MLB News, Videos, Fantasy, Injury Updates and More: April 24, 2014

POSTS FROM SPORTS UNBIASED AND OUTSIDE PITCH SPORTS NETWORK KEEPING YOU UP TO DATE ON WHAT HAPPENED TODAY AROUND THE LEAGUE!!

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Check it out: My articles are featured in a new digital magazine! Let me know what you think! I wrote a blog post about it with links and the first edition can be downloaded for free on itunes:
 NEW: Baseball Informer Digital Magazine - BBST**

Links to News Articles & the Day's Highlights: 

• A's Cespedes Exits Game; A.J. Griffin Suffers Setback - OPSN**
• Rangers' Figueroa Just the Latest in Long Line of Pitchers set for TJ Surgery -OPSN**
• Mark Trumbo Headed to the DL - SU
• Sammy Sosa, Cubs Ready to Make Amends - SU
• Yankees' Pineda Ejected for using Pine Tar - SU**
• Josh Johnson to Undergo Tommy John Surgery - OPSN
• Pujols Joins Elite 500 HR Club - SU**
• Tracey McGrady Makes Skeeters' Roster - SU**

Feature Articles:

• Chris Colabello's Resilience Paying Off in 2014 - OPSN
• 100th Anniversary of Wrigley - OPSN
• Is White Sox Pitcher Chris Sale Actually One of the Lucky Ones? - SU**
• Fewest At-Bats to 500 HRs - OPSN
• The Forgotten Prospect: Mulling Over Mejia - OPSN
• Is Aaron Harang for Real? - OPSN
• Checking in on some of Baseball's Top Prospects - OPSN

Fantasy Baseball: 

• Three Trades You Need to Make Right Now - OPSN
• Five Buy Low Candidates - OPSN
• Three Starting Pitchers Fantasy Owners Should Be Worried About - OPSN

Daily Scores:

• Athletics 10 @ Astros 1
• Reds 2 @ Pirates 1
• Royals 1 @ Indians 5
• Cardinals 1 @ Mets 4
• White Sox 4 @ Tigers 7
• Diamondbacks 5 @ Cubs 2
• Twins 9 @ Rays 7
• Padres 4 @ Nationals 7 in 12
• Orioles 11 @ Blue Jays 4
• Phillies 7 @ Dodgers 3
• Yankees 14 @ Red Sox 5

Videos:

• Desmond Jennings Makes Incredible Catch - OPSN
• Pujols Hits #500 - BBST**
• Pineda's Ejection - OPSN
• What is "Blocking the Plate?" - OPSN

Podcasts:

• AL West Discussion - TruLuv Sports Talk: 4/15/14 The AL West (featuring me!**)
• The Ultimate Sports Talk Show: 3/27/14 The Oakland A's (featuring me!**@about 45 min in)

Other MLB Highlights and Transactions:

• *Diamondbacks Placed OF Mark Trumbo on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Roger Kieschnick from Reno (PCL).
• *Braves Sent RHP Gavin Floyd to Gwinnett (IL) for a rehab assignment.
• *Red Sox Optioned RHP Alex Wilson to Pawtucket (IL). Reinstated OF Shane Victorino from the 15-day DL.
• *Cubs Placed OF Justin Ruggiano on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Blake Parker to Iowa (PCL). Recalled LHP Zac Rosscup and RHP Neil Ramirez from Iowa.
• *White Sox Reinstated 2B Gordon Beckham from the 15-day DL.
• *Brewers Optioned RHP Alfredo Figaro to Nashville (PCL). Reinstated RHP Brandon Kintzler from the 15-day DL.
• *Twins Reassigned RHP Matt Guerrier from New Britain (EL) to Rochester (IL). Claimed OF Kenny Wilson off waivers from Toronto and optioned him to New Britain (EL).
• *Yankees Optioned INF Dean Anna and RHP Preston Claiborne to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Transferred RHP Ivan Nova to the 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with RHP Bruce Billings on a one-year contract. Recalled RHP Shane Greene from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
• *Pirates Optioned RHP Jared Hughes to Indianapolis (IL). Recalled RHP Brandon Cumpton from Indianapolis.
• *Giants Assigned 2B Nick Noonan to San Jose (Cal).
• *Mariners Optioned INF Nick Franklin to Tacoma (PCL) and RHP Erasmo Ramirez to High Desert (Cal). Selected the contract of OF Cole Gillespie from Tacoma.
• *Rangers Named Darren Oliver special assistant to the general manager.

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*Information regarding player transactions are courtesy of ESPN.com