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BOSTON -- In reshuffling their bullpen with closers Joel Hanrahan and Andrew Bailey both going on the disabled list in the last two days, the Red Sox also altered their starting rotation. While announcing that Junichi Tazawa would serve as the tea...

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Postseason stars David Freese and Allen Craig will make slightly more than the major league minimum this season for the St. Louis Cardinals, who agreed to one-year contracts with 24 players.

The Chicago White Sox will wear 1972 throwback uniforms during 13 Sunday home games this season, the team announced on Wednesday. The red pinstriped jerseys and red caps, worn 40 years ago by a White Sox team led by Dick Allen and Bill Melton, wil...

Little-known Allen Craig, an unlikely World Series star with two clutch pinch-hits in Games 1 and 2, will land in the Cardinals' starting lineup in Texas due to the DH rule.

&#8226 St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Allen Craig had four hits Wednesday, including a pair of home runs. Craig, who missed two months with a fractured kneecap, is hitting .331 and has power, but it's likely the Cardinals will use him mainly...

Blog | August 18, 2011

Eric Karabell highlights the top fantasy news from Wednesday, including Allen Craig hitting two homers against the Pirates.

Blog | Conversation | August 18, 2011

Courtesy of Traer Van Allen/New York Mets Brandon Nimmo signs his contract in Port St. Lucie, Fla., on Monday. He agreed to a $2.1 million bonus. Paul DePodesta said first-round pick Brandon Nimmo will be on the field in Port St. Lucie on Tuesday a...

Eric Karabell reviews Tuesday's fantasy-worthy performances, including Jason Isringhausen converting his first save since 2008.

Blog | Conversation | July 20, 2011

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased the contract of Andrew Brown from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday and put Allen Craig on the 15-day disabled list in a switch of outfielders.

Former Reds executive John Allen has been appointed to assist in monitoring the Dodgers.

Eric Karabell looks at what happened, what will happen and who to watch from each National League West team, discussing such players as Buster Posey, Matt Kemp and Justin Upton.

Blog | Conversation | October 26, 2010

Yes, Trevor Hoffman will pitch for the Brewers again in 2010 (and maybe in 2011, too!). No, he probably won't be worth quite the $8 million he'll earn. But as Dave Allen points out, Hoffman can still pitch: Ho...

Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon has no idea when he will be able to access his investor account, which has been frozen by the government because the company is affiliated with Robert Allen Stanford.

Sean Allen discusses two young Red Sox pitchers that will make an impact in fantasy leagues.

Former major leaguers Mike Kinkade and Chad Allen lead the roster for the U.S. national team that will compete in an Olympic qualifying tournament in Havana from Aug. 25 to Sept. 5.