Rollins out of Friday's lineup with sore hip - Jimmy Rollins | PHI

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Jimmy Rollins is out of the Phillies' lineup on Friday due to a sore hip.

Jimmy Rollins (foot) not in Friday's lineup - Jimmy Rollins | PHI

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Jimmy Rollins is not in Friday's lineup against the Rockies due to a sore foot.

2013 MLB Draft Review: First Round, Part Two

Source: RotoRob by RotoRob

Is D.J. Peterson the answer for the offensively-challenged Mariners?

The 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft continues Saturday, and today we’re continuing our look at the first round results.

You can find our analysis on picks one through 11 here.

12. Seattle Mariners – D.J. Peterson, 3B/1B, New Mexico: Peterson can definitely hit and is expected to continue to do so at the big league level (of course, the same was said of current Mariner first baseman Justin Smoak when he was picked in 2008). That Peterson wound up in Em City was no surprise, but make no mistake – he’s

Shuffle Up: The joy of Jean Segura

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

One unavoidable fact about middle infield this year: it's not deep for fantasy purposes. The fears of the preseason appear justified at the quarter pole.

The prices that follow below are how I'd attack this area (2B/SS) if redrafting right now. The games played to this point are an audition, not a ranking mandate. Expect to disagree with a lot of stuff, that's why we have a game. You know the preamble by now.

We'll use a 5x5 scoring assumption, as most reasonable people do. Don't worry about prices in a vacuum: what matters is how the players relate to one another. Assume similar-ranked commodities are equal.

I'll add comments later in the day and perhaps move a few ranks around. Share your

Shuffle Up: Checking in with Josh Rutledge; more words about Didi Gregorius

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

Today's Shuffle Up assignment is the middle infielders, everyone who covers the second base or shortstop area for your fake juggernaut. Settle in, settlers, and let's try to figure it all out. (Where's Braun and Miggy? Sorry kids, they're not middle infielders.)

Play to this point matters as an audition, but that's it. The goal is to figure out who will play the best (and collect the juiciest stats) from this point forward, 2013-only. Pretend we're starting from scratch with a fresh draft tonight. Don't worry about the dollar value in a vacuum; they're merely used as tools to compare. And players at the same price tag are considered even.

I'll add extensive comments as the day goes along and I may tweak a

Closing Time: Edward Mujica makes his move; Tony Cingrani passes the eye test

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

The Cardinals bullpen has been a mess all spring, everyone has seen that. Get out the legal pad and look at the notes. Jason Motte got hurt in the middle of camp. Mitchell Boggs quickly fell apart. Trevor Rosenthal has been inconsistent. Al Hrabosky isn't in game shape any longer.

It's time to ask the question once and for all: why not Edward Mujica in the closing role?

The well-traveled Mujic Man was the last reliever standing in Thursday's 4-3 victory at Philadelphia, recording four outs and picking up his first save of the year. Mujica bailed out Rosenthal in the eighth inning, striking out

Draft Day Challenge, April 18

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

Daily baseball is all the rage in the fantasy sports world, so I will be covering the game a couple of times a week here at BaseballGuys.com. To that end, I’ve partnered with DraftDay.com to give all my wonderful followers, that’s you, the chance to play the game on a daily basis. On Tuesday and Thursday’s here at the site, every week, I’ll be giving you some insight

Fantasy Baseball 2013: Shortstop Primer

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

As a group, major league shortstops demonstrated exactly one useful fantasy skill last season: They stole bases.

They didn't do much else, but at least they ran. This position delivered four of the game's top-13 individual stolen base totals, with Everth Cabrera's 44 steals leading the National League. Twelve different shortstops reached the 20-stolen base plateau in 2012, the most at any spot except outfield. And you might recall that Cincinnati farmhand Billy Hamilton had a pretty decent year, establishing a new minor league record for single-season steals (155).

