The guys who will exceed your expectations and turn late round picks into fantasy gems.C—J.R. Towles, HOU—Towles logged some pretty impressive numbers for a catcher during his short stay in the minor leagues, including a .317 average with 12 jacks, 55 ribbies, and 13 steals in just 81 games in   more...
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Man, Jered Weaver has some hot friends!
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Remember all of those incredibly talented young pitchers in 2006? Justin Verlander and Jared Weaver proved not only to be two of the best pitchers on their team, but two of the best in the entire league. Anibal Sanchez threw a no-hitter and Jonathon Papelbon almost won a Cy Young as the closer of   more...
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With Colorado Rockies' pitcher Jeff Francis currently in the post-season spotlight, it got me to thinking of another stud Canadian Rockies (former) ballplayer - Larry Walker - and why all these new studs (Jason Bay, Adam Loewen, Rich Harden, Justin Morneau) are coming from beautiful British   more...
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This is a great idea for an ongoing column, which it appears it will be. Vtek is going to be profiling all players 26 or under in each organization. The first installment...the Baltimore Orioles. Not the deepest in regards to depth, but they do have some solid pitching prospects who could be   more...
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Is Adam Loewen a 2007 all-star?
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In this article I am going to decide whether or not which players should stay(keep) and which players should get traded or released(pitch). Okay well I will start with the Keepers.KeepErik Bedard- Hes really reliable compared to the other pitchers.Daniel Cabrera- Throws the heat. Jeremy Guthrie-   more...

Twins lefthander Francisco Liriano is expected to miss the rest of the season after injuring his left elbow on Wednesday for the second time in six weeks.Liriano left the game in the third inning after throwing a pitch to Oakland's Bobby Kielty. Liriano admitted he actually felt pain in the elbow   more...
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We continue our fantasy baseball team previews, taking a look at what 2008 holds for the Baltimore Orioles, highlighting key offseason moves, projected starters, players to draft/avoid and sleepers.
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It is going to be a tough season for the Baltimore Orioles. They're young and they play arguably two of the best 5 AL teams over 30 times. They'll be forced to deal with an up-and-coming Blue Jays team and a Devil Rays team that could possibly threaten to outscore everyone in the AL East. But the   more...
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The O's had a pretty good week, and still find themselves floating near the top of the AL East.
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Former Orioles pitcher will try to follow in Rick Ankiel's footsteps and become an everyday outfielder.
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The Orioles announced Saturday that Adam Loewen, their first round pick in 2002 - and the number four pick overall that year - has decided he can't be a pitcher anymore. The lefthanded starter has had one injury after another, the latest being a second stress fracture in his pitching elbow.   more...
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The Orioles announced Saturday that Adam Loewen, their first round pick in 2002 - and the number four pick overall that year - has decided he can't be a pitcher anymore. The lefthanded starter has had one injury after another, the latest being a second stress fracture in his pitching elbow.   more...
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Wow! There had been some rumblings and grumblings about this after the last injury, but I didn't think the news would come out this quickly. So Loewen is sick of rehab, and is going to become an outfielder. Hopefully the transition goes as well as it did for Rick Ankiel. Loewen is still young   more...
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