tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123985022011-12-13T22:56:15.213-05:00Baseball news and info for fanatics like us. Fantasy baseball coverage.BrownBullfroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667123357003340086noreply@blogger.comBlogger1171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398502.post-1118255859532802792005-06-08T14:06:00.000-04:002005-06-08T14:37:39.536-04:00

I have long wondered why teams often keep very useless players on the team and I still can't figure out why. Players like Enrique Wilson, Brian Jordan, Bobby Higginson, Roger Cedeno, Quentin McCracken, Carlos Baerga, Christian Guzman and Luis Rivas (to name a few) always seem to get a spot on the 25-man roster and over the last 4 years they have all been pretty worthless. None of these guys can

Greg Abcariannoreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398502.post-1118253062256344672005-06-08T13:50:00.000-04:002005-06-08T13:51:02.260-04:00

The Cubs pick high school lefty Mark Pawelek, from Springville Utah. Now if you ever read the book "MoneyBall" and are a firm believer of it, then you will be very mad, because this pick is the anti-MoneyBall pick. The Cubs need some lefty pitching prospects especially since Luke Hagerty is rehabbing and the Cubs let Andy Sisco go to the Royals in the rule 5 draft this winter. I do know they have

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Today is draft day and hopefully the Cubs can pick a player in the 1st round who can make some impact on the team by 2009. Since 1980 they have not had the best of luck picking in the 1st round of the players draft these are the ones that have had useful major league careers: Shawn Dunston (1982), Rafael Palmeiro (1985, too bad not with Cubs), Doug Glanville (1991) , Joe Carter (1981, too bad not

Greg Abcariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398502.post-1118252635545041452005-06-08T13:41:00.000-04:002005-06-08T13:43:55.550-04:00

BrownBullfrog is excited to add Rob (from Boston Blood Sox) to the growing list of BrownBullfrog writers. Rob is from suburban Boston. He currently attends Ithaca College in upstate NewYork. He is a lifelong Red Sox fan, and also a fan of Pedro Martinez.

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Yankees lose to Brewers but only the Blue Jays distance themselves from Yankees as the Orioles and Red Sox fail to gain ground on the Yankees. Carl Pavano pitches a good game but with the anemic offensive support it wasn't good enough to pick up a win. For the second night in a row they only muster 4 hits....All the NL East teams except the Marlins last night as the Marlins sink deeper into last

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Please join me in welcoming our newest BrownBullfrog writer, Eric. Eric is a native Bostonian, now living in Brooklyn, lifelong Red Sox fan.

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Final Score:Boston Red Sox 2, St. Louis Cardinals 9I decided before the game started that I really wanted to watch this one instead of listen to it, so I paid the $3.95 for rights to the game for the day on MLB.tv. This move turned out to be a big mistake, as I have to say today was the angriest I've gotten at a Red Sox game since at least last July and I have a feeling that watching made it

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BrownBullfrog Readers,Please join me in welcoming a new writers to the BrownBullfrog team, MDasbootykid. You have already seen some of Dasbootykid's posts the last few days and you should see mroe to come in the following weeks.

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Doug Davis limits to the Yankees to 4 singles in 6 innings and the bullpen pitches 3 hitless innings as the Yankees fall to 1-6 on this road trip. If this continues there will be a certain interested party known as the Boss who may greet them at the airport when they arrive in the Big Apple and he won't be there to ask them how the weather was on the road trip. This is not a good time to be Brian

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BrownBullfrog Readers,Please join me in welcoming two new writers to the BrownBullfrog writing team, Marc Seror and Andrew (or Andy). You have already seen some of Andy's posts the last few days and you should see Marc start posting shortly.

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Just to show how monumental of a feat it was for the Royals to sweep the Yankees - it was the first sweep for Royals after not having swept any team for the last 78 series. This is kind of team Yankees should beat without any problems. It looks like it goes back to the Red Sox series last weekend when the team lost its swagger after losing the series. Now they travel to Minnesota and play a team

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Octavio Dotel has elected to have Tommy John surgery rather than attempt to pitch in pain for the rest of the season.Fantasy Outlook: This season has been painful, too, for Octavio Dotel owners who have watched him blow 4 of his last 6 save opportunities. They in fact haven't gotten a save out of him since May 16th. The good news is that Huston Street will be taking over for him. Street's

