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Winter Meetings Wrap: NL West

INDIANAPOLIS -- Picking a winner among the NL West teams is easy, since only one of them -- the Diamondbacks -- did anything of consequence this week. The rest of the teams sat quietly and left Indianapolis without much change to their rosters. Although the Giants, Rockies and Padres may simply have plans for later in the...

Granderson Gives Yankees 'Comfort,' Tigers Not Rebuilding

INDIANAPOLIS -- Though Yankees general manager Brian Cashman wouldn't rule out bringing back either Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui, he did mention that the acquisition of Curtis Granderson via trade gives the Bronx Bombers a level of comfort while they discuss possibly bringing back Damon and/or Matsui. During a press...

Tigers Make Out Best in Expected Swap of Granderson

The first big shot has been fired in this Hot Stove season. With Curtis Granderson expected to be on his way to the Yankees, Edwin Jackson and Ian Kennedy headed to Arizona, and an impressive haul of young talent headed to the Detroit Tigers, everyone wants to know how well each team did. The Yankees got their man and...

Roto Rush: My Apology to Derrek Lee

Poppin' out of the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Before the season started, I was rough on Derrek Lee. I named him the biggest bust on the Cubs for this coming season and included him on the list of "five guys to lose" your...

Starting Five: Honoring Those Who Brought the Game to the Fans

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... The names Hal McCoy and Ernie Harwell. Both were honored at ballparks on Wednesday, and their absence from the game will be felt by fans in Cincinnati and Detroit. Harwell, the long-time Tigers radio...

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05/29/12 Nats try to maintain NL East lead in Miami Source: NBC - WGRZ 2 - Buffalo NY The Washington Nationals will try not to lose more ground atop the National League East when they resume a three-game series tonight against the division-rival Miami Marlins in south Florida.
05/21/12 FanGraphs: Power Rankings: Rangers reclaim No. 1; Nats... Source: CBS - News 12 - Augusta GA The Rangers' offense boasts the second most home runs in baseball, a stat that's somewhat stunning given their second-best position player has just one homer all season.
05/19/12 Markakis homers in 11th, Orioles beat Nats 2-1 Source: CBS - WUSA 9 - Washington DC The Washington Nationals are short-handed - and it shows.
05/19/12 Hamels pitches Phillies past Red Sox 6-4 Source: Bangor Daily News - Bangor ME Cole Hamels pitched seven strong innings, and Hunter Pence and Freddy Galvis homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to their sixth straight victory with a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
05/19/12 Frustration creeping in for Nats as offense musters... Source: The Washington Times - Washington DC The manager likes to call the approach he preaches one of "patient aggressiveness."