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Roto Rush: Ryan Ludwick Rolling

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Ryan Ludwick scuffled early this season, which was a sign to many about how much of a fluke his huge 2008 season was. Through June 29, Ludwick was hitting just .227 with a .718 OPS....

Categorically Speaking: I Feel the Need, The Need for Speed

Categorically Speaking is designed specifically for Rotisserie GM's. The information is great for all fantasy baseball formats, but for those of you who could use some help bolstering a specific roto category, this is for you. We're going to pay close attention to players who might be readily available on your waiver wire...

Starting Five: There Is No More O in Ortiz

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That David Ortiz pulled within one homer of Yovanni Gallardo on the MLB leaderboard. Yes, Big Papi finally hit a home run. It took him 149 at-bats to get his first homer of the season, while 318 other...

Big Papi's Anguish Has Many Faces

I'd say the photo collection above accurately sums up David Ortiz's season so far. It hit rock bottom on Thursday as the Red Sox slugger (?) went 0-for-7 with three strikeouts, and left ... wait for it ... 12 men on base (Update: Ortiz was benched Friday night against the Mariners). On the Big Papi scale, this is a slump...

Roto Rush: Francoeur to Schafer, I Know How You Feel Kid

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday. You couldn't have scripted all of the twists and turns the first 20% of the season has taken thus far. And if you could have, would anybody really watch?Who had Frank Francisco and...

MichaelBourn News From the Web

05/23/12 Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 22 by Larry... Source: Baseball Prospectus Not a lot to choose from in Tuesday's home runs.
05/23/12 Braves' Brandon Beachy allows three home runs in loss... Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA If it wasn't too surprising when the Reds hit four home runs off the Atlanta Braves' Mike Minor on Monday, it was another matter when they hit three Tuesday night off Brandon Beachy.
05/18/12 Brandon Beachy pitches shutout to dominate Marlins Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA Brandon Beachy wanted to be more efficient this season and get a little deeper in games.
05/17/12 Beachy pitches shutout to dominate Marlins Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Atlanta GA Brandon Beachy wanted to be more efficient this season and get a little deeper in games.
05/16/12 Toronto Blue Jays: Early Look at Potential Option for... Source: Bleacher Report Center field is a position the Toronto Blue Jays have had trouble filling over the past few seasons.