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Written by Collin Hager
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Monday, 30 August 2010 08:19 |
 The White Sox appear set to add Manny Ramirez to their lineup for the final month of the season. Ramirez has been nothing but an issue and injury hazard for the Dodgers in 2010, but there is little doubt that when motivated, he can hit. The key is that motivation. In 2008, when he was traded by Boston to Los Angeles, he was motivated to play for another huge contract that never materialized. Last year there was the steroid suspension. This year there have been maladies aplenty for the slugger, who has played in roughly half of the games so far.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 August 2010 09:24 )
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Written by Collin Hager
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Monday, 16 August 2010 08:10 |
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The return of Mark Teahen to the White Sox lineup makes an already convoluted set of lineups that much more complex. Chicago has been shuffling a group of players between DH, Outfield, and First Base over the course of the season. Andruw Jones, Paul Konerko, Mark Kotsay, and even Carlos Quentin have found themselves involved in the game of musical chairs at some point this year. Certainly there are players that are receiving more playing time in that jigsaw than not, but it still gave many fantasy owners a headache. Trying to figure out a lineup was bordering on impossible. Enter another issue. Teahen returned from the DL and since has played three games in three different positions, spelling one of these players each time.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 16 August 2010 11:49 )
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Written by Collin Hager
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Monday, 09 August 2010 07:49 |
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Down the stretch run, positional battles and switches rarely occur as a result of a player rising off the bench to make a move. That is unless, like Boston, that team is ravaged by injuries and is looking for warm bodies to throw out there. At this point, injuries can create the greatest opportunities for currently unheralded players. They can come in and, in essence, steal the job before the hurt player can return from the DL. Toronto has such a case behind the plate right now.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 09 August 2010 13:05 )
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Written by Collin Hager
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Monday, 02 August 2010 08:05 |
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The trading deadline can create some position issues and battles that may not have been expected just the day before. In the American League, the Yankees did their best to create multiple problems for fantasy owners as they improved what has to be considered one of the best lineups in baseball. Certainly, the Rangers made some moves last week as well, but the lineup they will put out is far from unexpected.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 02 August 2010 08:50 )
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Written by Collin Hager
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Monday, 26 July 2010 08:22 |
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With players coming off the disabled list, the Red Sox present plenty of potential upside and confusion for fantasy owners during this next stretch of games. Whether it is in the infield, in the outfield, or on the mound, Boston has players to monitor and playing time of which to be aware.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 26 July 2010 11:19 )
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Written by Anthony Catanzaro
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Friday, 16 July 2010 00:00 |
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With the first full week after the All-Star Break looming, now’s the time to put your best foot forward for the 2nd half and maximize your active rosters with a few select two-start pitchers. Recent weeks saw many aces flop while #2 and #3 starters came up big proving you never can tell who will excel in a given week (also why I hate H2H, even if I am in 2 such leagues.)
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Last Updated ( Friday, 16 July 2010 06:34 )
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Written by Collin Hager
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Monday, 12 July 2010 08:03 |
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With the big news of the weekend coming out of Seattle, the positional battle that will have the most impact to fantasy owners this week will also come from the Pacific Northwest. As a result of trading their ace, Seattle now has three players for largely two spots. And all that is before factoring in playing time that was being given to those that were more bench players than not already. The likes of Mike Sweeney and many others will see reduced roles. These three, however, will make up the bulk of the at-bats and take into account the majority of the fantasy implications.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 12 July 2010 08:48 )
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Written by Anthony Catanzaro
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Friday, 09 July 2010 14:23 |
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The best and worst so far.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 09 July 2010 15:36 )
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Written by Chris Mulligan
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Friday, 09 July 2010 06:33 |
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Rockies, Dodgers and more.
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Written by Collin Hager
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Monday, 05 July 2010 08:00 |
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This week's rundown of the latest position battles in the AL.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 05 July 2010 14:49 )
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