On Thursday the Oakland A’s shut down reigning AL Rookie of the Year closer Andrew Bailey for a week with “tennis elbow.” Bailey made 68 appearances in 2009, going 6-3 with a 1.84 ERA and 26 saves in 30 chances. “It’s just a little discomfort,” Bailey told MLB.com. “I felt something after my last outing , so I figured I should have it checked out. I’ll just be doing some therapy and give it some rest. Last year was probably the heaviest workload on my arm, so this is probably just...

Spring is the best time of the year in my opinion. Since I live in Indiana, I’ve been punished with three harsh months of freezing weather. Finally, the snow has all melted and I can wear shorts again. Spring is definitely great for sports too. Everyone and their brothers are filling out their brackets for NCAA basketball and we are in the final stretch before the playoffs start in the NBA but… …nothing compares to baseball season. The official baseball season starts in just a few weeks, but we can already satiate our baseball cravings with spring training games. Usually there...

On Wednesday, the Arizona Cardinals signed former Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson. Everywhere, Larry Fitzgerald owners rejoiced. With Anquan Boldin and Kurt Warner both leaving him in the desert, and staring at the prospect of needing Matt Leinart to become competent in a few short months, the reality that the game’s best receiver might lose significant fantasy value was becoming a very real proposition. However, adding a former Pro Bowl quarterback in Anderson to compete with Leinart indicates that Arizona had similar concerns to Fitzgerald owners about their quarterback...

Every Monday, I will report on the events of the past week of fantasy basketball. I will go over each position and what particular player that week stood out from all the rest. As always, I will start off...

2010 Fantasy MLB Starting Pitchers ~ Breakouts, Busts and Sleepers Fantasy's best pitcher is still not a safe first pick. Lincecum, EZ Go We are back yet again for our next round of Breakouts, Busts and Sleepers. We’ve done the infield; Catchers, First Basemen, Second Basemen, Short Stops, Third Base and Outfielders. This time we’re looking at the Starting Pitchers. Perhaps the hardest position...

J-E-T-S Running Back LT The New York Jets agreed to a two-year deal with former San Diego Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson on Sunday. Tomlinson, a certain Hall of Fame back who lost carries (and games) to injury over the past couple seasons, brings a veteran to the Jets backfield to replace the departed Thomas Jones (who signed with the Kansas City Chiefs). What does this mean to fantasy owners? It clearly labels Shonn Greene the future feature back in New York, but the terms of the deal...

Rocky Mountain... High? On Sunday, the Cleveland Browns dealt quarterback/”hotty” Brady Quinn to the Denver Broncos for fullback Peyton Hillis, a sixth-round pick in 2011 and a conditional pick in 2012. Earlier this week, the Browns traded for quarterback Seneca Wallace from Seattle and signed former Carolina signal caller Jake Delhomme. They also released former Pro Bowler Derek Anderson. The fallout from this deal is very clear for the Browns, and the polar opposite for Denver. In Cleveland, it now appears that Delhomme is their starting quarterback. The...

On Sunday, the Chicago Blackhawks suffered what could become a devastating injury on their blue line when Brian Campbell was hit from behind by Alex Ovechkin early in the first period. Campbell remained on the ice for some time before being helped to the dressing room. Ovechkin received a five minute penalty for boarding and his fourth game misconduct of the season for the hit. Washington came back to win the game with three goals in the third period and one in overtime, stealing...

Now we are really in the shallow end of the swimming pool. Fortunately, we live in more fortunate times where shortstops hold more value than they did five years ago. The power is limited at the position, so look for 30 home runs in another place. What the position does have is a plethora...

Power vs. Speed... Certain debates rage every season in fantasy baseball. Who belongs in the first round, who doesn’t, and why. When to draft a Catcher, Closer, etc. One argument that seems to rage every season is Power vs. Speed. Since it takes more than one opinion to form a viable debate, Ray Tannock will join me this week as we argue power vs. speed in the early rounds of your 2010 draft. First it’s important to note that every league is different, and you...