Every February, baseball fans go through a serious withdrawal. Any little thing can attract the attention of the masses, and Prospectdom is no different. Every fan gets all giddy about his or her favorite team’s top prospect (unless you live in the Diego or your a Nat-a-holic). Royals fans (ha!) were excited about Alex Gordon, Yankee fans (Oh yes, I was and still am) were drunk off of Hughes, and Tigers fans were jumpin’ for joy over their top arm Andrew Miller and stud outfielder Cameron Maybin.
Greetings, fellow Mafia members! Well, the Godfather
himself has gotten into the act. Has he shown us how
it’s done?
Our latest “Offer They Couldn’t Refuse” comes out of
the Hall of Fame league where G.P., in need of a solid
starter, traded Chipper Jones to fellow Mafia staff
member, Ronan in Ireland, for Roger Clemens.
The Treatment room
Rickie Weeks
Brewers activated 2B Rickie Weeks from the 15-day
disabled list. Weeks will take over the second base
spot; for the time being, it appears that Weeks will
not be slotted in to his usual leadoff spot, as
fill-in Corey Hart has been hitting very well.
Jim Edmonds
Cardinals placed OF Jim Edmonds on the 15-day disabled
list, retroactive to June 16, with a pinched nerve in
his lower back. So Taguchi has been filling the center
field void.
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Now that I’ve devoured the MVP debates (albeit in June), it’s on to the hurlers. The usual candidates aren’t really in the discussion this year, expect for one guy (he’s been…oh the best pitcher in baseball since 2003.) The NL appears to be a different story this year, with 2005 NL Cy Young winner Chris Carpenter hurt, Dontrelle Willis being mediocre, and other regulars such as 2006 Champ Brandon Webb and Roy Oswalt being good, but not spectacular. However, one old-timer is making a hell of a case for being the NL’s best pitcher so far.
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Henry Owens
Marlins placed RHP Henry Owens on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 9, with inflammation in his right shoulder. Obviously, the Marlins should have been more careful with him after he returned from the same problem on May 31. Beginning the next day, he made five appearances in eight days. The Marlins might hold him out of action through the All-Star break this
time.
Chipper Jones
Braves activated third baseman Chipper Jones from the 15-day disabled list. Chipper’s return will see Yunel Escobar move into the utility role. If/when Chipper gets hurt again, expect Escobar to get most of the playing time at third. Chipper is batting .318 with 12 HR and 27 RBI on the season.
THE DUNN DILEMMA
Rumor has it that the Cincinnati Reds are looking to deal their lefty slugger Adam Dunn. Dunn’s the prototypical Three True Outcomes player, the kind of guy who hits a homer, walks or strikes out nearly 50% of the time. That tends to lead to a player not aging well, and that appears to be the case for Dunn. But let’s ignore that for a second.
Why do the Reds want to deal Dunn?
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Chris Reitsma
Mariners activated RHP Chris Reitsma from the 15-day disabled list.
Reitsma rejoins the Mariners without making a rehab appearance. He missed just one day more than the minimum with an inflamed elbow.
Fernando Rodney
Tigers activated RHP Fernando Rodney from the 15-day disabled list.
He takes the roster spot formerly occupied by Jose Mesa. Rodney will go right back into a setup role in front of Todd Jones.
Greetings, fellow Mafia members!
We’re off to League 10 in this installment of An Offer They Couldn’t Refuse.
What’s the scoop? Team One, in 4th place (1st in saves) and 11.5 points back, trades Jeremy Accardo to Team Two for Paul Lo Duca. Team Two is in 7th place, 48.0 points back, and is last in wins, ERA, WHIP, Ks and next to last in saves. Team One has some depth at catcher in Russ Martin, Jason Kendall and Mike Piazza.
Greetings, fellow Mafia members!
Admit it. Aren’t you curious as to what “dirty” deals your fellow family members are getting away with? Don’t you want to know what others are doing to “get over” on the competition?
Well, with this inaugural piece, we’d like to introduce a new feature to fantasybaseballmafia.com called, “An Offer That Couldn’t Be Refused”. This is meant to be a “trades in review” segment and we hope that it becomes the next bit of material offered on fantasybaseballmafia.com to bring valuable insight to our membership.
By Bob in Cleveland
League 4
I just finished reading a techno-thriller where the heroes were relentlessly hunted by a pack of blood-thirsty, ravenous, genetically-mutated hyenas. Let me ask you this … have you ever seen a movie where the villain gleefully tosses the main character into a tank of starving sharks? Or an old-time flick, about the Roman Empire, where some unsuspecting, innocent, bloke is carted off to face the lions? All right, I know, what does this have to do with anything? I feel like I’m watching that poor hero, main character, or innocent bloke every time I see a player hit the waiver wire … that’s what.