for Giants

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews the week ahead in Baseball Challenge.