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  • Jose Tabata Pirates

    2012 Opening Day Baseball Contest

    The Mariners and A’s have just completed their two-game Series in Japan but the real opening day isn’t for another week. Our friends over at FanDuel are offering up $1,000 worth of prizes for their Opening Day Freeroll. Enter $1000 Free MLB Opening Day Contest...

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  • Dustin Ackley

    5 Sophomore Sluggers to Target

    Baseball Prospects are a tricky code to crack. After you get a full year of Major League stats it becomes a little easier. Combining what you see during a prospects rookie year with their minor league years can give you a great outlook on what...

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  • Anthony Rizzo Padres

    Rookie Review: Anthony Rizzo

    Anthony Rizzo aka Tony Curls was a major disappointment in 2011.  Rizzo is derived from the adjective riccio, meaning curly. If you read my Prospect Spotlight on him last year then you wouldn’t have been affected by Rizzo’s poor showing.  I said “The odds that...

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  • Yoenis Cespedes

    Cuban Defector Yoenis Cespedes Stealing the International Player Spotlight

    Yu Darvish can kindly move over, because Yoenis Cespedes is stealing the show. Cespedes is ready to join the MLB after defecting from Cuba, and is showcasing himself via Youtube/Vimeo. I missed out on his first video, but his most recent scouting video caught my...

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  • MichaelPineda

    Who is the Rookie of the Year?

    Now that we have reached the All-Star break it is time to preview some Season Awards. Over the last 10 years only six pitchers have won a Rookie of the Year award while the other 14 have been position players. Because it is more common...

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