So yeah, there's plenty of speed at short (even with

Baseball Players I’d Like to Hire

Source: Fantasy Baseball Dugout by ballparkbob34

Success on the Ball Field and the Boardroom

If you run a small business, you probably do a lot of thinking about who you’d like to have on your team.  And, if your like me, you both run a small business and you play in a small fantasy baseball league.  So, during those late nights with your face to the grindstone, it can’t help but get confusing as to which one you are working on.

That’s why Fantasy Baseball Dugout is proud to introduce its first ever All Small Business Baseball Team with the players that I’d most like to have working at my business.

ROCKET SURGEON: The Red Sox Craig Breslow studied molecular physics

Shortstops To Target, 2013 Fantasy Baseball

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

Like the 2nd basemen to target post, this is necessary. You want to take flyers on late shortstops. You want to avoid taking high-priced shortstops. Position scarcity is a buzzword(s) that fantasy baseballers (<--my mom's term!) like to throw around. It's the same as someone using ten-dollar words in conversation they don't really understand. I'm drafting Tulo because of position scarcity! That's you after reading an ESPN analcyst. We talk about position scarcity on our first fantasy baseball podcast of the year, too. At

Pressing Questions: The Philadelphia Phillies

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

Three aces can take you a long way, be it on the poker table or the baseball diamond. But a stacked starting rotation might not be enough to save the 2013 Philadelphia Phillies. They're almost down to the felt.

The Phillies have the most aging collection of name-brand talent south of Yankee Stadium. The four infield starters are 33, 34, 34 and 36 years old. Mound stalwarts Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay are in their mid-30s. You almost expect Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt to emerge from the dugout, bats in hand.

There are other problems to deal with. Carlos Ruiz, last year's surprise star behind the plate, is grounded for 25 games per league suspension. There's plenty

2013 Rankings: Shortstops

Source: Fantasy Baseball 365

Like second base, shortstop lacks depth. Scraping the bottom of the barrell is a scary thought and will yield players that should only be started in AL-only and NL-only leagues. 

Rank First Name Last Name Organization 1 Troy Tulowitzki Rockies 2 Jose Reyes Blue

Carlos Gomez: A Late Bloomer?

Source: Fake Teams by Ray Guilfoyle

Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez put up his best season as a major leaguer in 2012, a breakout season for him. I am sure many, or all, of us saw this coming right? Wrong. Kudos for you if you did. Gomez was more than likely a waiver wire add in 2012 in many leagues, and he rewarded fantasy owners with a season that put him in the same company as Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Braun, Mike Trout and a few others.

Let's take a look:

Name

Fantasy Baseball Analysis: Ben Revere to the Phillies

Source: Fantasy Baseball Dugout by ballparkbob34

 

Phillies fans are quite used to general manager Ruben Amaro making the blockbuster big ticket move.  And, it’s no wonder.  The Phillies pack the stadium every night at Citizen’s Bank Park.  Last year, it’s consecutive sellout record finally came to a halt at 257 games.  Although, quite frankly, there were times when I sat in my season ticket seats in section 117 and saw a lot of empty seats in the upper corners.

So, when the Phillies acquired Ben Revere from the Twins this week, knowledgeable Phillies fans were happy, but

Fake Teams Staff Post: Who's My Shortstop?

Source: Fake Teams by bretsayre

Each week, when we cover a position here at Fake Teams, in addition to all of the content you've been seeing, we're going to be doing two staff posts where each of the writers will contribute a brief comment on a player they will personally be targeting in drafts and a player they will be avoiding. Because we're generally an optimistic group here, we're going to start with a player each of us thinks is a good value. Come back tomorrow to find out who the guys we're avoiding are.

