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Kansas City Royals Fantasy Report: the Arrival of Eric Hosmer

May 7, 2011 / Baseball, Team report

The offense has been great, but the pitching? Err, not so much. Led by rookie Aaron Crow (who is gaining traction in AL-only leagues, by the way), the bullpen (3.09 ERA) has been much better than the starting rotation (4.95, worst in the American League). On the bright side, in a few weeks, the team will likely begin to think about bringing up some of its massive surplus of fine young pitching prospects.

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Andre Ethier’s Hit Streak Stuck at 29 Games

May 5, 2011 / Baseball, Fantasy Notes

The streak now sits at 29 games, and because he didn’t enter Wednesday’s game, it remains intact, although it’s worth noting that he was willing to pinch hit in the game – something that would have seriously jeopardized the run.

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Mark Lowe Working the Kinks out at Triple-A

May 4, 2011 / Baseball, Fantasy Notes

Today we’re going to turn our attention to the bullpen, checking in on a few ex-Mariner relievers around the game.

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Fantasy Notes: Hideki Matsui Starting to Produce

May 3, 2011 / Baseball, Fantasy Notes

Meanwhile, the Rangers sure have floundered after getting off to that amazing 9-1 start. They’re 7-12 since, and the series loss against the A’s leaves them with six defeats in the past eight.

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Podcast: Indians Rolling Despite Poor Start by Carlos Santana

May 2, 2011 / Baseball, Podcast, Tim McLeod

With this mind, how could we not take the opportunity to discuss the amazing start we’ve seen from the Cleveland Indians? The Tribe currently enjoys a 4.5-game lead in the AL Central. Anyone that predicted such a scenario a month or so ago would have to be accused of drinking a bit too much Lake Erie water (of course, we would have already known that because they would be glowing — and not in a good way).

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The Wire Troll: Justin Smoak is on Fire

May 1, 2011 / Baseball, The Wire Troll, Tim McLeod

Like most of the Twins, Valencia is struggling so far this season. He currently has two homers, 13 RBI and a .217 BA. The batting average will rebound and there are no questions about the playing time opportunities, so the relatively low league ownership beckons you to move early and reap the rewards when he does eventually heat up.

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MLB Today: Vernon Wells Keeps Struggling

April 28, 2011 / Baseball, MLB Today

After a nice start, the Angels’ offense as a whole has gone into the tank big-time recently and that helps explain Wells’ paltry run total. Of course, a .224 OBP is a pretty darned good reason why he’s scoring less than a UNIX programmer with four-inch thick glasses. Of greater concern has been Wells’ complete lack of productivity. The dude is batting fifth (and sometimes cleanup) in Los Angeles’ lineup yet has only driven in five freaking runs all season. He’s hitting .146 with runners on base and .174 with RISP. Yikes.

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