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Mariners Trade Jose Lopez to Rockies, Re-Sign Erik Bedard Among Other Moves

The Mariners made a handful of changes in Thursday, signing left-handed pitcher Erik Bedard and infielder Josh Wilson to contracts, trading Jose Lopez to Colorado for right-handed pitcher Chaz Roe and declining to tender a contract off to left-handed pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith. Right-handed pitchers David Aardsma and...

Fantasy Stream Team: Safe in Safeco

The Stream Team was able to get seven solid innings out of Jake Westbrook on Monday, as the Cardinals pitcher went seven innings allowing three runs. It appears August is going to be another typical month for our picks, but our 3.68 ERA in this month is the highest we've had all season. Brian Duensing will try and close...

Fantasy Stream Team: Home Cookin'

The Stream Team turned in its second consecutive poor start, with Jake Westbrook allowing four earned runs in six innings on Wednesday. He did strike out five and walk just one, so it appears it was merely a bit of bad luck that he surrendered as many runs as he did. Jonathon Niese is Thursday's streamer; he faces the...

Roto Rush: Brandon Morrow Posts 17 Ks in Near No-Hitter

One day the Blue Jays are smacking eight home runs, including two by rookie J.P. Arencibia in his first game. The next, they come one out away from a no-hitter. Brandon Morrow no-hit the Tampa Bay Rays for 8.2 innings on Sunday before surrendering a single to Evan Longoria, but allowing only one hit and coming within an...

Fantasy Stream Team: Many Streamers

Friday's Stream Team start was our second sub-par performance in a row, as Dallas Braden allowed four runs on five hits through six innings, only striking out one batter while walking two. Our 1.15 WHIP for August is still well below our season average, but the 4.23 ERA over this month is a bit worse than we've come to...

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05/29/12 What You Need to Know: Tuesday, May 29 by Daniel... Source: Baseball Prospectus It's not all that hard to go from first to last in nine days this early in the season.
05/24/12 Angels hope to move up AL West standings in Seattle Source: WFLA - AM 540 - Orlando FL Los Angeles can do just that tonight as it opens a four-game series against the third-place Seattle Mariners.
05/21/12 Mariners, Vargas lead Mariners over Rockies 10-3 Source: FOX - Fox 21 - Colorado Springs CO Jason Vargas threw seven strong innings, Kyle Seager homered and drove in three runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the free-falling Colorado Rockies 10-3 on Saturday.
05/20/12 History in the making Source: SportsLink - The Spokesman-Review - Spokane WA The Whitworth Pirates had never appeared in the NCAA Division III baseball championships before this season.
05/20/12 Vargas, M's survive cold to blast Rockies Source: Mail Tribune - Medford OR Jason Vargas threw seven strong innings, Kyle Seager homered and drove in three runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the free-falling Colorado Rockies 10-3 on Saturday.