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This week we take another tour around the minors to look at who's hot, who's not, who's on the DL, and who is on the brink of having a true breakout. The early promotion of top prospect Bryce Harper (OF, WAS) continues to be the story of the year at the minor league level. With teams increasingly willing to sign young players to long-term contracts prior to free-agency—effectively buying out their arbitration eligible years—it will be interesting to see if other teams follow the Nationals lead and promote their top prospects ahead of the Super Two arbitration deadline.
May 11 2012 11:03pm
May 11 2012 11:03pm
Earlier this week our own Doug Dennis advised patience with Sean Marshall's (LHP, CIN) near-5.00 ERA due to superior peripherals (2.28 xERA, 5.0 Cmd, 194 BPV). But when Marshall gave up three hits and a run in two-thirds of an inning in what was a 2-0 game on Wednesday, Dusty Baker came with the hook. Logan Ondrusek (RHP, CIN) finished it off by recording the final out and his first career save. Is CIN the next participant in the Great Closer Turnover Trend of 2012?
May 10 2012 11:05pm
May 10 2012 11:05pm
May 10 2012 11:04pm
This week we highlight some players who, despite possessing interesting skill sets, have not yet found their way into regular playing time.
May 10 2012 11:03pm
May 10 2012 11:03pm
This NL Weekend Series Matchup column previews eight three-game series, all of which run Friday through Sunday.
May 10 2012 11:02pm
May 10 2012 11:02pm
[FREE] HQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon discusses recent callups like Bryce Harper and Mike Trout and many more, as well as updating some prospects working their way up the minor-league ladder.
May 10 2012 11:00pm
May 10 2012 11:00pm
[FREE] Casey Janssen (RHP, TOR) recorded his first save since replacing temporary closer Francisco Cordero (RHP, TOR) Wednesday with a 1-2-3 inning. Cordero was demoted from the closer role following his third Blown Save in five opportunities in spectacular fashion May 8, surrendering a game-winning Grand Slam HR to Oakland's Brandon Inge, failing to hold a one-run lead.
May 9 2012 11:05pm
May 9 2012 11:05pm
In his prime, Juan Pierre (OF, PHI) used exceptional contact skills and blazing speed to wreck havoc on opposing pitchers. Now in his mid-30s and with his fifth team in eight years, Pierre is still deploying exceptional contact skills and good speed to disrupt opposing pitchers.
May 9 2012 11:04pm
May 9 2012 11:04pm
Looking like the O's of old: Baltimore takes on Tampa Bay this weekend in a battle for AL East supremacy.
May 9 2012 11:02pm
May 9 2012 11:02pm
Call-ups from the minors for May 10, 2012: Guyer, Tolleson, and Van Slyke.
May 9 2012 11:01pm
May 9 2012 11:01pm
Welcome to Ron Shandler’s weekly chats on USA Today. He answers your questions every Wednesday from 11:00 AM EDT until noon.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/fantasywindup/post/2012/05/ron-shandler-chat-59/1
May 9 2012 7:11am
May 9 2012 7:11am
This week we take another tour around the minors to look at who's hot, who's not, who's on the DL, and who is on the brink of having a true breakout. The early promotion of top prospect Bryce Harper (OF, WAS) continues to be the story of the year at the minor league level. With teams increasingly willing to sign young players to long-term contracts prior to free-agency—effectively buying out their arbitration eligible years—it will be interesting to see if other teams follow the Nationals lead and promote their top prospects ahead of the Super Two arbitration deadline.
May 11 2012 11:03pm
May 11 2012 11:03pm
Earlier this week our own Doug Dennis advised patience with Sean Marshall's (LHP, CIN) near-5.00 ERA due to superior peripherals (2.28 xERA, 5.0 Cmd, 194 BPV). But when Marshall gave up three hits and a run in two-thirds of an inning in what was a 2-0 game on Wednesday, Dusty Baker came with the hook. Logan Ondrusek (RHP, CIN) finished it off by recording the final out and his first career save. Is CIN the next participant in the Great Closer Turnover Trend of 2012?
May 10 2012 11:05pm
May 10 2012 11:05pm
May 10 2012 11:04pm
This week we highlight some players who, despite possessing interesting skill sets, have not yet found their way into regular playing time.
May 10 2012 11:03pm
May 10 2012 11:03pm
This NL Weekend Series Matchup column previews eight three-game series, all of which run Friday through Sunday.
May 10 2012 11:02pm
May 10 2012 11:02pm
[FREE] HQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon discusses recent callups like Bryce Harper and Mike Trout and many more, as well as updating some prospects working their way up the minor-league ladder.
May 10 2012 11:00pm
May 10 2012 11:00pm
[FREE] Casey Janssen (RHP, TOR) recorded his first save since replacing temporary closer Francisco Cordero (RHP, TOR) Wednesday with a 1-2-3 inning. Cordero was demoted from the closer role following his third Blown Save in five opportunities in spectacular fashion May 8, surrendering a game-winning Grand Slam HR to Oakland's Brandon Inge, failing to hold a one-run lead.
May 9 2012 11:05pm
May 9 2012 11:05pm
In his prime, Juan Pierre (OF, PHI) used exceptional contact skills and blazing speed to wreck havoc on opposing pitchers. Now in his mid-30s and with his fifth team in eight years, Pierre is still deploying exceptional contact skills and good speed to disrupt opposing pitchers.
May 9 2012 11:04pm
May 9 2012 11:04pm
Looking like the O's of old: Baltimore takes on Tampa Bay this weekend in a battle for AL East supremacy.
May 9 2012 11:02pm
May 9 2012 11:02pm
Call-ups from the minors for May 10, 2012: Guyer, Tolleson, and Van Slyke.
May 9 2012 11:01pm
May 9 2012 11:01pm
Welcome to Ron Shandler’s weekly chats on USA Today. He answers your questions every Wednesday from 11:00 AM EDT until noon.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/fantasywindup/post/2012/05/ron-shandler-chat-59/1
May 9 2012 7:11am
May 9 2012 7:11am
