The San Francisco Giants have designated outfielder Jarrod Parker for assignment. The club need to open a spot on their 40-man roster for starting pitcher Derek Holland and Parker was the odd-man out. Parker struggled this spring with a .220 batting average, but should be able to land somewhere as organizational depth. If he goes unclaimed, Parker will start the season in Triple-A for the Giants.

This article references and more! Former Oakland A's ace pitcher Jarrod Parker has officially decided to call it a career. The 29-year-old has battled two ugly elbow injuries that derailed his once-promising career. "I'm not entertaining any offers, let's put it that way," Parker said with a laugh. "I'm just working through the logistical stuff." Parker has not played in the big leagues since 2013, so the announcement does not come as a major surprise. He was thought to be the future ace in Oakland coming off two straight very p[...]Keep on reading: Ex-A's Ace Jarrod Parker to Officially Retire

This article references A.J. Griffin, Ben Zobrist, Brandon Moss, Brett Lawrie, Coco Crisp, Derek Norris, Jarrod Parker, Jeff Samardzija, Jon Lester, Josh Donaldson, SP, Stephen Vogt, Tyler Clippard, WR and more! Teams usually perform close to the expectations they are given at the start of the season. The Oakland Athletics had few expectations coming into the 2012 season. With a projected 79-win season and third place in the American League West, fans expected another rebuilding year. Even at the All-Star Break, the A’s sat at a 43-43 season. After a 50-26 streak to end the season, Oakland stole the AL West title from the Texas Rangers in the final game of the season. This reinvigorated the fan bas[...]Keep on reading: Can Oakland Surprise The League Again?

This article references A.J. Griffin, Bartolo Colon, Bryce Harper, Chris Sale, Dellin Betances, Dillon Gee, Hunter Strickland, James Shields, Jameson Taillon, Jarrod Parker, Jeff Samardzija, Jerome Williams, Jesse Biddle, Jon Lester, Jon Niese, Matt Barnes, Nick Kingham, Santiago Casilla, Sergio Romo, SP and more! Welcome to the second installment of “Top 50 Pitching Prospects for Redraft Leagues.” Last week we looked at 2015 fantasy baseball pitching prospects ranked 50-41. The players on this week’s list, numbers 31-40, are a step up from the last group. We have some guys who are considered top prospects and others who could have a chance to make an impact this season.   Editor's Note: You can read more about MLB prospects and rookies, and their potential fantasy impacts, throughou[...]Keep on reading: Eye On The Minors: Top MLB Pitching Prospects (Numbers 40-31)

This article references 2B, Aaron Crow, Adam Jones, Andrew Heaney, Barry Zito, Brett Lawrie, DEF, Jacob Turner, Jarrod Parker, Javier Baez, Jeff Francis, John Danks, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Josh Donaldson, Kendrys Morales, Mark Kotsay, Michael Cuddyer, Miguel Cabrera, Nelson Cruz and more! Because Duquette is under contract as a valuable asset to the Orioles, the team should not let him leave for Toronto unless it receives proper compensation. Is letting Duquette take the Toronto job the right thing to do? Can we know what the value of Duquette or any GMs really is?  What would fair compensation for the Orioles be if they let Duquette walk? We'll look at all those questions below. 1) Is Letting Duquette Go The Right Thing to Do?Argument 1"It's standard [...] Keep on reading: The Dan Duquette Dilemma and the Value of GMs

It's been a tough spring for starting pitchers. In this year's Spring Training games, we've already seen some of the top pitchers in the game go down with elbow injuries. Already Kris Medlen, Brandon Beachy, Jarrod Parker, and Patrick Corbin have had their seasons ended as they await Tommy John surgery. This however does open [...]

The Athletics win. You don't always know the names, and you probably couldn't pick any of their players out if they were walking down the street, but that doesn't mean there aren't a lot of players on that squad that aren't big time fantasy baseball options. One of those names, that will likely be fairly [...]

Let's wind er up and let her rip. Some of the more intriguing storylines in fantasy baseball follow. Bruce Chen allowed one run over six innings Tuesday. I can't say anything other than I'm shocked to look at his pitching line and see that he's 4-0 with a 1.97 ERA and 1.18 WHIP over 45.2 [...]

Now that the 2012 season is over, it's time to review how my predictions went for each position in fantasy baseball. To that end, I will review my top-10 at each position and give a brief rundown on how each of the ten performed. I'll also list which player was a "Hit" (someone who lived [...]

Two more leagues to review. And yes, the results of these final two leagues was much better than the majority of my efforts that I've been detailing over the past week. FANBALL LEAGUE For those of you who haven't been following my work for years, and shame on you if you haven't, I used to [...]