Fantasy Beat – An Evening With Jeff Mans

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

With Trevor Ray away, Justin ‘Fensty’ Fensterman called upon Jeff Mans from FantasyAlarm.com to join him on this weeks edition of The Fantasy Beat! Jeff and Justin talk about general fantasy baseball strategy (how to evaluate pitching properly), top performers for the season, and everything else you would generally talk about on a first date.

Mostly MLB Notes: Albert Pujols’ decline, Carlos Santana’s emergence and examining David Price

Source: Roto Arcade by Dalton Del Don

We held a mid-season draft Monday, and I ended up taking Albert Pujols with the 19th pick. Judging by Yahoo’s updated rest of season rankings, I guess this could be considered something of a reach. I’m not necessarily going to argue against that, but it’s remarkable someone who was a unanimous top-three pick last year and was generally considered a top-10 pick this year is now a

Fantasy do-over: Auditing results from an in-season experts draft

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

At the risk of tearing down the entire "fantasy expert" scam, we begin today with an admission: Occasionally, fantasy gurus get stuff wrong.

It's rare, but it happens. Back in March, it's possible that some of us led you to believe Roy Halladay was salvageable and that Adam Dunn was not terrible at baseball. We apologize for these misunderstandings.

With six weeks of MLB data in the books, it's time to reassess the player pool. We've assembled a group of 10 experts for an in-season baseball draft. The league settings are fairly standard: 5x5, mixed player pool, CI & MI, head-to-head, weekly lineups. Nothing too exotic.

[You can still own Paul Goldschmidt! It's not too late! Sign-up today for

Shuffle Up: Carlos Gomez, the real deal

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

When it comes to fake baseball, the outfield is where the fun is. The first couple of rounds will always include some of these stat-grabbing giants, and yet the waiver wire in an average mixer consistently offers something for the discerning shopper. Add it all up and there's a lot to digest.

The prices you see in this piece are roughly how I rank the roto-eligible outfielders going forward. What we've seen to this point is merely an audition; if you want a list of the top players to this point, there are plenty of places you can access that.

Don't obsess over the prices in a vacuum: what really matters is how the players relate to one another. Assume a 5x5 scoring format, as always, and players at the same price

Shuffle Up: Carlos Gomez, the read deal

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

When it comes to fake baseball, the outfield is where the fun is. The first couple of rounds will always include some of these stat-grabbing giants, and yet the waiver wire in an average mixer consistently offers something for the discerning shopper. Add it all up and there's a lot to digest.

The prices you see in this piece are roughly how I rank the roto-eligible outfielders going forward. What we've seen to this point is merely an audition; if you want a list of the top players to this point, there are plenty of places you can access that.

Don't obsess over the prices in a vacuum: what really matters is how the players relate to one another. Assume a 5x5 scoring format, as always, and players at the same price

Shuffle Up: Choose your sophomore, Mike Trout vs. Bryce Harper

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

The outfield is the fun place to go shopping in fantasy baseball. Power, sure, you'll find it here. Plenty of guys run. A few players do everything. And the two most exciting young position players in the game happen to reside here, too. Everyone likes picking out their outfield.

The goal today is to rank all the mixed-league worthy outfielders going forward in 5x5 fantasy value, 2013 only. Don't read too much into the dollar values in a vacuum - they're merely used as a tool to compare players. And when commodities share the same price, they're considered even. (Players on the DL and minor-league prospects are not eligible for ranking.)

I reserve the right to tweak this list as the day goes along,

Mostly MLB Notes: A 2013 Season Preview

Source: Roto Arcade by Dalton Del Don

Editor’s note: I wanted to get this posted much earlier, but I had my first kid recently (well, technically my wife had her), so that’s my excuse for the delay.

National League East

1. Washington Nationals
2. Atlanta Braves (WILD CARD)
3. Philadelphia Phillies
4. New York Mets
5. Miami Marlins

Comments/Fantasy Predictions: Both Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper are top-15 fantasy players, while Dan Haren is a top-25 starting pitcher. Ryan Zimmerman proves to be a better pick than Evan Longoria, while Drew

Fantasy Baseball: Top Outfielders – 16 to 30

Source: Fantasy Baseball Dugout by BeeZee

You may not have the opportunity to draft all of your outfielders in your fantasy baseball money league or your free fantasy league in the early rounds. So use this list to help you decide who else to pick in your draft.

16. Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals

Holliday has seven straight 20-HR seasons and a career BA of .313. He turned 33 in January.

17. B.J. Upton, Atlanta Braves

Upton has five straight 30-steal seasons and 51 HR over the last two years. But  his.246 BA was highest in last four seasons.  Career .336 OBP, .422 SLG at home, .335 OBP, .422 SLG on

Player Profile: Dayan Viciedo

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

Last season Dayan Viciedo of the White Sox had 25 homers, one more than Hunter Pence,

Cactus Juice: Dodgers play waiting game with Carl Crawford and Matt Kemp

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

When it comes to buzzy names and bloated paychecks, the Dodgers have few rivals in major league baseball. There are major fantasy options all over the Glendale diamond; this is a roster we have to take seriously.

Alas, aches and pains are part of this L.A. Story, too – especially in the outfield.

Left fielder Carl Crawford is coming off Tommy John surgery and it's not a guarantee he'll be ready for the opening of the season. Crawford suffered a "minor setback" this week, stiffness in his left forearm, and he was limited in his Thursday workout. Here's more from

Pressing Questions: The San Francisco Giants

Source: Roto Arcade by Dalton Del Don

The Giants improbably won their second World Series over the past three years in 2012, once again riding strong pitching and terrific defense in the postseason. They did so despite being down 2-0 against the Reds while heading to play the next three games in Cincinnati and then down 3-1 against the Cardinals in the NLCS, only to outscore their opponents 36-7 over the next seven games – all wins. San Francisco became champs while hitting by far the fewest home runs in major league baseball, although that had plenty to do with AT&T Park, which had the lowest HR Park Factor (0.522) of any stadium since 2002.

The Giants somehow won the World Series despite Tim Lincecum finishing with a 5.18 ERA,

2013 Rankings: Outfielders

Source: Fantasy Baseball 365

You can find a bit of everything in the outfield. There are players who contribute across the board, and others who make waves in single categories. There are established veterans with lengthy track records, and young players on the cusp of becoming superstars. Oh, and the position is also home to two players who are going one and two overall in many fantasy drafts.

Rank First Name Last

Hunter Pence: The Reverend Calls For a Bounceback

Source: Fake Teams by Paul Rice

When Hunter Pence arrived in San Francisco after being traded from the Phillies, he received a hero's welcome. Seriously, I was watching the post-game show the night Pence landed for the first time in SF to meet his new teammates. The Giants broadcast crew treated him like he was the President, tracking him everywhere with cameras and hounding him for short sound bytes. You couldn't blame the Giants for being desperate for Pence's production, though. At that point in the season, on August 1, they hardly looked like the Championship

Pence, Giants avoid arb. with $13.8M deal - Hunter Pence | SF

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Giants avoided arbitration with OF Hunter Pence by agreeing to a one-year, $13.8 million contract.

Player Profile: Hunter Pence

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

hunter pence' pictures via Wylio" href="http://www.wylio.com/credits/flickr/5513633596">The San Francisco Giants, for the second time in three years, won the World Championship. Marco Scutaro was amazing throughout, and Barry

Burning Fantasy Baseball Questions: San Francisco Giants

Source: KFFL.com MLB

The defending champs are not without issues. What to make of Hunter Pence and Tim Lincecum, plus what Sergio Romo has in common with fast food....

Shane Victorino (OF-BOS)

Source: TG Fantasy Baseball

Inside the Phillies: Lack of big moves pointing to 2013 as a transition year for Phillies - Hours after dealing away two-thirds of his starting outfield, Ruben Amaro Jr. emerged in the visitors dugout at Nationals Park and sat on the bench. He used the word flexibility four times that July afternoon, stressing the trades of Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino offered a chance to remake the Phillies outfield. Source: http://www.philly.com

2013 Minor League Preview: Philadelphia Phillies

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America
2012 (27) | 2011 (11) | 2010 (18) | 2009 (12) | 2008 (22)

2012 Affiliate Records
MLB:  [81-81] NL East
AAA:  [75-68] International League — Lehigh Valley
AA:  [76-66] Eastern League — Reading
A+:  [72-60] Florida State League — Clearwater
A:  [62-76] South Atlantic League — Lakewood
A(ss):  [30-46] New York-Penn League — Williamsport

