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Baseball Brunch: Halfway Home

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.The most remarkable thing about this season as we hit the not-halfway halfway point of the All-Star break isn't Albert Pujols' RBI total. Or Zack Greinke's ERA. Or the PED suspension of one of the game's biggest stars.It's the standings. And they not...

Nationals, Pirates Make Deal Official

A four-player swap of pitchers and outfielders between Pittsburgh and Washington became official Tuesday afternoon.The Pirates received high-ceiling outfielder Lastings Milledge and reliever Joel Hanrahan for outfielder Nyjer Morgan and reliever Sean Burnett.FanHouse first reported the talks last Friday via Twitter, and a...

Roto Rush: Hanrahan Out as Closer While Corpas Is in Danger Too

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.The Washington Nationals will be looking for a new closer as Joel Hanrahan has been fired. He was given the opportunity to close out five games and blew saves in three of those. His...

Left on Base: Zambrano an Infielder?

Left on Base is MLB FanHouse's link dump.You know Carlos Zambrano. He's the Cubs starting pitcher who can swing a power bat on occasion. He actually sports two Silver Slugger awards for his exploits with the lumber. Anyway, considering the Cubs have a rash of day-to-day injuries -- meaning they don't want to put any of...

The Closer Report: How Secure Is Your Closer's Job?

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. Each week The Closer Report will give you that information. And if that wasn't good enough we'll rank the closers from top to bottom.Here's an interesting statistic. Somewhere between 30 percent and 40...

JoelHanrahan News From the Web

05/21/12 Pirates notebook: Hanrahan confident heÃ¢s hitting... Source: Trib p.m. - Greensburg PA DETROIT Ã¢ Just as he did last year, closer Joel Hanrahan went wild before getting back on track.
05/21/12 Pirates notebook: Hanrahan confident heÃ¢s hitting... Source: Valley Independent - Pittsburgh PA DETROIT Ã¢ Just as he did last year, closer Joel Hanrahan went wild before getting back on track.
05/13/12 Pirates reinstate Hanrahan from bereavement list Source: ABC - KTVX 4 - Salt Lake City UT The Pittsburgh Pirates have reinstated closer Joel Hanrahan from the bereavement list.
05/12/12 Bedard scratched from next scheduled start Source: MLB - Pittsburgh Pirates In a move that is not surprising, Erik Bedard has been scratched from his next scheduled start, which had been set for Monday against the Marlins in Miami.
05/11/12 Yankees Trade Rumors: New York Must Deal for Joel... Source: Bleacher Report The New York Yankees haven't been without Mariano Rivera for an extended period of time since he took over the role of closer in 1997, but after suffering a torn ACL, he will be out for the remainder of the season.