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2011 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: C

Fantasy baseball owners are used to not having many quality catchers to choose from in drafts, but 2010 was the year the game changed. Last season delivered the debuts of Buster Posey and Carlos Santana, two highly-regarded prospects that spent little time cashing in on their potential. Posey got out to a blazing-hot...

Blue Jays Trade Mike Napoli to Rangers for Frank Francisco

Forgive Mike Napoli if his spring training travel reservations are a bit of a mess at the moment. The catcher, dealt from the Angels to the Blue Jays last Friday (after rumors earlier in the day that he might be headed to the Rays), has now been traded to the Rangers. Texas sent reliever Frank Francisco and cash...

Angels Acquire Vernon Wells From Toronto for Mike Napoli, Juan Rivera

The Blue Jays still don't appear positioned to contend in the AL East in 2011, but general manager Alex Anthopoulos unshackled his team for upcoming seasons by finding a way to offload Vernon Wells' contract. Toronto traded Wells to the Angels Friday night for Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera in a deal that saw both teams rid...

Roto Rush: Why Brett Cecil Should be Signed in All Fantasy Formats

Brett Cecil shut down a formidable New York Yankees lineup on Wednesday, pitching eight innings and allowing just two earned runs. Wednesday was the second straight start for Cecil where he's held the opposing team to two runs or less. But Cecil didn't just start pitching well, he's been in a groove for some time...

Roto Rush: Zeroes on the Board

Thursday's action was almost completely dominated by good pitching. We saw five teams kept off the scoreboard, and that quintuplet of pitching prowess may not even include the best performance of the day! Let's fire around those shutouts and see who was responsible for such a low-scoring day of baseball. Carl Pavano went...

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05/30/12 Napoli: "I Have To Keep Working" Source: NBC DFW Locals Only. On Tuesday, Mike Napoli told reporters--and manager Ron Washington agreed--that two home runs in his last two games didn't necessarily mean that he was out of the woods, so to speak, with respect to his recent slump. "
05/30/12 Fantasy Baseball: 7 Hot Starts You Can Trust All Year... Source: Bleacher Report Let's look at the numbers of two catchers producing similar stats this year.
05/29/12 Napoli, Cruz homer for Rangers in 4-2 win over Ms Source: The Daily Tribune - Mount Pleasant TX Mike Napoli's three-run homer put the Texas Rangers ahead to stay.
05/29/12 Sale pitches White Sox past Rays Source: Elko Daily Free Press - Elko NV Chris Sale struck out a career-high 15, Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox extended their winning streak to six games with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.
05/29/12 Trumbo homer downs Yankees Source: Taipei Times Mark Trumbo crushed a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 9-8 victory over the New York Yankees.