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Found January 25, 2012 on MLB Trade Rumors:
PLAYERS: Yu Darvish,  Jonathon Niese,  Justin Verlander
TEAMS: Texas Rangers,  New York Mets,  Detroit Tigers

My fantasy baseball website RotoAuthority is back in action with a team of excellent writers.  The latest: Catcher rankings by Mike Axisa. Overrated starting pitchers from Tom Warman. A look at the Yankees' fifth starter situation from Mark Polishuk. The potential fantasy impact of Yu Darvish, from Alex Steers McCrum. The Mets' Jonathon Niese is underrated and the Tigers' Justin Verlander is overrated in fantasy drafts, writes Dan Mennella. The transcript of Thursday's chat with Steve Adams.
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Via NBC Dallas- Fort Worth  |  January 24, 2012
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