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Padilla Diagnosed With Swine Flu

KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) -- Texas Rangers pitcher Vicente Padilla tested positive for swine flu, though his symptoms are subsiding and he's expected to make his next start.Padilla was scratched from his start Wednesday against Boston due to flulike symptoms, and lab reports Friday indicated he had H1N1 Type A influenza. He is...

Ten Waiver Wire Gems From Day 1

Everyone can have a good day every once in a while, right? I think the most repeated cliche to represent this is "Every dog has his day".Well, let me give you another cliche, "A river begins with one drop of water". To slant that one into fantasy baseball speak I'll say that even though it's just one game, players who...

Fantasy Flings: American League West

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.Los Angeles...

The Tigers Swap Prospects for Gerald Laird

One of Dave Dombrowski's first decisions of the offseason was to move Brandon Inge back to third base, pushing Carlos Guillen to left field. The move made perfect sense: Inge is a Gold Glove-caliber fielder whereas Guillen played like he was wearing cement boots and using a frying pan for a glove. On Sunday, Dombrowski...

Major League Mongering: Teixeira to Atlanta

Major League Mongering will look at players rumored to be on the move between now and the July 31st pseudo-trade-deadline.It's becoming more and more rare to see blockbuster deals at the deadline, but that might not be the case this year if there is any truth to these Mark Teixeira rumors. From MLB.com:But one Major League...