Houston Astros starting pitcher Mike Hampton is going under the knife again and will miss the rest of the baseball season. Hampton is planning on having surgery on his pitching shoulder and both of his pitching knees. “It’s disappointing that he couldn’t get to the finish line,” Houston general manager Ed Wade said on Sunday. [...]
Washington Nationals center fielder Nyjer Morgan broke his hand while sliding and will miss the remainder of the season. Morgan sustained the injury when he slid headfirst into third base during the first inning. He would later score on a double by Christian Guzman, and then leave the game for replacement Willie Harris. Morgan was [...]
Oakland Athletics pitcher Justin Duchscherer was diagnosed with clinical depression and will miss the rest of the season, his agent Damon Lapa said on Friday. “Justin has been battling this for quite some time, and it’s kind of reached the apex where he made a really tough decision and owned up to the problem,” Lapa [...]
Cincinnati ace Edinson Volquez experienced a setback in rehab, and is now set to undergo elbow surgery on Monday. Fantasy owners (yes you Dave) should consider Volquez out for the season. Team officials are calling this “exploratory surgery,” but that procedure often leads to Tommy John surgery. Stay tuned. Volquez, member of the heralded Texas [...]
The Seattle Mariners have placed left-handed starting pitcher Erik Bedard on the disabled list because of inflammation in his left shoulder. Bedard refused to start pitching with his right arm triggering the move and possibly handcuffing the Mariners in trading him before the non waiver deadline. PHOTO CAPTION: Erik Bedard is a pitcher Seattle recalled [...]
As you know from a prior post, the New York Mets placed center fielder Carlos Beltran on the 15-day disabled list where he will join teammates Jose Reyes and Carlos Delgado. With this move, fantasy baseball geeks should expect the Mets to use Jeremy Reed and Fernando Martinez in center field. In leagues where points [...]
The Mets just keep getting more and more hurt. Now, it’s Carlos Beltran, one of the two guys (David Wright) in the lineup that’s actually been producing this year. The Mets have decided to send Beltran to the MPL with a knee issue. He had been playing through it, but an MRI today must have [...]
