Ryan Braun hit a remarkable three home runs in last nights 8-3 win for the Brewers over the Padres.  Braun also knocked in six runs as he went 4-for-5 on the night, look like he's ready to start hitting again. Apparently 2012 is the year of the old man resurgence

Jarrod Parker (credits below) Last week I touted Drew Smyly, Wade Miley and Kirk Nieuwenhuis as players to add. This week we take a look at two of MLB’s top prospects and another young hurler getting his chance in Oakland. SP-JARROD PARKER (OAKLAND)- The 23 year old righty got his first

On this day in 1952, Ted Williams hit a two-run home run in his final at-bat before being deployed to the Korean War. Carlos Gonzalez hit is fourth long ball and stole his third and fourth bases of the season last night against the New York Mets. The Rockies’ outfielder

Nolan Reinmold (credits below) Two-Start Pitchers to Start Randy Wolf |Milwaukee Brewers| (1.8%) – The crafty lefty has a strong week ahead against one anemic lineup and another that is a historically weak matchup.  Wolf’s first start  takes place in San Diego against the senior circuit’s third-worst hitting team when

The Franchise has run into the first real dilemma of the season.   Aubrey Huff’s trip to the disabled list has left my team without a first base eligible player, and since first base is a desolate hole this year in the NL my best waiver wire options are Lyle Overbay,

Mike Trout (Credits Below) No time for stories or fluff this week, let’s get right to business. While these few names are familiar, they are not owned in nearly enough leagues.Mike Trout (LAA-OF | 46% Y! and 27.6 ESPN) As I noted in last week’s waiver wire, Mike Trout has

Will Middlebrooks (credits below) There is a second perfect storm scenario brewing in the Boston area. You will remember the first perfect storm as the weather pattern that produced the giant wave that killed George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg. Where Clooney was all “I'm greedy for extra fish, lets keep

Whether new to the job or an experienced veteran, closers had a hard time filling that job description on Thursday. Heath Bell, one of the most consistent closer in recent years, had one of his worst performances when he walked four batters and gave up a hit to allow two runs

Michael Pineda (credits below) A friend and I were once discussing the best way to make money by pushing a child to excel in a professional sport. We'd brainstorm different,  Earl Woods-esque ways, you could push them to excel. His best idea was to turn his future son into a

Manny Machado A couple of weeks ago, I did a breakdown of Taijuan Walker vs Trevor Bauer for fantasy. Continuing in this theme of ‘prospect cage matches,’ let’s take a look at two of the game’s top hitting prospects in the middle infield: Manny Machado vs Billy Hamilton. The Offensive