For those of you who have been nervous about the effectiveness of Edinson Volquez coming down the stretch, it appears those worries can be calmed. After having a run of one good start, one bad start, Volquez has now put together two great ones in a row, as he mowed down the Cardinals today. Volquez improved to 15-5 by pitching seven scoreless innings…
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Fighting Chance Fantasy would like to welcome Troy Patterson, the head writer over at RotoSavants.com. Troy writes on player reviews, strategy, Pitch F/x and pickup suggestions. He will be writing a weekly free agent pickups update here. Troy will supply one from each of the following positions (C, CI, MI, OF, SP and RP) and will include there current availability (which may have changed since his initial…
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We are still about two weeks from the trade deadline, but two more trades happened tonight. Let’s start with Jon Rauch for top infield prospect Emilio Bonifacio. Rauch has filled in very nicely in Washington while Chad Cordero has been out. It doesn’t look like Rauch will be closing in Arizona when he first gets there, however if Brandon Lyon continues to…
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I want to start tonight with a little warning. I am going to be a dad for the second time any day now. So, if I go for a day or two without an article, or if I don’t get back to an email in my usual speedy fashion, that could be the reason. I’m not going away, and I’ll be back as soon as it is possible. Now…
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The Reds had two rookie starters going into this season, and it looks like the one with less hype will make the bigger fantasy impact this year. While Johnny Cueto has begun to struggle some now, Edinson Volquez is not. He will take the loss tonight, but it wasn’t all his fault. He was the victim of a horrible drop in the outfield by Corey Patterson (I’m talking right…
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