As the trade deadline approaches, many teams are feverishly trying to improve their postseason chances. But what sort of impact do these deals have on the fantasy aspect of the game? Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon examines some of the previously completed trades and the effect they will have on   more...
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Pirates (53-62) at Phillies (62-53)7:05--Citizens Bank Park, PhiladelphiaIan Snell (4-8, 6.14) vs. Brett Myers (4-9, 5.34)[Preview]-------------Suffice it to say that tonight's contest is unlikely to be similar to last night's great pitching duel.--True, the Phillies have not scored in 23 innings   more...
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Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte, two of the biggest remaining prizes in the baseball trade market, are New York Yankees.I guess that answers the question of whether or not the surging the Yankees would go all in to try and make the playoffs in Yankee Stadium's final season.Chalk up a win for GM Brian   more...
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Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte were shipped off to the Bronx this weekend. With these additions, the Yankees have increased their chances of winning the AL East by 3%.
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Last night's deal which sent Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte from Pittsburgh to the Yankees was incorrectly reported. Jose Tabata is still the centerpiece along with Ross Ohlendorf, but Jeff Karstens and Daniel McCutchen have become Pirates as well.The reports made the rounds before the Yankees   more...
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After hearing the news that the Pirates may be part of a trade involving Manny Ramirez, I was intrigued. Imagine acquiring "The Next Manny Ramirez" (Jose Tabata) and the real Manny Ramirez within a few days of each other! The world has never seen such a combination of craziness fused with RBI.Of   more...
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Yes, I'm aware that Steeler training camp started today, and as I reported earlier, I'm tremendously excited. Just look at that schedule: New England, Dallas, San Diego, Phildelphia, the Giants, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Washington...and we haven't even broached the subject of their   more...
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Pirates OF Xavier Nady was pulled in the second inning of tonights game and, according to multiple sources, a deal is imminent. With so many teams interested, it's hard to say at this point who the deal is with. For what it's worth, Rotoworld.com speculates that it could be the Rays seeing as how   more...
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Beyond the MLN FAB50 Baseball 2007 prospects on the fast track to the major leagues, there is another group of rising stars just starting out, or not quite ready to advance as fast as our FAB50 picks. They are the MLN Ones2Watch™. Tyler Colvin of the Daytona Cubs (Chicago Cubs) is no. 1 in a list   more...
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Since the beginning of the season, July 31 and the trade deadline loomed as a key date for the Pirates. With their early run at .500 , there was some unrealistic noise about keeping the team together and making a run at snapping 15 consecutive losing seasons. However, that talk rightfully faded as   more...
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