Brandon Phillips
Broken index fingers will take at least 4-6 weeks to heal usually and that means the end of the season for most athletes at this point. Phillips broke his right index finger in a bunt attempt earlier this week and the Reds put him on the 60-day DL in order to clear up a roster spot. Most likely it shouldn’t effect him long term but he already…
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Chris Carpenter will be back with the Cardinals for the rest of the season, but this time he will come back as a reliever. Not only that, but don’t think he will be doing any closing for the Cards, he will just be a middle reliever. So, those who own him have a decision to make. Will he help you enough with Ks, ERA, and WHIP to…
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Sorry for the delay. Double sessions on top of a real bad commute set me back big time and I couldn’t get an update. I apologize for that and I’m here for today’s instead.
Rick Ankiel
An abdominal strain/problem is just as bothersome for a hitter as it it for a pitcher. It effects your bat control and it effects your power. He’s being examined by other doctors and I’m sure they…
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Erik Bedard
Well all those hopes and dreams of him coming back this year now seem to be lost as his scheduled mound session was canceled today. It’s now been over a month on the DL and he hasn’t been able to throw off the mound as he tries to return from impingement. Given that the Mariners do at least have a little invested in him it would be extremely wise…
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Evan Longoria
An amazing first year might come to a close a little early due to a wrist fracture he suffered on last Thursday night when he was hit by a pitch. Bones usually take between 4-8 weeks to heal depending on the location, severity, and type of break. The fact that it is in his wrist makes it a little more complicated due to the nature of the sport. This…
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It may be hard to believe, but on Sunday Lance Berkman connected on his first homer since June 30th. They guy who looked like he was a shoe in for the MVP has slowed WAY down over the last six weeks. He is still having a great season batting .334 with 23 homers, 79 RBI, and 15 steals, but fantasy…
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Chris Carpenter made his triumphant return to the Cardinals lineup on Wednesday, as the former Cy Younger came back to try to help St. Louis make a playoff run. Carpenter wasn’t around long enough to take the win, but he was surely on a pitch count. Carpenter threw 67 pitches over four innings, allowed just one run and struck out two…
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Are you happy now Mets’ fans? After the bullpen blew a six run lead in the 9th inning the last time that Johan Santana pitched, their big ticket went out Sunday and went the distance in a 9-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Listening to sports talk radio all week, I heard one crying fan after another saying Santana should…
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Dustin McGowan
Dustin will undergo surgery on his shoulder this Thursday to repair his labrum and possibly his rotator cuff. Fraying of the labrum usually isn’t too severe a problem unless the fraying progressed into a labral tear or if there is a rotator cuff repair as well. He is obviously done for the year and depending on the damage inside his shoulder could extend well into next year…
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A lot of news revolving around the Yankees/Red Sox series tonight, as Joba Chamberlain took his real first step forward to becoming a dominating starter as he went into Fenway Park and shutout the Sox over seven innings and struck out nine. Chamberlain is going to have a big finish to the season, so I would test his value in a trade (don’t…
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