C.J. Wilson's mystery injury is finally revealed and he is headed to the DL. Eddie Guardado immediately becomes very valuable in fantasy, but several other relievers should be downgraded after recent performances. Adam Jones might be done for the year, and another Baltimore rookie dominated the   more...
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As each day goes by, we are getting closer and closer to the rosters expanding and baseball teams calling up players from the minor leagues. August is a crucial month in that teams begin to call up guys with much more potential than their lesser teammates. Josh Hamilton was called up as a member of   more...
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Bullpen issues seem to be getting even worse across baseball as players succumb to injuries and poor performance. There are some possible places to steal some saves but it will require some patience, foresight, and a lot of luck.
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Spurred by the return of Francisco Liriano to the rotation, the surprising Twins pushed into first-place in the AL Central over the weekend. A lineup filled with no-names and a young pitching staff has kept the quintessential small market team in contention. Manny Ramirez and Jason Bay have taken   more...
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This time of year very few closers are truly safe. The situations in Pittsburgh and Cleveland are unsettled, and Detroit has thrown another surprising name into their bullpen mix. Jonathan Lee sorts it all out in this week's Closer Report.
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Sabermatricians are in theme to their lost opportunity? The Blown Save. In the past week the Tigers have declared two new closers. Fernando Rodney was declared the closer last week, he responded by blowing the only two chances he was given. As a result he was removed from the role and the job   more...
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What are the fantasy impacts of the trade deadline deals? Which players gained the most value (hint, Andy LaRoche), and which lost the most (Andruw Jones)? Foxsports Fantasy breaks it down for you.
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The trade deadline has passed now and all the tigers got was farnsworth great pickup in my opinion.I think they could have used more help like a lefty.So in say my peace i hope rodney,zumaya figure out there stuff because we will need it if we are going to make the playoffs.A starting pitcher would   more...

Inspired by vintage Simmons and MJD, a humorous running record of the ALCS Game 1. "Lou Piniella on Detroit pitching coach Chuck Hernandez: 'He doesn't teach too much mechanics but he has a very nice message for the kids.' Hey, Joel Zumaya: Crack is wack."
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A month into the season, FIO co-founder & editor Matt Hinzpeter takes a look around the league at bullpens and closers. Helping you look in the right direction for your fantasy roster, this comprehensive article includes: Closer News & Notes, Closer DL Report, Middle Relievers/Setup Men, and   more...
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Tigers rookie pitcher Andrew is headed to the 15 day DL after a left hamstring strain Friday night against the White Sox. Miller was the Tigers 1st pick in 2006 and is 5-4 this year with a 4.42 ERA. The good news for the Tigers is that reliever Fernando Rodney is going to take his roster spot.   more...

Now that we've made it into the the dog days of August, we can fairly take a look at the pitchers who participated in the World Baseball Classic and see if they're more worn out than they should be at this point. Kevin Hench at FOX Sports does just that, with some startling results. Pitcher after   more...
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In the second installment of our Bullpen Breakdowns series, we take a look at the AL Central teams focusing on who will be filling the roles of closer and setup man come opening day as well as sleeper middle relievers to keep an eye on.
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- The Fox animated cartoon "Scooter" is back to explain to kids what a change-up is. Of course, most of the kids who are interested in a talking baseball cartoon are already in bed by 9:15 pm. But what the hell. This time Scooter is accompanied by an animated Jeff "Soup" Suppan, who says "Hey kids,   more...
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Jim Leyland hasn't been shy about making changes to established roles this season. He quietly announced a big one on the radio pre-game show with Dan Dickerson when he said that Todd Jones is out as closer and Fernando Rodney would primarily assume the role.It had become clear over the last couple   more...
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