It looks like the Arizona Diamondbacks got a potential steal with Bryan Augenstein, a seventh round pick last year out of the University of Florida. The 22-year-old righty has made tremendous strides this year, pitching so well in the Midwest League (5-1, 2.16 with a 69/9 K/BB ratio) that he was promoted to High-A on […]

Peter Gammons dropped by Boston.com for an online chat Wednesday and, as always, he had a few very interesting observations, mostly related to the BoSox, of course. Some highlights: The rumour that Larry Lucchino could leave the BoSox after this season are likely unfounded. The Dodgers would desperately like him to head west and clean

Owners of Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis have to be breathing a sigh of relief with news that he should be able to play Friday after having to come out of Wednesday’s game when he was nailed by a pitch in the thumb. X-rays were negative, so it’s quite possible he’ll be back in

Way back in April, we warned you that Francisco Liriano might not be the answer to your pitching problems right from the outset of the season, but we certainly didn’t anticipate problems bad enough to have him banished to the minors for more than half the season. Well, as you know, he’s back with the

Carlos Marmol’s slump is clearly over and it’s come at the exact right time with closer Kerry Wood hitting the DL with a blister. Back in late-June and running into mid-July, the All-Star reliever was getting regularly tattooed, as many suspected his heavy workload was taking its toll. His ERA, as low as 1.04 back

You think it’s time to reconsider Garret Anderson as a viable fantasy outfielder? Thursday, he went 4-for-5 for the second straight game to run his hitting streak to eight games. After hitting .188 with just one dinger and eight measly RBI in June, the vet looked pretty damned washed up. Well, Anderson’s recent streak helped