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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...

Roto Rush: Mat Latos Adjusting to Bigs

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.A few weeks ago we discussed the possibility of the Padres promoting 21-year-old phenom Mat Latos. Well, he now has four major league starts under his belt, and, needless to say, he's...

MLB Power Rankings: Week 10

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.We had to break the trend. Sure, the Dodgers might have a better record than everyone else -- but competition has to count for something, doesn't it? The Dodgers have...

From the Windup: Early All-Star Ballot

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday. I think we can all agree that it's far too early to start voting upon who the best 2009 players are when it's only the middle of May. That being said, there are certainly some shining stars at this point who deserve some...

Justin Upton Is Snakebitten No More

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.He's only 21 years old. He's only 21 years old. Whenever you get frustrated that your future fantasy stud is struggling, it's important to take a breather and repeat those words. When...

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05/29/12 Jones homers twice in O's loss Source: CBSSports.com Which schedules can you take advantage of in Fantasy Week 9?
05/21/12 Red Sox rally in late innings for 8-6 victory over... Source: MassLive.com The number 7 is supposed to be lucky, but it certainly was not the case Monday night for Red Sox starting pitcher Clay Buchholz.
05/20/12 Orioles can't complete sweep against Nationals; Chen... Source: Oriole Post Well, the Orioles had to lose sometime, and it happened on Sunday as they lost to the Washington Nationals, 9-3, on Sunday afternoon.
05/20/12 Orioles win 5th in a row; Adam Jones and Nick Markakis... Source: Oriole Post For the second straight game, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Nationals in another close game, this time, 6-5.
05/19/12 Interleague roundup: Verlander comes within two outs... Source: Austin American-Statesman - Austin TX Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison's ninth-inning single.