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Injury news and Analysis August 6th

Let’s start off with the big names

Joba Chamberlain

I don’t have all the details (since it wasn’t released) but I did watch the replays on ESPN and he was pointing to an area where the rotator cuff is often injured when strained.  This is a slightly different pain pattern/location than impingement or inflammation and also telling in that it was quite a quick exit. …
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Beyond the Boxscore–Fantasy MLB News and Notes 6/3/08

All that hype for what? The buzz around New York City today was the “first start for Joba Chamberlain.” Well, because of his pitch count, Joba pitched longer during his time in the bullpen than he did when he started tonight. Things didn’t go as the Yankees planned as Chamberlain threw 62 pitches in just 2.1…
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The 10 Best Post-Hype Prospects for Fantasy Baseball

The last time I wrote to you in my beyond the boxscore post, I featured some post-hype prospects. Now is an important time in your league to start making your move to the top of the standings and their is no better way than grabbing a player who’s value is lower than his production will be.

So What is a Post-Hype Player…

A post-hype prospect is someone in his…
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Beyond the Boxscore - Fantasy MLB News and Notes 5/28/08

A congratulations to Ryan is in order, who by the time he reads this, should be a father to a second beautiful baby girl (Good luck when they are teenagers!). So in the time he is away, I will try to fill his shoes with tonight’s Beyond the Boxscore.

Daisuke Matsuzaka left yesterday’s Redsox game at the start of the fifth inning. It was first believed to…
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Beyond the Boxscore–Fantasy MLB News and Notes 5/25/08 Kershaw, Verlander, Byrnes, Cabrera and more

Today, the big time prospect did not disappoint. Clayton Kershaw was as good as advertised on Sunday as he had his way with many of the St. Louis Cardinals. Kershaw went six innings, allowed two runs and struck out seven. There’s not too much else to say, if you were debating on using your waiver priority on him, this should seal the deal. Pick him up in all formats.

It…
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