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Philadelphia Phillies players make manager Charlie Manuel look like a genius time after time. The latest blow to the defending National League champions was leadoff man Jimmy Rollins landing on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained calf muscle. No problem. Juan Castro filled in nicely at leadoff in the first game without Rollins. In a 7-4 win on Monday against Washington, he hit an RBI double. Castro had to lead off because ...

Game No. 11 in our journey to score 162 games this baseball season featured the Brewers and Cubs in an exciting finish at Wrigley Field. Previous Fantasy Baseball Insiders Tonight updates: 4/13: Blue Jays’ Ricky Romero’s No-Hit Bid Comes Six Outs Short 4/10: Yankees’ CC Sabathia, Blue Jays’ Dana Eveland Shine   4/9: Rays’ David Price Beats Yankees In Season Debut 4/8: Blue Jays’ Vernon Wells Hits Fourth Homer In Three Games ...

A win is a win. It was ugly, as it has been for most of the season so far on defense, but the Rockies beat the hapless Mets 5-4 in 10 innings at Coors Field on Wednesday night. Chris Iannetta launched a home run deep into the center-field bleachers leading off the bottom half of the inning to give the Rockies their first walk-off win of the season. The shot was redeeming for ...

  The baseball season isn't yet two weeks old, but there has been a flurry of activity already in bullpens across the country. In the past three days, four closers have been either demoted or placed on the disabled list, prompting four new pitchers to become must-adds for fantasy baseball players everywhere. The coveted saves category can make-or-break a fantasy baseball season and if you were paying attention this week, you just might ...

If you look at the box score for Wednesday night's game in Toronto, the White Sox starting nine, plus a few pinch hitters, are batting .227 as a team. While I know that seems low, to me it shows promise. In Saturday's loss to the Minnesota Twins the team was only batting .186, a good 40 points lower. When the White Sox entered the Rogers Centre on ...

  Don’t look now, but David Price might have found his way in the major leagues.  After keeping the Yankees in check for more than seven innings in his first start, Price dominated the Orioles for more than seven innings in his second.  He gave up just one run and struck out seven O’s while walking just two on his way to his second win in two starts.   You all know about the ...

  Miguel Montero will have the surgery on his injured knee and will miss the next four to six weeks.  It has been determined by his second opinion that Montero does not have torn ligaments in his knee.  This is great news for Montero owners as there was a fear that he would miss months, not weeks.  Chris Snyder will fill in for Montero.  Jacoby Ellsbury is still ...

"I can't think of a player who contributes in so many ways...David embodies what we want a Red Sox player to be.  It was just an easy decision for us that David as a player and David as a person is someone we want to commit to and commit to for a long time." - Theo Epstein, April 11, 2006.   Hindsight's a bitch, isn't it Theo? A little food for thought... David Ortiz ...

Today, late in the ballgame, Adam Everett was due up in a key RBI situation for the Tigers. Since offense isn’t exactly Adam’s specialty, Jim Leyland looked to his bench for a pinch hitter. Who did he turn to? Was it young Alex Avila, who with one swing of the bat could have potentially turned the tide for the Tigers? Was it the experienced ...

The Mets' pitching rotation is their biggest key to their season.  Mike Pelfrey, Oliver Perez, and John Maine are all key players for the Mets this year.  If two of those three pitchers have solid years then that will deeply help the team.  As of now, two of those guys performed while the other didn't.  Mike Pelfrey and Oliver Perez both had good first starts.  On the other hand, John Maine's ...