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Steve Phillips' Fix My Team: Rays

Every team has a few precious months in the offseason to make tweaks to their roster and ensure that they improve in 2011. Steve Phillips has taken a team to the World Series before, and over the course of November and December he will present his plan for every major league team to get there as well. It's the 26th episode...

B.J. Upton Still Trying to Live Up to Potential for Rays

When you look at the Rays lineup and see B.J. Upton batting eighth, you shake your head. Wasn't this guy the No. 2 overall pick in the draft? Wasn't he a player who parlayed his off-the-charts talent into a .300, 24-homer season as a 22-year-old? That all seems like so long ago. What you most likely know about Upton now...

Roto Rush: Lance Berkman Just a Platoon Hitter?

Lance Berkman isn't exactly off to a stellar start with the New York Yankees. In three games with the team he's 2-for-11 with a walk, two strikeouts and one RBI. On Tuesday, he didn't even play. The team was up against a tough left-handed pitcher on Tuesday in Ricky Romero and the Yankees used Marcus Thames at DH instead...

On Triage Tuesday, Players From Strasburg to Street Fall Injured

The full moon was Sunday, but the weirdness in baseball came Tuesday. An unimaginable rash of injuries hit teams coast-to-coast. None were immediately deemed serious, but it was hard to recall a day when so many teams had to change plans. It began with the news that Kansas City right-hander Gil Meche would need shoulder...

MLB Trade Deadline Roundup: Rays Shopping B.J. Upton

July 31 is fast approaching, and the MLB FanHouse staff has its ear to the ground for all the latest buzz on who might be moved, where, and when. Get the latest tidbits in our MLB Trade Deadline Roundup. • The Rays have the second-best record in baseball behind the Yankees but are still pondering a couple of major...