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By Jeremy Tiermini
Position scarcity: it is perhaps the most uttered phrase as owners prepare for fantasy drafts. Questions revolve around “Who should I draft in this spot?” and the answer always seems to come back to position scarcity. The second base position was perhaps the most shallow position, with the exception of catcher, heading into [...]

By Thom Henninger
The Toronto Blue Jays hit six home runs in Arizona Friday night. . . and lost. That’s hard to do, but all six homers were solo shots and the Jays came up short, 8-6 to the Diamondbacks.
If there was a team likely to do that, it would have to be the Blue Jays. [...]

By Jeremy Tiermini
Unlike past seasons, second base is fairly deep for mixed league players. Even beyond the top players like Chase Utley and Ian Kinsler, there are productive bats that can help fuel a contending fantasy team. In fact, you’ll find as much power here as you will at shortstop or third base.

By James Bailey
The All-Star break is a natural time to check in on some over- and underachievers from the first half. Can Aaron Hill keep it up? Is Jimmy Rollins really this bad? What has changed to turn Matt Cain into one of the biggest winners in the NL? Here are 10 players to keep [...]

By Elizabeth Finn
Baseball players are a superstitious lot. Possibly the most wood-knocking, facial hair-growing, dirty sock-wearing breed of athlete, the boys of summer will try just about anything to avoid a slump. Some traditions are timeless–how often does a player’s cleat actually touch the foul lines?–while some are byproducts of modern times, such as leaving [...]

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By Steven Lourie
Every year we have breakout players. Baseball would be boring without that, as everything would be exactly the same every year. Still, for every breakout star, there are at least two who cool off and turn back into the same player they were before. Which of the hot starts this year are signs [...]