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2011 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: 2B

By R.J. WhiteFeb 21st 2011 – 7:00AM

Chase Utley has been the king of the second base position for years in fantasy baseball, but he's now in danger of being usurped. Threatening Utley's crown is 28-year-old Robinson Cano, who hit .319 with 29 HRs in 2010 as well as triple-digit figures in runs and RBI. Both play in great lineups and in great hitting home...

Roto Alert: Red Sox Offense Adds Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford

By R.J. WhiteDec 15th 2010 – 12:30AM

The Boston Red Sox have made a big push to regain relevancy in the AL East next season, adding the top free-agent hitter on the market as well as the top slugger available to teams via trade. After the Red Sox traded for Adrian Gonzalez, it seemed like a given they would be done with big-ticket moves for the rest of the...

San Diego Son Adrian Gonzalez Seems Destined for Stardom in Boston

By Tom KrasovicDec 7th 2010 – 3:35PM

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Where would the Boston Red Sox be without San Diego to prop them up every few decades or so? First we gave them Ted Williams. Now we're giving them Adrian Gonzalez, another sweet-swinging ballplayer, San Diego born-and-bred. Between sending the Sox those gifts, San Diego also gave to Boston...

Surgery Ends Dustin Pedroia's Season

By FanHouse NewswireSep 3rd 2010 – 6:12PM

BOSTON (AP) -- Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has undergone season-ending surgery for a broken bone in his left foot. A screw was inserted into the foot in Friday's operation. The 2008 AL MVP finished the season with 12 homers, 41 RBI and a .288 batting average. Pedroia fouled a ball off his foot on June 25. He...

Report: Dustin Pedroia Will Have Season-Ending Surgery

By FanHouse StaffSep 2nd 2010 – 2:38PM

Injured Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia will have surgery to insert a screw into his left foot on Friday, according to the Boston Globe. The surgery is expected to keep him out for the rest of the season. The Globe, citing a major league source, said that Pedroia was examined on Wednesday night in Baltimore by a...

dustin pedroia News From the Web

  • 06/02/12 Prior trying to be latest feel-good story Source: MLB - Boston Red Sox The Red Sox have already had some unlikely stories unfold this season.
  • 06/02/12 Pedroia takes big step toward return to lineup Source: MLB - Boston Red Sox Dustin Pedroia took the first vital step toward a potential return to the lineup when he took batting practice on the field before Saturday's game against the Blue Jays. The second baseman was diagnosed with a torn adductor muscle in his right thumb earlier this week and hasn't played since Monday.
  • 06/02/12 Another U.S. player into 4th round in Paris...Pedroia... Source: CBS - KMOV - St. Louis MO Vavara Lepchenko (vahr-VAHR'-uh lehp-CHEHN'-koh) beat 2010 champion Francesca Schiavone (fran-CHES'-kuh skee-ah-VOH'-nay) 8-6 in the decisive set of their third round match at the French Open, joining 19-year-old Sloane Stephens, who made it to the round of 16 Friday.
  • 06/02/12 Pedroia to take BP Source: Clubhouse Insider Set your watches, Dustin Pedroia will take batting practice beginning at 12:06, an important test as he and the team continue to assess if his torn adductor (right thumb) muscle will allow him to to return to play next week or he will have to go on the DL.
  • 05/31/12 Red Sox Game 50 (@Sox 6, Det 4) Reloaded Source: The Standard-Times - New Bedford MA There were any number of things to be impressed by on Wednesday night at Fenway Park. Daniel Nava and Marlon Byrd continuing to produce defensively, the team scarcely taking a step back despite not having either Jacoby Ellsbury or Carl Crawford for the majority of the year.

Background on dustin pedroia

Dustin Luis Pedroia (born August 17, 1983, in Woodland, California) is an American professional baseball second baseman.

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