Arizona Fall League Players — Peoria Javelinas
Jay Johnson (LHP); Tyler Knigge (RHP); Colby Shreve (RHP); Kyle Simon (RHP); Tommy Joseph (C); Cody Asche (3B); Zach Collier (OF)

Mostly NFL Notes: Week 8 Recap

Source: Roto Arcade by deldon

Throw Robert Griffin's stat line completely out the window, as Washington receivers committed at least 10 drops, and that's no exaggeration. In a week full of an abnormally high amount of them, the Redskins were the worst, highlighted by this gem. It's not often you see a quarterback commit pass interference, but so was the case with RG3 on Sunday…Heath Miller is on pace to finish with fewer than 800 yards, but thanks to nine targets inside the 10-yard line (more than any other receiver in football), he has six touchdowns and has been the No. 3 fantasy tight end so far this year…Did you see Antonio Brown run backward for the final 20

2012 Positional Review – Outfield

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

Now that the 2012 season is over, it’s time to review how my predictions went for each position in fantasy baseball. To that end, I will review my top-10 at each position and give a brief rundown on how each of the ten performed. I’ll also list which player was a “Hit” (someone who lived up to expectations) as well as a “Miss” (the player who simply failed to impress).

Note: All of these rankings are taken from the

Ryan Theriot (2B-SF)

Source: TG Fantasy Baseball

Rapper Lil Wayne sings ‘Take Me Out To The Ball Game” — and Ryan Theriot helped to make it happen (Video) (Big League Stew) - Your browser does not support iframes. SAN FRANCISCO — It is written in some holy texts that when folk music legend the Kingston Trio, Metallica frontman James Hetfield and rap star Lil Wayne converge on the home ballpark of the San Francisco Giants in October of 2012, the apocalypse soon will follow. And look at this: We got Game 7 of the NLCS coming up Monday night, with the Giants taking on the St. Louis Cardinals for a World Series berth. It might not be the end of the world, but it should be pretty crazy-go-nuts around ATandT Park. Rain permitting. But in Game 6, the Giants took pains to ensure

Top 40 Outfielders, 2012 Fantasy Baseball

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

With the top 40 outfielders, we’ve finished all the hitter recaps.  We meaning me, but I’ll include you.  No, that’s not a cue to try to hold my hand.  Why are you now patting my butt?  (Here’s all the final 2012 fantasy baseball rankings.  They’re also to your left… your other left.  And down.  That’s up.  Oh, forget it.)  The pitching recap will begin next.  To recap, the end of the season rankings are based on our Fantasy Baseball Player Rater.  I felt the easiest way to keep it objective would to go this course.  This way when I say someone finished 30th and

Pence dropped in lineup for Game 4 of NLCS - Hunter Pence | SF

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Hunter Pence will bat sixth in Game 4 of the NLCS against the Cardinals on Thursday.

Tommy Joseph (C-PHI)

Source: TG Fantasy Baseball

Joseph displays potential behind plate in AFL. After Tommy Joseph emerged from Buster Poseyand#39;s shadow after coming to Philadelphia in the Hunter Pence deal, he has put in the work to show that he is a long-term solution for the Phillies. Source: http://mlb.mlb.com

Winding Down

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

It might be football season, I’m not blind to that, but you know at BaseballGuys that I will always keep up the good fight, leave no stone unturned, in my attempt to help you to win a fantasy baseball championship. To that end, here are a few players who I noticed some pretty interesting things about last night when I was perusing the old box scores.

Everth Cabrera is a name everyone sort of kind of knows, kind of like when you look through an unfocused pair of

Kris Continues Medlen With Opposing Hitters

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

Spare me while I talk about my team for a moment. I almost missed out on my head to head playoffs. Another team grabbed the final spot one week before the postseason was to begin. Oh no, it was that mean old Mr. McGaragle, and he would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for that Medlen Kris (and that dumb dog!) Yes, Kris Medlen continued his brilliance last night pitching 7.0 innings, giving up just 1 ER with 13 Ks. I really want to take this moment to thank Grey, because I literally own Medlen everywhere and he’s the only reason I made the playoffs in one league, and the only reason I’m still contending in the others. K-Med is 8-1 with a 1.62 ERA and 0.96 WHIP with 102 Ks in 117 IP (9 starts including 2

