With one swing of his bat, Victor Martinez shook off the 700 pound gorilla that has been on his back all season.In the bottom of the second inning tonight at Progressive Field, Victor hit a towering flyball to the home run porch in left - his first homer of the season.After playing the first   more...
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Talk about a slump buster. Batting just .190 (with one home run) during the month of August, Grady Sizemore rolled in to dollar dog night and appeared to have been shot out of a metaphorical cannon. Sizemore went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run that helped blow the lead wide open - even enough   more...
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Stuff from all over as Johnny Peralta provides the only Cleveland Indians runs in a loss to the Chicago White Sox. Travis Hafner news, Buffalo is done and a name change to one of the players in the Casey Blake deal.
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Around The Web: Casey Blake Trade ReactionI tried to find as much analysis as I could and bundle them all into one post. Some of the quotes are really long because you wouldn't be able to read them without paying (ESPN Insider/Baseball Prospectus).Both contributors to Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness   more...
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When I posted the Prospect Profile of Carlos Santana earlier this morning, I honestly had no idea that the Dodgers would trade him just hours later in a deal for Casey Blake, but that's exactly what happened. "The Indians would get minor-league catcher Carlos Santana, right-handed pitcher Jon   more...
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Just peeking in at the performance of some Dodger prospects in the minors.Carlos Santana-C-22-A+-No, this isn't about the musician, though i'm sure he's heard about it a million times by now. Still, his path to catching sounds familiar to Russell Martin's. Santana is an athletic, converted third   more...
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Overview-Meloan was a starter at Arizona, but the Dodgers thought his stuff would play better at the back of a bullpen. To this point, he hasn't disappointed them, and Meloan has dominated hitters throughout his minor league career. To start 2008, the...Including reports on stuff, command,   more...
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Now that we've finished up the series with the Twins, and the whole Casey Blake trade has started to sink in, I thought it would be best to give the WFNY readers some info on the two players we received in return for Casey: Carlos Santana and Jon Meloan.With All-Everything catcher Russell Martin   more...
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As the trade deadline approaches, many teams are feverishly trying to improve their postseason chances. But what sort of impact do these deals have on the fantasy aspect of the game? Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon examines some of the previously completed trades and the effect they will have on   more...
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