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Tristan H. Cockcroft on how workload monitoring by major league teams could affect young starters' value in fantasy leagues.

Michael Wacha recovered from a wild start to earn his first major league win and Allen Craig hit a three-run homer for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 9-2 victory over the staggering New York Mets on Tuesday night.

Chad Jones' NFL career was cut short, so now the former safety is giving baseball another shot.

Jim Callis introduces the prospects taken in Thursday's MLB draft who could be ready contributors to fantasy teams in 2013 and 2014.

Story | Conversation | June 07, 2013

The key to success for all pitchers, especially those who are young, is always be ready to counter what the opposition brings to the table.

Tristan H. Cockcroft breaks down the Monday-through-Sunday schedule and offers helpful tips for Week 10 of the fantasy baseball season, noting that a number of top prospects might be called up pretty soon.

Jim Callis profiles 2012 first-round pick Michael Wacha, who made his debut start with the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, and updates his top 10 prospect rankings for the 2013 fantasy season.

Story | Conversation | May 31, 2013

Right-hander Matt Bowman was unsure in March whether he would break camp with low-A Savannah. He suspected he might have to wait until Brooklyn started play in June in order to begin his regular season. Now, Bowman has breezed past Savannah to hig...

Binghamton outfielder Cory Vaughn is the reigning Eastern League Player of the Week. He starred alongside Nats ace Stephen Strasburg and White Sox closer Addison Reed for Tony Gwynn at San Diego State. And Vaughn's father, Greg, played 15 big l...

Francisco Pena spent time in major league clubhouses from a young age with his father, five-time All-Star catcher Tony Pena. "That's where I was born," the Mets farmhand said. "I breathe baseball. I eat baseball. I do everything baseball." This...

While a prep athlete in Tulsa, Okla., Matt Reynolds strongly considered playing college basketball instead of baseball. A point guard, he received interest from Iowa State as a walk-on as well as from Butler, Furman and "a little bit" from Kansas. ...

Chad Millman shines the spotlight on Streak for the Cash winner and how karma might have played a little part in his victory.

Blog | Conversation | May 03, 2013

Floyd Mayweather, the 36-year-old love-him-or-hate-him personality who owns the WBC welterweight crown, puts his 43-0 record on the line Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, against Robert Guerrero, a California-based boxer who believes that...

Phillies-Mets Preview

Although he was drafted with the Mets' top pick in 2009 out of Ward Melville High School on Long Island, left-hander Steven Matz entered this season having made only six professional appearances. After a long road back from May 18, 2010 Tommy John...

Every Monday, in this space, we'll provide updates on a variety of players to help you make your weekly lineup decisions. We'll specifically try to hit the players who are day-to-day, have just gone on the DL or are ready to return, so that...