In a baseball season full of surprises — Mike Trout’s historic rookie season and R.A. Dickey’s knuckle ball, to name a few — the implosion of Giants ace Tim Lincecum is perhaps the most shocking.From 2008 to 2011, only Cliff Lee had a ... (Continue reading)
With his five-hit complete game against the Washington Nationals Tuesday night, Madison Bumgarner extended his quality starts streak to seven. In 16 of his 24 starts this season he’s allowed two runs or less. And here’s another mind-bender: He’s walked ... (Continue reading)
The news fantasy managers have been waiting for has finally been confirmed: San Diego Padres’ first base prospect Anthony Rizzo has been promoted and will make his major league debut Thursday against the Nationals. Rizzo was drafted by the Red ... (Continue reading)
The Oakland Athletics promoted second base prospect Jemile Weeks from Triple-A on Monday.The younger brother of Rickie Weeks (and the A’s No. 5 prospect according to Baseball America) is expected to fill in for the injured Mark Ellis. The recently ... (Continue reading)
The Los Angeles Dodgers made a few roster moves Monday, none more shocking than the promotion of top prospect Dee Gordon.Given Rafael Furcal’s return to the DL, Gordon figures to steal most of the starts at shortstop from utility man Jamey Carroll. Gordon, ... (Continue reading)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ GM Ned Colletti indicated on Tuesday that the team will install a closer-by-committee until Jonathan Broxton can right himself.Manager Don Mattingly will roll with the best ninth-inning matchup each night. The two most likely candidates to close are Hong-Chih ... (Continue reading)
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’s Jered Weaver pitched an absolute gem on Sunday, limiting a potent Blue Jays lineup to just one run on four hits in 7.2 innings. Weaver walked four and fanned a career-high 15. The first pitcher ... (Continue reading)
Our 2011 fantasy baseball projections will be released one-by-one until the top 100 players have been revealed. These rankings consider past achievements, current performance and expected future results based on standard 5×5 H2H settings. After establishing himself as one of the game’s ... (Continue reading)
Our 2011 fantasy baseball projections will be released one-by-one until the top 100 players have been revealed. These rankings consider past achievements, current performance and expected future results based on standard 5×5 H2H settings. Andre Ethier appeared primed to surpass his 2009 ... (Continue reading)
While Angels’ southpaw Scott Kazmir struggled with a 7.20 and 5.97 ERA in April and May respectively, the 26-year-old has seemingly salvaged his season with a deceiving June. In 23 innings (four starts) this month, Kazmir is 4-0 with a 2.35 ... (Continue reading)