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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 don’t want to overreach, but you know that if you are right about this guy, you just got a ticket to the championship. Finally, you decide to bring him up. Last year it was probably Cameron Maybin,

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2010 Season Preview

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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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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Justin Upton Ready to Become Next Star

Justin Upton Ready to Become Next Star

By Gary Armida • on March 3, 2010

Spring Training is a great time of year. It is a time where all teams have hope and when every prospect is said to be the next Albert Pujols. This offseason,

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Features By Gary Armida

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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Can Hamels Improve?

Can Hamels Improve?

By Gary Armida • on March 2, 2010

If there is one thing that a poor playoff performance can do, it can quickly color the public’s perception of a player’s worth and fortitude. One only

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Either Chamberlain or Hughes Should Be Ticketed to Scranton

Either Chamberlain or Hughes Should Be Ticketed to Scranton

By Gary Armida • on March 1, 2010

It seems like every spring the Yankees are plagued with the same question: what do they do with Joba Chamberlain? In reality, the Yankees have handled

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New Faces, New Places, High Pressure

New Faces, New Places, High Pressure

By Gary Armida • on February 24, 2010

Pressure. It is a word synonymous with professional sports. It is what separates the professionals from the weekend warriors. The word takes on different

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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: 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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Winning Your Fantasy Baseball League: Draft Day

Winning Your Fantasy Baseball League: Draft Day

By Gary Armida • on February 7, 2008

So, the big day has finally arrived; the day that determines your life for the remainder of the year. No, it’s not a wedding or a job promotion.

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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

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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

D-backs agree to terms with 22 players

(TUCSON, Ariz.) – The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today they have agreed to terms on one-year contracts for the 2010 season with 22 pre-arbitration players and renewed the contracts for right-handed

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Rockies and Helton agree to contract extension

The Colorado Rockies and first baseman Todd Helton announced this morning that they have agreed to a two-year contract extension. The franchise all-time leader in nearly every offensive category, Helton

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Nationals Roster Moves

he Washington Nationals today re-assigned left-handed pitcher Victor Garate, right-handed pitchers Logan Kensing, Joel Peralta and Ryan Speier, catcher Derek Norris and outfielder Jerry Owens to minor-league

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White Sox make three roster moves

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Prior to today’s game at Oakland, the Chicago White Sox reassigned catchers Miguel Gonzalez and Josh Phegley and outfielder Jared Mitchell to minor-league camp. With the moves,

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Commissioner’s Office Voids Waiver Claim of LHP Jay Marshall

OAKLAND, Calif. – The Commissioner’s Office announced today that the New York Mets January 8 waiver claim of left-handed pitcher Jay Marshall has been voided and Marshall has been returned

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Tony Clark Joins MLBPA as Director of Player Relations

New York, NY, Wednesday, March 10, 2010 – Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Michael Weiner today announced that former 15-year Major League veteran Tony Clark has been

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Indians Finalize 40 Man Roster

CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has agreed to terms with the remaining thirty-two (32) unsigned members of the club’s 40-man roster. Today the Indians announced

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Mariners Roster Moves

PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager Jack Zduriencik announced the following roster moves at the Mariners Major League spring camp on Wednesday: Optioned

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Garciaparra Retires as a Red Sox

FORT MYERS, FL-The Boston Red Sox today signed shortstop Nomar Garciaparra to a minor league contract. Immediately following the agreement, Garciaparra announced his retirement. The announcements were

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Dodgers, Baseball World Mourn the Passing of Willie Davis

Dodger owner Frank McCourt made the following statement today regarding the passing of former Dodger outfielder Willie Davis. “Willie Davis went from a local talent at Roosevelt High School to a

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Rangers acquire RHP Edwar Ramirez from New York Yankees for cash considerations

The Texas Rangers today announced that the club has acquired righthanded pitcher Edwar Ramirez from the New York Yankees for cash considerations. Ramirez has been added to the team’s major league

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Orioles Complete 40 Man Roster Signings

The Orioles today announced that they have agreed to terms with 22 players on one-year contracts and renewed the contracts of four players for 2010. The list of players recently signed includes:ROBERT

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Red Sox Complete Signings

FORT MYERS, FL-The Boston Red Sox today announced that the club has agreed to terms with 13 players on the Major League roster on one-year contracts for the 2010 season. No further terms were disclosed. The

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A’s Agree to Terms with All Pre-Arbitration Players

The Oakland A’s have agreed to terms with all 29 pre-arbitration players on their 40-man roster on one-year contracts for the 2010 season, the club announced today. The list includes LHP Brett Anderson,

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Alderson to Oversee Reform in Dominican Republic Operations

Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced today that he has appointed longtime baseball executive Sandy Alderson to serve as a consultant to Major League Baseball, focusing on the implementation

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Twins Sign Blackburn to 4 Year Deal; Complete Remaining 40 Man Roster Signings

Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have signed right-handed pitcher Nick Blackburn to a four-year, $14 million contract. The deal also includes an $8 million

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Mets sign Kiko Calero

The New York Mets today announced that they have signed righthanded pitcher Kiko Calero to a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training. Calero, 35, pitched for the Florida Marlins last year

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Rangers Complete 40 Man Roster Signings

Surprise, Ariz. — The Texas Rangers announced this morning that the club has signed the following 14 players to contracts for the 2010 season: Andrus, Elvis SS Arias, Joaquin INF Cruz, Nelson OF Davis,

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Royals Sign Butler, Callaspo

SURPRISE, AZ — The Kansas City Royals announced today that the club has agreed to terms on 2010 Major League contracts with first baseman Billy Butler and infielder Alberto Callaspo. Consistent with

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Cardinals Complete 40 Man Roster Signings

JUPITER, Fla. — The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have signed all 24 of their pre-arbitration eligible players to one-year contracts for the upcoming 2010 season. The Cardinals now

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