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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Scherzer

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Max Scherzer, the 24-year-old fireballer for the Diamondbacks, has worlds of talent. He also takes a step back every time you think he's finally hitting his groove. This past week, he...

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...

Several Reasons for Cubbie Optimism

Through the first 36 games of the season, it's been quite the bumpy ride for the Cubs. They've gone through as much adversity as they faced during the entire 97-win campaign that was the 2008 regular season. There have been myriad injuries, a suspension, many players suffering through extended slumps, excessive booing by...

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...

Fantasy Week 5: Two-Start Pitchers

There are a plethora of two-start pitchers hurling in week five (Monday, May 4th - Sunday May 10th) of the fantasy baseball season. There are 58 total this week and you late sleepers are luck that all of the Monday games are night games. You won't need to set you lineups until 7:05 PM ET.[Update: 7:48 AM ET] : Two games...

SeanMarshall News From the Web

05/24/12 MLB Power Rankings: Who Are the Top 25 Closers Right... Source: Bleacher Report During his career with the Chicago Cubs, Sean Marshall made the transition from starter to reliever.
05/21/12 Cincinnati Reds: Could Sean Marshall Be a... Source: Bleacher Report Once again, the volatile nature of relief pitchers may have come back to bite the Cincinnati Reds. Not long after the Reds lost their closer, Ryan Madson , to a season-ending injury, it seems that their current closer may not actually ending up closing at all.
05/20/12 The Chapman/Marshall Mistake Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH The era of Aroldis Chapman closing for the Reds is here.
05/19/12 Cincinnati Reds: Narrow Win over Yankees Reveals... Source: Bleacher Report The Cincinnati Reds played well Saturday in narrow victory at Yankee Stadium.
05/11/12 Marshall still Reds closer Source: Cincinnati Reds - Cincinnati.com Reds closer Sean Marshall emerged unscarred from his shaky outing Wednesday, when the Reds beat Milwaukee 2-1 in a harrowing finish.