 Last Summer I said something that is starting to look like it may have been really, really dumb. When Tommy Hanson threw his no-no, I called him a“decent prospect” that could translate into a “decent three” in the Majors. I’ll gladly look stupid, however, as Hanson is looking like the real deal now, and Chipper Jones thinks he’ll be the ace in Atlanta, soon. Time will t...
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For the past few years I have enjoyed reading Jonathan Gangi’s columns on fantasy baseball over at Rotoworld.com. Now Gangi is back; he just launched a new blog last week. Do not be confused by it’s new blog smell though, Jonathan knows his craft well. You can rest assured that the advice and tips that you get from rotorebel.com will be as solid as anything else ou...
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The Mets have not only canceled Johan Santana’s first Spring Training game but they have now postponed his second one as well. You do not need me to tell you how big this could be....
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Carlos Carrasco and J. A. Happ both turned in great performances Thursday in their first interviews for the fifth starter spot in Philly. Both pitched two scoreless innings, but Carrasco was the more impressive of the two. While not allowing a baserunner, Carlos struck out the first two batters he faced before finishing with three Ks. Happ, on the other hand, only gave ...
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Today marks the beginning of Spring Training games for the Phillies. Taking the hill today will be one Carlos Carrasco and J.A. Happ. The other candidates are Kyle Kendrick and Chan Ho Park. Carrasco is the one Phillies fans have been pining for, but it is unclear if he is ready or not. I guess that is what this whole Spring Training thing is for? We will be keeping o...
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H/T to MLBTradeRumors.com for pointing us towards a Todd Zolecki article on MLB.com about the Phillies massive payroll ($132.5Mil) for the 2009 season. Interesting tid bit about the payroll is in the players they are paying that are no longer on the roster (Thome for $3Mil, and Adam Eaton for $8.5Mil).
MLBTradeRumors wonders if this high payroll will effect the Phils’ ability ...
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