OPS Fantasy Leagues: Oh My, Starlin-Eyed Surprise

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

Starlin Castro – In the crazy town of Chicago, this 22-year-old shortstop certainly has the gift of game. He has been approaching the level of top tier at his position, but this has as much to do with his upside as the general lack of talent among other shortstops in the league. Looking at his 2012 season, it could very well be interpreted as a disappointment due to his drop in batting average, on base percentage, and slugging. To contrast, he has already reached a career high in home runs and should do the same in stolen bases. On the surface, his strikeout rate and frequency of pitches outside of the strike zone that he is swinging at have both increased, a potential cause for concern. However, when combined with

Kenley’s Heart Being Questioned, Josh Beckett Knows How He Feels

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

It didn’t take long for Josh Beckett to cause people to question the heart of the Dodgers staff.  And they didn’t even have to send them a Valentine.  Look, we wouldn’t wish a heart issue on anyone but of all the Dodger closers over the years, why Kenley Jansen?  Why not Steve Howe?  He was a coke fiend.  Or Eric Gagne?  He was a steroid/HGH fiend.  Or Jonathon Broxton.  He looks like he was on the Josh Beckett diet every day of the week.  This is the same condition that sent Kenley to the DL last year and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the same this year.  It’s not really something to mess with (or joke about, except in certain instances, apparently.  Don’t worry, I won’t joke about

Sleepers: Domonic Brown

Source: Sporting News Fantasy Source Baseball

When a former top prospect starts heating up, fantasy owners should start paying attention -- at least more than the mere 4 percent of Yahoo! owners who are warming up to the Phillies' Domonic Brown.

Brown went 2-for-4 with a double and his first homer of 2012 on Wednesday, giving him a modest four-game hitting streak. That might not be all that exciting in itself, but Brown is 7-for-15 (.467) with seven RBIs and four extra-base hits in that short stretch.

That's a positive power development for the 6-5, 200-pound outfielder, who hasn't lived up to the hype in the majors yet. Another reason to be optimistic about Brown's developmental path is his 9-9 K-to-BB ratio in 88 plate appearances since being recalled

Mailbag: Augus16, 2012

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

Each week on Thursday’s I’ll be answering fantasy baseball questions that have been sent to me at the BaseballGuys’ Twitter account.

Drop Carlos Santana for Salvador Perez, Ryan Doumit, Willin Rosario, or Jonathan Lucroy?
– @Krisr0ck27

First off, everyone needs to make sure they do a two catcher league next season. This is

Links: Recent Weeks

Source: Sporting News Fantasy Source Baseball

Fantasy Source experts read far and wide in order to keep on top of everything in baseball. Here are some of the stories that interested us this week. If you see something you think is worth sharing with our readers, tweet @DavidAArnott or e-mail us.

Weeks out? No, Weeks in! You are forgiven for giving up on Rickie Weeks at the All-Star break, when he was still struggling to stay above a .200 batting average. However, that was actually much better than he'd been doing a month before, when his average was hovering around .160,

Are you a Buyer or a Seller?

Source: Fantasy Baseball Dugout by ballparkbob34

KNUCKLE DOWN: And make the deal for the injured Carlos Ruiz now if you are a seller.

Prior to August 1, many MLB teams had to make the tough decision: are we buyers or are we sellers?

The Pittsburgh Pirates, second in the National League Central were in the unusual position of actually not being sellers in late July.  Same with the Baltimore Orioles who are competing for a coveted wild card post season position.  Certainly, the addition of the extra wild card team this year has made more teams buyers than in previous seasons.

The Philadelphia Phillies, with 5 consecutive NL East championships, were also in an

Links: Ranger danger

Source: Sporting News Fantasy Source Baseball

Fantasy Source experts read far and wide in order to keep on top of everything in baseball. Here are some of the stories that interested us this week. If you see something you think is worth sharing with our readers, tweet @DavidAArnott or email us.