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Derrek Lee and Neifi Perez have 9 hits in 10 AB's with 2 homers and 7 RBI's in the 9-5 Cubs win over the Dodgers. Starting with the 1999 season Lee's RBI numbers have increased every year in this order: 20-70-75-86-92-98 and with 50 this year with the season one third over. Lee continues to lead NL in all triple crown categories....Overpaid player department...Brad Ausmus is making $3 million

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Juan Gonzalez almost lasted the whole top of first inning before being injured again. It is time for Indians to release Gonzalez....In a throwback to the old days Pudge Rodriguez wants to play through with a broken hand injury. That reminds me of Curt Schilling pitching in the playoffs and World Series with a very bad injury. Schilling may never be the pitcher he was before due to pitching with

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Roger Clemens has allowed 2 or less runs in his last 10 starts yet only has a 3-3 record for the season due to the pathetic Astros offense. Still can't understand why they paid Clemens $18 million this season after paying $5 million last year. Maybe they had to offer him so much he couldn't refuse the offer and was only way of getting him to play another season. Way it turned out Clemens got the

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Dodgers 2B Jeff Kent, after getting off to a hot April, is on a slide. It appears his age and moving from a hitters' park in Houston to a pitcher park in Chavez Ravine in LA is taking a toll on his fantasy numbers. His average has dropped nearly 50 points in April and the homers have not come for the past few weeks.

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Bill Mueller of the Boston Red Sox is our latest recommended pickup. Mueller is now eligible at 2nd base which is a position lacking many good players. If your original 2B pick is injured or not doing well, we would highly recommend picking up Mueller. Mueller's average has jumped almost 50 point in the last two weeks as well.

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Fantasy Consequences of Prior Injury Podcast

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K-Rod and Jeff Francis Podcast

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Vlad the Impaled Podcast

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Glavine and some hitter to keep an eye on Podcast

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Weird year for closer and player updates Podcast

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The bad luck this season for the Cubs continues. Seemingly juat back from a stint of the DL, Mark Prior suffered an unluckly fracture after getting a shot into his elbow.

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This has to be the most bizarre year for fantasy closers that I can ever remember. The latest closer to get knocked out is Angels' all-star Franciso Rodriguez who hit the 15 day DL this past monday with a strained right forearm. This adds to the rush of closer injuries in the last few weeks - 11 closers have found their way to the DL

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Somebody better let Rockies' pitcher Jeff Francis into the secret that pitchers should be horrible at Coors and pitch better in the thin air below the mile high city. Obviously no one has told him yet because he has got the situation backwards. In his four starts at Coors Field, he is is 3-0 with a 2.92 ERA, with opponents hitting .247. 5280 feet below that, he's 1-1 with a 5.82 ERA and a .298

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Vladimir Guerrero has arguably been the second most valuable fantasy player behind Barry Bonds the last few years while he has been healthy. He has consistently been one of the first 10 players chosen in all fantasy drafts, even when he was in Montreal. Those with Vlad on their fantasy team will have to make do without him for at least another two weeks while he heals his partially dislocated

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We've recommended plenty of pitchers who can tow the fantasy line, but what about the hitters? Not quite as easy to find good stuff off free agency. Here are last month's numbers for a few guys to keep your eye on and maybe try on for size.Shannon Stewart - 4 HR 2 SB .300 AVGStewart's a streaky guy, but he's a fire starter for the twins and has put up some excellent fantasy numbers in the past

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Glavine can't buy a win in his old stomping ground Atlanta. Not that his numbers tonight warranted it. The veteran lefty allowed 7 hits, 1 walk, and 4 ERs in 6.2 innings.In his first 6 innings Glavine did look great, allowing only 1 run, but it fell apart in the 7th where he allowed 3 earned runs.Fantasy Outlook: I did recommend him last week, but I may have forgotten a disclaimer about

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Keeping up with closer situations is probably one of the hardest things for a fantasy baseball blogger to accomplish. We're doing our best:Danny Graves has been designated for assignment. This comes after another bad outing which concluded with Graves giving booing fans an obscene gesture. The Reds have ten days to trade Graves or put him on waivers. Despite 10 saves, Graves has posted a 7.36

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Jason Kendall has only hit .149 in May thus far. At this point, it appears that Kendall's career is drawing to and end. You should drop him or trade him if you get the chance.

