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Fantasy Baseball Preview: Oakland A's

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... Most average team in the league. It's weird, because there don't seem to be many real weaknesses on team -- but can you really find a...

Are the Cubs Getting Shannon Stewart?

Considering the A's are at least nine games in back of the Mariners for the wild card, it's not a surprise to see them looking to unload some veteran players. According to at least one report, Shannon Stewart might be the next to go. From the San Francisco Chronicle:Outfielder Shannon Stewart was claimed off waivers by the...

Billy Beane Grows Impatient

Things aren't going terribly well for the Athletics right now. They continue to lose players to the disabled list, and they've lost 12 of their last 16 games as they keep falling further and further away from the division leading Angels.All of which makes you wonder if Billy Beane is getting ready to be a deadline seller...

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05/23/12 Astros seal Cubs sweep Source: Houston Chronicle - Houston TX J.D. Martinez placed his two-on, two-out blooper down the line perfectly in the top of the fourth as no fielder could get to it.
05/22/12 Del Rosario added to roster to fortify bullpen Source: A Baseball Blog on Houston Chronicle The Astros fortified their bullpen with the roster spot opened by the optioning of righthander Jordan Lyles to Class AAA Oklahoma City. Righthanded reliever Enerio Del Rosario joined the team before Monday's opener of a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs. Del Rosario, 26, has a 4.24 ERA in 17 innings with Oklahoma City. He had a 4.58 ERA in 54 appearances with the Astros in 2011 and has made one appearance in the majors this season.
05/21/12 Buck gets a shot to hit third in lineup Source: MLB - Houston Astros Outfielder Travis Buck became the fourth different player to occupy the No. 3 spot in Astros manager Brad Mills' lineup in the past four games, starting in right field Monday against the Cubs. Mills perferred Buck on Monday because he had experience against Cubs starter Matt Garza.
05/09/12 5/8/12: Aneury Rodriguez Pitches Really Well, Doesn't... Source: Circling the Wagons Well, Bogusevic didn't start again, (hitting OR pitching) but he came in to pinch hit after Travis Buck singled against righty reliever Ryan Webb and he hit the ball opposite field against the scoreboard in right and Buck, who had taken off at the crack of the bat (woulda been out if it had been caught) scored the winning run standing up.
05/09/12 Hamilton ties record with four-homer game Source: The Daily Reflector - Greenville NC Hamilton homered off Jake Arrieta in the first and third innings, added another off Zach Phillips in the seventh and topped it off with a one-for-the-books shot against Darren O'Day in the eighth.