One of the fantasy sports info providers with a more forgiving business model are these guys.
Because they started as a stat service (and have evolved into a very good one) they were already a going concern when they got into the info biz. The info biz is supported by their stat service, I would guess (they have fewer ads than RotoWire did when they were forced to go to the pay model), and in turn is added value that helps them keep customers. Logically, either they aren’t going to be able to afford that for long, or RotoWire is going to be able to sell their services to other stat services (they already do to USA Stats) for less than Rotoworld pays to maintain their site. Assuming both are run equally well.
A reader sent me an address to a news story he found on Rotoworld in which CWS GM Kenny Williams says that Jose Valentin will not play center field, he did it last year and poorly. But Williams doesn’t rule out anyone else, including Joe Borchard, who is coming off a good Double-A campaign but almost surely needs to spend more time in the minors.
And seems to indicate that the job is Rowand’s to lose right now. We’ll see. Just thought you might like to know.