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I'll admit I was wrong about Robinson Cano. Cano is getting better at the plate and in the field. His plate discipline needs to improve, but he has a chance of hitting .280 this year and will have a ton of RBI opportunities in that lineup.

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Lane burst out of the gates with a .371 batting average and 1.111 OPS in his first 15 games, but has gone cold since batting just .115 (9-for-78) with a .316 OPS in his last 23 contests. He got potential but it seems the Astros have given up on him. You should drop him if you have him.

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Derek Jeter was hit on the elbow by Mets pitcher Kris Benson on Saturday and removed from the game. Jeter will be day-to-day until soreness in his elbow becomes a non-issue.

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Carlos Beltran left the Saturday against the Yankees because of a strained right quadricep. Beltran won't play on Sunday and keep an eye out as to whether he will miss games at the beginning of this week.

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John Lackey of the Angels struck out 10 and allowed one run in 6.1 innings of work against the other LA team - the Dodgers.Lackey's held a 2.37 ERA in his last six starts and has 3 wins in that period of time.The Angels have provided great run support for their starters, but with Vlad hitting the DL one should legitamately wonder if that'll keep up. Lackey'll get all the other numbers though-

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BrownBullfrog Podcast Sat May 21, 2005

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Giants' pitcher Jason Schmidt should return from the DL to start Tuesday against the Nationals. Get him back into your lineups.

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Mariners closer Eddie Guardado was back Friday after missing the last two games to be with his newborn. Make sure you move Eddie back into your lineup.

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Jose Vidro ankle sprain turned out to be a partially torn tendon and he will be out much longer than expected. It appears he will be out another 4 weeks at a minimum.

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Nationals' pitcher John Patterson will miss Sunday's start due to a sore back. His sore back has lingered, so not sure he will make any starts this coming week.

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Angels outfielder Garret Anderson missed his second straight start because of tightness in his right hamstring. He should be back on Sunday or Monday.

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Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez, who has not pitched in seven days because of a strained right forearm, should be available to pitch Sunday. If you moved him to your bench, you should get him back into your lineup.

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White Sox pitcher Orlando Hernandez will miss his next start on Sunday due to shoulder soreness. If your league has daily transactions, bench him.

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Cubs' pitcher Kerry Wood had an MRI on his right shoulder Friday, but the Cubs did not announce the findings. If things go wel, he should return in early-to-mid June. In the meantime, keep him on the DL.

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Frank Thomas is expected to be activated by the White Sox on June 13. You should keep him on your bench until the second week in June.

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Royals' reliever Jeremy Affeldt threw off a mound on Tuesday for the first time since being placed on the DL. Next, Affeldt starts a minor league rehab assignment. After that, he will be back up with the Royals and probably will regain the closer spot immediately.

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Orioles' outfielder Sammy Sosa was cleared on Thursday to begin hitting in the batting cage. Sosa wants to be back by Tuesday, but I think that is a bit aggressive. Even if he does come back, he probably will be rusty the first few games. If you have him, don't put him in your lineup this week.

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Athletics shortstop Bobby Crosby will begin his minor league rehabilitation assignment on Saturday. Crosby has at least another week out, so leave him out of your lineup this week and keep tabs on where he is next weekend.

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Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling was able to get rid of the protective boot on his right foot. There is still no timetable for Schilling's return. Will keep you posted on any developments.

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Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero left Friday's game early after injuring his shoulder while sliding. If your leagues uses daily transactions, you should move him to the bench.

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BrownBullfrog Podcast Friday May 20, 2005

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Cubs reliever Joe Borowski was activated from the 15-day disabled list. Borowski saved 33 games for the Cubs in 2003, but missed most of last season after tearing his right rotator cuff. Given the Cubs issues closing games, expect Borowski to get save opps very quickly. If he is still available in your league and you need saves, pick him up.

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Cardinals outfielder Larry Walker was not in the lineup on Thursday due to pain in his left ring finger. La Russa described the condition as arthritis. The Cards played Roger Cedeno in Walker's place on Thursday - Cedeno doesn'ti figure to have much fantasy value.

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Juan Gonzalez is scheduled to begin a minor league rehab assignment in the next three-to-five days at Triple-A Buffalo. Gonzalez's return to the Indians outfield will lower the value of all the Indian outfielders over the rest of the season as there are too few positions for all the capable outfielders they have.

