Ervin Santana (see credits below) Carlos Beltran has been traded to the Giants for a package of players including pitcher Zack Wheeler.  Beltran has enjoyed a bit of a renaissance this year… can anyone say contract year?  But truthfully, he was the best hitter on the market (.290, 15 HR, 66

Quad-A All-Star, Chris Davis Welcome Back: With Adrian Beltre hitting the DL, the Texas Rangers recalled Quad-A first basemen, Chris Davis. The Rangers proceeded to put up 20 runs on 27 hits against  the Twins, and to no surprise, Davis finished 0-for-6.  Mike Napoli went 4-for-5 with a walk and

Don't look now, but Asdrubal Cabrera is compiling an MVP resume: .302/9 HR/32 RBI. He went 5/5 with two HR, five RBI and a SB (two errors) as the Indians completed a sweep of interstate rival Cincinnati. Cabrera's previous career high for dingers was six with a modest high of

Don’t look now, but Asdrubal Cabrera is compiling an MVP resume: .302/9 HR/32 RBI. He went 5/5 with two HR, five RBI and a SB (two errors) as the Indians completed a sweep of interstate rival Cincinnati. Cabrera’s previous career high for dingers was six with a modest high of

Two-Start Pitchers to StartYovani Gallardo, Milwaukee Brewers (100%) – I was surprised to see Gallardo’s ownership at 100%.  His season totals of a 4.70 ERA and 1.48 are unattractive when pitchers like Hellickson and Ogando are owned less and impress more with their stats.  I can however, see why so many

Yovani Gallardo Two-Start Pitchers to StartYovani Gallardo, Milwaukee Brewers (100%) – I was surprised to see Gallardo’s ownership at 100%.  His season totals of a 4.70 ERA and 1.48 are unattractive when pitchers like Hellickson and Ogando are owned less and impress more with their stats.  I can however, see

Lots of injury news to dive into: A-Rod is going to have his hip checked-out. Apparently his two-homer outburst on Tuesday did not alleviate concerns over his health. Keep an eye on this, as they say, "hips don't lie". Matt Holliday left the game early with "tight quadriceps" and Lance Berkman was removed

Alex Rodriguez Lots of injury news to dive into: A-Rod is going to have his hip checked-out. Apparently his two-homer outburst on Tuesday did not alleviate concerns over his health. Keep an eye on this, as they say, “hips don’t lie”. Matt Holliday left the game early with “tight quadriceps”

PITCHERSStartChris Narveson, Milwaukee Brewers (43.8%)  With all the moves the Brewers made to their rotation in the offseason Narveson has been lost in the shuffle. Truth be told, at this point in the season he has been the Brewers best and most consistent hurler.  This week Narveson is scheduled to

PITCHERS Start Chris Narveson, Milwaukee Brewers (43.8%) With all the moves the Brewers made to their rotation in the offseason Narveson has been lost in the shuffle. Truth be told, at this point in the season he has been the Brewers best and most consistent hurler. This week Narveson is