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2011 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: 3B

Going down the 3B rankings, there's a very clear one-two, three-four, five-six and seven-eight at the position, though the order between the two hitters in each pair is arguable in each instance. At the top, Evan Longoria and David Wright clearly need to be the top two third basemen selected in drafts. Longoria generally...

David Wright Unhappy With Chase Utley's Takeout Slide on Ruben Tejada

The Mets' season may be long over, but David Wright isn't happy with the way Chase Utley tried to break up a double play in Friday night's Phillies-Mets game. Utley took out rookie second baseman Ruben Tejada with a hard slide in the fifth inning, but couldn't keep Tejada from completing the double play. When talking...

Roto Rush: Derrek Lee Traded to Braves

Derrek Lee is on his way to the Atlanta Braves after the Chicago Cubs dealt the first baseman for three minor leaguers on Wednesday. Lee started slowly in Chicago, batting just .234 with a .708 OPS through the month of June, but has stepped up his hitting of late. Since the beginning of July, Lee is hitting .288. If you...

Roto Rush: Yunel Escobar, New Blue Jays Slugger?

With the Atlanta Braves pushing for a pennant and hoping for a shot at a World Series championship, the team felt they must improve at the shortstop position. After all, Yunel Escobar headed into the All-Star break with a .238 average, a .334 on-base percentage and a .284 slugging percentage. If that last number looks low,...

Jerry Manuel Defines Class, Respect While Always Staying the Course

NEW YORK -- Managing the Mets requires facilitating mental makeovers as much as maximizing physical talent. With the ubiquitous Yankees nearby, with recent late-season Mets collapses still fresh, in a season where their first 85 games rolled onward without colossal cornerstone and injured center fielder Carlos Beltran,...

David Wright News From the Web

02/23/12 Ryan Howard takes live batting practice Source: The Times - Shreveport LA Ozzie Guillen has decided he'll manage better at the Miami Marlins' sprawling spring training complex if he's riding a golf cart.
02/23/12 Wright facing uncertain future Source: The Scranton Edition - Scranton PA Mets third baseman could be the next high-priced player to depart as New York continues to shed payroll.
02/23/12 Mets' Ike ready to spring into action Source: New York Daily News - New York NY The Mets sent Ike Davis to New York this week for a follow-up to his physical examination, but the first baseman was cleared to resume spring training workouts, according to a team spokesman.
02/22/12 Mets Get Feel for New Citi Dimensions Source: The Wall Street Journal PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.âThe Mets have had all winter to imagine the impact of moving in the walls at Citi Field.
02/22/12 For now, third baseman Wright still a lifetime Met Source: The Oklahoman - Oklahoma City OK This could be David Wright's last spring training with the New York Mets, a franchise coming off three straight losing seasons and a payroll purge.