AL Central Rumors & News
Branyan missing no longer
Tribe Matters | Akron Beacon Journal — Where was Russell Branyan? This morning, he was sitting in front of his locker after his workout regimen. Nobody had seen much of Branyan the past few days. He has not played in a game yet, and his presence has been scarce on the practice fields. [...]
Cleveland Indians 16 mins agoRyan Raburn should play second base for Tigers
Grand Rapids Press — With Johnny Damon in left, and Scott Sizemore not a sure thing, why not put the versatile Tiger into the 4-position?
Detroit Tigers 26 mins agoCelebrating the 50th Anniversary of Ernie Harwell's first Detroit Tigers' broadcast
Grand Rapids Press — 50 years ago today, a sports legend made his first appearance on the air in Detroit.
Detroit Tigers 26 mins agoCleveland Indians reliever Jason Grilli headed for surgery next week
Plain Dealer — Surgery is scheduled for Indians right-hander Jason Grilli.
Cleveland Indians 36 mins agoSox still believe Ramierz will be a defensive star
Daily Herald — Where have all the great American League shortstops gone? Many such as Cal Ripken Jr., Tony Fernandez, Nomar Garciaparra and current White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen are retired.
Chicago White Sox 2 hours agoGuillen excited about trip 'home' to Las Vegas
White Sox Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — By Dave van DyckGLENDALE, Ariz. -- White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen couldn't wait to get to Las Vegas after spending nearly a month at training camp in Arizona. Not only did he play there in the minor leagues, but Ozzie Jr. was born there.Adding to it was that the Sox will play the Cubs for two games Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Cubs manager Lou Piniella stayed in Arizona for a split-squad game."Lou said his family is here and that's why he's not going," Guillen said. "I'm going because of my family. One thing bad about the trip to Vegas is it costs me a lot of money because my wife is ...
Chicago White Sox 2 hours agoTigers rained out; 2 games Saturday
Detroit Free Press — LAKELAND, Fla. — Tigers manager Jim Leyland can control a lot of things but not the weather.
Detroit Tigers 2 hours agoJim Leyland lays down expectations for Tigers pitchers
Detroit News — Lakeland, Fla. -- Five inches of rain across the Tampa Bay-Orlando region made Friday's call easy.
Detroit Tigers 3 hours agoClosers who might interest Minnesota Twins
St. Paul Pioneer Press — The Twins have in-house options to take over for Joe Nathan, if need be, manager Ron Gardenhire said. The leading candidates in that pool are likely Matt Guerrier and Jon Rauch, but surely general manager Bill Smith's due diligence will include exploring trade possibilities as well.
Minnesota Twins 3 hours agoMinnesota Twins game canceled
St. Paul Pioneer Press — The Minnesota Twins have canceled today's spring training game against the New York Mets at Fort Myers, Fla., because of rain, the Twins announced.
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- Two games (sort of) for the price of one Extra Bases | Boston Globe Just checked with the Sox. If you are going to be in Fort Myers for the Pirates-Sox game tomorrow, you can stay for the intrasquad "B" game that follows. The concession stands will close up after the first game, however....
- Wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round, Extra Bases | Boston Globe It is amusing to watch veteran players try and squirm their way out of long spring training road trips. Some of the trips in Florida can take three hours and no bus, no matter how nice, can make that palatable....
- Rays' travel director moves mountains behind the scenes Tampa Tribune As the Rays travel director for the past dozen seasons, Jeff Ziegler is responsible for getting the team and its 10,000 pounds of freight across the country for six months without a hiccup.
- Notebook: Rain wipes out Orioles-Marlins game Baltimore Sun Guthrie will start Saturday against Florida's Miller in makeup game Guthrie will start Saturday against Florida's Miller in makeup game
- Rain forces NY Yankees to juggle pitching assignments Ledger on Yankees | Newark Star-Ledger Fifth starter competition gets underway on Saturday; Pettitte settles for simulated game
- Diamond Debate: Evan Longoria versus David Wright ESPN Eric Karabell and Christopher Harris argue the merits of Evan Longoria and David Wright as two of the elite third-base option in fantasy this season.
- Quentin healthy, productive again in spring games ESPN Chicago White Sox left fielder Carlos Quentin still hasn't put up a 500 at-bat season in the major leagues, but that's the only real negative at this ...
- Prospect Throwdown: Stephen Strasburg vs. The World Yahoo! Sports Are there any current pitching prospects capable of dethroning Stephen Strasburg as the top young arm of the next generation?
- 2010 Draft Prep: Undervalued and underrated CBS Sports What about Shane Victorino's production and potential fails to excite Fantasy owners? Does everyone really think Carlos Lee is finished? Our Scott White shares his list of players that he feels will be undervalued on Draft Day.
- Cactus League Report: Maybe Angels Yahoo! Sports Brandon Wood and Mike Napoli have question marks.
- 2010 Draft Prep: Top contract-year targets CBS Sports Not every owner buys into the notion that players on the brink of free agency put up their best seasons, including our own Eric Mack. Still, he provides the complete list and shares our Top 10 pending Free Agents entering 2010.