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Fantasy Baseball: Patience Drafting Steals and Saves

Fantasy Baseball: Patience Drafting Steals and Saves

By Gary Armida • on March 19, 2010

The two categories that give fantasy baseball owners the most draft day trouble are likely steals and saves. Because of the supposed scarcity of elite base stealers and closers, many owners get caught drafting these often singularly talented players far too early or, if it is an auction draft (the best kind), paying far too much money. It is the fear

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2010 Season Preview

Yes, The Red Sox Can Still Hit

Yes, The Red Sox Can Still Hit

By Gary Armida • on March 18, 2010

As has been well documented, the Boston Red Sox’s offseason theme was run prevention. General Manager Theo Epstein made it a priority to help the deepest

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Should We Worry About Ben Sheets?

Should We Worry About Ben Sheets?

By Gary Armida • on March 17, 2010

Perhaps the most difficult aspect of Spring Training is to determine whether or not certain extreme results are valid. Pitchers tend to work on specific

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Seven Reasons for Mets Optimism

Seven Reasons for Mets Optimism

By Gary Armida • on March 15, 2010

The news is terrible for the New York Mets. After suffering through a litany of sometimes embarrassing injuries during their 70 win 2009 season, they will

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Despite Quiet Ownership, Marlins Look to Make Some Noise

Despite Quiet Ownership, Marlins Look to Make Some Noise

By Billy Campione • on March 11, 2010

The Florida Marlins released their promotion schedule last week and

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Features By Gary Armida

Now is the Time to Start Paying Attention

Now is the Time to Start Paying Attention

By Gary Armida • on March 16, 2010

For the baseball fan Spring Training marks a new beginning. Last season’s successes and failures are a thing of the past. It is a time to see that hot

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Indians Prospects Almost Ready For Tribe Rebirth

Indians Prospects Almost Ready For Tribe Rebirth

By Gary Armida • on March 10, 2010

The Cleveland Indians endured a terrible 2009 season. Picked by many to be a contender in the American League Central Division, the Indians finished the

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Chicago’s 2010 Hopes Rest on Peavy

Chicago’s 2010 Hopes Rest on Peavy

By Gary Armida • on March 9, 2010

Of all teams, the Chicago White Sox had one of the most perplexing off-seasons. As is always the case with General Manager Ken Williams, the White Sox

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The Obsession with Joba Chamberlain’s Every Pitch

The Obsession with Joba Chamberlain’s Every Pitch

By Gary Armida • on March 8, 2010

Playing Baseball in New York certainly has its advantages. If a player does well, the ancillary benefits of the media market certainly will make him more

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Channeling Harry Doyle with Billy Campione

Baseball Needs to Wake Up to its Niche Status

Baseball Needs to Wake Up to its Niche Status

By Billy Campione • on March 4, 2010

I was among the almost 53 million viewers who

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Mets Looking for Improvement in the Wrong Places

Mets Looking for Improvement in the Wrong Places

By Billy Campione • on February 25, 2010

The New York Mets enter 2010 with a variety

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All-Sports Radio Weathers the Media Storm

All-Sports Radio Weathers the Media Storm

By Billy Campione • on February 19, 2010

Beginning with WFAN in New York, 24 hour sports talk

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As Print Opportunities Wither, Digital Media Blossoms

As Print Opportunities Wither, Digital Media Blossoms

By Billy Campione • on February 18, 2010

While revenues and readership in the newspaper industry

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Fantasy Baseball

Fantasy Baseball: Players to Love, Players to Leave

Fantasy Baseball: Players to Love, Players to Leave

By Gary Armida • on March 12, 2010

Every year you draft that one player who you think will be the key to winning your league. You sit at your draft and you wait. And wait. And wait. You

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Fantasy Baseball: Late Round Fodder

Fantasy Baseball: Late Round Fodder

By Gary Armida • on March 5, 2010

If you need someone to tell you that Albert Pujols, Hanley Ramirez, Tim Lincecum, and Felix Hernandez are great first round picks in a fantasy draft, you

