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Roto Rush: Tiny Tim Apparently Healthy

Poppin' out of the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.After Tim Lincecum missed a start, fantasy owners still in the championship race had to have been holding their collective breath. Now is not the time to lose your staff ace. His...

Baseball Brunch: Time for Draft Reform?

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.As the No. 1 overall pick in 1990, Chipper Jones signed with the Braves for $275,000.Even in today's dollars, that's about $450,000 -- or about 3 percent of Stephen Strasburg was guaranteed as this year's No. 1 pick.And Jones agreed to his deal the...

After Confidence-Boosting Series, Cubs Face Real Test in Philly

As has been covered ad nauseum, the Cubs fell colossally short of expectations in 2009's first half. Since the All-Star break, the Cubs have won four straight games and begun to resemble last year's bunch in several ways. The biggest sign of positivity was Alfonso Soriano hitting home runs in consecutive games, but there...

Jeff Samardzija Recalled to Join Cubs

The Cubs continue to make minor tweaks to their roster as they cling to relevancy in the NL Central race. After recalling Kevin Hart and Sam Fuld in the past few days, relief pitcher Jeff Samardzija was brought back to the big leagues Tuesday. He'll replace Jose Ascanio in the bullpen. Samardzija, the highly popular...

From the Windup: Trade Season Nears

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.With the recent news that Mark DeRosa is on the trade block and the White Sox have possibly landed Jake Peavy, junkies of major league baseball trade rumors got an early glimpse at what promises to be a very interesting July....

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05/25/12 Marmol could return by early next week Source: MLB Right-handed reliever Carlos Marmol, who has been on the disabled list since May 12 with a strained right hamstring, was to pitch one inning for Triple-A Iowa on Friday and again on Sunday as part of his rehab, and he could rejoin the big league team on Monday or Tuesday.
05/23/12 Cubs reliever Marmol throws simulated game Source: WTGN TV - Chicago IL Carlos Marmol passed the first test in his recovery from a strained hamstring, throwing a simulated game on Wednesday with Triple-A Iowa. Jamie Quirk, who is filling in as the Cubs' manager with Dale Sveum attending his son's high school graduation, said Marmol is expected to pitch in a game Friday or Saturday.
05/23/12 Sale takes mound trying to end White Sox's woes versus... Source: Daily Chronicle - Dekalb IL The White Sox are in position today to sweep the Cubs at Wrigley Field for the first time June 11-13, 1999.
05/22/12 Clevenger will join Iowa Cubs on Monday Source: Minor League Baseball Soon, someone will wise up and put a circular revolving door in the Iowa Cubs clubhouse.
05/22/12 Iowa Cubs notebook: Marmol looks for strike zone Source: The Des Moines Register - Des Moines IA Acknowledging a problem exists is said to be the first step toward fixing it.