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Adam Jones OF (BAL) - Jones cracked his 7th homer of the year last night. In the pre-season I took the under on 23 homers for Jones and seeing as how he is almost a third of the way...

1. David Robertson (RP, NYY) - The addition of a cutter to Robertson's pitch repertoire last season transformed him from a solid middle inning reliever into an un-hittable dominating force in the late innings of games. His strikeout rate leaped...

Chad Billingsley (SP - LAD) - Billingsley struggled at Wrigley Field, allowing four runs on eight hits (one home run), walking three and striking out four. He has pitched well so far this season, but continues to struggle with the...

Jeff Niemann (SP-TB)- Niemann earned his second win of the season on Thursday holding the Mariners to three runs over 5.2 innings of work. He allowed seven hits and two walks while striking out five. Niemann, who has an ERA...

Ross Detwiler (SP - WAS): Detwiler made it 5-5 in starts he's held the opposing team to 3 ER's or less with 6 1/3 strong innings against the Diamondbacks. Detwiler limited ARZ to just 1 ER on 3 hits...

Chone Figgins- SEA- Cold- Figgins has been unlucky again this season, as he was in limited time in 2011. His .254 BABIP is over 70 points less than his career average, explaining a lot of his .198 average. His 26.0%...

1. Corey Hart (OF - Brewers) - Could we be seeing multiple position eligibility out of Corey Hart in the near future? There are reports floating around that Hart took some practice grounders at 1B before yesterday's game. Hart has...

Hitters 10 Travis d'Arnaud TOR C A- .390 in last 10 games after slow start. We'll see him later this year. 12 Anthony Rizzo CHC 1B A- .384 and ready when needed. LaHair hitting nearly as well for Cubs however....

Trevor Cahill (SP-ARI)- Cahill improved his record to 2-2 after limiting the Nationals to just one run over 7.1 innings of work. He allowed five hits and one walk with five strikeouts and lowered his ERA to 3.13. While...

Trevor Cahill (SP-ARI)- Cahill improved his record to 2-2 after limiting the Nationals to just one run over 7.1 innings of work. He allowed five hits and one walk with five strikeouts and lowered his ERA to 3.13. While benefiting...

Chris Davis - The Orioles' first baseman slugged his fifth HR of the young season and finished 3-for-4 against the Yankees on Tuesday. Up until this year, Davis had been a typical quad-A player who wasn't able to put it...

1. David Ortiz (DH, BOS) - Ortiz continued his white-hot start, belting two home runs to go along with a walk to raise his season line to an outstanding .405/.457/.726. Most impressive were that both were off lefty Tommy Milone,...

Bryan LaHair - Another day, another homer (and a double) for LaHair, as the Cub 1B finishes April with 8 doubles, 5 HRs, and a .780 SLG. His swinging strike% and overall K rate scream for some regression here, as...

1. Adam Dunn (1B - White Sox) - Is he back? Probably a little too soon to say definitively, but the power stroke has at least shown signs of returning through the first month of 2012. He has 4 in...

Summary: Saves Sunday came from Kenley Jansen (2), Sean Marshall (5), Craig Kimbrel (8), John Axford (5), Santiago Casilla (4), and Ramon Ramirez (1). Don't get excited about Ramirez. It was an extra-inning game and Frank Francisco had already pitched...

Just to preempt some questions that I'll get this week ... I see Prospect Central as a way to talk a little more in depth about some prospects that don't get a huge amount of copy in the fantasy...

1. Yadier Molina (C, STL) - While many Fantasy players draft Molina for his steady batting average and predictable production, the most talented of all the Molina brothers keeps rewarding them with more than they could possibly have hoped for....

Scott Downs RP (LAA) - In his first day as the Angels' closer (with the role temporarily being removed from Jordan Walden's hands), Downs worked a perfect 9th inning to record his first save of the year. Downs struck...

1. Bryce Harper (OF - Nationals) - The day has come. Bryce Harper was called up to the big leagues and joined the Washington Nationals. He will make his major league debut today against the Dodgers. Harper was hitting...

Francisco Cordero - Filling in for the injured closer Sergio Santos, Francisco Cordero did what Francisco Cordero do - he blew a save. The Mariners touched Cordero for two runs in the ninth inning on Friday. Last season, Cordero posted...

Matt Moore (SP-TB)- Moore did not earn a decision in the Rays win over the Angels, but he did pitch well in his 5.2 innings of work. He allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits (one home run)...

Huston Street- SD- Hot- Like the Maytag repairman, the life of a closer on a victory-challenged team can be a lonely one. Street got his second save of the season last night and has performed well whenever called upon. He...

NL Quick Pitch: The Rockies and Pirates split a double-header on Wednesday and once again no team topped 5 runs in a game played by the Pirates. Charlie Morton and Juan Nicasio had good results pitching in each end...

Scott Feldman- TEX- Drop Value- If the Rangers' off day this week had been Monday instead of Wednesday, Feldman wouldn't have had to have been used as a spot starter last night. However, that's not the way the schedule was...

American League 2 Mike Trout LAA OF A+ First 18 games - .400/.463/.600. Wells and Hunter? Both with sub-.700 OPS's. 3 Jesus Montero SEA C A .241/.259/.370, but then again, no one in Seattle is hitting right now. 4 Manny...

Brandon Morrow SP (TOR) - During Spring Training both Morrow and his manager, John Farrell, commented that they would like to see Morrow use his offspeed stuff more often and attempt to get some weak contact earlier in counts....

Jose Altuve - Altuve had another pair of singles and a steal yesterday, and I'm beginning to think that hitting in the #8 slot benefits Altuve and his natural selectiveness. Altuve pressed a bit upon coming to the bigs last...

Elvis Andrus - Before diving into a review of Elvis Andrus, let's remember he doesn't turn 24-years old until August. There is a ton of room for improvement with this kid, who went 2-for-4 with two singles on Monday. He...

NL Summary: Saves Sunday came from Rafael Betancourt (5), Sean Marshall (3), and J.J. Putz (5), while we had a pair of East Coast games postponed due to rain. ... Meanwhile, Rafael Furcal had three more hits to raise his...

AL Quick Pitch: Josh Hamilton continued his assault on the AL with his 7th HR and his 1st SB of the season in a 3-2 win over the Tigers. Drew Smyly pitched well for the Tigers limiting the Rangers...

A.J. Pollock - Third Base - Diamondbacks The D-backs purchased the contract of A.J. Pollock from AAA in response to Chris Young's injury. The 24 year old missed all of 2010 regular season with elbow surgery but returned for...

Phil Humber (SP - CHA): In a day when a number of elite aces were scheduled to throw, Phil Humber stole the show. Humber registered the 21st perfect game in major league history on Saturday against the Mariners. Humber...

Jason Hammel (SP-BAL)- Hammel earned his second win of the season and lowered his ERA to 2.37 on Thursday against the White Sox. He allowed two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out a career high...

NL Quick Pitch: The Astros offense broke out against Tom Gorzelanny and the rest of the Nats bullpen racking up 11 runs. Seven Astros had multiple hits in the effort as everyone got involved. The run support was enough...

Joe Nathan- TEX- FYI- Nathan got into last night's game because he hadn't pitched in a couple of days. He entered the 9th inning with a 4 run lead so it wasn't a save situation. However, a walk, error and...

We start off this Thursday's Quick Pitch with injury news from around the National League. Chris Young was placed on the disabled list with a slight ligament tear in his shoulder. Its the first time he has been on the...