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Roto Rush: Fasten Your Seatbelts, It's Call-Up and Shut Down Time

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 we get our heaping of box score browsing, let's look at a related subject: The fantasy baseball stretch run. With the annual ushering in of September baseball, we see roster...

Don't Sleep on Pitcher Turnarounds

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.By the looks of his season stats, you wouldn't know that Jordan Zimmermann has actually been one of the most dominant pitchers in the majors over the past month. We're talking a 1.90...

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Scherzer

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Max Scherzer, the 24-year-old fireballer for the Diamondbacks, has worlds of talent. He also takes a step back every time you think he's finally hitting his groove. This past week, he...

The Closer Report: Heath Bell Shines as Brad Lidge Declines

It's always nice to know how secure a closer's job is and who's next in line if somebody loses their 9th inning job. The Closer Report will give you that info. And if that wasn't good enough, we'll rank the closers from top to bottom.As you'll see, Heath Bell has taken over the top spot on this edition of The Closer...

Roto Rush: The Rebirth of Rickie Weeks

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Remember when Rickie Weeks was a hot new prospect whose quick bat drew comparisons to Gary Sheffield? Yeah, turns out that was four years ago.Following season after season of...

FrankFrancisco News From the Web

05/23/12 Francisco returning to form in closer role Source: New York City News - New York NY Since Mets manager Terry Collins put closer Frank Francisco's job security in doubt two weekends ago in Miami, Francisco has converted three consecutive save opportunities -- each one of them a bit more impressive than the last.
05/23/12 Francisco returning to form in closer role Source: MLB - New York Mets Since Mets manager Terry Collins put closer Frank Francisco's job security in doubt two weekends ago in Miami, Francisco has converted three consecutive save opportunities -- each one of them a bit more impressive than the last.
05/21/12 Mets avoid sweep in Toronto with 6-5 win: New York... Source: Staten Island Advance - Staten Island NY Frank Francisco was clearly enjoying his postgame press conference Sunday, cracking jokes, like how he's "deaf on the mound" so he didn't hear his old fans booing him when he came in the game in the ninth inning.
05/20/12 Alvarez struggles as Mets beat Blue Jays 6-5 Source: Columbus Telegram - Columbus NE Henderson Alvarez was putting so much effort into throwing his sinker, it refused to sink.
05/15/12 Brewers botch chances, rundown in 3-1 loss to Mets Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA The Milwaukee Brewers had plenty of opportunities against a 41-year-old starter and a struggling closer.