Monday, January 26, 2009
THT Season Preview 2009 goes to printers
Posted by Derek Carty at 3:10amAfter months of hard work, THT's David Gassko is getting a well-deserved rest. He's been hard at work on The Hardball Times Season Preview 2009, which has now been sent to the printers.
I'm not going to try telling you everything that's in the book; David did that over on the main site today. In brief, I've got an article in there on rookies to watch, and THT Fantasy's Chris Neault and Victor Wang also have articles on injuries and risk, respectively. Plus, there's team commentary from some of the top bloggers, projections, fantasy values, depth charts, and all kinds of other stuff.
I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but if the all work that went into it is any indication, it should be a good one. If you're going to buy it, please support THT by purchasing it from the publisher’s website using this link. THT gets much less if you buy it from a site like Amazon.
On an unrelated note, we've got more articles going today than can fit on the main page, so make sure you don't overlook the other two: mine on BABIP estimators and Victor's on late-round picks.
Derek Carty, 23, has also been published by NBC's Rotoworld, Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports, and USA Today. This season, he'll be contributing to FanDuel and will be linking to all of his work at DerekCarty.com. In his three years competing in expert leagues, he has won 2 titles with 4 top three finishes, including a LABR NL title in 2009, making him the youngest person to ever win a major expert league title. Derek is a proud graduate of the MLB Scouting Bureau's Scout Development Program and is a firm believer in the importance of combining stats and scouting. He welcomes questions via e-mail, Facebook, or Twitter.