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The Boston Red Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles this weekend in Fenway Park. BOS owns a .306/.348/.529 batting line over its last nine games.
May 3 2012 11:02pm
May 3 2012 11:02pm
Kevin Youkilis (3B, BOS) was due to sit out his fourth consecutive game with back problems on Wednesday, and word out of Boston was that his back pains were "only intensifying, not abating." Then, he was placed on the DL and prospect Will Middlebrooks was called up from AAA-Pawtucket and made the start Wednesday night.
May 2 2012 11:05pm
May 2 2012 11:05pm
Evan Longoria (3B, TAM) has been diagnosed with a partial tear of his left hamstring, and is expected to miss the next six to eight weeks. There is no clear cut replacement for him at the present time, but Elliot Johnson (SS, TAM) got the first start at third base in his absence. With a .566 career OPS in 201 at-bats, he is a significant drop-off from Longoria, and very unlikely to grab a full-time role, even temporarily. Another option would involve Sean Rodriguez (SS, TAM) sliding over there, with the recently recalled Will Rhymes (2B, TAM) plenty of the work at shortstop.
May 1 2012 11:05pm
May 1 2012 11:05pm
The Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria suffered a serious hamstring injury and may miss a significant amount of time.
May 1 2012 11:02pm
May 1 2012 11:02pm
Johnny Damon re-starts his career in CLE beginning today, while the Padres consider their rotation with the pending return of Tim Stauffer ...
Apr 30 2012 11:05pm
Apr 30 2012 11:05pm
The Yankees are making a change in their starting rotation; meanwhile, a few understudies behind incumbent closers finished games successfully. But who will get the ball in the ninth going forward, and how might they fare?
Apr 29 2012 11:05pm
Apr 29 2012 11:05pm
The injury week in review: Sergio Santos lands on the DL and it will put a dent in his saves totals. Two rock dependable starters the past few seasons, Mark Pelrey of the Mets and the Brewers’ Chris Narveson left their owners scrambling for starting pitching.
Apr 29 2012 11:03pm
Apr 29 2012 11:03pm
This NL Midweek Series Matchup column previews eight three-game series, five of which begin on Tuesday, 5/1.
Apr 29 2012 11:02pm
Apr 29 2012 11:02pm
This AL Midweek Series Matchup column previews one four-game series between Seattle and Tampa Bay, and six three-game series.
Apr 29 2012 11:02pm
Apr 29 2012 11:02pm
One day after it was announced that uber-prospect Bryce Harper was being called up by WAS, LAA decided to promote a top prospect of its own, 20-year-old Mike Trout (OF, LAA). Unlike Harper, Trout already has a taste of MLB experience, posting a .256 xBA, 116 PX and 96 Spd in 123 ABs in 2011, laying the seeds for would could become a potentially lethal power/speed combo.
Apr 29 2012 12:07am
Apr 29 2012 12:07am
As frustrating as it is losing players to unsuspected injuries, players with long injury histories can frustrate us too. There is a lesson here that we fail to remember sometimes: players with long histories should not be rostered unless absolutely necessary. The two latest pieces of evidence are Freddy Sanchez and Dustin McGowan.
Apr 29 2012 12:00am
Apr 29 2012 12:00am
The Boston Red Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles this weekend in Fenway Park. BOS owns a .306/.348/.529 batting line over its last nine games.
May 3 2012 11:02pm
May 3 2012 11:02pm
Kevin Youkilis (3B, BOS) was due to sit out his fourth consecutive game with back problems on Wednesday, and word out of Boston was that his back pains were "only intensifying, not abating." Then, he was placed on the DL and prospect Will Middlebrooks was called up from AAA-Pawtucket and made the start Wednesday night.
May 2 2012 11:05pm
May 2 2012 11:05pm
Evan Longoria (3B, TAM) has been diagnosed with a partial tear of his left hamstring, and is expected to miss the next six to eight weeks. There is no clear cut replacement for him at the present time, but Elliot Johnson (SS, TAM) got the first start at third base in his absence. With a .566 career OPS in 201 at-bats, he is a significant drop-off from Longoria, and very unlikely to grab a full-time role, even temporarily. Another option would involve Sean Rodriguez (SS, TAM) sliding over there, with the recently recalled Will Rhymes (2B, TAM) plenty of the work at shortstop.
May 1 2012 11:05pm
May 1 2012 11:05pm
The Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria suffered a serious hamstring injury and may miss a significant amount of time.
May 1 2012 11:02pm
May 1 2012 11:02pm
Johnny Damon re-starts his career in CLE beginning today, while the Padres consider their rotation with the pending return of Tim Stauffer ...
Apr 30 2012 11:05pm
Apr 30 2012 11:05pm
The Yankees are making a change in their starting rotation; meanwhile, a few understudies behind incumbent closers finished games successfully. But who will get the ball in the ninth going forward, and how might they fare?
Apr 29 2012 11:05pm
Apr 29 2012 11:05pm
The injury week in review: Sergio Santos lands on the DL and it will put a dent in his saves totals. Two rock dependable starters the past few seasons, Mark Pelrey of the Mets and the Brewers’ Chris Narveson left their owners scrambling for starting pitching.
Apr 29 2012 11:03pm
Apr 29 2012 11:03pm
This NL Midweek Series Matchup column previews eight three-game series, five of which begin on Tuesday, 5/1.
Apr 29 2012 11:02pm
Apr 29 2012 11:02pm
This AL Midweek Series Matchup column previews one four-game series between Seattle and Tampa Bay, and six three-game series.
Apr 29 2012 11:02pm
Apr 29 2012 11:02pm
One day after it was announced that uber-prospect Bryce Harper was being called up by WAS, LAA decided to promote a top prospect of its own, 20-year-old Mike Trout (OF, LAA). Unlike Harper, Trout already has a taste of MLB experience, posting a .256 xBA, 116 PX and 96 Spd in 123 ABs in 2011, laying the seeds for would could become a potentially lethal power/speed combo.
Apr 29 2012 12:07am
Apr 29 2012 12:07am
As frustrating as it is losing players to unsuspected injuries, players with long injury histories can frustrate us too. There is a lesson here that we fail to remember sometimes: players with long histories should not be rostered unless absolutely necessary. The two latest pieces of evidence are Freddy Sanchez and Dustin McGowan.
Apr 29 2012 12:00am
Apr 29 2012 12:00am
