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Daily Jolt: Beware the Roster Crunch

The Daily Jolt is a dose of baseball reality every weekday morning.The Nationals made it official Thursday, inking slugger Adam Dunn to a two-year, $20 million deal and introducing him in Washington. Dunn fills a glaring need for the Nats -- left-handed power -- but he also creates a roster crunch that general manager Jim...

The Dugout's Wikipedia Report: the Kansas City Royals

Today: the debut of a new Dugout feature which may or may not end up visiting every clubhouse in baseball. I would wager that I read about a half hour's worth of Wikipedia every day, but if you dig deep enough, you can find molten rivers of hilarious, transparent, terrible writing. As such, these Dugouts will feature...

Kids Are Alright: Old Faces, Small Samples

Kids Are Alright will examine some hot minor league prospects and their potential to be fantasy relevant towards both seasonal and keeper leagues. If you'd like to read more of Will Brinson's minor-league rantings, check out Greensboro Grassbloggers, his Single-A blog.I can almost guarantee you that next week, this space...

The Royals May Want Hillenbrand

With the Angels about to end their short relationship with Shea Hillenbrand sometime today, most people are convinced he'll end up in the Bronx. After all, the Yankees could use a first baseman with some pop and they don't want to pay the hefty price the Rangers are seeking for Mark Teixeira.The Angels will have options...

Mike Sweeney Is Going Back To His Roots

Mike Sweeney isn't stupid. He knows that when the Royals announced they're plans on moving prized prospect Billy Butler to first base that Butler will be Ryan Shealy's backup and spend most of his time as the designated hitter.He also knows that his contract ends after this season, so it's highly unlikely the Royals will...