You generally need three things to be a useful fantasy closer: ability, opportunity, and moxie. Oh well, Eddie Guardado, two out of three ain't bad. You know all about the opportunity in Texas (C.J.

Back in January, Jim Riggleman said he might use Eddie Guardado or Sean Burnett to close things out against strong left-handed lineups because “all I want is to make sure we get the outs.” As of this ...

Seattle Mariner closer Eddie Guardado has a torn rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder that probably will require season-ending surgery. The veteran left-hander is expected to sit out eight to 12 ...

LaTroy Hawkins was appointed as the Twins closer for the 2001 season. Todd Jones was acquired from Detroit on July 28 as an option for that role. It was Sept. 8 when manager Tom Kelly went to Eddie ...

Eddie Guardado still can't make his all-star selection feel right. One year ago, Guardado and Twins teammates Torii Hunter and A.J. Pierzynski shared a charter flight--and first-place laughs--with ...

MIAMI -- The alarms went off when Eddie Guardado walked the first batter he faced in the ninth inning last night, then started shaking his arm. Guardado missed the final two months of the 2004 season ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Eddie Guardado's back in a Minnesota Twins uniform, which means his teammates now have a clubhouse leader who just might freeze their underwear, line their jeans with peanut butter, and ...

Closer Eddie Guardado mirrored the Minnesota Twins woes for the past month when he entered the game in the fifth inning. Guardado threw eight pitches -- two of which went for hits -- and allowed one ...