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The Pickup Artist: Aroldis Chapman and the Call-Ups

Need help navigating the waiver wire each week? Let the Pickup Artist be your guide. Aroldis Chapman (SP/RP, CIN) - 36% owned In case you haven't heard/seen, this southpaw rookie's stuff is filthy. Chapman struck out 125 in just 95 2/3 innings at Triple-A, and has already fanned three while tossing two perfect frames in...

Cliff Lee Upstaged in Texas Debut as Rangers Fall to Orioles

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Cliff Lee gave the Texas Rangers the kind of complete effort they were hoping for, even though their newly acquired ace left-hander fell behind quickly and lost his debut. Lee gave up a run when Baltimore had two hits on his first two pitches while Chris Tillman took a no-hitter into the seventh...

Fantasy Stream Team: Slim Pickings

Coming off his worst start of the season, a four-run, five-inning affair against Atlanta, John Ely hit the mound for the Stream Team Saturday night. He matched that Atlanta start, allowing another four runs in five innings. Even with the two poor starts, Ely is in the middle of a great campaign (3.38 ERA, 1.12 WHIP), just...

Fantasy Stream Team: Tons of Options

Gio Gonzalez made a Stream Team appearance last night, barely eking out a quality start (6.1 IP, 3 ER). He did add six Ks to our strikeout total, which was in need of a serious boost as none of our streamers had topped three Ks in a week. Clayton Richard is up for the Stream Team on Friday, pitching at home against the...

Orioles Banking on Matusz, Tillman to Lead Resurgence

SARASOTA, Fla. -- When bad teams become good teams, it is often because of the presence of at least a couple young pitchers who matriculate to the majors and become frontline starters at around the same time. John Smoltz and Tom Glavine. Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder and Barry Zito. Scott Kazmir and James Shields. Matt Cain and...

Chris Tillman News From the Web

05/21/12 Tides blanked by Mathis, Pawsox Source: Minor League Baseball Three Pawtucket hurlers held Norfolk to two hits as the Red Sox blanked the Tides 4-0 Monday night at Harbor Park. Pawtucket starter Doug Mathis (3-2) was tremendous, as he yielded just one hit over seven shutout innings.
05/16/12 Tides blanked by Charlotte Wednesday Source: Minor League Baseball Three Charlotte pitchers held Norfolk to six hits as the Knights blanked the Tides 5-0 Wednesday night at Harbor Park. Charlie Leesman (3-4), Leyson Septimo and Brian Bruney combined on the shutout, Charlotte's third of the season.
05/16/12 The Chicago White Sox have a couple of nice trade chips Source: White Sox Locker The two best trade chips the White Sox have on the roster right now are veteran lefty relievers Matt Thornton and Will Ohman.
05/11/12 Tides can't make early lead stand up at Indianapolis Source: Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk VA The Indianapolis Indians scored twice in the sixth inning to take the lead and twice more in the eighth to pull away Friday night, beating the Norfolk Tides 4-1 in the opener of a four-game series at Victory Field.
05/07/12 Prospects Turned Projects Source: Baseball America Two short years ago, Domonic Brown appeared on the verge of becoming a big league star.

Background on Chris Tillman

Christopher Steven Tillman (born April 15, 1988 in Anaheim, California) is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles.

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