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Baseball Brunch: Time for Draft Reform?

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.As the No. 1 overall pick in 1990, Chipper Jones signed with the Braves for $275,000.Even in today's dollars, that's about $450,000 -- or about 3 percent of Stephen Strasburg was guaranteed as this year's No. 1 pick.And Jones agreed to his deal the...

From the Windup: About Last Winter

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.Every Hot Stove season, each team reshapes its roster in an attempt to better themselves. After each transaction, whether a free agent acquisition, trade or something else, writers and bloggers everywhere provide knee-jerk...

Maybe Tom Gorzelanny Just Needed Change of Scenery?

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 2005, Tom Gorzelanny pitched in the majors for the first time. He was just 22. Two years later, he went 14-10 with a 3.88 ERA -- logging more than 200 innings in 32 starts for the...

After Confidence-Boosting Series, Cubs Face Real Test in Philly

As has been covered ad nauseum, the Cubs fell colossally short of expectations in 2009's first half. Since the All-Star break, the Cubs have won four straight games and begun to resemble last year's bunch in several ways. The biggest sign of positivity was Alfonso Soriano hitting home runs in consecutive games, but there...

Jeff Samardzija Recalled to Join Cubs

The Cubs continue to make minor tweaks to their roster as they cling to relevancy in the NL Central race. After recalling Kevin Hart and Sam Fuld in the past few days, relief pitcher Jeff Samardzija was brought back to the big leagues Tuesday. He'll replace Jose Ascanio in the bullpen. Samardzija, the highly popular...

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05/22/12 Boston Red Sox rally for 8-6 win over Baltimore Orioles Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC While the key to the Orioles' drive into first place in the division has been their quality pitching, Monday's series opener was far from the team's most polished pitching performance, one that ended with an 8-6 loss in front of an announced crowd of 16,392.
05/19/12 Move back to third-base side works for Gregg Source: MLB Kevin Gregg spent the offseason and Spring Training learning to pitch from the first-base side of the mound, and the results were not at all what he had hoped.
04/19/12 Ben Penserga: So far, Gregg has done everything to... Source: The Daily Times - Salisbury MD On Opening Day at Camden Yards this year (and every year), the Orioles roll out an orange carpet from the outfield for their players.
04/18/12 Removing Gregg from the pen is the right move Source: Orioles Hangout When you look at the Orioles current bullpen you can see how each guy has a role, all expect Kevin Gregg.
04/16/12 Steve Davis: How Much Longer For Kevin Gregg? Source: The Baltimore Times - Baltimore MD This is what I gave up my afternoon for, to see Kevin Gregg implode.