MLB | Mets-Marlins to play in Puerto Rico
Posted On 19 Feb 2010 By Patrick Trotter.
Adam Rubin, of the New York Daily News, reports the New York Mets will play the Florida Marlins June 28-30 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Our Instinct: It's very cool when MLB plays games in the countries of our Latin neighbors. Puerto Rico and Mexico both draw huge crowds for a baseball game. When are we going to finally see an MLB team south of the border?
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A Shark Out of Water
Posted On 19 Feb 2010 By Patrick Trotter.
Spring Training is a time of great joy across the baseball landscape. A time where legends are crafted, and hopes are either lifted or dashed. Every team starts spring training with the goal of a winning season. Cubs fans, in a manner routine every pre-season, are once again claiming that "this is the year". I certainly hope so. Every week another Cubs fan dies, disappointed.
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Athletics | Devine way ahead of schedule
Posted On 19 Feb 2010 By Patrick Trotter.
Athletics.MLB.com's Jane Lee reports Oakland Athletics RP Joey Devine (elbow) is way ahead of schedule, and he will enter camp with no restrictions.
Our Instinct: Joey Devine is a quality long term keeper. He's not likely to unseat Bailey this season, but, if he's healthy, and pitching well, he could well see some holds and a spot save or two. At the very least, hang on to him for next season.
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Rangers | Boggs close to 100 percent
Posted On 19 Feb 2010 By Patrick Trotter.
Richard Durrett, of ESPNDallas.com, reports Texas Rangers OF Brandon Boggs (shoulder) has not tested his shoulder by sliding headfirst or diving in the outfield. However, his throwing is fine and he is very close to being 100 percent healthy.
Our Instinct: Boggs is a fantasy non-issue. If you were seriously concerned about this, perhaps you should skip your draft.
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Rays | Price sent down to limit innings
Posted On 26 Mar 2009 By Patrick Trotter.
Tony Fabrizio, of The Tampa Tribune, reports the Tampa Bay Rays sent SP David Price down to the minors Wednesday, March 25, in an effort to monitor the number of innings he throws this season, according to manager Joe Maddon. Price is expected to be brought up to the team at some point in the 2009 season.
Our Instinct: Don't panic, Price owners. If anything this is good for you, and good for Price's future. Hooray for the Rays management for making a decision not to turn Price into David Clyde. Pick up a cheap pitchers off of waivers to fill his slot, and wait for a few months for the dividends to start rolling in.
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Orioles | Hill has rocky outing Wednesday
Posted On 26 Mar 2009 By Patrick Trotter.
The Baltimore Sun reports Baltimore Orioles SP Rich Hill pitched in an intrasquad game Wednesday, March 25, and he faced hitters for the first time in a game setting. Hill allowed three runs on two hits, a walk and two hit batsmen over two innings. Hill threw 28 pitches in the first inning, but he needed just seven to get out of a scoreless second inning.
Our Instinct: What a shame. Rich Hill once had such promise with the Cubs, then inexplicably fell apart. Apparantly the change of scenery isn't helping him all that much. Unless he pulls it together fast, don't even have him on your bench.
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Rangers | Hicks selling part of team
Posted On 26 Mar 2009 By Patrick Trotter.
Jeff Wilson, of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, reports Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks is looking to sell part of the team. Hicks will keep controlling interest in the team but president Nolan Ryan will become a minority owner.
Our Instinct: This is a step in the right direction for the Rangers. The sooner Hicks gets his pasty ass out of the driver's seat, the better.
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Athletics | Braden likely to start opener
Posted On 24 Mar 2009 By Patrick Trotter.
The San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser reports Oakland Athletics SP Dallas Braden is likely to start on opening day.
Our Instinct: If you have Braden, I guess this means you have at least one starter going in the first scoring period. This doesn't make him an Ace though. Braden should probably be a number 4 in most rotations. Don't take this news to your auction and overpay for him. This means nothing.
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Review: 2008 BI Fantasy All-Stars
Posted On 05 Mar 2009 By Patrick Trotter.
With the Fantasy Baseball Auction/Draft season on the horizon, I thought we should take a look at the players that produced so admirably last season. With that, we present the Baseball Instinct 2008 Fantasy All-Star team.
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Cubs | Samardzija to start Wednesday
Posted On 01 Mar 2009 By Patrick Trotter.
Paul Sullivan, of The Chicago Tribune, reports Chicago Cubs RP Jeff Samardzija will start the team's Spring Training game Wednesday, March 4.
Our Instinct: It seems more likely that The Shark is going to wind up the fifth man in the Cubs rotation. If you don't have him already, get him while you can. Despite his rookie status, he does have a ton of upside, so if he's available in your auction, you could still expect him to go for around $20-$25 dollars.
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