Jesus Guzman is tearing it up for the Padres at first base.
Josh Beckett isn't a strong Cy Young candidate yet, but he was solid again in his last start and sports a 2.46 ERA.
The perennially disappointing Venable has actually been quite useful lately - in fact, since the All-Star break, he's hitting .320/.395/.533 in 75 at-bats with a couple homers and seven steals.
A look around the league at the status of each team's rotation, including the drama in New York with A.J. Burnett and the Yankees.
Trading away Mike Stanton has cost Chris Liss in one of his expert leagues.
Frank Francisco is closing again for the Jays following Jon Rauch's trip to the DL.
Cole Hamels is the latest young ace to get derailed by shoulder inflammation.
The Rays' Matt Moore reminds our resident scout Bernie Pleskoff of a left-handed Justin Verlander. Excited yet?
Although he was dangerously close to the dreaded Quad-A label, Mike Carp is now paying off for fantasy owners in the second half.
Jacoby Ellsbury's improbable season will set expectation levels too high in 2012, according to Ray Flowers.
Stephen Strasburg is working his way back to the major leagues from Tommy John surgery.