This article references A, Chris Perez, SP and more! Chris Perez has been suspended 50 games following a second positive test for drug abuse, according to MLB.com. The free agent pitcher won’t likely receive any offers to join an MLB team. Perez, 29, was a former all-star closer with the Cleveland Indians who was with the Milwaukee Brewers to start the 2015 season. MLB announces Chris Perez, who started season in AAA with #Brewers before opting out, suspended 50g following second test for drug of abuse. — Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) Jun[...]Keep on reading: MLB Suspends Chris Perez 50 Games For Second Failed Drug Test

This article references Chris Perez, Jeremy Jeffress, Jim Henderson, Jonathan Broxton, SP, Will Smith and more! Looking for an established reliever with experience closing games, the Milwaukee Brewers have plucked Chris Perez off the free agent wire, adding him on a minor league contract with an invite to spring training. If Perez makes the team, the two-time All-Star will command a $1.5 million salary plus incentives.Perez, still only 29, has enjoyed much success in the recent past, stringing together 123 saves over a four-year stretch, which came between 2010-2013. However, he was also showi[...] Keep on reading: Brewers Bring Aboard Chris Perez on Minor League Deal

This article references 2B, Addison Reed, Andrew Miller, Aroldis Chapman, Bobby Parnell, Brad Boxberger, Brett Cecil, Casey Janssen, Chris Perez, Cody Allen, Craig Kimbrel, Danny Farquhar, David Robertson, Dellin Betances, Drew Storen, Ernesto Frieri, Fernando Rodney, Francisco Rodriguez, Glen Perkins, Grant Balfour and more! It's a love/hate thing. Closers are essential in most fantasy baseball leagues, yet the best closers in the game can go all post-midnight Cinderella in the blink of an eye, while the junky relievers you'd never think of drafting can go from forgotten waiver wire fodder to saves goldmine overnight. This is the position that makes you pull your hair out. It's the most volatile position in all of fantasy baseball, which also makes it the most difficult to meaningfully rank. But hey, this is a[...] Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Closers

Trevor Ray (@TRay0128) & Shane Connolly (@Sconnolly114) discuss the ins and outs of getting a deal done before its too late. They will also talk about some pitchers that have been struggling in the first half but breakdown if they think they will bounce back. Everth Cabrera, Chris Perez, David Price, Justin Verlander, Matt Harvey, [...]

(1) What to do with Yasiel Puig and Anthony Rendon? (2) Tyler Skaggs and Michael Wacha. (3) Chris Perez popped for dope. (4) Injured hurlers discussed -- Ryan Madson, Daniel Hudson, Brandon Beachy and Michael Pineda. (5) Tim Lincecum and Matt Moore - closer than you think? By Ray Flowers

I just keep doing fantasy baseball drafts don't I? Seems like every time I wake up I get my bowl of cereal, my Red Bull (sometimes there is vodka in it), answer a plethora of tweets and emails, and then I end up being in a draft of some kind. Which draft am I talking [...]

I stand accountable. More times than not I'm right, but sometimes I make mistakes. When I do, I'm not afraid to admit it. I'd like to think that helps to set me out a bit in this industry. I try to be transparent and truthful. To that end, I thought I would spend a few [...]

(1) Mike Trout Greatest Player of All-Time? Some seem to think so. I don't. (2) Aroldis Chapman having the best best season ever for a reliever? (3) Huston Street dominating like no ones business. (4) Rafael Betancourt historically good, like All-Time good. (5) Chris Perez struggling closing out games. Could we see Vinnie Pestano soon? [...]

Since our last Closer Look, we've had some comings and goings. One coming was Pestano, who last year said Eataly should give out free pizza toppings if you're wearing Crocs. With Chris Perez going down for 4 to 6 weeks with the ever-mysterious oblique injury, Pestano should see some saves into the beginning of the [...]