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With the regular season just about to start, here's a list of notable injury situations and their timetable for a return. Fantasy owners can and should adjust their lineups or draft strategies accordingly. Notes: 1. All projections reflect ex...

Stephania Bell has quick hits on a number of injured players heading into the start of the season.

Starting pitching is what got division leaders to where they are now and it is what many believe will decide the four wild-card berths. Just look at the teams vying for those slots and the pitchers they boast: the Tampa Bay Rays are led by David Pric...

Blog | September 17, 2012

Phil Hughes sure didn't look like a starting pitcher against the Angels.

The Rangers are leaving no doubt that they're American League's best team.

Heading into spring training, every general manager has a list of questions that he wants answered. Whether that's seeing if a player has rebounded from surgery or if an aging veteran has any gas left in the tank. It might be a position battle that n...

Blog | February 22, 2012

Yankees manager Joe Girardi complained Monday night about the quick turnaround between the end of the regular season and the beginning of the playoffs.

While confirming that New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia and Rookie of the Year candidate Ivan Nova will be two of his ALDS starters, manager Joe Girardi refused to close the door on A.J. Burnett's possibly starting a game.

Ivan Nova deserves to stay. Joe Girardi deserves praise for endorsing him.

Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses which pitchers are in the most danger of having their innings limited this season.

&#8226 Detroit Tigers second baseman Carlos Guillen made his season debut Saturday, hit an RBI single Sunday and finished the weekend 2-for-7. The veteran is back from knee problems and readily available in ESPN leagues. He can hit -- note his ca...

Blog | July 18, 2011

Eric Karabell reviews Sunday's fantasy-worthy occurrences, including the first win of the season for Phil Hughes.

Blog | Conversation | July 18, 2011

At first glance, the Yankees signing of Freddy (The Chief) Garcia looks like another blind stab at simply accumulating arms in the hopes of somehow stumbling upon a No. 5 starter, assuming the current projected rotation -- CC Sabathia, Phil Hughes, ...

Phil Hughes hasn't shown an ability to finish what he's started in 2010.

The Cincinnati Reds' Aroldis Chapman made his major-league debut and struck out the first batter he faced. He retired the side in order in the eighth inning, throwing eight pitches (seven for strikes) and topping out at 102 MPH on the radar gun. ...

For the second straight game, Alex Rodriguez failed to hit career home run No. 600, after hitting No. 599 in his final at-bat of Thursday night's game. Rodriguez went 1-for-4 on Saturday, with just a single in the fourth inning. Trailing 7-4 in th...