Rich Harden continues to pitch his butt off for the Cubbies, as that trade seems to have paid off for Chicago. Tonight he was great again, as he threw seven shutout innings, and struck out 10 batters for the fourth time in just seven starts.  I will always discount Harden’s talent because of his injury history, but now you can see what…
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Tags: Anthony Reyes, Billy Wagner, brian buscher, Dan Wheeler, grant balfour, ian kinsler, ian snell, jacoby ellsbury, josh beckett, kevin slowey, rich harden

Joba Chamberlain left in the sixth inning of last night’s Yankee game with right shoulder stiffness. This is terrible news for Yankee fans and Joba fantasy owners. Even worse news, is that after undergoing an MRI, Joba is now off to go see the infamous Dr. James Andrews. Uh oh! That’s never a good sign. Certainly his next start is in question…
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Tags: alfonso soriano, David Murphy, Evan Longoria., gio gonzalez, jacoby ellsbury, jason bay, joba chamberlain, josh johnson, nick swisher, Ryan Braun

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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Tags: Carlos Pena, Chad Billingsly, Chris Carpenter, Coco Crisp, edinson volquez, Fernando Rodney, jacoby ellsbury, joba chamberlain, ryan dempster

Teixeira on the Move Again

It seems like every time I write something here, it happens to be on the same day as a major trade. Today’s move was the biggest and most impactful one so far this year. The Angels get Mark Teixeira in return for Casey Kotchman and minor league pitcher Steve Marek. This marks the second straight year big Tex has…
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Tags: Adam LaRoche, brett myers, Brian Bixler, casey kotchman, dustin pedroia, Hank Blaylock, jacoby ellsbury, john lackey, john maine, kevin youkilis, mark teixeira, Scott Podsednik, Steve Marek

Ryan and I often joke that the one guy you never want to hear that your fantasy player is going to see is Dr. James Andrews. Andrews is legendary for performing major surgeries on some of sports biggest stars. Unfortunately for owners of John Smoltz, that’s exactly who will be working at his ailing right shoulder. Smoltz is scheduled…
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Tags: Carlos Pena, clayton kershaw, Coco Crisp, david ortiz, edinson volquez, eric hinske, hanley ramirez, jacoby ellsbury, joe mauer, Joey Votto, john smoltz, jorge posada, josh beckett, Justin Masterson, Manny Acosta, manny ramirez, moises alou, Rafeal Soriano

Even when he loses, Brandon Webb is pretty damn good. Webb went seven innings, allowed just three runs and struck out seven. His offense just didn’t show up tonight and his record fell to 9-1. Obviously, Webb is a must start every time out, and is getting to be a shoe in to start the All-Star Game for the…
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Tags: bartolo colon, ben sheets, brandon webb, dana eveland, darrell rasner, derek jeter, Derrek Lee, dontrelle willis, jacoby ellsbury, Jeff Clement, jermaine dye, joba chamberlain, stephen drew, vladimir guerrero

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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Tags: adam lind, brandon webb, carlos gomez, clayton kershaw, danny cabrera, jacoby ellsbury, jo jo reyes, justin upton, justin verlander, kevin slowey, Luke Hochevar, matt cain, michael young, ryan ludwick, Troy Percival

A couple of aces have shown on Tuesday, that maybe they still have it. In Detroit, Justin Verlander might not have been dominant, but right now he’ll take it. Verlander threw six innings giving up just one run and striking out three against the Rangers. After the way he started the season, Justin and his fantasy owners must be…
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Tags: alex rodriguez, c.c. sabathia, casey kotchman, edinson volquez, eric bedard, Eric Gagne, j.j. putz, jacoby ellsbury, john smoltz, jorge cantu, josh beckett, justin verlander, manny parra, nate mclouth, rickie weeks, ted lilly

Today was the seventh consecutive start for Jacoby Ellsbury for the Boston Red Sox. He has brought a spark to the Sox offense, and stole two bases for the second consecutive day, and now has eight on the season. Ellsbury came into the season as someone that I expected to make a big fantasy impact (especially on the basepaths), and this recent outburst shows what he is capable of…
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Tags: clay buchholz, Clint Barmes, dustin pedroia, Eric Byrnes, Hank Steinbrenner, jacoby ellsbury, joba chamberlain, josh hamilton, Michael Bourn, miguel cabrera, Russell Martin