Our look at the free agency situation in the Junior Circuit continues today. Here’s the first two parts of the series: Part I and II. Detroit Tigers The Tigers were all but guaranteed to score 1,000 runs and cruise to the World Series last season, but a funny thing happened along the way – they […]
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Orlando Cabrera is one of the top shortstops on the market this offseason. We continue our look at major league free agents, discussing rumours and possible outcomes. Part I can be found here. Chicago White Sox The White Sox completely erased the memories of an awful 2007 season by turning around all facets of their
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CENTRES Mark Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies: Viewed as an afterthought in the deal that sent his older brother to Los Angeles, Gasol looks like a legitimate NBA talent through the Grizzlies’ first six games. His scoring has come and gone, but he is showing consistent effort on the glass. He owes a lot of his 10.8
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One again, we will kick off our hot stove lounge season with examination of the MLB free agent front, in typically exhaustive RotoRob style. We’ll start with the American League, going through team by team and discuss the outlooks of each player. To date, 168 players have filed, and there’s another few days before the
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The beauty of the fantasy season is that every week presents pleasant surprises as well as bitter disappointments. That’s why you can never play fantasy hockey with your heart; because the players will break your heart and their performances will ruin your team. The fantasy world was pretty much rocked by the news Devils goaltender
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Back in 2004, Football Outsiders first talked about the “Curse of 370.” Basically, running backs who carry the ball 370 or more times in a season fail in the following season. In fact, 21 runners have hit that mark, and 16 had significant decreases in each major fantasy stat. Nine had major injuries. We’ve talked
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If Bill Simmons is the Boston Sports Guy, is Derek Jones the Philly Sports Guy? Philadelphia Freedom Not to go all Bill Simmons on you, but I have to share this last week with people. If you’re a fan of a team that hasn’t won in a long time, I wish you could have experienced
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