So without any further ado, I present the Fake Teams staff and their favorite shortstop targets for 2013:

"Jimmy Rollins quietly put up an excellent season for

Jimmy Rollins: A Labor of Love

Source: Fake Teams by brad dengler

I had to come home today to get my mail. Tuesday we got snow and some got into my mailbox and caused my mail to freeze to the bottom of my box. Since then, there have been two pieces of mail frozen to the bottom of my mailbox. It thaws each afternoon, but refreezes every night. I leave too early and get home too late to get the mail, so I had to come home, at lunch, to retrieve it, before it refreezes again tonight. I have a hard life, but I labor on to bring you my thoughts on what fantasy owners might expect for Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins. I am a Phillies fan, which means I am not rational

2012 Positional Review – Shortstop

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

Top 20 Shortstops, 2012 Fantasy Baseball

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

Top 20 catchers, 1st basemen and 2nd basemen are in the books.  What a strange, glorious trip it’s been!  Though not really.  Today, the top 20 shortstops for 2012 fantasy baseball get to shine.  Hmm… Actually, most of these won’t shine.  They’re cloudy with a chance of crapballs.  To be a bit more specific, the top ten shortstops were about equal with the 2nd basemen through the top 10, then they fall off the map like a 12th century explorer.  For

The Final Day

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

It’s a sad day for many in the world of baseball as this is the final day of the regular season. Hopefully your team is in the playoff mix, and your fantasy team still has something to play for on this final day of the 2012 regular season.

Miguel Cabrera is on the cusp of the Triple Crown which would be the first since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967. Cabrera has a seven point lead over Mike Trout in the batting race (.331 to .324), a one homer lead over

Rollins (calf) out of lineup again on Tuesday - Jimmy Rollins | PHI

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Jimmy Rollins (calf) is out of the Phillies' starting lineup again on Tuesday night.

Rollins (calf) out of lineup again Tuesday - Jimmy Rollins | PHI

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Jimmy Rollins (calf) is out of the Phillies' starting lineup again Tuesday.

Rollins out of lineup after tweaking calf - Jimmy Rollins | PHI

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Jimmy Rollins is out of Monday's lineup after tweaking his calf on a pickoff play Sunday.

Orioles Promote Bundy To Stick His Hand Down His Pants

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

After the Orioles played 18 innings on Tuesday, delirium set it in and they said, “We’ve had two bean and cheese burritos since 6 o’clock and we have to pull a double shift ice trucking.  Somebody gives us a Christian side hug right now or we’re calling up Dylan Bundy.  Okay, fine.”  Only they did it with no punctuation and in a spot-on Christopher Walken impersonation.  For the ostriches with their heads stuck in the sand, Dylan Bundy is the Orioles 19-year-old who has been labeled by some as the best prospect to come out of high school since Babe Ruth had sex with Miss Agatha Hannigan and he was kicked out of his orphanage.  Bundy’s A-Ball numbers were insane.  He was too good for A-Ball.  A-Ball

RCL Roundup: September 17

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

The Rank Railheads (RCL 40) continue to set an amazing pace atop the Master Standings, thanks to a still unbelievable 119 league points. Last week I said they were too far behind Chin Music in the Runs category to score a perfect 120, which I guess they took as a challenge. The Railheads narrowed the gap to 14, outscoring Chin Music 49 – 39. Another week like that would make things interesting.

Meanwhile, panthers_freak (We’ve Got the Runs — Baseball Reasons) gained a couple of points to pull to within 3 of top spot. He still could gain in wins (4 behind, but with 11 extra starts) and batting average

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

Sorry There Ol’ Chapman

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

Aroldis Chapman is being shut down ‘for a couple of days’ with shoulder fatigue.  Dusty actually admitted  ”We’re lucky we got to this point” which made every Cub fan both nod and shake their heads.  To be fair to Dusty, his usage of Chapman seems reasonable.  64G/67 IP this year after 54 G/50 IP last year does not seem abusive.  Perhaps hurling a ball 100 MPH isn’t good for your arm.  In Chapman’s stead, Jonathon Broxton picked up the save.  Broxton should feel comfortable pitching for Dusty as he had the ultimate ‘pen melter in Joe Torre as a coach for 5 years (his 2007 usage – 83 G / 82 IP – makes my arm hurt).  Broxton is a must-own as I think it’s likely that Chapman is shut down for

Rollins' tremendous night leads Phils to win - Jimmy Rollins | PHI

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Jimmy Rollins homered and drove in three runs Tuesday, powering the Phillies in a 9-7 victory over the Marlins.

