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Late-Round Draft Strategy: 2 Middle Relievers Can Help More Than 1 Starter

So, you're in the waning rounds of your fantasy baseball draft and you have two bench spots to fill. You could go the route of a late round starting pitcher and another reserve outfielder, but let's look at some of the names you'll see. You'll be looking at drafting guys like Joe Blanton, Bronson Arroyo, Jeff Francoeur and...

Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Phillies

Fantasy baseball draft season is coming, so you best be prepared by delving through every major player on each team. Fantasy FanHouse is here to help with a quick once-over. Meet the ... Defending World Series champions. I know, right? Repeating it doesn't make it any less bizarre. But that's what the Phillies are, at...

Phillies' Payroll Set to Rise Dramatically

The World Champions -- I write that in every Phillies post just to pander to the Philly Phanatics, is it working? -- have gone about their business this offseason without really altering their payroll. Sure, they signed Raul Ibanez, but that was teamed with the departure of Pat Burrell. Ibanez is going to make less per...

Playoff Pulse: Phillies Rolling Toward Title; Rays and Umpiring Crew Floundering

In the Playoff Pulse series, our MLB editor takes on a hot October topic.On the precipice of their first World Series title in 28 years, the Phillies deserve a world of credit for the way they have executed in October. They have played to their strengths all month long, and as it turns out, those strengths are enough to...

MLB Playoff Debates: Phillies vs. Brewers

Every four years, Major League Baseball's postseason intersects with a presidential election. This is one of those years. In the spirit of the season, we here at MLB FanHouse have divided the playoff teams up for a series of debates. Here Pat Lackey and Mullet discuss the NLDS between the Brewers and Phillies. Mullet: This...

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05/06/12 Recuperating Prado plays on Saturday Source: MLB - Atlanta Braves But he improved enough on Saturday to come to Coors Field to work out and prepare himself to return to the Braves' lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Rockies.
05/05/12 Rockies fall to Braves in 11 innings Source: The Coloradoan - Fort Collins CO Eric Hinske had four hits, including a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 11th inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 9-8 on Friday night.