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Roger Clemens just totally unsurprised every fantasy baseball player on Earth by revealing that he is returning to baseball in the coming month(s). Seriously, if someone who "retires" for the first three months of every season comes back to play, I don't consider that "news"; I consider it "olds." And the fact that he's coming back to the star-studded Yanks (14-15 in second place behind the rival Red Sox in the AL East) and not his hapless hometown Houston Astros (13-17 behind three, count 'em, three teams in the NL Central as of this writing) can't shock many.

But is it too late? Sure, A-Rod's swinging a bat outta hell and the New York Yankees are in a two-horse race in their division, but if they don't overcome the Sox to win it, there's little chance they'll overcome the Tigers, Indians, Twins and White Sox for the wild card spot. The motivation to not be the first Yankees team to miss the playoffs in approximately 68 million years is surely great, but is it enough, even Rocket powered?

I don't know, but I know that prescient fantasy team owners already would have already worked a clever deal for him a month ago, or picked him up off of waivers. He may not be able to save the Bronx Bombers, but 12 wins, 80 Ks, and a 1.51 ERA when he gets back will probably put a decent fantasy squad over the top.