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Rockies third baseman prospect Garrett Atkins has a .409 average, three home runs, six runs, and six RBI over the last week. Many people have forgotten about this young player, but you should look around to see if you can get him for little or nothing.

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Giants pitcher Brett Tomko hyperextended his knee during the game against the Rockies on Thursday. Without Bonds in the Giants lineup, Tomko hasn't received enough run support for him to be on your fantasy team this season.

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Eckstein has been hitting the cover off the ball this season, and he continues to be the biggest bargain fantasy shortstop this season.

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Nationals outfielder Jose Guillen expects to play on Friday against the Blue Jays - Fantasy owners should plug him back into their lineups.

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Rockies new closer Brian Fuentes picked up his first save of the season on Thursday. Fuentes is valuable in all fantasy leagues at this point given the Rockies are likely to stick with him and not go with other options they had thought would fill their closer role.

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Giants first baseman Lance Niekro will be sent to the minors soon as J.T. Snow has battled back from a stomach virus and is back in the lineup.

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Rockies pitcher Jeff Francis has shown great potential in winning three striaght, but he is a long-term pickup for keeper leagues only

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Royals' reliever Mike MacDougalwill get the next few save opportunities until Jeremy Affeldt returns from the disabled list. If you have an injured closer, you should only think about picking up MacDougal for a few saves until Affeldt returns.

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Alexsis Rios Players to AddAlexis Rios, Blue Jays: The Jays recently moved Rios to the top of the lineup, which should

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For the second stright day Mesa blew the save.He's been excellent so far this year, having saved 23 straight until recently. But now he starting to look like the guy we knew in Philly. He's still a quality closer- by this year's standard's anyway.Kip Wells missed out on the win, pitching 8 innings of one-run ball, while striking out six. Wells is definitely a guy we like. He gets a reasonable

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BrownBullfrog Podcast May 16, 2005

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Astros pitcher Brandon Backe gave up only four hits and two walks while striking out six in a complete game shutout against the Giants on Sunday. Backe's consistency is still not there, but he has the potential to be a fantasy stud.

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No timetable has been set David Well's return. The earliest he will return is the end of May and expect him to be rusty for his few first starts back.

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When the A's traded traded Tim Hudson to the Braves, prospect Dan Meyer was supposed to replace Hudson for the Athletics. After a drop in Meyer's velocity in Triple-A, he was shut down indefinitely. It's very likely Meyer's career is over.

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Athletics shortstop Bobby Crosby took batting practice. No timeline was set for Crosby to return to the team.

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Carlos Zambrano underwent an MRI on Monday that confirmed he is suffering from tennis elbow. Zambrano might start on Friday, but those in weekly leagues should leave them off their roster this week.

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The Angels will be without closer Francisco Rodriguez on Monday due to a mild strain in his right forearm. The injury is not serious but leave K-Rod out of your lineup until he starts pitching again.

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Mets catcher Ramon Castro was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right quadriceps. Castro only plays once every few days so he shouldn't be on your fantasy roster.

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The Athletics lost Rich Harden over the weekend, and will be replaced by Keiichi Yabu. Unless Harden's injury lingers, there are better starting options than Yabu.

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Royals' pitcher Mike Wood saved his second game Sunday. Wood is probably the Royals until Jeremy Affeldt returns Burgos has turned out to be a wreck. It might be a good idea to give Wood a look in AL-only leagues.

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Phillies pitcher Vincente Padilla got his first win on the season against the Reds on Sunday. It was his first outing of the season where he made it past the fifth inning. For the time being, don't pick him up until he puts a couple of good outings together.

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Rangers' pitcher Chris Young , over his last two starts, has posted a 1.38 ERA and 1.23 WHIP, but got two no-decisions. He is probably available in your league, so if you are looking for some pitching help due to injuries pick him up.

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Twins pitcher won his fourth game against the Rangers Sunday. Radke's Win-Loss is deceptive because he lost three out of his first hour starts. But he has a 1.06 WHIP through his last 63 innings, so try seeing if you can trade for him based on his season totals.

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Pirates closer Jose Mesa earned his 13th save of the season. Mesa should be traded come the trading deadline to a better team with even more save opportunities.

