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Categorically Speaking: Late-Season Save Opportunites Aplenty

If you've found yourself just a few saves away from being able to gain a point or two, maybe more, in your fantasy baseball league, you'll need to hit the waiver wire for help. This is a great example of why you never pay for saves early in the season. Here are five options to consider: Brandon Lyon, Astros - Since...

Roto Rush: Lou Piniella Retires; Cubs Pitchers Retire Few

Cubs manager Lou Piniella bid the baseball world adieu on Sunday, when he retired from the team as manager after nearly four years in Chicago. Piniella managed five different teams and won one championship, that coming with the Cincinnati Reds in 1990. The last team Piniella put out on the field played nothing like...

Always Be Closing: March Maladies

You already knew to expect the worst, and now you can feel safe cutting Joe Nathan. The Twins closer has elected to undergo Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire 2010 season. By getting it out of the way early, Nathan stands an outside shot at being ready for the 2011 season, but that's obviously a long ways away....

Do We Worry About Cliff Lee and Others?

A right lower abdominal strain has sidelined Cliff Lee, who has flown back to Seattle for treatment, and it could mean Lee will start the season on the DL. Should his owners be worried? Hardly. While the injury will keep him out for the first week or two, he should return fairly quickly and revert to the dominance he has...

Always Be Closing: The Value of Saves

I got my start in this industry at a now-defunct site called The Talented Mr. Roto. The namesake for the site, Matthew Berry, now does his thing over at ESPN. One hard and fast rule he always lived by was the following mantra: Never pay for saves. I haven't found the time to check out his Draft Day Manifesto yet this...

Brandon Lyon News From the Web

05/24/12 'Pen has transformed into strength for Astros Source: MLB - Houston Astros Astros reliever Wesley Wright jogged out of the bullpen Tuesday night with the mellow beat from Warren G's 1994 hip-hop classic "Regulate" playing over the Minute Maid Park speakers.
05/18/12 The back end of the bullpen has been excellent this... Source: Astros Locker Late in spring training the Astros decided to move 31-year old righty Brett Myers from the rotation to the bullpen to serve as the closer.
05/08/12 Schafer won't abandon aggressive style Source: MLB Don't expect Astros center fielder Jordan Schafer to change the way he plays the game despite taking more punishment this season than a crash-test dummy.
05/08/12 Schafer won't abandon aggressive style Source: MLB - Houston Astros Don't expect Astros center fielder Jordan Schafer to change the way he plays the game despite taking more punishment this season than a crash-test dummy.
05/08/12 Lyon looking sharp, moves beyond surgery Source: MLB - Houston Astros Nearly a year since Astros reliever Brandon Lyon underwent a unique procedure to repair the detachment of his right biceps tendon and repair a tear of his labrum, the veteran has progressed so well that he doesn't think about the surgery anymore.