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MLB Power Rankings: Week 17

MLB Power Rankings: Where MLB FanHouse's editors, writers and bloggers team up to break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world.The second half of the season is in full swing and lo and behold if capitalism hasn't reared it's ugly head once again. Billy Beane was spun off Matt Holliday (as expected of...

Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Nationals

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 ...Team full of question marks and limited fantasy options. Some nights you might find yourself wondering what packs more punch: the first...

Mere Thought of Mark Teixeira Inspires Boundless Optimism in Washington

Thankfully for bloggers and baseball fans alike, the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes will likely draw to close in the next few days, if not the next few hours. The Red Sox say they will not be "a factor" in the bidding, but they probably will be. The Angels are out of the running, and seem much more serious about it than Boston....

In Need of Good News: Nationals Call Up Collin Balester

It's been a highly disappointing season for the Nationals, to say the least. Injuries to Paul Lo Duca and Chad Cordero didn't get the season off on the right foot. Then they lost Nick Johnson for the season and Austin Kearns for a month. In the past week alone, they lost Lastings Milledge and Shawn Hill to the DL, and just...

Could Collin Balester be the Next Great Rookie? (Maybe Not, But it's Fun to Ask!)

The news that Odalis Perez will miss his next start for the Nationals most likely isn't going to create a lot of ripples in the sports world. But the end result of Odalis Perez's tendinitis might pave the way for the next Jay Bruce, for those of you who are actually looking for the next Jay Bruce. On the list of possible...

CollinBalester News From the Web

05/25/12 Relief pitcher Collin Balester awaits fate after... Source: Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo MI Collin Balester is spending time with his family and working out back in Detroit, waiting for his future to be decided.
05/23/12 Detroit Tigers had other options, but decided to cut... Source: The Saginaw News - Saginaw MI It seemed like only a matter of time before the Detroit Tigers parted ways with right-handed reliever Collin Balester.
05/23/12 Berry up, Balester DFA'ed, A-Jax in limbo Source: Beck's Blog Austin Jackson, who was tentatively written into the Tigers lineup Tuesday afternoon, can't swing at game intensity without feeling pain around his abdominal strain yet.
04/24/12 Liddi has three hits, HR in Mariners win - Alex Liddi... Source: Rotoworld.com Liddi finished the night 3-for-5 with the aforementioned solo home run off of Colin Balester.