Ben Sheets and Cliff Lee have been named starters for Tuesday's All-Star Game, but are they the best options? Also, Carlos Marmol was named as an injury replacement, but he is undeserving of a spot ahead of several higher profile and some lower profile (and better) pitchers.
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-Interest in Pirates reliever Damasco Marte is growing by the day. Teams with a professed interest, as of now are the Yankees, Cards, Mets, Rays and Boston. -The Nationals are shopping closer Jon Rauch, who may be of more interest than others because he is under contract until 2010.-With Royals LH   more...
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The Nats love rewarding overweight 30-somethings in the midst of late-career years with new deals (see: Dmitri Young, Ronnie Belliard), and by giving Christian Guzman a two-year, $16 million contract it's evident they'll continue buying high and keeping expectations low.The other big news of the   more...
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While the AL is trouncing the NL in interleague play yet again, the NL has emerged as the Talent League, with the majority of elite fantasy players residing in the Senior of the two circuits. The Fantasy Baseball Hall of Fame takes a step back at the virtual midpoint of the season to construct All   more...
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ATLANTA, GA--A "heartbroken and disgusted" Jair Jurrjens arrived at the ballpark Wednesday after disovering late Tuesday night that he'd been traded away by rapacious fantasy baseball owner John Tain.Tain, the owner... Read more
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According to the New York Post, Washington's Chad Cordero and John Rauch, Pittsburgh's Solomon Torres, and Texas pitchers Eric Gagne and Akinori Otsuka will most likely be on the trading block as the trading deadline approaches. All of these pitchers could make a strong contribution to the Mets   more...
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After week one of the MLB season, there have been several teams, including Trevor Hoffman and the Padres, that have already run into bullpen issues, particularly on Opening Day, so we decided to examine each of the 30 major league teams bullpen performances thus far and see which teams should   more...
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Big name struggles and injury concerns are creating bullpen issues for several major league teams. AccuScore analyst Jonathan Lee has it all sorted out for you in this week's Closer Report.
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I've raised the bar, but only by 50%. Here are the top 15 (no longer top 10) closers in Major League Baseball from a fantasy perspective.
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Teams all over the majors have bullpen issues due to injuries and just plain ineffectiveness. AccuScore analyst Jonathan Lee ranks the closers so you know who to rely on for your fantasy teams and who to avoid.
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Washington National's closer Chad Cordero missed his first potential save opportunity for the 2008 season because he was sore warming up. We explain why and what this means for his fantasy value and what to do in the meantime.
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AccuScore analyst Jonathan Lee puts baseball's closers under the microscope. This weekly report will take a look at each position and rank the best to worst on a weekly basis.
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Ok, it doesn't take much work to find out if A-Rod or Pujlos had a good day, are injured, ate a taco; or whatever. This leads me to yet another gimmick, Rants & Observations.This time; Brandon Phillips, David Aardsma, Jimmy Rollins, Joakim Soria, Jon Rauch, the Indians Bullpen & Tom Gorzelanny.
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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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There are new closer situations in St.Louis and Milwaukee, and a pitcher in Philadelphia returns to the ranks of the elite. Get the lowdown on all the bullpen situations including new middle reliever rankings in this week's edition of the AccuScore Closer Report.
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