Peavy back next week.

Solid Advice.

He’s worth drafting, but only a late-round flier. Let someone else overvalue him

FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball : Heads up on Headley

Thus, while Headley does possess power, his minor league track record may overstate just how much power he has. Furthermore, Headley plays for the San Diego Padres, which means that he has to play half of his home games in PETCO Park. PETCO, as you probably know, absolutely kills homers, hurts doubles, is relatively neutral on singles, and inflates triples. Judging from what we know about Headley, PETCO seems like it will hurt him even more than it might hurt another player – Headley won’t put too many balls in play, and will lose a tremendous amount of homers (and doubles, not that fantasy players care too much about them) thanks to his home park.

Andrew Baggarly is a SF Giants beat writer, and I grabbed this from his MVP ballot discussion.

Great read.

Great blog.

Extra Baggs : NL MVP: Baggs breaks down his ballot

9. Adrian Gonzalez There’s an inherent bias to favor players than you see most often. Makes it easier to appreciate what they bring to the field every day. This is true for the team you cover, of course, and it also extends to your team’s division. (Not to get sidetracked, but that might have contributed to my voting Matt Holliday first and Jimmy Rollins second on the 2007 MVP ballot…) The NL West Kool-Aid wasn’t very strong this season, but one player had all the essential vitamins and minerals. Adrian Gonzalez put up an amazing, amazing year - especially given the complete lack of another threat in the Padres lineup, combined with the difficulty of hitting at Petco Park. He was Pujols Lite. Less filling, still tastes great. (Give me time and I’ll find a way to compare him to a mug of hot cocoa, too.) He was worthy of his Gold Glove, no matter what the Pujols backers say. I felt it was important to squeeze at least one NL West player on the ballot, and Gonzalez was easily the most fitting choice.