American League Rumors & News
Laffey suddenly loses command
Akron Beacon Journal — PEORIA, ARIZ.: After working four scoreless innings in his first two spring outings, Aaron Laffey gave up five runs (four earned), four hits and three walks in 22/3 innings, and the San Diego Padres beat the Indians 5-3 Sunday at Peoria Stadium.
Cleveland Indians 5 mins agoFirst base, left field still up in the air
Akron Beacon Journal — PEORIA, ARIZ.: You can never have too many left fielders. That seems to be the operational philosophy of the Indians during training camp.
Cleveland Indians 5 mins agoTom Powers: Young diamond gems attracted to the way Twins play the game
St. Paul Pioneer Press — FORT MYERS, Fla. You know the Twins have some very young prospects when they hand out uniforms, spikes, nooks and blankies on the first day of
Minnesota Twins 5 mins agoMinnesota Twins pitcher Kevin Slowey's wrist looks sound after surgery
St. Paul Pioneer Press — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Kevin Slowey continues to prove that he is fully recovered from wrist surgery. He had another good outing Sunday and again showed no lingering effects from having bone chips removed from his pitching wrist.
Minnesota Twins 5 mins agoA'S STADIUM / Selig says there's no ballpark report yet
San Francisco Chronicle — Commissioner Bud Selig was at Scottsdale Stadium on Sunday meeting with Giants managing general partner Bill Neukom and president Larry Baer, presumably updating them on his committee that's analyzing the A's ballpark situation. "I've been talking to both... foo
Oakland Athletics 14 mins agoRays' youngsters challenge for jobs
Tampa Tribune — A month into spring training and a dozen games into the Grapefruit League schedule, the Rays still have little clarity about what young player or players will get their last couple of jobs.
Tampa Bay Rays 26 mins agoA's notebook: Oakland Athletics' Trevor Cahill makes strong bid for No. 5 spot in rotation
Oakland Tribune — Starter allows just two hits, one walk in four-inning stint
Oakland Athletics 44 mins agoCano ready to move up
Journal News — Robinson Cano has hit for average and he's hit for power, but for his career, nearly 80 percent of his at-bats have come batting sixth or lower in the batting order. That's going to change this season.
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- Rentería focuses on staying healthy Sacramento Bee SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Edgar Rentería rolled his left shoulder back a couple of times to get loose, a regular thing for him each morning. And afternoon. And evening. San Francisco's shortstop is doing a lot of extra stretching and exercises these days in an effort to make sure his body holds up for an entire season. He was limited to 124 games in 2009 in his first year with the Giants, largely because of two aching shoulders and a troublesome right elbow that required surgery late in the season to remove bone chips and spurs. He played in pain all year. "I'm stretching two or three...
- Millar homers; Cubs win Northwest Herald TEMPE, Ariz. – Kevin Millar hit a home run and double and drove in three runs, making his case for a spot on the Cubs’ roster in their 8-7 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
- Santana's latest Met tune-up a big hit Journal News Johan Santana resembled the pitcher on Sunday who many call the premier left-hander in the game the last six years.
- Anibal Sanchez regaining his form for Marlins Palm Beach Post The turning point for Anibal Sanchez came after his most recent bullpen session. That is when pitching coach Randy St.
- Reliever Fulchino finds his comfort zone with Astros Houston Chronicle Jeff Fulchino's most recent outing was the kind of experience that would have been heartbreaking to the big reliever if it had happened a year ago.
- Astros notes: Berkman works out knee Houston Chronicle Lance Berkman worked out at the Astros’ spring-training complex Sunday for the first time since his knee surgery and said it remains his hope to return for opening day.
- 2 Up, 2 Down – Catcher Edition Fantasy Baseball Cafe Welcome back as the Cafe kicks off the Fourth Annual Two Up, Two Down series. If you’re new to the series, what we attempt to do is profile two players at each position who we feel are being undervalued and will exceed expectations, and two more who are being overvalued and will disappoint and frustrate [...]
- The Fantasy Man - American League East Questions Fantasy Baseball Express I was hoping to get a guy in here to do some American League analysis but no such luck so far and I can't let Chris the NL King have all the fun. So for now, I'll try to throw down some AL Only League knowledge and try to keep up with Chris' pace.American League EastNew York Yankees- Is Brett Gardner going to play Full-time?- Who will bat second in the lineup? Nick Johnson or Curtis Granderson?- Is Derek Jeter in a decline?- 5th Spot.... Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes?Thoughts: I would expect Gardner to get a minimum of 450 AB assuming he can hit consistently enough and by consistently, I me...
- NL King - National League West Key Fantasy Questions Fantasy Baseball Express Arizona Diamondbacks:- Is Brandon Webb past his injury problems and ready to become an ace again?- Will going to the NL help Edwin Jackson take the next step?- Will Miguel Montero establish himself as one of the better NL catchers this year?- Will Chris B. Young, Connor Jackson & Kelly Johnson rebound?- Is the real Stephen Drew the 2009 version or the 2008 version?- Is Mark Reynolds steals for real and will he hit above .250?Colorado Rockies:- Will Jorge De la Rosa show that 2009 was not fluke?- Is Jeff Francis a good cheap flyer after missing most of the last 2 seasons?- Can Chris Ianetta...
- NL King - National League Central Key Fantasy Questions Fantasy Baseball Express Chicago Cubs:- How long will Ted Lilly be out?- Is Randy Wells really reliable depth starter?- Can Carlos Marmol hold the closers job for the whole year?- Can Aramis Ramirez play 140 games?- Can Alfonso Soriano find that old magic?Cincinnati Reds:- Can you rely on Aaron Harang & bronson Arroyo?- Will Aroldis Chapman make the team?- Is this the year Johnny Cueto takes the big step?- Can Jay Bruce give you strong power numbers but hitting above .260?- Who is the starting LF of Chris Heisey, Todd Frazier, Wladimir Balentien, or Josh Anderson?- Can Drew Stubbs provide nice numbers across the b...
- Rockies' Fowler, Seth Smith undervalued in fantasy ESPN ...season (despite missing time because of a knee injury), it's obvious that the immediate returns for fantasy players have come in the steals department. He went 20-for-28 on the basepaths at Double...
- Big Board: Baseball Yahoo! Sports A thyroid condition hurts not only Jose Reyes' place on the latest Big Board, but teammate Jason Bay's, too.