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Chapman has gotten the call to Cincinnati and Chapmania is taking hold. Chapman was popping 103 mph and controlling his slider in his first action. Let's take a look at his Prospect Breakdown.

Tuesday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox sent reliever Manny Delcarmen to the Colorado Rockies for prospect Chris Balcom-Miller. Four and a half games out in the wild card race, the Rockies had recently lost reliever Manny Corpas to injury while set-up man Rafael Betancourt has been struggling with an abdominal issue, and it is likely that Delcarmen will be counted on to help take some of the innings those two had been pitching. While Delcarmen has been in severe decline since his strong 2008, moving to the weaker NL West could well result in some improvement in his numbers. However, the question on most peoples’ minds has not seemed to be what Delcarmen brings to the table…it’s who exactly is this Chris Balcom-Miller guy?

Welcome to a new feature at Baseball Instinct!  Enjoying our news coverage and feature articles?  On every BI news item we post, we have a section called Our Instinct, where we offer fantasy advice or crunch numbers for you or even make predictions.  Well this an opportunity for you to get customized coverage from our BI staff.  Want expert analysis on any player of your choosing?  We do that!  Need a favorite farm player broken down for you?  Projections?  Fantasy advice?  The Baseball Instinct staff is at your service. Just send in your questions to mailbag@baseballinstinct.com here.  And keep checking back.  Your questions and the Our Instinct answers will be on the front page. Sincerely, Baseball Instinct staff

Welcome back to our three-part special on International Free Agency.

The 2010 Teams that could be giving fits to the teams vying for a pennant. Check out Mike Koepp's take on the race.

Welcome back to Baseball Instinct’s series: Chin Music. We’re taking a quick snap shot of key player’s in each organization’s major league club as well as their minor league system. This isn’t a “point out the obvious” elite players. We are taking a look at player’s in situations that could help your fantasy team or be a good addition to your fantasy farm. This time we are going to take a look at the New York Yankees.  Each Chin Music article will focus on three players up in the big leagues and three prospects down in the minors.  So let's begin!

It’s not easy being part of a pennant race let alone being a young player involved in a pennant race. What we have seen in the past week is what keeps teams out of the post season. Not by a lack of talent but by motivating the team you’re in the hunt with to stop you. Now I’m not going to go out and say that the Reds and Giants have blown their chances at making the playoffs. Saying that would make as much sense as what was said to begin with.

Welcome back to Baseball Instinct’s series: Chin Music. We’re taking a quick snap shot of key player’s in each organization’s major league club as well as their minor league system. ... Continue Reading

Dellin Betances was a huge projection draft for the New York Yankees in 2006. They got the chance to see him pitch more than most other clubs because he was in the backyard of the big club. Betances pitiched in Brooklyn, New York out of Grand Strret Campus High School of the PSAL. Come check out our full breakdown of this exciting New York Yankees RHP prospect.

Since we last checked in with Part I of our updates regarding 2010 International Free Agency, not a whole lot has happened.  A few more players have signed but the overwhelming majority of the top players are still available.  Here, in Part II, we will look at a few more of the players who have signed and we will finally look at who hasn’t signed and why in Part III.