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“Alluhring Strategy” The (NL) West Coast Bias: State of the Division at the Quarter Pole [PART 2]

Last week, I began to look back at the first 40ish games played in the NL West this season. I suggested that the two division front-runners should make a few moves to help them through the summer. I must have the ear of the Giants brass because one day after my article was published, they DFA’d Casey McGehee and named utilityman, Matt Duffy, the everyday 3B. Well, they half listened to me. Duffy…

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“Alluhring Strategy” The (NL) West Coast Bias: State of the Division at the Quarter Pole [PART 1]

The National League West has not been one of the stronger divisions in baseball this season. Since this is an article for a Fantasy Sports website, we can focus in on the fantasy impact and potential on YOUR team, and there is plenty to discuss throughout the NL West. Here is where we stand prior to games starting on May 22nd.

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT…

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“Alluhring Strategy” The (NL) West Coast Bias: Opening Week in the Wild, Wild (NL) West

Divisional Round Up

Dodgers take two out of three games in San Diego – The Dodgers and Padres are looking to start a SoCal rivalry after the aggressive moves made by new Padres GM, AJ Preller. I’m not going to spend time discussing the early week blockbuster trade with Braves that sent one of the games best Closers in Craig Kimbrel to San Diego. My colleague, Bryan Robinson, had an excellent…

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“Alluhring Strategy” The (NL) West Coast Bias: Aces in the Hole?

NL West(ern) Roundup

This week we will go around the division and breakdown top headlines after the first two weeks of the season…

“Is Archie Bradley the Ace Arizona is Searching For?”

Talk about being thrown into the fire! Archie Bradley made his long awaited MLB debut last Saturday (April 11th) at home and was opposed by the reigning NL Cy Young and MVP. He followed up his debut by pitching…

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“Alluhring Strategy” The (NL) West Coast Bias: Early Injury Impact

One month down, is the 2015 Major League Baseball season. There have certainly been some surprises and disappointments. Some teams are already falling out of post-season contention. Others are playing above expectations and hoping to stay healthy to make a run over the marathon season. In such a short time, injuries have already had a huge impact on MLB team’s early season performances. The NL…

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“Alluhring Strategy” The (NL) West Coast Bias: We Want a Pitcher, Not a Belly-Itcher

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK L.A. Dodgers 19 10 .655 – 145 98 47 13-2 6-8 0-0 2-2 14-8 7-3 W 2 San Diego 16 15 .516 4 146 144 2 9-7 7-8 0-0 2-1 14-11 5-5 W 1 San Francisco 15 15 .500 4½ 96 116 -20 10-8 5-7 1-1 0-0 11-14 7-3 W 1 Arizona 13 15 .464 5½ 134 115 19 7-9 6-6 0-0 0-3 12-11 5-5 L 1 Colorado11 16 .407 7 108 151 -43 4-8…

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“Alluhring Strategy” 2015 Fantasy Baseball Team Previews: NL West – Arizona Diamondbacks

2014 Final Record — 64-98 (5th Place)2015 Projected Record — 66-96 (5th Place)

After finishing dead last in the NL West in 2014, Arizona didn’t do enough this off-season to make me believe there would be much, if any, improvement in the standings. I think they can pick up a game or two, but they will likely be flirting with 100 loses going into the final week. Despite this, there are still…

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“Alluhring Strategy” Real Deal Dynasty Primer: Rookie Impact Power Rankings

Can Rookies be trusted? It has been a wild opening to the 2016 baseball season. We have seen some incredible impact to start the year by some rookie players that were somewhat unexpected. We have also seen some poor performances by some rookie players that leave us scratching our head. Whether you are a fan where your favorite team has had some positive or negative impact by rookies OR you are a…

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“Alluhring Strategy” Team Previews: 2016 Arizona Diamondbacks

It’s the first week of March, and with that brings our first taste of Spring Training baseball. Truly an amazing time of year for baseball fans as every team is technically still in the playoff race, and many fantasy drafts are in full swing. This is also when Major League Fantasy Sports breaks out our pre-season Team Previews. Each writer provides their perceived out season outlook in both real…

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