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2010 Closer Rundown: National League

franciscorodriguezNational League East New York Mets—Francisco Rodriguez Next In Line:  Pedro Feliciano, Eddie Kunz I urge you to try to forget the ugly season that it was for the New York Mets in 2009 when you are evaluating Francisco Rodriguez.  There is no possible way that the team can suffer the same number and severity of injuries again this season.  However, there are two things that…
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2010 Closer Rundown: American League

marianoriveraAmerican League East New York Yankees—Mariano Rivera Next In Line:  Phil Hughes, Alfredo Aceves, Joba Chamberlain? Every year we sit and wonder if THIS will be the year that the mighty Rivera starts to show his age.  2009 seemed to be it as he was coming back from surgery and fast approaching 40 years old.  Rivera recorded 44 saves, his most since 2005, and his ERA…
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Fantasy Baseball’s Same Faces in New Places–Relief Pitchers

josevalverdeJose Valverde, RP, Detroit Tigers.  This is one of my least favorite closers in all of fantasy baseball because he always leaves you on the edge of your seat every time he comes out of the bullpen, and too often for my liking you end up throwing the remote across the room because he blows the save.  Valverde spent some time on the…
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Fantasy Baseball’s Same Faces in New Places–Infielders

chonefigginsChone Figgins, 3B, Seattle Mariners.  I might not agree with the amount of money he got in his free agent contract, but Figgins still has a decent amount of value in fantasy circles.  Figgins has stolen at least 40 bases in four of the last five seasons, but he doesn't help you in many other categories.  His average is good but not great…
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Fantasy Baseball’s Same Faces in New Places–Starting Pitching

royhalladay2Roy Halladay, SP, Philadelphia Phillies.  There isn't much leg work to talk about here with Halladay.  He has been one of the best pitchers in baseball for what seems like a decade now, and with a move to the National League could he only get better?  He is an absolute workhorse who has won 20 games twice in his career and has over…
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2010 Fantasy Baseball: Same Faces, New Places–Outfielders

jasonbayJason Bay, OF, New York Mets.  Although for the longest time it didn't seem that he wanted to, Jason Bay took the big bucks to go to the Big Apple and anchor the Mets batting order.  Everyone on the Mets will be undervalued this year after their atrocious offensive season in 2009, and now the questions will come about Bay and how Citi…
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Who To Start, Who To Sit–Week 1

carsonpalmerQuarterbacks

Start:  Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals vs. Denver Broncos. I don't think that this is going out on some crazy limb here, but this is my chance to say that I think that Palmer will have a huge bounceback season.  He should have a re-energized Chad 85, a re-dedicated Chris Henry, and a new possession receiver in Laverneous Coles.  The running game won't…
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Fantasy Baseball Tonight 9/5

alfonsosorianoAlfonso Soriano is going to be out indefinitely with his chronically sore knee.  The Cubs said that they will keep Soriano out of the lineup going forward with no timetable for his return.  He has been a colossal disappointment this season, and this is just another dagger in the hearts of his owners.  Lou Pinella would not say that he will miss the…
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Fantasy Baseball Tonight 9/3

Pedro MartinezPedro Martinez outdueled Tim Lincecum.  No, you didn't read that wrong, Pedro Martinez outdueled Tim Lincecum.  Martinez went seven innings and struck out nine while allowing just one run.  He has been wildly inconsistent.  Three of his starts Martinez has lasted five or more innings, and two of them he pitched only two or three innings.  I still wouldn't trust him…
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2009 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings

larryfitzgerald1.  Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals (Bye Week: 4) 96 catches, 1,431 yards, 12 TDs Fitzgerald has it all. The height, the hands, the quarterback, the offensive scheme, the good receiver on the other side to take some pressure off. He is an amazing red zone target, and also can take nearly any pass to the house. He is a near lock to catch 90+ passes…
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