Expected versus actual. Certain statistics, when laid next to other statistics, tell complicated stories. At FanGraphs, Carson Cistulli did something particularly interesting with weighted on-base average (wOBA), a catch-all statistic measuring a player's offensive contributions. He compared

Hitter Ranks: Fresh starts

Source: Sporting News Fantasy Source Baseball

A few players were affected by this week's trade deadline whether they changed teams or not. Here are the movers in the latest set of hitter rankings:

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Domonic Brown, OF, Phillies. With Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence both gone, there are plenty of at-bats up for grabs in Philly's outfield. Brown, a former top prospect, figures to get the chance to sink or swim as the Phillies evaluate their options for the future. Although Brown has struggled in the majors (and even this year at Triple-A), he still has intriguing power/speed

Mostly MLB Notes: Bryce Harper slumping

Source: Roto Arcade by deldon

Over his last 16 games (starting just 13 of them), Carlos Gomez has racked up four homers and nine steals. He has a .320/.386/.620 line after the All-Star break and despite projected to finish with just 338 at-bats, he's on pace to produce 14 home runs and 31 steals. While the counting stats and batting average aren't great, Gomez may quietly be turning into a fantasy asset. Still just 26 years old, he's already set a career-high in homers this season and over the past three years, he's stolen bases at an elite 86% success rate. It's possible the last two weeks have been nothing but a good old fashioned hot streak that means nothing, and he hasn't shown any real growth in K% or BB% this season, but a player with this kind of SB

Hunter Pence batting fifth in San Fran debut - Hunter Pence | SF

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Hunter Pence is batting fifth in his Giants debut Wednesday evening against the Mets.

Top Ten Fantasy Baseball Prospects for the Stretch Run

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

A few of these guys are up as of recently.  Others aren’t, but should be soon.  And then a few more might not surface this year, but the mere possibility of their being called up warrants a mention.  Please understand that I’m using the term “prospects” loosely here — some of the names that follow graduated their prospect status long ago.  Anyway.  My top ten prospect(ish) players for ROS:

1.  Dan Straily | RHP, Athletics – Straily has come out of nowhere this season, but he appears to be better prepared than anyone in Minor League Baseball to make an immediate and significant impact in the fantasy game.  He’ll be up soon.  More on him

Trade Fallout: Five quick pickups

Source: Sporting News Fantasy Source Baseball

A look at five players whose value was indirectly affected by Tuesday's trade deadline moves (Yahoo! ownership in parentheses):

Juan Pierre, OF, Phillies (21 percent). Pierre is the active leader in stolen bases (579), and he needs just one more to tie Ozzie Smith at No. 21 on the all-time leaderboard. With Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence gone, Pierre is all but a lock to get every-day run in center field. If Tuesday's game is any indication, Pierre, who has 25 stolen bases, might make a run at his fourth

Fantasy Baseball: 7 Players That Will Be Better Options on New Teams

Source: Bleacher Report MLB

Fallout from the MLB trade deadline isn't limited to real life. Fantasy baseball general managers need to pay attention to the rapidly shifting landscape as well.

Some players lost value fantasy value by swapping real-life teams.

Former Philadelphia Phillies outfielders Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino probably won't like their new digs on the west coast with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. Hitting in Dodger Stadium and AT&T Park in a division that also features San Diego's PETCO Park will be much tougher than life in Citizens Bank Park.

Marco Scutaro not only moves

Dodgers And Giants Glasses Are Half Phil’d

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

Shane Victorino has long been a benchmark for many other players’ production here at Razzball.  Dexter Fowler is Feign Victorino; Alejandro De Aza is Should-Hit-The-Gym-And-Train Victorino; Ryan Zimmerman is Bane of my Existence-rino.  I look at Victorino like a proud papa.  Back in 2008, when people wanted to drop him after he started losing time to Geoff Jenkins, I told them to hold tight, he’ll be fine.  (BTW, the week Victorino lost his job for about 3 days to Geoff Jenkins, elsewhere Tulowitzki was hurt.  The more things change, the more whatever that cliche is.)  Victorino went on to have a 14/36 season in 2008 and a Razzstar was born.  When he was hurt, we were crying for the Hawaiian.  When he was

Hunter Pence (OF-SF)

Source: TG Fantasy Baseball

Mets-Giants Preview (The Associated Press). The San Francisco Giants are looking to create some breathing room in the tight NL West race, and the addition of Hunter Pence may help them do that. Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com

Ricescapades: Day of the Hunter

Source: Fake Teams by Paul Rice

The trading deadline has come and gone, and the eleventh hour craziness we were all looking forward to certainly didn't disappoint. Oh, what a time to be an obsessive Twitter junkee. Among the major moves this morning, the Phillies traded outfielder Hunter Pence to the Giants for fourth outfielder Nate Schierholtz and two minor leaguers. This marks the second year in a row that Pence has been dealt at the deadline, and his acquisition is intended to provide a

Trade Deadline: Dempster to Texas

Source: Sporting News Fantasy Source Baseball

DEMPSTER TO RANGERS. After flirting with seemingly every contender in baseball, the Chicago Cubs traded Ryan Dempster to the Texas Rangers.

