Yankees Turning to Igawa?

New year, new manager, same pitching struggles for the New York Yankees. Young guns Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy have both exited the rotation - Hughes with a rib cage injury and Kennedy with a demotion to Triple-A Scranton - which leaves New York searching for some answers. They’re hoping to find them in a [...]

Hunter Pence Looks to Avoid Sophomore Slump

Houston Astros outfielder Hunter Pence’s start to the 2008 was slow and painful. He labored to a .161 batting average through his first 14 games, then was on the bench for back-to-back series finales against the Florida Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies in mid-April. He returned to the lineup having lifted the weight of the world [...]

Free Agent Profiles: Starting Pitchers

Our waiver-wire scouring focuses on starting pitchers, as luckless fantasy owners recover from the bad news regarding preseason young guns Rich Hill, Francisco Liriano, and Yovani Gallardo, among others. Owners who jumped the gun and wasted an early-season pick on Rich Harden haven’t been rewarded either, and so far this has been the kind of [...]