Like it or not Interleague Play is back again. Be sure pay close attention to it when setting your lineups. Here's everything you need to know entering Week 7:

STUDS OF THE WEEK
It's hard to imagine anybody having a better weak than Astros' OF Lance Berkman.  He batted .783 and hit three home runs while driving in eight runs to pace the team's attack. He had 18 hits in 23 at bats and added two stolen bases to boot, WOW! The Marlins are starting to reap the rewards of having the young Andrew Miller in the staff. The former Tiger spread six hits through 13 innings over his last two starts, picking up a win with each try. He's really starting to look like the ace everybody thought he would become.

DUDS OF THE WEEK
The D-Backs Eric Byrnes was given the day off on Saturday in hopes to break out his slump. Over the past week he's managed to reach base three times in 27 plate appearances. The 0:7 walk-to-strikeout ratio and 0 HRs and 0 RBIs left owners that had him in the lineup hanging.  Cardinals' closer Jason Isringhausen continues to remind us why he needs to retire. He blew both of his same opportunities this week and pick two losses in the process. To make matters worse for owners Isringhausen has asked out of the closer's role, at least temporarily, to attempt to get a brief mental break as he works through his struggles.

KEY INJURIES
Rafael Furcal (back): Hopeful to return TUE vs. HOU
Brian Roberts (foot): Questionable for series vs. BOS
Chone Figgins (hamstring): Placed on 15-day DL this week
Vernon Wells (wrist, hamstring): 15-day DL, Out 6-8 weeks
Richie Sexson (suspension): Eligible to return 5/16
Rich Harden (shoulder): Hopes to return today vs. TEX
Alex Rodriguez (quadriceps): Eligible to come off DL 5/14
Ramon Hernandez (wrist): Day-to-day, risky play this week
Josh Willingham (back): Begins rehab assignment this week
John Lackey (triceps): Could return from DL 5/14 vs. CHW

TWICE AS NICE
Here are some two-start pitchers to consider this week:

AL
Must-starts:
Erik Bedard - @TEX (Vicente Padilla), SD (Shawn Estes)
Zack Greinke - DET (Justin Verlander), @FLA (Mark Hendrickson)
Clay Buchholz - @SEA (Felix Hernandez), MIL (Carlos Villanueva)

Sleeper Picks:
Kevin Slowey – TOR (Jesse Litsch), @COL (Jeff Francis)
Mike Mussina - @TB (Edwin Jackson), NYM (Nelson Figueroa)

NL
Must-Starts:
Aaron Harang – FLA (Burke Badenhop), CLE (Paul Byrd)
Roy Oswalt - @SF (Barry Zito), @TEX (Sidney Ponson)
Micah Owings – COL (Jeff Francis), DET (Armando Galarraga)

Sleeper Picks:
Jon Lieber – SD (Randy Wolf), PIT (Phil Dumatrait)
Kyle Lohse – PIT (Paul Maholm), TB (Edwin Jackson)

WAIVER WATCH (from leagues played at CBSSports.com)
Five most added:
OF Ryan Ludwick (+31% roster change)
SS Jimmy Rollins (+28%)
RP Justin Duchscherer (+27%)
SP Vicente Padilla (+24%)
SP Rich Harden (+22%)

Five most dropped (non-injured):
SP Chad Gaudin - OAK (-20%)
SP Rich Hill - CHC (-16%)
SP Ian Kennedy - NYY (-12%)
SP Brian Bannister - KC (-10%)
SP Jonathan Sanchez - SF (9%)

GAMES PLAYED
Let's take a look at how many games each team will be playing this week:

American League
7: CHW, CLE, LAA, MIN, NYY, TB, TOR
6: BOS, DET, KC, OAK, SEA, TEX
5: BAL

National League
7: ATL, CHC, CIN, FLA, HOU, MIL, NYM, PIT, SD, SF, STL, WAS
6: ARI, COL, LAD, PHI

Despite the fact that he is mired in a bit of a slump, the Rockies' Clint Barmes is worth a look.  Even after going 3 for his last 19, Barmes is still hitting .280 on the season and with shortstop Troy Tulowitzki out 4-8 weeks and maybe longer due to a torn tendon in his left quadriceps, the middle infielder will shift from second base to shortstop.

He had already beaten out Jayson Nix to nab the second base job in Colorado, but now he will move back to the spot that once belonged to him. This dual position eligibility only increases his value and makes him a savvy middle infielder option in AL-only and deeper mixed leagues.  The recent slump has dropped him down to either 7 or 8 in the order, which obviously is not as good as hitting in front of Matt Holliday, Todd  Helton, and Garrett Atkins, but I still expect Barmes to snap out of the slump and put up respectable numbers in an above average Rockies' lineup.

