Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: May 10

A look around baseball for the best fantasy options.

Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday.

Forget about the curve ball, Ricky. Give him the heater!

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Baseball By The Numbers: Weak AL Central, Position Players Pitching and Mo Rivera

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Boston’s Adrian Gonzalez suffered through an 0-fer day against Baltimore in the Red Sox’ 9-6 loss in 17 innings. The first baseman struck out in the 17th representing the tying run against the Orioles’ Chris Davis, who
began the day simply as the DH and ended it with a win. Gonzalez was the first AL cleanup hitter to go 0-8 since Andre Thornton of the Indians in 1984.

1968

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Mariano Rivera Vows to Come Back

Yankees closer will return to the mound next season

Mariano Rivera vows that he will come back next season, telling reporters last week, “I am coming back,” and to “write it down in big letters.” So…MARIANO RIVERA IS COMING BACK NEXT SEASON.

There. Mo obviously does not want his career to end this way.

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2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings for May 7

Athlon's weekly look at baseball's best and worst teams

Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for May 7, 2012.

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Is this the end of Mariano Rivera?

Freak accident before game could end New York Yankees' closer's Hall of Fame career

Getting carted off of the field before the game even starts. That’s not how anyone wants to end their career, but that could be the case for Mariano Rivera.

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2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings for April 30

Athlon's weekly look at baseball's best and worst teams

Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for April 30, 2012.

1. Dodgers—Sweep of Nationals proved Dodgers are best — for now.

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2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings for April 23

Athlon's weekly look at baseball's best and worst teams

Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for April 23, 2012.

1. Rangers—Josh Hamilton early MVP candidate.

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Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: April 19

Injured or ineffective outfielders are piling up around baseball.

Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and the Weekend Rundown every Thursday.

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New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox Still Avoiding the Cellar

The two AL powers rarely seen at the bottom

Regardless what the standings look like now, with the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox teetering near the bottom of the AL East, they are not likely to end the season there. The Baltimore Orioles are bad enough that they won’t let it happen this season, but just in case you’re wondering, the last time the Yankees and Red Sox finished last and next-to-last in their division/league was in 1966. The only other time was way back in 1925.

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AL East Predictions

Rays have officially joined the Yankees-Red Sox party

AL East
1. New York
2. Tampa Bay (wild card)
3. Boston
4. Toronto
5. Baltimore