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Forget Home Runs, Drama in Bronx Built Pitch by Pitch

In Advanced Scouting, MLB FanHouse's professional talent evaluator breaks down the playoffs from a scouting perspective.Pitch selection, execution of those pitches, and the situation those pitches are thrown in is never more scrutinized than it is in the playoffs. Time and time again, one pitch in a given situation...

Mark DeRosa Rubs Salt in Cubs' Wound

Poppin' out of the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday. On the day Milton Bradley began serving a team-mandated, season-ending suspension, former Cubs fan favorite Mark DeRosa suited up for the Cubs rival. He's been doing so since...

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...

MLB Power Rankings: Week 8

MLB Power Rankings: Where MLB FanHouse's editors, writers and bloggers team up to break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world. Well, that took freaking forever ... but the Blue Jays finally started to stink the joint up. I swear to you, you can't stay long atop the MLB Power Rankings -- our failure...

Fantasy Week 8: Two-Start Pitchers

Maybe I'm being a bit hard on these guys, but almost 59 percent of the 41 pitchers who are starting twice this week are being placed in the "Risky Business" category. There are a couple of touted rookies who make up the 59 percent like the Rays' David Price and Atlanta's Kris Medlen. There are also some big-named pitchers...

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05/29/12 Blackburn begins rehab at Triple-A Source: CBSSports.com An MRI test on Minnesota right-hander Nick Blackburn's shoulder has revealed no damage, and the Twins expect him to make his next start.
05/29/12 Blackburn makes first rehab start Source: MLB - Minnesota Twins Right-hander Nick Blackburn, who is on the disabled list with a left quad strain, made his first rehab start with Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday.
05/29/12 Komatsu clears waivers, returns to Nats Source: MLB - Minnesota Twins Outfielder Erik Komatsu was sent back to the Nationals after clearing waivers, the Twins announced Tuesday.
05/29/12 Baseball: Central's sectional test â No. 1... Source: Naperville Sun - Naperville IL For those who follow Naperville's prep baseball scene, the refrain of Naperville Central and Neuqua Valley continues to get pounded into one's consciousness.
05/26/12 Blackburn starting rehab Tuesday Source: CBSSports.com An MRI test on Minnesota right-hander Nick Blackburn's shoulder has revealed no damage, and the Twins expect him to make his next start.