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Building Your Fantasy League Rotation

Building Your Fantasy League Rotation

By Gary Armida • on February 26, 2010

Perhaps the most difficult aspect to assembling a fantasy baseball team is configuring the pitching staff. Fantasy owners generally face the same difficulties

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Win Your Fantasy Baseball League By Knowing your Owners

Win Your Fantasy Baseball League By Knowing your Owners

By Gary Armida • on February 26, 2010

Trading is the second key to winning your fantasy league. Trading players is probably what draws people to fantasy sports as most imagine themselves as

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Pitching Perspectives with Rick Peterson

Arms Race the Last Hope for Small Market Teams

Arms Race the Last Hope for Small Market Teams

By Gary Armida • on January 25, 2010

Baseball is in the midst its information age. Never before has the sport used data to drive its decisions. Increasingly, more and more teams are utilizing

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Kazmir Turns to Peterson to Save 2009 Season

Kazmir Turns to Peterson to Save 2009 Season

By Gary Armida • on September 18, 2009

It was a shock to Rick Peterson when the voice on

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Pitching Perspectives with Rick Peterson: The Biomechanics of Pitching

Pitching Perspectives with Rick Peterson: The Biomechanics of Pitching

By Gary Armida • on May 8, 2009

Bridging the Gap Between Potential and Peak Performance It was in 1989 that Rick Peterson’s professional coaching career came together. Coach Peterson

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Pitching Perspectives with Rick Peterson: Conditioning for the Amateur Pitcher

Pitching Perspectives with Rick Peterson: Conditioning for the Amateur Pitcher

By Gary Armida • on April 10, 2009

  Bridging the Gap Between Potential and Peak Performance “60 percent of the amateur pitchers surveyed complained of chronic elbow pain”,

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The GM's Office with Jim Duquette

The GM’s Office with Jim Duquette: Last Days of Spring Training

The GM’s Office with Jim Duquette: Last Days of Spring Training

By Gary Armida • on April 2, 2009

During the final days of Spring Training, teams are forced to make crucial decisions while trimming the roster to 25 players. Organizations must balance

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The GM’s Office with Jim Duquette: An Introduction to Scouting Pitchers

The GM’s Office with Jim Duquette: An Introduction to Scouting Pitchers

By Gary Armida • on March 23, 2009

For fans, the Baseball role hardest to identify with is that of the General Manager. A fan sees the players, coaches, and managers everyday; they get to

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Guest Columnist Features

With Slim Contention Hopes, Jays Should Trade Halladay

With Slim Contention Hopes, Jays Should Trade Halladay

By Joseph Pawlikowski • on September 24, 2009

Editor’s Note: FCP is proud to welcome River Avenue Blues’ own Joseph Pawlikowski as a guest columnist. 4 CommentsRead this story »

Interviews

The Ballad of the Utility Infielder

The Ballad of the Utility Infielder

By Billy Campione • on January 27, 2010

Everyone has a ballplayer that left an impression on them when they were growing up. For some that player was a superstar who led the league in every conceivable

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Voting for Haren: A Conversation with Will Carroll

Voting for Haren: A Conversation with Will Carroll

By Gary Armida • on November 20, 2009

One of the byproducts of yesterday’s National League

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A Passion for the Game: Victor Rojas of MLB Network

A Passion for the Game: Victor Rojas of MLB Network

By Gary Armida • on August 17, 2009

The 2009 season already has some memorable storylines with many yet

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Talking Injuries with Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus

Talking Injuries with Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus

By Gary Armida • on March 24, 2009

The Hot Stove season may well be remembered for teams’ sudden fondness of financial responsibility. Spring Training, meanwhile, may be remembered

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Newswire

Mariners’ Lee Has Abdominal Strain

PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jack Zduriencik announced Friday that pitcher Cliff Lee was diagnosed with a right lower abdominal

