Yusmiero Petit could be losing his starting gig real soon. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) It’s been under two weeks since the gang at azsportshub.com checked in with their latest D-Backs report, and man, how things can change in a fortnight. When we last filed our Arizona report, the D-Backs enjoyed a comfortable four-game bulge with a […]
Diamondbacks Report: Slithering Away Read Post »
If he’s somehow unowned in your league, think about snagging Aubrey Huff. (AP Photo/Aaron Harris, CP) Well, I am back from the hospital and ready to look at some fantasy baseball. I read last week’s Wire Troll and while Tim did a fine job, I will not ever be looking at September call-ups or writing
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Shea Hillenbrand (28) has had a forgettable year, but he was a difference maker for the Dodgers last night. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) How ironic is it that the Dodgers, who looked dead in the water a couple of weeks ago, have suddenly turned things around and gotten back into the race since picking up Shea
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Don’t expect Met farmhand Mike Nickeas to overtake Russell Martin as the best Canadian-born catcher any time soon. With Mike Mussina struggling and the Yanks forced to give prospect Ian Kennedy a trial, it will interesting to see what happens if the kid fails as well. Perhaps the Pinstripers will turn back to Chase Wright,
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Bill Hall has been frustrated in his quest to build on his huge 2006 season. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Okay, I admit it. I dropped the ball on Bill Hall. Heading into the season, I really liked him as a great fantasy option. I mean, jeez, we were talking about a 35-homer hitter with shortstop
Was keeping this sweet booty in Steel City the reason the Pirates turned down a 2004 Ryan Howard-for-Kris Benson offer from the Phillies? I recently read about one of those fascinating trades that never happened; the kind that make you wonder how history would have been altered had things gone differently (a concept that’s been
Fantasy Notes: RyHo the Bucco? Read Post »
Tim Redding is simply rolling right now. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) With the RotoRob team starting to take on a Phillyesque sort of demeanor from a health perspective these days, the task of trolling the waiver wire for this week has been left to yours truly. All the best to both Rob and James, and here’s
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