Rollins in Friday's lineup after benching - Jimmy Rollins | PHI

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Jimmy Rollins is in Friday's lineup against the Braves.

RCL Roundup: August 27

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

panthers_freak (We’ve Got the Runs — Baseball Reasons) had a big week and stretched their lead atop the overall standings to four, 117-113, over the Rank Railheads (RCL 40). Both teams have 115 league points, but, as was shown last year in the tense battle between Random Italicized Voice and Better Lucky Than Good, the League Competitive Index can make the difference.

We’ve Got the Runs have been led by 5 Top 40 players, according to the Razzball Player Rater. #7, Justin

Bring Me The Stream Of Jaime Garcia

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

The Pirates and Cardinals played a marathon game yesterday.  19 innings that saw 47 lineup changes, 16 different pitchers and 12,000 fans at Busch Stadium leaving simply because the beer cutoff was in the 7th inning.  ”This is baseball sober?  Damn, I’d prefer a third divorce.”  Tim Kurkjian’s voice is cracking at the sheer craziness of the game.  Can you believe this game, fellas?!  They used more electricity to light the scoreboard than was generated in the entire Sudan all of last year?!  Andrew McCutchen saw a total of 42 pitches, that’s more pitches than Michael Pineda threw this year!?  Michael McKenry went 0-for-8 and caught all 19 innings, which means he crouched down more than Jon Rauch trying to

RCL Roundup: August 6

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

With just 59 days left in the season, the Rank Railheads (RCL 40) are looking tough to beat with 114 points after adding another one to their total this week. Their pitching staff continued to shine, finishing the week with a 2.68 ERA and 0.89 WHIP. The Railheads are carefully managing their starters, as they have used 159 starts already. In 4 starts this week, David Price, Kris Medlen, and Yovani Gallardo combined for an ERA of 1.65. panthers_freak (We’ve Got the Runs — Baseball Reasons) managed to pull within 4 points of the leaders, jumping from 107 to 110 points. Pliny the Elder (Myrtle’s Acres) gained 5 points and moved into third place

Rangers Skew To Sonic Youth Over Michael Young’s Dinosaur Jr. When Blasting Olt-Rock

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

Don’t you love when New Yorkers say the expression, “I got your _____ right here!”  Coming out of the right taxi driver’s mouth, it’s like a cello being played by Yo-Yo Ma.  Sometimes it can get confusing when you are actually trying to tell someone you’ve located something.  Like, “I got your cellphone right here!”  Probably sounds like you’re being an a-hole.  Well, in that vein, take a a scruffy taxi driver’s voice, throw it through two packs a cigarettes a day for 20 years and give me a little, “I got your loyalty to Michael Young right here!”  The Rangers called up Mike Olt.  I can’t imagine they did this so he could play an illegal game of pepper and collect autographs from

Shuffle Up: Ian Desmond puts it all together

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

The middle infield is the focus for this week's shuffle up, your 2B and SS options. Settle in for the usual rule disclaimers, and then we'll discuss some prices.

This blog contains how I'd rank the players if I were headed into a new start-from-scratch league today. What's happened already in 2012 is an audition, but what we're trying to figure out is what the players will do going forward. Don't obsess over the dollar amount in a vacuum; what matters is how the players relate to one another. Commodities at the same tag are considered even.

Your respectful disagreement is always welcome, and it will help me iron out this list. But you need to have a reason for your unrest; further the conversation,

Dodgers have interest in Phils' Jimmy Rollins - Jimmy Rollins | PHI

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com reports that the Dodgers have some interest in Jimmy Rollins.

