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Bryce Harper (OF-WAS): After leaving the game in the late innings on Wednesday, Bryce Harper returned on Thursday after X-Rays on his left side came back negative. He went 0 for 4 with a walk against the Braves and...

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Clay Buchholz - That's six straight quality starts, six straight outings of at least seven innings, and six straight wins for Clay Buchholz after another strong outing yesterday against the Jays. It's curious that his swinging strike% is declining for...

Jordan Schafer- ATL- Cold- Schafer is 5-for-21 since getting more playing time due to Jason Heyward's appendectomy. He is 2-for-14 in his last 5 games, 3 of them starts. There may be some regression to the mean happening as even...

Keep in mind this is just a sampling of the 70 or so prospect notes published each week for members. Pitchers 1 Jose Fernandez MIA SP A He's been great and unexpectedly so this soon. Makes at least 20% of...

Roy Halladay (SP-PHI): The Indians' absolutely torched Roy Halladay yesterday to the tune of 8 earned runs on 9 hits and 2 walks in 3 and 2/3 innings, pushing his season ERA back to 6.75. Despite averaging 91 MPH...

Jordan Lyles- HOU- Rise Value- Lyles had a horrible spring, posting a 17.74 ERA in Grapefruit League play. He has settled down some at AAA. He has a 5.32 ERA in his first 6 games, 5 of them starts, but...

Mike Moustakas - Moustakas is 3-8 with 3 walks and 2 doubles since being benched Friday and Saturday, but is the 24 year old ready to become the 30-HR hitter that we all envision? He's been quite a bit more...

Jose Fernandez - In a great matchup of two young, promising starting pitchers, Jose Fernandez faced off against Matt Harvey on Monday. Fernandez finished the game with a final line of 4 innings, 3 hits, 4 strikeouts, 3 walks and...

Jose Fernandez - In a great matchup of two young, promising starting pitchers, Jose Fernandez faced off against Matt Harvey on Monday. Fernandez finished the game with a final line of 4 innings, 3 hits, 4 strikeouts, 3 walks and...

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Russell Martin (C-PIT) - Martin had a huge day at the plate Sunday, going 3-for-5 with a double and a pair of home runs to beat Shelby Miller and the Cardinals. Martin's big day has him up to .267/.345/.547 on...

Nolan Arenado - It appears that Nolan Arenado is coming up to take over the Rockies' 3B job, as Chris Nelson was designated for assignment late last night. Arenado is a very solid hitting prospect that has already posted 14...

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Matt Moore - The Rays' Matt Moore was sharp on Saturday against the White Sox, yielding just 1 ER on 3 hits over 6 innings. He whiffed 9 and walked 1. Moore now owns a 10.69 K/9 and 1.13 ERA...

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NL Player Roundup for April 27th, 2013 including Anthony Rizzo's power surge, Kyle Kendrick's rise to prominence and Homer Bailey's wasted gem.

Paul Konerko, 1B CHA Konerko is batting .234 and has a 15/5 K/BB this season. It could be age catching up to him, or it could be his awful batted ball luck so far. He has a 31.3 percent line-drive...

National League roundup for all the action on April 26th, 2013. Three closers job security, Ryan Howard's reemergence and a rookie pitcher's memorable performance in the Big Apple.

Kyle Seager (3B-SEA). Kyle Seager continued his hot-hitting ways yesterday, going 3 for 4 with homer and 3 RBI. In his last 7 games, Seager is 13 for 25 with 3 homers, 7 RBI, 3 runs scored, and a...

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Brett Cecil- TOR- Hot- Manager John Gibbons might credit Cecil's increased velocity and mix of pitches for his early success, but there are other factors in play. Cecil has a BABIP of .200 and a LOB% of 93.8%. As a...

Here is a sampling of this week's 70+ prospect notes... Hitters 5 Miguel Sano MIN 3B A Just re-hot right now and wondering if 1.179 OPS will get him to MIN in September. 6 Travis d'Arnaud NYM C A Foot...

Matt Holliday, OF STL Holliday went 3-for-4 with an RBI Wednesday against the Nationals and is 5-for-8 over the last two days, raising his average from .233 to .279 in the process. Holliday got off to a slow start but...

Jose Valverde (RP-DET)- The Tigers announced on Tuesday that the organization has agreed to a major league deal with Valverde, and it is expected that he will take over the closer's role once again Detroit. After having a fortunate...

Mike Minor - After getting postponed on Monday, the Braves' Mike Minor took the hill Tuesday afternoon against the Rockies and gave up three ER over six innings with five strikeouts and five hits allowed. Entering Tuesday's outing, Minor had...

Daniel Nava - Nava has continued to hit the past few weeks, helping push Jackie Bradley back down to AAA once David Ortiz was healthy, and now appears poised to play most of the time for the Sox in LF....

Martin Prado- ARI- Stats- Prado's versatility may become an asset once his luck turns around. His current .241 average is being driven by a .239 BABIP. Prado has been more selective, swinging at 22.1% of pitches out of the strike...

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A sampling of today's notes... Stephen Fife (SP-LAD) - Dodger start pitchers continue to drop like flies, with Chad Billingsley the latest casualty this weekend. Billingsley's elbow is acting up again, and that's probably not a good sign given he...

David Ortiz (DH-BOS): David Ortiz (heel) returned to the Red Sox lineup on Saturday, going 2 for 4 with 1 RBI and 1 powerful f-bomb in his pre-game speech. John Farrell didn't hesitate in putting Ortiz back in the...

Hiram Burgos - The Brewers recalled Hiram Burgos from AAA on Saturday to face the Cubs and the right hander allowed one ER on five hits over five innings to pick up the win. He struck out one and walked...

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National League review for April 20, 2013. Commentary on Matt Harvey, Ike Davis, Pedro Alvarez, Roy Halladay and Wandy Rodriguez.

Elvis Andrus, SS TEX An 0-for-5 Friday dropped Andrus to .206 on the year, but he has been incredibly unlucky. Andrus grounded out five times Friday and has a 62.3 percent groundball rate, which isn't far off from his career...

Yovani Gallardo (SP-MIL). In his first start since his DUI arrest, Yovani Gallardo pitched 6 strong innings to pick up the win against the Giants on Thursday. He allowed 1 earned run on 5 hits and 1 walk with...