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Spring Moves: Orioles,Twins, Rangers, Cubs

Orioles Option Perez The Orioles announced that they have optioned LHP WILFRIDO PEREZ to Double-A Bowie. He will report to the Orioles’ minor league camp. Perez did not allow a hit or run and struck

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Indians reduce roster by seven additional players

The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has reduced their spring training roster by seven (7) additional players. This morning, the Indians optioned RHP Jeanmar Gomez, RHP Hector Rondon, CA Carlos

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Spring Moves: Mariners, Cardinals

Mariners Option Saunders; 2 Others Reassigned Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager Jack Zduriencik announced the following roster moves at the Mariners Major League spring camp

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Reynolds signs multiyear contract with D-Backs

The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to terms on a three-year contract with third baseman Mark Reynolds through 2012 with a club option for the 2013 season, according to D-backs’ Executive Vice President

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Major League Baseball Returns to Puerto Rico this June

The Florida Marlins will host the New York Mets in three Major League Baseball games at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico June 28 – 30, MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association

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Spring Moves: Red Sox, Twins, A’s

Red Sox Acquire RHP Miguel Celestino FORT MYERS, FL-The Boston Red Sox today acquired right-handed pitcher Miguel Celestino from Seattle, completing the January 7 trade that sent first baseman Casey Kotchman

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Spring Training Moves: Indians, Padres

Indians Claim Anderson Hernandez from Mets CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Indians today announced that they have claimed INF ANDERSON HERNANDEZ off of outright waivers from the New York Mets. To allow

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Cliff Lee Suspended Five Games

Pitcher Cliff Lee of the Seattle Mariners has received a five-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for intentionally throwing a pitch in the head area of Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Chris Snyder during

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Texas Rangers’ Ron Washington Speaks About Cocaine Use

I am here today to apologize for a huge mistake I made during the first half of the season in 2009. I am not here to make excuses. There are none. I am not here to ask for sympathy. That would be asking

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Spring Training Moves: White Sox and Mariners

Mariners release RHP Yusmeiro Petit SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jack Zduriencik announced today the club has released right-handed

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D-backs sign Benson to Minor League contract

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today that they have agreed to terms on a minor league contract with right-handed pitcher Kris Benson, according to D-backs’ Executive Vice President & General

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Nationals Release Elijah Dukes

The Washington Nationals today unconditionally released outfielder Elijah Dukes. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. The 25 year old outfielder has a career

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Spring Training Moves: Astros, Yankees

Astros Cut Down to 44 Astros General Manager Ed Wade announced the following 12 roster moves this morning: RHP Chia-Jen Lo and catcher Lou Santangelo, who were in camp as non-roster invitees, have been

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Spring Moves: Orioles, White Sox

Giants Return Johnson to Orioles The Orioles today announced that RHP STEVE JOHNSON has been returned to the organization from the San Francisco Giants. Johnson was selected by the Giants in the Rule 5

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Spring Training Moves: Rockies

TUCSON — The Colorado Rockies announced today that 16 players have been sent to Minor League camp. Those players are listed below. Players with stars next to their names are on the 40-man roster

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Smoltz Joins TBS Baseball Coverage; Not Retired

TBS, exclusive home of the 2010 Major League Baseball League Division Series (LDS) and American League Championship Series (ALCS), announced today broadcast teams for the network’s 2010 regular season

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Spring Training Moves: Mariners and Cubs

Mariners Trim Roster to 45 PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager Jack Zduriencik announced the following roster moves at the Mariners Major League spring

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Indians and Reds announce “charity game” for March 17 matchup at 7:05 p.m.

GOODYEAR, AZ — The Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds will enhance their partnership with the City of Goodyear by announcing that all proceeds from their matchup at Goodyear Ballpark on St. Patrick’s

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Indians and Brewers Swap Minor Leaguers

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians today announced that they have acquired RHP OMAR AGUILAR from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for LHP CHUCK LOFGREN. Aguilar will report to minor league camp in

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