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Cleveland Indians NIck Swisher Leaves Team After Wife Has Baby
First and foremost congratulations to Nick Swisher, his wife and the new baby girl that they welcomed to this world Tuesday afternoon. The first baseman was placed on the paternity leave list by the Cleveland Indians. He is allowed to enjoy these moments with his family for a few days and hopefully he takes full advantage. FFLockerRoom hopes for a healthful childhood.
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Cleveland Indians Recall INF Cord Phelps From Columbus
The Cleveland Indians have recalled infielder Cord Phelps from their Triple-A Columbus minor league affiliate to serve as infield depth at the major league level while first baseman Nick Swisher is out on paternity leave.
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10 Current Trends I’m Not Buying
Dogs and cats are living in harmony! Up is down! Fast and the Furious is an actually refreshing franchise! Here are 10 things currently happening that I do not believe in continuing for much longer.Note: All stats end with games finished on Sunday, May 2010. James Loney is among the AL batting average league-leadersLoney currently sits at second with a .356 batting average...
Eduardo Sanchez Claimed By Chicago Cubs From St. Louis Cardinals
Right-handed reliever Eduardo Sanchez is switching organizations but still finds himself in the National League Central Division as he was claimed off of waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals by the Chicago Cubs. Chicago has assigned him to Triple-A Iowa. Sanchez, while not decked out with talent, still has enough of an arsenal to where there was no doubt that he would be claimed...
Chicago Cubs Designate Right-Handed Reliever Michael Bowden
Right-handed reliever Michael Bowden was designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. He was the one that drew the shortest straw to make room for veteran pitcher Matt Garza. Iornically, the pitching starved Cubs gave up on the 26-year-old despite him having a solid 1.14 WHIP and sub-4.0 earned run average. He will have to clear waivers to have a shot at being retained...
Orioles Activate RHP Miguel Gonzalez, Option RHP Jair Jurrjens
The Baltimore Orioles have activated right-handed starter Miguel Gonzalez, who was out for almost three weeks with a blister on his pitching thumb, from the 15-day disabled list. To make room for him on the active roster, Baltimore has decided to option veteran right-handed starter Jair Jurrjens to their Triple-A Norfolk minor league affiliate. Once deemed a rising star, Jurrjens...
Nationals Place RHP Ryan Mattheus On Disabled List, Other Notes
The Washington Nationals have placed right-handed reliever Ryan Mattheus on the 15-day disabled list due to a fractured right hand. There is no time-table set for Mattheus’ return, but expect it to be longer and possibly much longer than the mandatory 15 days.
In other moves, the Nationals also recalled right-handed reliever Yunesky Maya and left-handed reliever Fernando Abad from...
Texas Rangers Activate Catcher A.J. Pierzynski
The Texas Rangers have activated catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who was recovering from an oblique issue, from the 15-day disabled list. Look for the veteran catcher to pick up where he left off as the issue appears to be behind him.
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San Francisco Giants Recall Brett Pill And Sandy Rosario
The San Francisco Giants have recalled first baseman Brett Pill and right-handed reliever Sandy Rosario from their Triple-A Fresno farm club. To make room for them, the Giants have opted to place right-handed starter Ryan Vogelsong and right-handed reliever Santiago Casilla on the 15-day disabled list.
Expect Vogelsong, who has a fractured right hand to miss a good month and a half...
Philadelphia Phillies Place Catcher Carlos Ruiz on 15-Day Disabled List
The Philadelphia Phillies have had to place catcher Carlos Ruiz on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained right hamstring. To take his place on the active roster, the Phillies have recalled right-handed starter Tyler Cloyd from their Triple-A Lehigh Valley farm club. Cloyd gets the start Tuesday where as Ruiz will be out close to another month. The move was retroactive to May...
New York Yankees Outright Alberto Gonzalez To Minors
The New York Yankees have opted to outright infielder Alberto Gonzalez to their Tripla-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre farm club after he had cleared waivers. Having been designated for assignment a few days back, the veteran will provide infield depth to the organization.
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Daily FanDuel Picks: May 21, 2013
Shelby Miller was less than impressive yesterday in his start at San Diego, further reaffirming my belief that it really isn’t worth picking starting pitchers on the road. Today I get to put that to the test as most of the attractive options find themselves in road matchups, which forces me to go with a less-than-perfect option in a favorable home matchup.Season ResultsWagered...
Texas Rangers Recall Josh Lindblom, Other Notes
The Texas Rangers have recalled right-handed starter Josh Lindblom who will take Alexi Ogando‘s spot in the starting rotation. To make room for him, Texas has opted to designate right-handed pitcher Derek Lowe for assignment. He will have to clear waivers and accept an assignment for him to remain in the Rangers system.
In other moves, Texas has optioned catcher Robinson Chirinos...
Phillies RHP Mike Adams Disabled, C Humberto Quintero Recalled
The Philadelphia Phillies have had to place right-handed reliever Mike Adams on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained back. To take his place on the active roster the organization has recalled catcher Humberto Quintero from their Triple-A Lehigh Valley farm club. While Quintero will provide depth at catcher, Adams has no time-table for his return, but should be back before the...
Twins Recall LHP Caleb Thielbar, Option LHP Pedro Hernandez
The Minnesota Twins swapped left-handed pitchers Monday, recalling reliever Caleb Thielbar from their Triple-A Rochester farm club while optioning starter Pedro Hernandez to the same minor league affiliate. Look for Thielbar to get work as a middle reliever for the parent club while Hernandez will serve as pitching depth for the organization.
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2013 Fantasy Baseball, Total Run Series: Second Basemen
All in all, second base might be the deepest position in the big leagues. This is partially because the position has enjoyed the addition of several young players in recent seasons that have gone onto enjoy great success. Others may not have enjoyed great success, but they are so promising that teams are not willing to give up on them. That means it is likely to be a buyer’s market...
Fantasy Baseball Time Travel: 2014′s First Round Draft Picks
Could Bryce Harper go #1 overall next year?
I’m in one league where less than an month into the season and a couple of owners blew up their teams. I guess they couldn’t take the poor performance of their top draft picks.
Well, if those owners are already looking ahead to next’s year’s draft, then let’s look with them. Based upon the play of this April, who would be the...
Patrick Corbin Is Pitching In Stealth Mode
Patrick Corbin who most casual baseball fans have never heard of is now 7-0 to start the year with a 1.44 ERA, slightly below the league leader Clayton Kershaw. The lefty is 7-0 with 2 no decisions, and the Diamondbacks are 9-0 in games he has started. In his 9 starts, he has allowed 2 runs twice, 1 run four times and 0 runs twice. With all the talk about young pitchers such...
Prospecting Week 8: Jurickson Profar, Jake Odorizzi
Another weekly look at who’s hot and who’s not in minor league baseball to help your fantasy team. This week’s edition includes one of the tastiest prospects in baseball getting a call-up, another good young Rays pitcher in the bigs, and a pitcher who is a ‘dash-n-stash’. You want more? You want more? You really like it? You want more?HOTJurickson Profar MI | TEX ...
2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 21
I’ve got my DraftKings.com lineup for the day listed and discussed below. I’m playing in a Double Up! contest. Don’t forget to get your deposit bonus here. But first, some pitching notes from yesterday’s games.
Cole Hamels: 6 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 10 K @ Miami
Before you take these results with a huge grain of salt because of the matchup against Miami, let’s start with something...
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