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Javier Vasquez is struggling in the American League. Period. Someone needs to send this guy to a National League as soon as possible. Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman would trade him for prospects or a consistent arm for the American League. Releasing him would be a big risk, as his salary is $11.5 million. Yankees fans thought this guy could turn around and be a dependable No. 4 starter, but that proved to be ...

We have nearly a month of baseball in the books and many hairs have turned gray (if they haven't been pulled out) on fantasy owners of these 10. These 10 are causing you to bite the bullet because they are undroppable, currently untradeable for the value they deserve, and yet simply incredibly bad at the moment. The list does not include players who are hurting your team because of injury. ...

I know what you’re thinking. “All Stars? It’s only the beginning of May!” Well, believe it or not, All Star voting is well underway. MLB opened the ballots for this year’s game in Anaheim on April 20th, the earliest in the league’s history! Before you fill out your ballot, let me show you who I think should represent the National League in this summer’s showdown with the American League. Begin ...

For Red Sox fans, there weren’t too many things to cheer about in the month of April. The team got off to a horrendous start, plagued by a surprising lack of pitching and a not so surprising lack of offensive punch. David Ortiz is once again showing himself to be “Big Pop-up” as opposed to “Big Papi,” and the offseason acquisitions of Marco Scutaro, Adrian Beltre, and Mike Cameron have provided minimal ...

It sounds a little sappy, but I believe that I was meant to write “Public Bonehead, Private Hero: The Real Legacy of Baseball’s Fred Merkle,” which is available at:  www.sportingchancepress.com To this day, many baseball fans still call Fred Merkle a “bonehead.”  I won’t rest until that stops.  The truth is the complete opposite in every respect.  Merkle was one of the smartest players ever to wear ...

New York Mets (14-11)  at Cincinnati Reds (12-13) 7:10 p.m. Oliver Perez (0-2 4.35) versus Mike Leake (2-0 3.25) TV: SNY, Radio: WFAN   What To Watch The Mets roll into Cincy for a three-game series this week. Perez starts things off for the Mets. He got into trouble in his last start against the Dodgers and couldn’t make it out of the fourth inning. Jerry Manuel clearly had a quick hook with ...

As we do each Monday throughout the season,  today we look at Accuscore's playoff forecaster to see how the previous week's games effected the NL playoff race. Despite the Nationals breaking even with a 3-3 record on the week, after taking two of three from Chicago then dropping two of three against Florida, Washington's playoff chances dipped 3.4% from 13.9%-10.5%. The computer also shrunk the Nationals predicted chances of ...

J.D. Drew hit a home run Sunday afternoon. While I'd usually make some sort of snarky comment about how difficult it is to hit balls out of the park without the use of a human heart, that turn of events this time instead brought home the reality of how upside down this season has been so far in Boston. J.D. Drew has been the Red Sox's most durable outfielder. Think about that phrase ...

So far in 2010, it's pretty safe to say that Javier Vazquez stinks for the Yankees. He hasn't just been bad. He's been horrific—so horrific that every time he departs from Yankee Stadium, he gets by far the loudest boos of the team. In his first five starts back with the team, he is 1-3 with a 9.78 ERA. His longest outing thus far has been 5.2 innings. His innings totals aren't that ...

The bullpen was supposed to be a key strength for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2010. All the talk about lacking a true No. 1 starter didn't matter, because the relievers would be there to secure any lead. That bravado hinged, in no small way, on the return of Scot Shields. Shields has indeed returned, but his pitching form has not. Once one of the brightest young pitching stars to emerge from ...