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• Old Face, New Place: Orlando Cabrera

  Orlando Cabrera has made a career out of defying expectations, and last year was no exception. Cabrera signed a big contract with the Angels after the 2004 season, but he disappointed many with his performance the first two seasons. Last year, however, he performed well beyond anyone's expectations and became one of their more dependable run-producers. The Angels sold high, shipping him off to the White Sox for Jon Garland. Cabrera is in the final year of his contract; will the trade and the... Posted Mar 07 2008, 12:58 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Old Face New Place, Orlando Cabrera

• Old Face, New Place: Edgar Renteria

  Edgar Renteria has had quite an up-and-down relationship with fantasy owners over the course of his career. Once a highly-regarded shortstop prospect for the Florida Marlins, his ability to hit for average at such a young age gave his owners hope that he would develop into one of the best fantasy shortstops in the game. That development did not prosper, however, until well into his tenure with St. Louis. He signed a big contract with Boston, but he managed to draw the ire of both Red Sox Nation and... Posted Mar 04 2008, 04:18 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Old Face New Place, Edgar Renteria

• Old Face, New Place: Torii Hunter

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and maybe more California counties apparently like wheeling and dealing with CFs. Ever since Darin Erstad relinquished his CF spot in 2003, they have tried to fill the void with Garrett Anderson, Steve Finley, and Chone Figgins. Last year, they heavily overpaid for the services of Gary Matthews, Jr. By basically admitting that the Matthews signing was a mistake, the Angels plunked down $18 million per year for Torii Hunter, the longtime Minnesota Twin. While Hunter... Posted Feb 29 2008, 11:24 AM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Old Face New Place, Torii Hunter

• Old Face, 'New Place': Brett Myers

  In a little twist to the "Old Face, New Place" segment, we look at Brett Myers of the Philadelphia Phillies. It is true, Myers was a Phillie last year, is one this year, and has been a Philly his entire career. He also was their Opening Day starter last year, as he will be this year. But his fantasy impact last year was mostly as a closer, so he is officially a new face to the Phillies starting rotation and the subject of today's examination. Career to-date: It almost seems as if Myers... Posted Feb 27 2008, 11:22 AM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Old Face New Place, Brett Myers

• Old Face, New Place: Dan Haren

  We may just name this week "Former Oakland Athletics" week. In part two of that segment, you may have first heard about Dan Haren during the St. Louis Cardinals' 2004 run to the World Series, when Tony LaRussa called upon the little-known, second-year pitcher in some tight situations and who managed, in most of those situations, to bail the Cardinals out. However, you definitely heard of him when Oakland sent bona-fide ace Mark Mulder to St. Louis in exchange for Haren, a trade which... Posted Feb 20 2008, 09:58 AM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Old Face New Place, Dan Haren

• Old Face, New Place: Nick Swisher

  Nick Swisher has not been a guaranteed fantasy starter despite being a consistent 20-30 HR threat and high-OBP player since entering the league four years ago. The reasons are threefold: (1) his career .251 AVG; (2) Oakland's McAfee Coliseum has been deathly to hitters' numbers; and (3) Oakland's abysmal lineup has given Swisher very few run-scoring or RBI opportunities. Swisher's trade to the Chicago White Sox, however, clearly solves the latter two issues and may provide a boost... Posted Feb 19 2008, 12:15 AM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Old Face New Place, Nick Swisher

• Old Face, New Place: Kosuke Fukudome

  Kosuke Fukudome might not be an old face on the MLB frontier, but he is an old face in the international scene. Considered the best hitter in Japan after Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui left, Fukudome left for the American scene with not quite as much fanfare, but plenty of money; the Cubs shelled out $48 million for the Japanese superstar. That is a huge investment for any Japanese hitter, a class which has not made much of an impact on the MLB scene aside from Suzuki and Matsui. Career to-date... Posted Feb 14 2008, 10:52 AM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Kosuke Fukudome, Old Face New Place

• Old Face, New Place: Miguel Tejada

  Four years ago, when Miguel Tejada was the most coveted free agent on the market, Tejada was also highly coveted in the fantasy world, a borderline first-round pick. Once a clear contender for the title "Best Shortstop in Baseball," Tejada has almost become an afterthought of late. The Baltimore Orioles, after receiving mixed results from their major purchase, finally traded him off to Houston. How will the move affect this one-time superstar? Career to-date: Tejada became Oakland's... Posted Feb 13 2008, 09:25 AM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Miguel Tejada, Old Face New Place

• Old Face, New Place: Francisco Cordero

  The Cincinnati Reds did what they had to do. They signed the best reliever on the free agent market to improve their woeful bullpen. There certainly is no question that the Reds, right now, are a better team for having signed him. But for our purposes, the question is, how should fantasy owners feel about Francisco Cordero now that he is a Cincinnati Red? Career to-date : Cordero's career has been fairly erratic. He struggled in his first full season with Texas, but two years later he took over... Posted Feb 08 2008, 11:10 AM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Old Face New Place, Francisco Cordero