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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...

Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Red Sox

Fantasy baseball draft season is coming, so you best be prepared by delving through every major player on each team. Fantasy FanHouse is here to help with a quick once-over. Meet the ...Team that decided not to spend big bucks in the offseason. Reversing course from the normal offseason spending spree in New England, the...

Fantasy Flings: American League East

From now until the regular season begins, Fantasy Flings is where you'll find interesting story lines about your favorite teams from Spring Training. If there is a position battle, a nagging injury, a comeback story or a youngster making a surge for the "big club" we'll let you know the fantasy implications.Boston Red...

Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit: How to Correctly Value Closers

I got my start in this industry at a now-defunct site called The Talented Mr. Roto. The namesake for the site, Matthew Berry, now does his thing over at ESPN. One hard and fast rule he always lived by -- and I'm sure he still does -- was this mantra: Never pay for saves. It's just as simple as it sounds. If you play in an...

Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit: Always Be Closing - Tiers in Relief

When drafting in fantasy baseball, I often find rankings are a lot less useful than using the tier system. Simply group guys together with others who will perform similarly, and you won't focus on single players. Being frazzled when that single player is taken immediately before your pick is a good way to ruin your draft....

TakashiSaito News From the Web

05/04/12 Suu Kyi planning Japan trip Source: Daily News of Sri Lanka Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi plans to visit Japan later this year to discuss her country's political reform process, a report said Thursday.
04/21/12 Saito suffers setback to calf Source: MLB - Arizona Diamondbacks On Thursday, it appeared injured D-backs reliever Takashi Saito was close to rejoining the club and making his 2012 debut, but after his calf stiffened up during drills on Friday, he will go back to the rehab process.
04/20/12 Rawhide report for 4/20 Source: The Fresno Bee - Fresno CA Takashi Saito, a rehabbing Arizona Diamondbacks reliever, tossed a scoreless first inning but not much went Visalia's way the rest of the game as the Rawhide fell 5-1 at Rancho Cucamonga in a Cal League game Thursday night.
04/17/12 Saito nearing rehab assignment Source: MLB D-backs reliever Takashi Saito practiced covering first base on Tuesday, and the club will wait to see how his injured calf responds before sending him on a rehab assignment.
04/13/12 Saito solid in extended throwing session Source: MLB - Arizona Diamondbacks Injured D-backs reliever Takashi Saito threw a 10-pitch inning in an extended spring training game on Friday.