The Phillies squeaked by the Padres Thursday, taking two of three from San Diego as part of a 5-2 run that has Philadelphia in first place in the NL East. Philly is now a half a game ahead of the Marlins, who were swept at home by the Dodgers this week. As per usual, power […]
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Josh Towers wasn’t horrific with the Jays last year, but he’s been firestarter for Colorado Springs this season. Josh Towers wasn’t awful last year in his role as a swingman for the Jays, but he sure is sucking in his current capacity as a starter for the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sox. Through five starts, he’s
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Rasho Nesterovic, right, isn’t the long-term solution at centre for the Raps, but that doesn’t automatically mean Andrea Bargnani is, either. (Frank Gunn, Associated Press) Dear RotoRob, Let us switch gears here. I am looking at guys from other teams right now that haven’t played to their potential (at least in my mind) to maybe
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If you’re in one of those super deep leagues that likes to find the next big thing, you might want to cast your eyes to the New Mexico high school system, where Del Norte, Albuquerque senior Wade Hinkle is making state history with his power bat. Hinkle, in just his third varsity season, has already
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One-time Oriole first rounder Keith Reed is hoping to get another crack at the Show. (Photo by Ashmore) Ever wonder what became of that hotshot prospect who flamed out in the minors? There’s a decent chance he wound up in an Independent League, the baseball equivalent of purgatory. With the Atlantic League kicking off its
It looks the Wizards finally did get into Cleveland’s head in their first round NBA playoff match up. After trying in vain to throw the Cavs off their game with trash talking and hard fouls, Washington opted in Game Three on Thursday to simply hammer them where it counted – on the scoreboard. The Wizards’
Eric Duncan, the Yankees’ former top prospect and first round pick back in 2003, is not panning out as expected. It’s gotten bad enough that he’s pretty well behind both Juan Miranda and Shelley Duncan just on the first base depth chart at Triple-A. Duncan was the team’s top prospect in 2005, despite batting just
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