Chris at the Fantasy Baseball Mafia has posted a very nice article about oblique strains: what they are and how players are affected by them. Good info for fantasy players, and just plain interesting all around.
You don't have to be a Rangers fan to enjoy reading the Newberg Report—it's full of good news all baseball fans can enjoy. In his latest Spring Training report, he positively glows about the Rangers' attack. Talking about Ian Kinsler, Newberg says...
In batting practice, he’s showing an ability to hit the ball to right center with tremendous authority, and I think we’re about to see a player about whom we should be thinking not about 30-30 but about 30-30-.300, a leadoff hitter whose power may make him even more dangerous than Craig Biggio.
Yes, it's biased Ranger insight, but Jamey Newberg's perspectives are always worth reading.
John Patterson gets dumped by the Nationals, which doesn't even save them much money. He'll be sure to land on a team willing to pay a little for the chance Patterson can re-capture 2005.