Gerrit Cole, Pittsburgh’s top prospect and MLB.com’s preseason eighth-ranked minor leaguer, won his first Major League start Tuesday night by shutting out the Giants over 6.1 innings before allowing two earned runs in the seventh. Despite topping out at over 100 mph Cole only recorded two strikeouts. However, he didn’t

Welcome to the Fix’s week 10 fantasy baseball mailbag. We’re going to skip the fluffy introduction and fast forward to the meat-and-potatoes: @thefantasyfix better ROS: Zack Wheeler, Michael Wacha, Kevin Gausmann? Thanks. — Eric Bertram (@EricDBertram) June 6, 2013   Let’s see what the Fix staff has to say about

Michael Wacha, St. Louis’s first round pick in the 2012 Draft, pitched very well in his Major League debut last week against the Royals. In mowing down an anemic Kansas City lineup, Wacha pitched seven shutout innings, allowing just two hits and no walks. He struck out six batters, four

DraftKings Team of the Day Today I’m playing the $1 Double Up contest, which is just one of three daily double up games you can play in an easy way to make some money. Don’t forget to claim your deposit bonus here. Pitcher: Johnny Cueto ($9,100) vs. Pittsburgh – There

There is nothing more tempting in fantasy baseball than thinking you just hit the lotto after racing to your free agent list before the other owners in your league to pick up the latest hot shot prospect.  Sure, there is the rare Mike Trout of 2012, but more often than

As the season trudges along owners must be in tune with the daily goings-on in Major League Baseball. Three potential impact players enter the player pool picture today: Nick Franklin (SS, Seattle), Michael Wacha (SP, St. Louis), and Yasmani Grandal (C, San Diego). Nick Franklin- Shortstop/Second Baseman- Seattle Mariners: Nick

  Michael Wacha (P – Memphis Redbirds) The Cardinals have one of the greatest problems in baseball to have… too much good, young pitching. Among them are Miller, Rosenthal, Martinez, Jenkins and Wacha. Michael Wacha was the Cardinals first overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft (19th overall) and has been