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BrownBullfrog Podcast Late Edition Sunday May 15, 2005

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Yankees first baseman Tino Martinez hit two more home runs against the A's on Sunday, and he is now tied with Alex Rodriguez for the major league lead with 12 homers. Martinez is a free agent in a lot of fantasy leagues, so pick him up if you can but don't expect his tear to last through the year. If you can pick him up or if you already have him on your fantasy roster, you should try to sell him

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Manny Ramirez hit his 400th home run of his career on Sunday. The scary part is that Manny is not in a hitting groove at all this year so far and he is still a league leader in home runs and RBIs.

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Tigers' catcher Ivan Rodriguez left Sunday's game against the Angels in the third inning after bruising the big toe on his left foot. You are not going t find a decent replacement catcher on the free agency wires so keep Pudge in but just keep in mind that he might miss two or three games.

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Tigers' designated hitter Dmitri Young left Sunday's game against the Angels in the seventh inning with sprained ankle. Dmitri will probably miss a few games so look for other options this week.

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BrownBullfrog Podcast Sunday May 15, 2005

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Eric Gagne got rocked by the Atlanta Braves in his first pitching opportunity of the year, after coming back from injury. Gagne started off slow and the Braves tagged him but he ended strong. Fantasy owners should not worry because Gagne will need a few opportunties to get the rust off before he returns to his old form. Keep him in your lineup no matter what happens those first few outings.

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Kenny Rogers extended his streak of consecutive innings without allowing a run to 30 on Saturday. Fantasy owners should sell while his stock is high because he went 12-3 the first of last year and made the All Start team before falling off the face of the planet in the second half.

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Jeff Bagwell's trip to the disabled list has led to questions about retirement. His shoulder is giving him problems and he just isn't the same hitter he used to be. Fantasy owners should try to trade him while they can because it is likely the shoulder will cause Bagwell to miss games or play poorly the rest of the way.

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Sosa was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, retroactive to May 5, after being diagnosed with a staph infection. Sosa should be out another three weeks.

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Astros pitcher Andy Pettitte was given a clean bill of health by team doctors. He should be in your lineup this week.

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Braves' left-hander Mike Hampton removed himself from Saturday's game against the Dodgers in the third inning because of tightness in his forearm. This does not sound serious, but fantasy owners should keep Hampton on the bench this week if they have a good pitcher to fill his slot.

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Carlos Zambrano will undergo a MRI on his right elbow on Monday. He had to leave Saturday's game against the Nationals in the fourth inning because of lateral forearm tightness. Fantasy owners should leave him out of their lineup this week.

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The Brewers' ace has been on the disabled list since April 21 with an inner ear infection. Sheets' infection has lasted way too long. Don't count on him in your weekly lineup until you see him make a start.

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Rich Harden has surpassed Barry Zito and has become the new ace of the A's rotation. On Sunday, Harden was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left

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With their top two starters, Schilling and Wells, on the shelf, Red Sox nation has started focusing in on Miller's rehab. Miller's minor league action shows he should be pitching for Boston some time in May. Miller, a former start for the Houston Astros, was throwing around 90 mph. The Red Sox need to be careful that they don't rush him back, but he is projected to start on May 8 against the

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Now that Utley is not splitting time w/ Placido Polanco, he should get into a groove and start increasing his production. Utley has gap power and could add 25-30 home runs to your lineup. He should be the Phillies' starter at second for the rest of the year and put up a 300-25-90 year.

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Hawpe is an unusual Rockie becuase he average away from Denver is outstanding, .400 in 20 at-bats. The book on Hawpe is that he has good power, hitting 31 home runs in Triple-A ball in 2004, and has the tools to add fantasy value. With Dustan Mohr out for a while, Hawpe is a good pickup becuase he can bat at home at Coors and on the road.

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Sheffield's hitting .478 over the past six games, but only two hits have gone for extra-bases. But he hasn't hit a home run and has only produced two RBI and three runs. Once the Yankees start hitting, expect his number to improve.

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Figgins has stolen eight bases already. Over the past week, he's stolen four and is hitting .423. His stealing prowess makes him an every day insert into your lineup.

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Brewers closer Derrick Turnbow got his second save of the season on Thursday against the Cardinals. Ever since he was named closer, Turnbow has been very effective. Turnbow should be able to save 30 games this year.

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