Baseball Transactions - Friday

NEWSFLASH: Rangers Acquire Nippert For Minor Leaguer Marte

jamcadbury posted 3/29/2008 from mvn.com

In a surprise twist, the Texas Rangers have completed a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks for talented but frustrating right-hander Dustin Nippert.

June Draft Order

Dave Rouleau posted 3/29/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

Jim Callis has the draft order for the June 5th event. It includes supplemental and compensation picks.

An Ode to Opening Day

Dave Rouleau posted 3/29/2008 from feeds.feedburner.com

"We-e-e-a-ah!" and likewise "Stri-i-ke tuh!". They're here today, both of them, and so is the baseball season of 1908. – Chicago Tribune The reign of bat and ball is supreme.- New York Times Another interminable off-season will draw mercifully to a close today when the first true rays of the summer sun pass over ball-fields and batter's boxes across the United States.

Opening Day: 1908

Dave Rouleau posted 3/29/2008 from seamheads.com

"We-e-e-a-ah!" and likewise "Stri-i-ke tuh!" They're here today, both of them, and so is the baseball season of 1908. – Chicago Tribune The reign of bat and ball is supreme.- New York Times Another interminable off-season will draw mercifully to a close today when the first true rays of the summer sun pass over ball-fields and batter's boxes across the United States.

Fantasy Sleepers/Breakout Players: Who Is Exceeding Their Career SLG By 200 Points

Roto Advice found this 3/29/2008 on www.faketeams.com

Here is a slightly different sleepers list from the ones I have been providing for the past ten days.  These come courtesy of John Dewan of Acta Sports and examine those players who have exceeded their career SLG by 200 points this Spring. ...