The guy is not going to be a star, however, I do expect him to be a nice stop gap option for the short-term and one that is showing up more and more on the fantasy radar.

April showers have turned into May flowers and many fantasy are blossoming with a little of our help. Here's a look ahead to Week 6:

STUDS OF THE WEEK
Rafael Furcal is off to a red-hot start on the young season and this week was the icing on the cake for the Dodgers' shortstop. Furcal knocked out 13 hits in 28 at bats (.464) and drew four walks. The homerun on Friday was the highlight to his run production, but 5 RBIs and 12 runs provided owners a boost. Throw in two more stolen bases and you can see why he gets the nod. The Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang (2-0) struckout 14 batters in 13 innings while posting a 0.69 ERA and 0.85 WHIP in his two starts last week.

DUDS OF THE WEEK
Third baseman Mark Reynolds has hit seven homeruns already this year for the D-Backs, but he is strikeout machine. This past week was a nightmare for owners that have taken a flyer on him. He mustered just one hit in 19 at bats and if strikeouts count against you his 10 whiffs could have been devastating.The Mariners' Felix Hernandez turned into two dismal efforts last week, raising a bit of concern with owners. The 0-2 mark with 10 earned runs in 12 2/3 innings didn't help owners either. He did strikeout 13, but 10 of them came in one start.

KEY INJURIES
David Ortiz (knee): Questionable for May 5-8 series @DET
Alex Rodriguez (knee): Out until at least mid-May
Jimmy Rollins (ankle): Should return by end of week
John Smoltz (shoulder): Out indefinitely; will head to bullpen
Troy Tulowitzki (quad): On DL; out for at least two months
Jorge Posada (shoulder): Will likely be out until mid-June
Josh Willingham (back): Placed on 15-day DL
Howie Kendrick (hamstring): Could return May 5-7 @KC
Rich Harden (shoulder): May pitch 5/11 @TEX
Hank Blalock (hamstring): Targeting mid-May return
Yovani Gallardo (knee): Out for the season

TWICE AS NICE
Here are some two-start pitchers to consider this week:

AL
Must-starts:
Cliff Lee - @NYY (Andy Pettitte), TOR (A.J. Burnett)
Javier Vazquez - @TOR (Dustin McGowan), @SEA (Jarrod Washburn)
Ervin Santana - @KC (Brian Bannister), @TB (Andy Sonnanstine)

Sleeper Picks:
Brian Bannister – LAA (Ervin Santana), BAL (Matt Albers)
Dana Eveland – BAL (Matt Albers), @TEX (Sidney Ponson)

NL
Must-Starts:
Chris Young - @ATL (Jair Jurrjens), COL (Mark Redman)
Oliver Perez - @LAD (Chad Billingsley), CIN (Johnny Cueto)
Max Scherzer – PHI (Jamie Moyer), @CHC (Jason Marquis)

Sleeper Picks:
Jonathan Sanchez - @PIT (Tom Gorzelanny), PHI (Adam Eaton)
Brandon Looper - @COL (Mark Redman), @MIL Jeff Suppan 

WAIVER WATCH (from leagues played at CBSSports.com)
Five most added:
SP Max Scherzer - ARI(+53% roster change)
OF Carlos Quentin - CHW (+37%)
OF Alfonso Soriano - CHC (+27%)
SP Andy Sonnanstine - TB (+27%)
C Jeff Clement - SEA (+25%)

Five most dropped (non-injured):
RP Manny Corpas - COL (-20%)
SP Rich Hill - CHC (-19%)
SP Barry Zito - SF (-19%)
1B Mike Jacobs - FLA (-12%)
SP Francisco Liriano - MIN (-12%)

GAMES PLAYED
Let's take a look at how many games each team will be playing this week:

American League
7: BAL, BOS, CHW, DET, KC, SEA, TEX, TOR
6: CLE, ANA, MIN, NYY, OAK, TB

National League
7: ARI, COL, PHI, STL
6: ATL, CHI, CIN, FLA, HOU, LAD, MIL, NYM, PIT, SD, SF, WAS

Braves' ace John Smoltz, who is on the 15-day DL with a severely inflamed biceps tendon and inflammation of the rotator cuff of his right shoulder, appears to be headed to the bullpen upon his return.

Their is no immediate return in sight for the 40-year old right-hander, but it appears whenever he does come back it will be as the team's closer.

"It would be great if he could be out there and be part of that bullpen," Braves' manager Bobby Cox said earlier this week. "It may be easier on that shoulder. I can visualize him locking up a lot of games for us."

The veteran is the only pitcher in baseball history with at least 200 wins and 150 saves, but has been back in the rotation since the start of the '05 seasons and averaged 33 starts per year in that span. Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in MLB history to get to 3,000 strikeouts last month, but clearly age is becoming a factor.