Fantasy Baseball Top 100 for Second Half of 2012

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

So it’s not really the 2nd half mark in the fantasy baseball season, but it’s the All-Star Break so what else are we going to talk about?  Hell’s Kitchen?  Is it even believable that these people would one day be in charge of a kitchen?  There’s Real World castmates who seem like they have their shizz together better than these schmohawks.  Clemenza t food in his own sweat, and he Okay, as with all of the other 2012 fantasy baseball rankings, take this list with a grain of salt.  If you need a 2nd baseman, but an outfielder is above him that doesn’t mean you can’t trade the outfielder for the 2nd baseman.  Also, things change in fantasy

Hitter Ranks: Raging Rios

Source: Sporting News Fantasy Source Baseball

Here's a glimpse at the biggest movers and shakers in this week's hitter rankings:

Movin' on up

1. Alex Rios, OF, White Sox. Known for his "Jekyll and Hyde" seasons, fantasy owners are getting the good Rios this year and the great Rios in the past week. He's 13-for-28 (.464) with two homers, two steals, eight runs and five RBIs in the past seven days, helping him leap 11 spots in the outfielder rankings to No. 13. With an overall line of .305-10-40, 42

Rizzo, “Hey I’m Playing In The Majors Here!”

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

As I announced yesterday after inferring things from elsewhere, it’s official.  Anthony Rizzo will be in tonight’s lineup vs. the Mets.  I’d continue to paint the walls of your brain with more praise, but I think we’ve heard enough.  If I effuse anymore, you Rizzo owners aren’t going to be able to get into your pants anymore.  Let’s look at reality for a second, last year he hit 1 homer and .141 in 49 games and 128 ABs.  I didn’t make those numbers up.  I seriously just looked them up on the Al Gore-invented Internet.  One homer, .141 average.  That sounds downright Zimmermanian.  Sure, it was in Petco (for his home games), and the only one that likes to hit there is Tony Gwynn and he’s hitting

Jimmy Rollins homers for fourth straight day - Jimmy Rollins | PHI

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Jimmy Rollins stayed hot Monday, doubling and belting a two-run homer in a win over the Pirates.

RCL Roundup: June 25

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

The game of musical chairs at the top of the Master standings continued as captainpyper (RCL 3) moved up a spot and MattTruss223 (Rube Waddell’s Shiny Objects — Magnificent Mustachioed Men) jumped from 10th to share the throne with 108 points. The captain had the first pick in the RCL 3 draft and started his team with Miguel Cabrera, Adrian Beltre, and Hunter Pence. Starlin Castro (4th round) and Melky Cabrera (15th) have been key offensive contributors. His drafted starters, Matt Cain (Round 7), James

Youkilis To Begin Dating Jay Cutler’s Sister

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

The trade to the White Sox couldn’t have worked any better for Kevin Youkilis.  Now he can just chuck all of his clothes in with some bleach.  I imagine him and Ventura will get along thick as thieves.  They can bond over how they were both publicly beat up.  Ventura by Nolan and Youuuuuuuuk by the Red Sox.  Talk about a club turning on one of its biggest fan favorites.  I hope Bobby Valentine has the decency to help Youuuuuuuuuk pack up his locker in an easy-to-carry pita.  The Greek God Of Limps could see a boost in value if he can stay healthy.  That if is the size of Mumbai’s population.  Maybe the motivation of showing the Red Sox they shouldn’t have hurt his feelings will help him pick up his

Shuffle Up: Splitting hairs with Ian Kinsler

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

This week's Shuffle Up assignment is the middle infield, everyone who qualifies at second base or shortstop in the standard Yahoo! game. If you're on the DL (sorry Tulo), you don't get a rank. If you're in the minors (no one misses you, Raburn), you don't get a rank. Those are the rules.

I'll let the ranks simmer and settle for a bit, then come back and add comments, tweak a few things. Assume a 5x5 roto context , as always, and what's happened to this point is merely an audition. The goal is to figure out who's most valuable going forward.

Don't sweat the actual dollar values; what matters is how the players relate to one another. And when players share the same price tag, they're considered

Shuffle Up: The Ian Kinsler problem

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

This week's Shuffle Up assignment is the middle infield, everyone who qualifies at second base or shortstop in the standard Yahoo! game. If you're on the DL (sorry Tulo), you don't get a rank. If you're in the minors (no one misses you, Raburn), you don't get a rank. Those are the rules.

