When Jay Bruce hit the majors he was instantly a rock star. His first week was the kind of thing that only happens in childhood dreams. Game winning homers, stolen bases, great defensive plays, etc. After a week and a half he was still hitting over .500. Man crushes were formed everywhere. Well, it was obvious that he had to have a return to Earth, and that is exactly…
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Tags: daniel cabrera, grady sizemore, hideki kuroda, Jason Giambi, Jay Bruce, jermaine dye, Nick Blackburn, pedro martinez, ricky nolasco, Troy Tulowitzki

Today, the big time prospect did not disappoint. Clayton Kershaw was as good as advertised on Sunday as he had his way with many of the St. Louis Cardinals. Kershaw went six innings, allowed two runs and struck out seven. There’s not too much else to say, if you were debating on using your waiver priority on him, this should seal the deal. Pick him up in all formats.

It…
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Tags: aaron cook, adam jones, clayton kershaw, daniel cabrera, Dustin McGowan, Eric Byrnes, ian kinsler, j.j. putz, jason kubel, jon lester, justin verlander, micah owings

For those of you in weekly leagues, and for those of you who are into streaming pitchers, Fighting Chance Fantasy presents to you this week’s two start pitchers.

No Brainers

Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres

Starts: Sunday, April 27; Saturday, May 3

Teams: vs. Arizona; vs. Florida

Opponents: Brandon Webb (5-0, 2.31 ERA)…
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Tags: barry zito, brandon backe, brandon webb, brett myers, c.c. sabathia, chad gaudin, chien-ming wang, daniel cabrera, edinson volquez, felix hernandez, gil meche, ian snell, jake peavy, james shields, jeff francis, jered weaver, jeremy guthrie, jesse litsch, joe blanton, john lannan, jon garland, jose contreras, josh beckett, justin verlander, kyle lohse, manny parra, Mike Mussina, nelson figueroa, paul maholm, ricky nolasco, ted lilly, vincente padilla