Beware: Bidding on prospects can be costly, in more ways than one
After the Kansas City Royals called up their top prospect, Eric Hosmer, last week, I'm beginning to wonder when the next big-name youngster will receive his chance in The Show.
The rise of the appendectomy
If you haven't run to your nearest hospital to undergo an appendectomy yet, you clearly aren't keeping up on today's hottest trends. I mean c'mon, all the big power hitters in baseball are starting to do it. First it was Matt Holliday last week, now Adam Dunn. What are you waiting for?
Catching uncertainties in NY: Russell Martin trying to hold off The Jesus
The catching situation in the Bronx appeared to be relatively clear when the New York Yankees inked Russell Martin to a $4 million deal including incentives over the winter. Martin would be the full-time catcher and aging backstop Jorge Posada would become the full-time DH.
The stretch run: September additions
With major league rosters expanding on Wednesday, the rush of September callups has begun. This also means that, for those of you still gunning for that fantasy baseball championship in '10, the fantasy player pool is expanding.
Three pitchers and some Vladdy
Before the season started, I was touting Vladimir Guerrero as an undervalued aging veteran. If you bought into it, you are thanking me now.
35-year-old Vladdy Daddy has put up a .336 batting average, 18 homers and 68 RBIs, and we're not even at the All-Star break! Hallelujah!
What's even more amazing is that he already has more home runs, RBIs, walks (20) and stolen bases (4) than he did in his final season with the Halos.
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