Erik Bedard

He’ll undergo exploratory arthroscopic surgery by Dr. Lewis Yocum (a true leader in the field) next week to figure out exactly what’s going on.  Surgeons generally only do this procedure when the exam doesn’t match up with the diagnostic tests like MRI’s and CT scans.  That’s not a good sign because something causes pain, even if it’s only due to his own mental makings.  He’s been diagnosed with impingement…
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Tags: Anthony Reyes, BJ Upton, Carlos Guillen, David Riske, erik bedard, fernando tatis, Hideki Matsui, Jack Wilson, jeff francis, jeremy guthrie, Josh Bard, mike lowell, milton bradley, Shaun Marcum

The New York Yankees have decided that they will give the ball to Carl Pavano Saturday when the Yankees face the Orioles. Pavano, in the running for the worst contract in history, hasn’t pitched in a game since April 9, 2007. He has been a disappointment of epic proportions for the Yankees, but it has been injury related. The guy…
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Tags: anderson hernandez, brett myers, carl pavano, Chris Dickerson, clay buchholz, Francisco Liriano, Hideki Matsui, jed lowrie, jeff francis, Jensen Lewis, jody gerut, Justin Duchscherer, ryan church, sidney ponson

Look out now, Clayton Kershaw looks like he might have figured it out. Kershaw was great today against the Cardinals, going seven innings, allowing just one run and striking out seven. He did walk four, but it didn’t come back to bite him. That is the first earned run he had allowed in his last three starts, so…
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Tags: Aaron Heilman, Billy Wagner, carlos quentin, chris volstad, clayton kershaw, David Wright, Duaner Sanchez, Eddie Kunz, Emilio Bonifacio, jeff francis, Joe Smith, johan santana, jon rauch, Justin Duchsherer, lastings milledge, Scott Schoeneweis

There is a long list of injuries to go over so let’s head right to it.

David Ortiz

Ortiz has taken great strides in his rehab stint and is hitting the ball to all fields with authority and even checking his swing without problems. I wrote a small piece on this over at RotoSavants (where I also write along with my main site…
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Tags: Adam Wainwright, alfonso soriano, Chris Carpenter, david ortiz, erik bedard, hank blalock, Jason Schmidt, jeff francis, Jerry Hairston, johnny damon, juan pierre, Kason Gabbard, mark mulder, Phil Dumatrait, roy oswalt, Ryan Freel, shawn marcum, Troy Percival, Troy Tulowitzki

Again, I would like to thank the guys from fantasybaseballsearch.com for having me as a guest on their weekly radio show. They do an hour and a half show every Sunday, and I was lucky enough to make my second appearance. Please check out the show as well as their sites. They are fantasybaseballsearch.com, www.fantasybaseballgenerals.com, and www.junkyardjake.com. Please visit these sites as they are great tools to…
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Tags: adam dunn, chris perez, cliff lee, david ortiz, felix hernandez, jeff francis, Oliver Perez, orlando cabrera, randy johnson, Ryan Braun, Zach Greinke

For those of you in weekly leagues, and for those of you who are into streaming pitchers, Fighting Chance Fantasy presents to you this week’s two start pitchers.

No Brainers

Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres

Starts: Sunday, April 27; Saturday, May 3

Teams: vs. Arizona; vs. Florida

Opponents: Brandon Webb (5-0, 2.31 ERA)…
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Tags: barry zito, brandon backe, brandon webb, brett myers, c.c. sabathia, chad gaudin, chien-ming wang, daniel cabrera, edinson volquez, felix hernandez, gil meche, ian snell, jake peavy, james shields, jeff francis, jered weaver, jeremy guthrie, jesse litsch, joe blanton, john lannan, jon garland, jose contreras, josh beckett, justin verlander, kyle lohse, manny parra, Mike Mussina, nelson figueroa, paul maholm, ricky nolasco, ted lilly, vincente padilla