The veteran pitcher is enjoying a career year with a 2.25 ERA and 1.04 WHIP, and the move to Texas should give him a chance for more wins.

That is, if he can handle the pressure. The Rangers clearly are looking for a pitcher they can trust in the postseason, and Dempster has pitched in just two postseason games, both during his time with Chicago.

It's better to gauge what Dempster can give owners for the next two months. A look at his line over the past three years in August (9-5, 3.47 ERA, 99 Ks) and September (6-7, 3.42 ERA, 95 Ks) suggests he'll

Trade Deadline: Pence to Giants

Source: Sporting News Fantasy Source Baseball

The Fantasy Source will be keeping tabs on all the major fantasy moves through Tuesday's trade deadline. Follow along here:

REDS BOLSTER 'PEN WITH BROXTON (3:30 pm). Jonathan Broxton is headed to Cincinnati, according to Ken Rosenthal. Broxton will likely take over as the Reds' primary righthanded setup man, but it would be surprising if he challenged incumbent closer Aroldis Chapman for saves.

The ninth-inning situation in Kansas City is a little cloudier. Greg Holland is the most obvious option to take over as closer, as he's posted a solid 2.70/1.00 line with 12 Ks in 10 innings since the All-Star break, but both Aaron

Nate Schierholtz (OF-PHI)

Source: TG Fantasy Baseball

Phillies trade Hunter Pence to Giants but still have his bobblehead day scheduled for Aug. 21 (Big League Stew) - One year after acquiring him from the Houston Astros, the Philadelphia Phillies are sending Hunter Pence to the San Francisco Giants in a deadline day deal. That's good news for the cost-cutting Phillies, but for one major problem: The team still has a Hunter Pence bobblehead day scheduled for Aug. 21. Phillies.com was still touting  the giveaway as of Tuesday afternoon. And it says a bobblehead will go to "all fans" at Citizens Bank Park, which likely means they've stockpiled about 45,000 of these babies in south Philly. So with Pence headed west, what are their options? Adding a bonus pack of orange-and-black

Philadelphia Freedom: Shane Victorino traded to Dodgers, Hunter Pence to Giants

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

The final two hours of the Trade Deadline are open, could belong to anyone. But without question Phillies GM Ruben Amaro was the mover and shaker of the morning round. Everything that's not tied down in Philadelphia must go, and it must go now. (Does anyone have the contract details for Frank Reynolds? That organization needs to get cheaper and younger, too.)

Amaro recharged his phone overnight and quickly put it into action Tuesday. The Phillies shipped Hunter Pence to San Francisco and parceled Shane Victorino to Los Angeles. If you've got outfield (or even short field) experience, please meet up with Charlie Manuel at the sandlot, show him what you've got.

Victorino's roto value

Giants to acquire Hunter Pence from Phillies - Hunter Pence | SF

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that the Giants have acquired outfielder Hunter Pence from the Phillies.

Hunter Pence: Officially a Giant

Source: RotoWire.com MLB

Hunter Pence: Pence has officially been traded to the Giants along with cash considerations for Nate Schierholtz, Tommy Joseph and Seth Rosin, Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Trade Day Diary

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

Hunter Pence autograph' or find free 'hunter pence' pictures via Wylio" href="http://www.wylio.com/credits/flickr/7167971481"> The 2012 MLB Trade Deadline is upon us. At BaseballGuys.com there’s no way we could sit out the action which figures to be hot and heavy. We’ll be checking in throughout the day with some thoughts on all of the moves that you need to be made aware of as teams begin to set themselves up for the push for the playoffs.

RUMORS

JUSTIN UPTON/MATT GARZA: According to

Draft Day Diary

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

Hunter Pence autograph' or find free 'hunter pence' pictures via Wylio" href="http://www.wylio.com/credits/flickr/7167971481"> The 2012 MLB Trade Deadline is upon us. At BaseballGuys.com there’s no way we could sit out the action which figures to be hot and heavy. We’ll be checking in throughout the day with some thoughts on all of the moves that you need to be made aware of as teams begin to set themselves up for the push for the playoffs.

RUMORS

HUNTER PENCE: It’s been reported by many sources that Pence is headed to the Giants.