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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Tags: adam jones, Al Reyes, alex gordon, bartolo colon, BJ Upton, Brad Lidge, Brandon Phillips, chase utley, Clay Bucholz, Corey Patterson, Daisuke Matsusaka, dan uggla, Dan Wheeler, darrell rasner, Delmon Young, edinson volquez, Ian Kennedy, Jay Bruce, joba chamberlain, Joey Votto, Johnny Cueto, Justin Masterson, Kerry Wood, matt garza, Phil Hughes, Ryan Braun, Tim Lincecum, Troy Percival

Two days after the best pitching prospect gets the call to the majors, the best hitting prospect will be hitting Cincinnati on Tuesday. Jay Bruce will be joining the Reds in time for their game on Tuesday. What else do I need to say? Bruce was hitting .363 with ten homers and eight steals for the Reds AAA affiliate. He is a must own in all formats and could…
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Tags: bartolo colon, Corey Patterson, darrell rasner, Garrett Olsen, Jason Bergmann, Jay Bruce, Jose Reyes, Nick Markakis

The top story of the day I guess is the change in the bullpen in Colorado. It was made official today that Brian Fuentes would be reinstated as Rockies closer, so all of you with Manny Corpas on your roster had better act fast (I already did). We covered in our article yesterday Corpas’ recent struggles, and they appeared…
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Tags: Brandon Phillips, Brian Barton, Brian Fuentes, Corey Patterson, Francisco Liriano, frank thomas, Greg Smith, Jason Botts, Joe Saunders, Joel Piniero, Johnny Cueto, Josh Willingham, Justin Masterson, Lance Berkman, Manny Corpas, Pat Burrell, Ryan Braun, Scott Rolen