Brian Wilson (Credits Below) Red Flags for the bearded one.  He'll be sidelined for a couple of days with an inflammation in his elbow, but he did go to see the same doctor that previously operated on his elbow.  This is a critical time for the Giants as they try

Johnny Cueto (credits below) There are three pitchers currently owned in 100% of ESPN.com leagues that have not appeared in The Rubber’s top 50 at any point this season and are not included in this week’s rankings.  As a result, I feel like I ought to explain myself. I covered

Ivan Nova (credits below) SP/RP- NATE EOVALDI (LOS ANGELES DODGERS)  Nate has pitched lights out in his two starts since being called up from AA Chattanooga where he was 6-5 with a 2.62 E.R.A. In his 11 innings of work for the big club he is 1-0 with 10 K's and

It’s A Thome Party! (credits below) Congratulations to Jim Thome, who hit his 599th & 600th home runs last evening, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 9-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Thome is the eighth player in this exclusive fraternity, joining the likes of Babe Ruth, Wilie Mays, Hank

A.J. Pierzynski (credits below) Start ‘Em A.J. Pierzynski | Chicago White Sox | (16.4%) – Chances are if you’re like me you have let A.J. Pierzynski sneak by silently recently.  Over the last 30 days Pierzynski is hitting .296 with an OPS of .853.  Further helping his week are his

Mike Carp (credits below) In the last week of trading in most leagues, it’s always important to monitor the ever-changing waiver wire – lots of leagues are won or lost by the owner who is savvy enough to pick up who his or her league mates passed over.  And so

Jay Bruce (see credits below) Matt Garza and the Cubs snapped Dan Uggla’s 33-game hitting streak on Sunday. 2B Darwin Barney robbed him of a pop fly single in the 5th to reach #34. It was an especially miraculous feat given his feast or famine style at the plate. Jay

Carlos Zambrano (see credits below) Carlos Zambrano has been suspended from his team for 30-days without pay after giving up five home runs, throwing at Chipper Jones and announcing that he was retiring.  If only the Cubs were so lucky.  Big Z has been a pain in the ass for

Craig Kimbrel (credits below) We’ve got one more month of closer rankings here to help you out if you’re looking to move some guys before your fantasy trade deadline. There’s been a shakeup at the top once again and many moves all over the rankings. Let’s take a look. 1)

Zack Cox (see credits below) AA & AAA Corner Infielders Alex Liddi, 3B/SS Seattle Mariners Liddi, who will turn 23 on Sunday, is attempting to become the first Italian born major leaguer since 1962. His power bat is doing the talking in AAA where he’s hitting .261 with 29 doubles,