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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Has Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington run out of time and opportunities in Arlington?
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A few days ago we asked if JC's lady friend is not only Miss DC 2007 but also the NFL's finest QB wife/GF. Turns out that, well, she is.It also turns out that he's not the only professional athlete in this area dating a Miss DC...
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"NEW YORK -- A total of 106 players filed for salary arbitration Jan. 12 (x-free agent who accepted arbitration). Players and teams exchanged proposed salaries Tuesday if they couldn't come to agreement on a 2007 contract."For those who care...It's actually an interesting list if not just to see   more...
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Whether it is using a late-round pick on a long-shot or risking a middle-rounder on a player who should out-produce that spot, all fantasy owners have their favorite sleepers each and every season. FIO staff writer Rich Lerner clues you in on some players who are flying under the radar heading   more...
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With Spring Training fast approaching, FIO staff writer Rich Lerner takes a look at each MLB team in terms of fantasy purposes. In this discussion, we will take a look at the potential offensive/pitching impact players, some questionable guys, and some youngsters on the come up. In Part 2 - the   more...
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The Mets fell apart at the end of the year to give the Phillies the pennant last season, but with some new faces and the possible return of the Braves, who will win the NL East. Here a preview of all five teams, their projected starting lineups, rotations, fantasy impact players, and overall   more...
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This offseason I've broken down and offered my opinion on the NL East outfields and infields so far, and the Phils have naturally won each of the polls. Now it's time to check out the rotations. However, with the Mets addition of some dude named Johan, this is merely for formality.*Career won/loss   more...
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As the Washington Times reports, "John Patterson is scheduled to make a rehab start tomorrow night at Class A Potomac, his first game since going on the disabled list April 22 with a strained right forearm. According to pitching coach Randy St. Claire, Patterson will throw 50 pitches, after which   more...

Our friend Ian at NationalsPride.com brought to our attention a very unfortunate trend going on in the Nation's Capitol. The Nats recently traded away Ryan Church and Brian Schneider and released John Patterson. This also lead to the departure from DC of Mrs. Patterson/Miss DC 2005 Sarah Shambeau   more...
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"The Post and Times are reporting that the Nationals have released pitcher John Patterson," the team's slated #2 starter.
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The Texas Rangers, yet again, illustrate the fallacy of spring training statistics; Kelvim Escobar's ailing right shoulder; why Franklyn German's purported control epiphany isn't likely to last.
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Well, if it makes anyone feel better it sounds like he's just as frustrated about how things have transpired as his fantasy owners probably are."The Tommy John thing was pretty bad," Patterson said. "That's career ending. The forearm strain is not career ending. Is it disappointing? Yeah. Does it   more...
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For those that get the chance to watch, there are two pretty interesting Interleague pitching matchups tonight. - Tom Glavine and the 47-30 Mets take on Curt Schilling and the 47-28 Red Sox in Fenway. Schilling loves to stick it to NY and I'm sure Glavine has some heat on him to follow up Pedro's   more...

The continued struggles of southpaw Kason Gabbard; the Rangers finalize a minor league contract with native Texan John Patterson.
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