Smoltz was 3-2 with a 2.00 ERA in five starts this year, but only has logged 27 innings in the process. His 36 strikeouts (1.3 K per inning) suggest that he can still get it done, but it appears as if going long into games is a concern.

"I know the success that I've had has confused people, but it's only been five innings at a time, and it was getting harder to do that," Smoltz told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Pitching an inning, sitting down, pitching an inning, sitting down was getting tougher as I got to the fourth and fifth inning. I feel like one inning at a time might be a little bit better at this point."

Fantasy owners knew when they nabbed Smoltz that he was a high-risk, high-reward type of player. He provided four dazzling starts in limited action during April, but it is pretty clear that the only way he is going to pitch in '08 and perhaps beyond is as a closer. It remains to be seen if Smoltz will be able to go on back-to-back days and with Rafael Soriano, who is trying to come back from an elbow injury himself, still in the mix his action could be limited even after he returns.  If you were counting on Smoltz for innings you will have to look elsewhere, he's worth stashing on the DL or bench if you can afford to so though as he could prove to be a top 10 closer by time everything is said and done in '08.

As for Soriano he only has value in deeper mixed and NL-only leagues and it's minimal at best.

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Max Scherzer was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 43rd round (1291st overall) in the 2003 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign and instead attended the University of Missouri. He was then drafted again in 2006 by the Arizona Diamondbacks, this time in the 1st round as the 11th overall pick. He began playing in the Diamondbacks orginization in 2007 with the Single-A Visalia Oaks. He was promoted to Double-A Mobile BayBears after three impressive starts for the Oaks. After a good start to the 2008 season in Tucson he was called up to the Diamondbacks on April 27, 2008.

The D-Backs needed a boost in the pen and the kid that throws 98-mph and has a wicked array of secondary pitches filled the bill. Scherzer had a 1.17 ERA and a 38/3 K/BB ratio in 23 innings for Tucson and forced the team's hand. Although he was a starter the team initially said it was it going to use the young hurler in the bullpen. However, that didn't last long. 

Tuesday, Scherzer made his MLB debut against the Houston Astros when he came on in relief and threw 4 1/3 perfect innings, while striking out seven. While doing so he also set the record for the number of consecutive batters retired (13) for a pitcher making his MLB debut as a reliever. The previous record was 12 set in 1962 by the Dodgers' Pete Richert.

Scherzer is currently only owned in 65% in leagues played at CBSSports.com and if he is still available in your league go get him now as he has superstar potential. He will likely be a two-start pitcher in Fantasy Week 6 (May 5-11), with a second start on Saturday at the Cubs.

Here is another quick look at some of the more 'statistical' things going on in baseball this season.

Consecutive Game Streak - On Sunday Grady Sizemore broke his streak of 382 consecutive games played. Sizemore has now missed the last two games with a sprained ankle. Jeff Francoeur now owns the major's longest streak at 352 games. However, he too is battling some ankle problems.

Stolen Bases - In a post a few weeks ago I noted the increase in stolen bases in the early part of 2008. Well things have not changed. Heading into play on Tuesday there have been 483 bases stolen. Last season in all of April there were only 423 stolen bases. It is interesting to note that the three teams that have run the most so far this year are also three of the biggest surprises. The Giants are at the top with 31 steals followed by the Orioles with 27 and the Rays with 26.

Fessler on the Move - In the GSI Fantasy League, Chris Fessler has now made 49 transactions for his team. To put that in perspective, Jeremy Fischer has made the second most transactions in the league with 15. My team has only made seven moves and I am proud to say I'm doing well in second place. Of course the team in first place is, well, Chris Fessler.

Troy Percival - With one more save Percival will tie John Wetteland with 330 career saves, good enough for 10th place on the all-time list. From there he'll need 11 more to catch Rollie Fingers and six more after that to tie Randy Myers.

Home Run List - Ken Griffey Jr. needs just three more HRs to become the sixth player in history to reach 600 in his career. Meanwhile, Alex Rodriguez is doing his best to become the seventh. A-Rod is alone in 15th place with 522 and needs 12 more to catch Jimmie Foxx who is next on the list. A bitter Frank Thomas is doing all he can to hold off Jim Thome on the HR list. The Big Hurt now has 516 to Thome's 513. And in Boston Manny Ramirez needs just four more blasts to reach 500.

Homerless - Chone Figgins has the most at bats this season, 105, without having hit a home run. His last homer came on August 18th of last year. However, that is nothing compare to Juan Pierre who has not hit a home run since September 23rd of 2006. That is a total of 754 at bats.

Randy Johnson - The Big Unit is currently in 28th place on the all-time win list with 285. His next victory will put him in a tie with Robin Roberts. From there he'll be looking to tie Bert Blyleven at 287 and Tommy John at 288. Johnson is scheduled to pitch Wednesday afternoon against the Astros.

