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Speed to Burn: Fred Lewis Will Be Ticketed in Boston for Speeding

Every Saturday, we'll bring you speed matchups to exploit for the upcoming period. Here are a few widely available stolen base threats who can help you get a leg up in the category this week. Fred Lewis, OF, TOR -- Toronto's new leadoff hitter is just 3-for-5 in thefts but he's now playing every single day, he's getting...

Fantasy Fill-Ins: Ride Lyle Overbay as He Heats Up

For a number of major league teams, Mondays and Thursdays are travel days. Every Wednesday and Sunday, Fantasy Fill-Ins finds guys who should be widely available on the waiver wire and can step in for the day, helping you gain ground or hold off the pack. With 10 games scheduled for Thursday, 20 of the 30 teams are in...

The Pickup Artist: Eye Pods

Need help navigating the waiver wire each week? Let the Pickup Artist be your guide. Infielders Alcides Escobar (SS, MIL) – 24% Pay no attention to Escobar's .208 average and zero swipes through seven contests. Not only is he seeing the ball extremely well (2/2 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 26 plate appearances),...

Speed to Burn: Reactions From the Opening Series

At some point in time during the season, you're probably going to wish that you had another player or two to provide your fantasy baseball team with some stolen bases. It may even be right now as you look over your roster and see nothing but base-clogging sloths up and down the list. What we're going to examine in this...

A's Show Signs Of Life, but Is It Sign of Bright Future in Oakland?

OAKLAND -- The A's rebuilding plan may appear to be progressing quickly with the team's hot streak, but don't expect GM Billy Beane to make any big splashes on marquee players this winter to fill out the picture. He tried that last winter. Didn't work. Only after the A's got rid of Matt Holliday, Jason Giambi and Orlando...

Cliff Pennington News From the Web

05/23/12 Finger Soreness Affects Oakland's Godfrey Source: International Herald Tribune Albert Pujols homered for the third time in seven days while Mark Trumbo and Howie Kendrick both had RBI singles and the Los Angeles Angels held the Oakland Athletics to one hit in a 5-0 victory.
05/13/12 Oakland A's Recap: Too Much Verlander and Cabrera, as... Source: CBS - KPIX 5 - San Francisco CA If you are going to lose, you might as well lose to the best in the business, and the best would be Justin Verlander.
05/03/12 Jemile Weeks, Cliff Pennington pulling out of slumps... Source: SFGate.com - San Francisco CA During the spring, the A's young double-play combo was sensational, and looked poised for great offensive success during the season.
05/02/12 Athletics' Norberto Halts Red Sox Comeback in Ninth Source: Sports Blog Net Down two with two men on in the bottom of the ninth, Kevin Youkilis grabbed a batting helmet.
05/02/12 This time, A's rookie pitchers shine in Boston Source: San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA One night before, the Red Sox knocked around an A's rookie starter and scored 11 runs.