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Closer Report

Over at RotoAuthority, I have the latest on each of the 30 closer situations. Check it out so you can get all the saves in your fantasy league.   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Draft, Rangers, Feliz

Another collection of random links... A fresh fantasy baseball mailbag over at RotoAuthority, where I address David Ortiz, Francisco Liriano, and more. The Orioles claimed pitcher Dave Davidson off waivers from the Marlins and sent him to Triple A, according to Roch Kubatko of MASN. Matt Belisle cleared waivers and accepted his Triple A assignment, according to Jack Etkin of Inside the Rockies. MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo predicts the top 20 picks in the June draft. Mike Minor to the Padres, Aaron Crow to the Pirates? Rangers owner Tom Hicks might be willing to sell his controlling interest in the team,...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: DeRosa, Bruney, Cooper

Let's kick it off today with some odds and ends. RotoAuthority discusses responding to lame trade offers in your fantasy league. Reliever Mike MacDougal will join the Nationals tomorrow, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. Who knows, he could be closing for them by next week. Talking to Fred Mitchell of the Chicago Tribune, Cubs GM Jim Hendry defended the Mark DeRosa trade. Here is my problem with it: it was a financially-motivated deal made by a big-market team, and did not bring back players who could help in 2009. According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the White Sox...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: D'Backs, Mauer, Options

Links for Wednesday... RotoAuthority recommends Jordan Zimmermann as a fantasy league pickup. Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News explains his paragraph about the Giants putting out feelers to see what they could get for Matt Cain. Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes told MLB.com's Steve Gilbert he wants a little more time before deciding whether to trade off veterans. At 11.5 games out, the D'Backs have a 2-6% chance of making the playoffs according to Baseball Prospectus. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe dreams of the Red Sox signing Joe Mauer to a ten-year, $200MM free agent deal after the...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Boras, Francoeur, Cubs

Links for Tuesday... This week's chat will be held tomorrow at 2pm CST. MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo discusses the Scott Boras effect on this year's draft, while Baseball America's John Manuel provides a draft overview. SI's Tom Verducci explains why the Rangers are for real. At 23-14, they're in first place (4 games ahead of the Angels). Andrew Beaton of Hot Foot provides a rebuttal to The Jonathan Sanchez Paradox: Oliver Perez. Padres exec Paul DePodesta talks about recently acquired shortstop Josh Wilson. MLB.com's Mark Bowman writes about the Jeff Francoeur situation. According to Ameet Sachdev of the Chicago Tribune, actors...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Sheets, Blanco, Coghlan

Links for Friday... RotoAuthority talks about the popular fantasy pickups this week. Rangers GM Jon Daniels says Ben Sheets is "watching from a distance" while recovering from elbow surgery, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan says the Rangers "apparently are in position to sign Guillermo Pimentel, a top outfield prospect from the Dominican Republic" for $1.5-2MM. Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe says Red Sox reliever Javier Lopez cleared waivers and will head to Triple A. Sam Miller of the OC Register assembled a lineup/slideshow of prospects who deserve a big league shot. Henry Blanco isn't...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Byrd, Fox, Kobayashi

Links for Monday... MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince says the Indians signed 31 year-old reliever Blaine Neal to a minor league deal. Here's a look at Neal's minor league work - nice job for the Tigers' Triple A club last year. Masahide Kobayashi explains why he's struggled in the U.S., talking to Dennis Manoloff of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. MLB.com's Joe Frisaro wrote on Thursday that free agent pitcher Paul Byrd has a $3MM asking price. It might be time for Chad Fox to hang up the spikes. He owns a 3.79 ERA in 228 career innings. Would've been 3.45, without his...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Crow, Matsuzaka, Harrington

Links for Monday... I hosted a fantasy baseball roundtable question: what is your single biggest regret so far? Talking real baseball, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe has his list of possible offseason-related regrets. Jim Callis of Baseball America says Aaron Crow and Tanner Scheppers will make their independent league debuts today. MLB.com's Bill Ladson says the Jim Bowden-less Nationals haven't ruled out taking Crow at #10, and they'll scout him today. Kirk Kenney wrote about the possibility of Stephen Strasburg skipping the minors. David Waldstein of the New York Times discovers how the Seibu Lions spent the $51.1MM posting...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Nationals, Teixeira, Ligtenberg

Links for Friday... RotoAuthority looks at the April offensive stat leaders. Jim Callis of Baseball America discussed Jim Bowden's Stephen Strasburg comments. Bowden says the Nationals' decision to draft Strasburg has been made, and predicts they'll sign him for around $15MM minutes before the deadline. ESPN's Jorge Arangure Jr. talked to Nats interim GM Mike Rizzo about their revamped Latin American plan. Mark Teixeira talked to Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times about his decision to sign with the Yankees. Brian Stensaas of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune writes about Kerry Ligtenberg, who is attempting a comeback with the St. Paul Saints....   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Glavine, Thorman, Sheffield

Links for Tuesday... Chat today, 2pm CST. ESPN's Buster Olney talked to Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi, who has no plans to pursue the available free agent pitchers. MLB.com's Mark Bowman has the latest on Tom Glavine's shoulder rehab. Glavine seems more optimistic than when he last addressed the media. Jamey Newberg says the Rangers released first baseman Scott Thorman after 32 Triple A at-bats. Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com did a Q&A with Tyler Kepner of the New York Times. Jorge Says No! creates a roster of the worst free agent contracts of 2000-04. Benjamin Kabak of River Ave. Blues...   Continue Reading

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