John Lannan has emerged this season as one of the top Nationals’ prospects, but his major league debut last night will be more notable because of Chase Utley than anything Lannan did. A fifth-inning pitch by the rookie southpaw broke Utley’s right hand, sending the Phils’ star to the sideline for several weeks and perhaps dooming Philadelphia to another fall watching from the sidelines. We’ve got the scoop in today’s Daily Dose.

While Utley owners were cringing at Thursday’s events, Manny Ramirez owners were turning cartwheels as the slugger’s brilliant month continued with two long balls — one of them winding up as the third-longest in the history of Jacob’s Field. We also checked in on young Fish starter Josh Johnson, who could be in a world of hurt, facing possible Tommy John surgery.

You’ll find all of this plus a plethora of other fantasy notes in the Dose.

Craig Biggio’s once-potent bat has splintered over the last couple of years, prompting him to announce he’ll pack it in at season’s end. For the next few days, we’re subbing in for Aaron Gleeman with the Daily Dose, reprising our role from last September, so expect plenty of baseball coverage between now and Monday. Craig […] more

With the MLB regular season over, the Dose is dead for now. But not to worry, fans (all three of you): today marks the debut of my newest baseball column, Offseason Lowdown, which will appear every Thursday on RotoWorld, USA Today and possibly Fox Sports (depending how much attention it plans to pay on baseball […] more

Baltimore’s Daniel Cabrera, a maddeningly difficult fantasy player to own, was on his game last night, coming within two outs of tossing the first complete-game no-hitter by an Oriole since Jim Palmer did it in 1969. Check out Cabrera’s exploits in today’s Daily Dose. Coors Field is a pitcher’s park? Trying telling that to anyone […] more

As Don Henley so succinctly stated, “in a New York minute, everything can change.” Thanks to Pedro Martinez’s calf woes, the Mets may be forced to change their entire post-season pitching rotation. We review the situation in today’s Daily Dose. Derek Lowe has benefited greatly from having Greg Maddux around. Last night Lowe wasn’t at […] more