I'll let the ranks simmer and settle for a bit, then come back and add comments, tweak a few things. Assume a 5x5 roto context , as always, and what's happened to this point is merely an audition. The goal is to figure out who's most valuable going forward.

Don't sweat the actual dollar values; what matters is how the players relate to one another. And when players share the same price tag, they're considered

Hip Hip R.A.

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

R.A. Dickey went seven and a third innings with no runs and eight Ks as he dueled Wang.  Dickey vs. Wang was the greatest sword fight since Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme both arrived at the same tanning salon in the late 80′s.  In this game, surprisingly there weren’t that many dribblers through the vas deferns.  Streamers would have to wait until later in the day with Leake.  The game started with the Nats putting a giant zipper in the outfield for each pitcher’s entrance.  Then the knuckleballs came early and often and showed a polished Dickey. Wang didn’t go very deep, but fans who came got an afternoon delight.  Dickey now leads the league in wins with 9 to go along with 78 Ks, 1.08 WHIP and

A Twelve Zack With A Dozen Buds

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

Bud Norris and Zack Greinke both struck out 12 hitters yesterday.  One in 6 innings and the latter in 7 innings, if latter means Greinke.  And when I saw their lines it occurred to me, that my Bud’s gonna be just like Greinke, when he grows up, my Bud’s gonna be just like Greinke.  You see my Bud’s WHIP’s a hassle and his homers have the flew.  But one day Bud will be just like you.  One day he’ll be just like you.  And Greinke would say, “Why is he singing Cat’s in the Cradle to me?  I’m not his father, I’m barely two years older than him?”  Yeah, you’ll see, Greinke.  You can’t even see the irony now, but one day, my Bud’s gonna be just like you.  You all will see.  For now, he’s

Daily Joust: The Weekend Ahead

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

It’s Friday, and that means a couple of things. First, the weekend is nearly upon us (thank goodness). Second, it’s time to get your drink on. Third, it’s time to get ready for your weekend of fantasy baseball  with DailyJoust.com.

For those of you unaware of just what DailyJoust is and what the offer, click on the link to BBGuys Partners with

Kemp And Tulo Both Limping Like A Chulo

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

As if pitching in the NL West wasn’t advantageous enough, Troy Tulowitzki and Matt Kemp look destined for the DL.  Tulo strained his groin – which is too low or too high for a strain depending on your preference (I prefer to strain a pun).  Kemp re-aggravated his hamstring injury running the bases and then took out his frustration on a bat in the dugout.  Hey, Matt – we drafted you to do damage WITH your bat not TO your bat.  While this is bad news for anyone who owns one of these players, it’s worse for Kemp owners because it’s going to be a loooong time before Kemp is going to be given a green light to steal.  At this point, you’d have to be happy to get 15 HRs and 5 SBs starting in

Phils activate Rollins from paternity leave - Jimmy Rollins | PHI

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Phillies activated SS Jimmy Rollins from the paternity leave list.

Jimmy Rollins will rejoin Phillies Thursday - Jimmy Rollins | PHI

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Jimmy Rollins (paternity list) will rejoin the Phillies Thursday in St. Louis.

Jimmy Rollins: Placed on Paternity Leave

Source: RotoWire.com MLB

Jimmy Rollins: Rollins was placed on the Paternity Leave List on Tuesday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Around the Horn: May22, 2012

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

(1) D’backs call up Josh Bell to replace Ryan Roberts.

(2) Bryan LaHair really slumping in May.

(3) James Loney heating up.

(4) Chris Capuano pitching like Sandy Koufax.

(5) Kyle Drabek living on the edge.

(6) Adam Lind solid start down at Triple-A.

(7) Miguel Montero and Ryan Braun dealing with groin issues.

(8) Jimmy Rollins out a couple of days to be with first child.

By Ray Flowers