MLB BallerNow that the draft is over, teams are focusing more on bolstering their rotations with one more piece, writes Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. No one more aggressive in the pursuit of pitching than Orioles GM Dan Duquette who knows that one veteran starter could make all the difference. While they're anxious to improve their starting five, it doesn't sound as if the O's will be in the mix for someone like Cliff Lee. “We’re looking for a starter and a reliever,” said Duquette. “We’d like to solidify our pitching all around because that’s the name of ...
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On June 10, 1852, Benjamin Franklin boldly proved his theory of electricity. Also on this date, Boston Red Sox skipper John Farrell benched electric infielder Jose Iglesias.
In Iglesias’ place: Will Middlebrooks, who returned from the disabled list to reclaim his third base spot.
Farrell’s move on this front is completely understandable. Middlebrooks is a budding star (regardless of the fact he is hovering near.200 so far this season).
But benching Iglesias for Stephen Drew?
Has anyone seen Drew’s stats this season?
Through 51 games, Drew is batting .232 (41-for-177) with five home runs and 26 RBI.
Drew's 56 strikeouts lead ...
The Red Sox racked up 17 runs while scoring in each of the first seven innings against the Rangers at Fenway on Tuesday and only to had to add one more against position player David Murphy in the eighth to become the 14th team in major league history to score in every inning of a…
Indians closer Chris Perez left today’s game against the Red Sox due to shoulder pain. The right-hander recorded only two outs but was on the hook for the four runs the Red Sox scored in the bottom half of the ninth inning for the walk-off 6-5 victory. Perez allowed two hits (a David Ortiz double…
From MLB.com’s Evan Drellich comes word that Red Sox shortstop Stephen Drew is out of the starting lineup again on Sunday against the Twins due to lingering discomfort in his lower back. Pedro Ciriaco will get the start in his place. Drew also sat out of Saturday’s game, but he is not believed to be…
Mariners 12, Yankees 2: This one was over almost before it started, with Phil Hughes getting knocked around for seven runs in the first inning, which he did not escape. Raul Ibanez hit two homers and drove in six off his old team. Which, I imagine, will cause some columnist who has been lauding Brian…
Boston Red Sox shortstop Stephen Drew played in 165 games over the past two seasons.
Quick math will tell you that he missed 159 games over that stretch. That’s nearly half of his games. He has played in 27 of the Red Sox’s 38 games, including the past nine.
Now that he is healthy, should he be in your fantasy baseball lineup?
Drew is still struggling at the plate. He’s hitting just .228 on the season with a .673 OPS. He has 26 strikeouts in 92 at-bats. Drew has eight runs, two home runs, 14 RBI and one stolen base. ...
If you play season-long, weekly, or daily fantasy sports, it is important to find sleeper picks. Here are our top sleeper picks for hitting for fantasy baseball, including tips for daily fantasy sports. But act now, before somebody else picks these sleeper picks up.
Dexter Fowler – OF, Colorado Rockies
Fowler had seven HR, 10 RBI and 13 runs in his first 14 games. Fowler’s career high in HR is 13, set last season. He hit 11 of the 13 before the All-Star break. While Fowler, now 27, stole 27 bases in 2009, he has not stolen ...
Last year, of course, we were lucky enough to get two of the most precocious young players in baseball history — Mike Trout put up a historic season at age 20, Bryce Harper put up a superb one at age 19. It was the greatest young duo to hit baseball since 1928 — when Jimmie…
Jose Iglesias, late of the Red Sox but now of the Pawtucket PawSox, has maybe the best glove at shortstop of anyone in the game at any level. But he’s been sitting on the Triple-A bench since Saturday. Why? He’s leading the team in ‘tude, reports CSNNE’s Sean McAdam. Iglesias has failed to run out…
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