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From the Windup: About Last Winter

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.Every Hot Stove season, each team reshapes its roster in an attempt to better themselves. After each transaction, whether a free agent acquisition, trade or something else, writers and bloggers everywhere provide knee-jerk...

Roto Rush: My Apology to Johnny Cueto

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.I had no idea I had these kinds of powers. Just one day after I made Johnny Cueto one of the headliners for All-Star Game snubs, he took the ball against the Philadelphia Phillies. The...

Gloves Working for Mariners

As you might have heard, defense is the new big thing. It's not a revolutionary idea to suggest that having good defense can help you win baseball games, but the improvement the Rays made from 2007 to 2008 was quite a wake-up call around the majors. They had essentially the same pitchers, and they actually scored fewer...

Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Royals

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 who finished above the hype-machine Tigers last season. In fact, finishing only 12 games below .500 in a division that was expected...

A Royal Resurgence?

FanHouse continues its 2009 MLB Preview with a look at the Kansas City Royals.The 2008 season was a lot like every other season for the Kansas City Royals lately, with one major exception. They didn't finish in last place of the AL Central. No, that honor went to the Detroit Tigers instead. Still, while fourth place isn't...

WillieBloomquist News From the Web

05/25/12 Bloomquist has proved valuable Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ Before a recent game in Kansas City, Kirk Gibson ran into Willie Bloomquist near the stadium batting cage.
05/24/12 Arizona Diamondbacks bats come alive in win over Los... Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ The Diamondbacks wore out such a path around the bases Wednesday night that it was as if they were trying to take out all their frustrations from the previous night -- or perhaps the previous month.
05/21/12 Arizona Diamondbacks' Willie Bloomquist gets day off... Source: The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ He's been the hottest hitter in the Diamondbacks' lineup lately with four consecutive multi-hit games to his credit.
05/19/12 Royals can't hold on to lead Source: Three Rivers Publishing - Steelville MO Miguel Montero came through with a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning Friday that boosted Arizona to a 6-4 decision over Kansas City. Kansas City let an early 3-1 lead slip away, then came back to tie it in the seventh before the Diamondbacks produced three straight hits to open the eighth.
05/16/12 Arizona Diamondbacks' Chris Young has 'outside shot'... Source: The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson seemed to sprinkle a dash of reality on the optimistic timetable for center fielder Chris Young's return from the disabled list.