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Roto Rush: Here Comes Beckham

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.In yesterday's Rush, we mentioned that Gordon Beckham is heating up and that the power would come. As if right on cue, he posted a 4-2-3-2 line in the box score. That is 4 at-bats, 3...

Make Way for Jose Reyes' Bum Wheel

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Big Apple, we have a problem. And one that could be a major concern in fantasy baseball leagues, too.Jose Reyes, undoubtedly a top-10 fantasy pick, left Wednesday's game against the...

Weeks Is Out, Fantasy Fallout Ensues

The 26-year-old Rickie Weeks looked to be finally fulfilling the promise of his lofty draft spot (second pick overall in the 2003 draft). He was hitting .272 with 9 home runs, 24 RBI, 2 stolen bases and 28 runs. Now, what appeared to be his breakout campaign has been summarily dismantled on one swing. Weeks tore up his...

MLB Power Rankings: Week 2

MLB Power Rankings: Where we care what you've done for us lately when we break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world each week.It's been a while since a week of baseball was this sad -- we saw the tragic passings of Nick Adenhart, Harry Kalas and Mark Fidrych. And without waxing too sentimentally,...

Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit: Late-Round Bang for Your Buck Picks

Once we stumble into the first few weeks of fantasy draft season, we have the luxury of trolling through some average draft position charts (ADP, henceforth). One of the problems is that most of the early-to-mid February drafting is being done by hypothetical fantasy fanatics, so there aren't a ton of skewed averages. Of...

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05/29/12 Blue Jays snap five-game skid Source: Fort Frances Times - Fort Frances ON - Canada TORONTOâDrew Hutchison found the release point he had been looking for and the Toronto Blue Jays found the start they needed to rest an overworked bullpen.
05/29/12 Hutchison finds higher gear for Blue Jays Source: Houma Today - Houma LA The rookie struck out a career-high nine in seven shutout innings, Edwin Encarnacion and Kelly Johnson backed him with home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore 6-2 Monday night, snapping a five-game losing streak.
05/29/12 Johnson returns to Blue Jays' lineup with a bang Source: MLB - Toronto Blue Jays Second baseman Kelly Johnson tested his sore hamstring before Monday's series opener with the Orioles and was pronounced ready to go.
05/24/12 Millikan Signing Day, Twenty Headed To Next Level Source: Gazette Newspapers - Long Beach CA Twenty Rams decided where they want to continue their academic and athletic careers, and they got a chance to celebrate those choices together yesterday in the Howard Lyon Gym. Coaches, families and friends also attended for support and photo opportunities with 13 athletes headed to four-year institutions and seven on their way to two-year colleges.
05/23/12 Dirty mattress maker ordered to repay customers for... Source: CBS - WGCL 46 - Atlanta GA Kamal Shelbayah, the owner of American Mattress Manufacturing Inc. in southwest Atlanta, has been ordered to make restitution to hundreds of customers for selling used mattresses as if they were brand new.