The anatomy of an emerging ace; Ben Broussard Death Watch begins; Baseball Prospectus's Kevin Goldstein wraps up the Texas Rangers' 2007 draft class.
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Why the suddenly effervescent Vicente Padilla is raising eyebrows in Texas; the superhuman Josh Hamilton; is Gerald Laird Bronx-bound?
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Why Sidney Ponson's torrid start doesn't preclude the possibility of imminent disaster.
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A historically abhorrent start for the Texas Rangers places the future of manager Ron Washington in limbo.
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Names are surfacing from around the league. It's getting closer to the trade deadline, and teams are shuffling to make a move. I don't expect any big deals to get done, but there sure are some big names that are popping up.
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According to industry sources in Colorado, the Rockies' search for a center fielder may end with Mets' prospect Lastings Milledge. Given the Mets' repeated interest in Rockies' pitcher Jason Jennings, Colorado figures an even-up swap of the two players would be an even deal.
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Cyril Morong of 'Beyond the Boxscore' created two 15 player lists, one of pitchers who improved from the 2005 to 2006, the other of players who declined. He used a statistic called RSAA which means "the amount of runs that a pitcher saved vs. what an average pitcher would have allowed. It is   more...
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No particular order... my picks for overpaid players in the N.L. Central. Based on this year's production only.
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The Houston Astros have traded for Colorado starter Jason Jennings in an effort to bolster their rotation that lost Andy Pettitte this week and may lose Roger Clemens in the near future as well. Houston received Jennings and RHP Miguel Asencio from the Rockies in exchange for OF Willy Taveras, RHP   more...
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Just want to keep our baseball readers up to date. As always, rotoworld.com is the best source outside of The Swamp's own offseason rumors thread. Here are a few of their latest nuggets. Remember these are just rumors at this point:- Greg Maddux, or rather, Scott Boras wants a two-year deal. The   more...
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Put your on your dork hats. David Gassko of Hardball Times lists the 20 luckiest and unluckiest pitchers using a statistic known as LIPS, Luck Independent Pitching Statistics."Essentially, the idea behind both DIPS 3.0 and LIPS is that a lot of luck goes into a pitcher's performance, as measured   more...
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When the Cubs started to lay out the money this offseason, first on Ramirez then on Soriano and Lilly. It started to look like the organization was shedding it's Ebenezer Scrooge ways and spending a little more freely than in the past. Then came the signing of the 28 year old former Saint Louis   more...
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The fallout from last Friday's stunning trade for outfielder Josh Hamilton continues; Texas closes in on veteran reliever Eddie Guardado; BP's Kevin Goldstein weighs in on the Rangers' flourishing farm system.
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Former Ranger Akinori Otsuka undergoes potentially season-ending elbow surgery; Texas closes in on a Major League deal with free agent right-hander Jason Jennings, ticket prices at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington are on the rise once again.
Original Story: http://mvn.com/mlb-rangers/2008/01/11/ot....

In 15 starts this year, Aaron Cook has a 3.46 ERA and has recorded 10 quality starts (six or more innings, three or fewer earned runs). Cook is owned in only 26% of CBS.sportsline leagues.It might be time for fantasy owners to start getting over their Coors Field fears. The Rockes are 9th in the   more...
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