One player’s injury is another’s opportunity. Sensitivity be damned, fantasy owners have to process that information, make decisions and take advantage of the new-found chance a player has.

On Thursday, St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Troy Glaus, a fine player in his own right, made the decision to undergo surgery on his right shoulder. The procedure could cost Glaus up to three months, while opening the door for a young player in the organization to claim an everyday job. Read more »

Jose Canseco got a new “Bash Brother” on Thursday, and he just so happened to be related to his previous slugging sibling. Mark McGwire’s brother Jay is dishing on his “estranged” brother in a report by Deadspin.com, just like Canseco dished on numerous other major leaguers in his first book Juiced.

According to Deadspin, Jay is coming clean on Mark out of love, which isn’t that farfetched, but brotherly love isn’t the type of affection he’s seeking. Money, plain and simple, is the motive for a man who is shopping a book on the same subject. Love would be, say, speaking to your brother, which Jay reportedly hasn’t done in years. Read more »

The darling of Tampa Bay’s World Series run last year, David Price makes the move from big league bullpen to rotation this season. While the transition is often difficult, Price has given us no reason to believe he won’t make it with ease. The lefty is equipped with a dominant fastball-slider combination that should make him a top-of-the-rotation force for years to come.

Price was the No. 1 pick in the 2007 amateur draft after a truly dominant junior season at Vanderbilt. That success translated immediately during his first pro season, and he breezed from high-A Vero Beach in April to Tampa Bay in September. In three minor league stops, Price went 12-1 with a 2.31 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 109.2 innings. Read more »