Defensive Indifference

 
News: Reds 3B Edwin Encarnacion reached base Wednesday in his 27th straight game, the most for a Reds player since RF Austin Kearns reached base in 32 straight in 2003.
Analysis: Encarnacion is a streaky slugger for any Fantasy league when he is going well. He is on pace for a career year at this point, […]

Thanks to ESPN’s free insider trial, I have learned that Tigers slugger Magglio Ordonez is friends with Hugo Chavez, the president of his native Venezuela. From the article:
Some who played winter ball in Venezuela say they saw a lot of Magglio Ordonez on television with President Hugo Chavez. “He is my friend,” says […]

As part of their fantasy draft prep, CBS Sportsline put up an article a few days ago identifying the top 25 rookies to watch in 2008. And while I only have minor qualms with the players they chose to include on their list, I found myself simultaneously shocked and a little pissed at how heinously […]

In another major move yesterday, the Dodgers agreed to a 2 year deal with center fielder Andruw Jones worth $36.2 million (pending a physical). What makes this deal interesting is the fact that Jones is coming off the worst year of his career, something I know all too well because he was a member […]

Allow me to write the caption for the above photo, from the mind of Omar Minaya, Esq. (above right). “Hmmm, how can I trade one of the best prospects (Lastings Milledge, 22, left) in baseball for a 29 year-old half-way decent corner outfielder AND an over-the-hill catcher who’s a black hole offensively?”
Well, folks, he […]