The NFL draft may have diverted your attention, so here's everything you need to know for Week 5:

STUDS OF THE WEEK
The Phillies are happy with their new closer Brad Lidge. He has yet to allow on in 11 innings this season and converted four saves over the last week making his fantasy owners happy too. Lidge's former teammate, Astros' 1B Lance Berkman, joins him on our stud list this week. Berkman has homered four times over his past six games, driving in 12 runs and hitting .500 in that span.

DUDS OF THE WEEK
Manny Corpas, who was stellar in the Rockies' playoff run last year, lost his job as the Rockies' closer after blowing two more saves this past week. In three innings of work this week Corpas allowed five runs. It was a week of flukes for the Blue Jays' Alex Rios. After a routine off day on Tuesday he caught the flu bug and missed Wednesday only to return to the lineup and get tossed early on in Thursday's game. All of this left Rios' owners with just four games of production.

KEY INJURIES
OF Alfonso Soriano (CHC):OF- Should be back May 1
SS Jimmy Rollins (PHI): Could be back at end of draft
DH David Ortiz (BOS): Day-to-day with bruised knee
3B Chipper Jones (ATL): Day-to-day with back cramps
3B Hank Blalock (TEX): Out until at least TUE, DL a possibility
RP Rafael Soriano (ATL): Should resume as closer by mid-week
OF Mike Cameron (MIL): Suspension ends Tuesday
2B Howie Kendrick (ANA): Should return early in week.
OF Shane Victorino (PHI): Should be back on Tuesday
OF Moises Alou (NYM): Rehab put on hold due to sore ankle
SP Jake Westbrook (CLE): Put on DL and out until late May
SP Scott Kazmir (TB): Might pitch on May 3 or 4
SP Kevin Slowley (MIN): Expected to make rehab start May 1

TWICE AS NICE
Here are some two-start pitchers to consider this week:

AL
Must-starts:
Roy Halladay - @BOS (Daisuke Matsuzaka), CHW (Javier Vazquez))
Fausto Carmona – SEA (Carlos Silva), KC (Brett Tomko)
Joe Saunders – OAK (Greg Smith), BAL (Undecided)

Sleeper Picks:
Daniel Cabrera - @CHW (Javier Vazquez), @LAA (Jon Garland)
Chad Gaudin - @LAA (Jon Garland), TEX (Vicente Padilla)
Phil Hughes – DET (Kenny Rogers), SEA (Carlos Silva)

NL
Must-Starts:
Cole Hamels – SD (Greg Maddux), SF (Matt Cain)
Johan Santana – PIT (Ian Snell), @ARI (Dan Haren)
Derek Lowe - @FLA (Andrew Miller), @COL (Kendry Morales)

Sleeper Picks:
Tom Glavine - @WAS (Tim Redding), CIN (Bronson Arroyo)
Todd Wellemeyer – CIN (Bronson Arroyo), CHC (Jason Marquis)
Tom Gorzelanny - @NYM (Oliver Perez), @WAS (Tim Redding)

WAIVER WATCH (from leagues played at CBSSports.com)
Five most added:
RP Brian Fuentes - COL (+45% roster change)
OF Curtis Granderson - DET (+34%)
RP J.J. Putz - SEA (31%)
SP Jonathan Sanchez - SF (30%)
SP Chad Gaudin - OAK (30%)

Five most dropped (non-injured):
RP Manny Corpas - COL (-29%)
SP Edwin Jackson - TB (-15%)
SP Francisco Liriano - MIN (-13%)
OF Corey Patterson - CIN (-13%)
SP Justin Germano - SD (-12%)

GAMES PLAYED
Let's take a look at how many games each team will be playing this week:

American League
7: BAL, CLE, LAA, NYY, OAK
6: BOS, CHW, DET, KC, SEA, TB, TEX, TOR
5: MIN

National League
7: PIT
6: ARI, CHC, CIN, COL, FLA, HOU, LAD, MIL, NYM, PHI, SD, SF, STL, WAS
5: ATL

Fantasy owners that took a gamble on Dodgers' shortstop Rafael Furcal this year are being rewarded early on. Furcal, who was hampered by an ankle injury for most of the 2007 season, is off to one of his best starts ever. Notoriously a slow starter (April .avg over the past three seasons -203, .198, .228, .245.), Furcal is hitting .398 with a .663 slugging percentage and six stolen bases. In addition, he has drawn 13 walks which has propelled him .485 on-base percentage.

The hot start ensures that Furcal is going to stay at the top of the Dodgers' batting order too. Believe it or not, Joe Torre was actually debating who would hit leadoff for the team in spring training. Being at the top of the order should translate into more runs and hitting in front of Russell Martin will allow Furcal to see plenty of good pitches to hit.

Furcal, 30, has been a reliable fantasy option for most of his career. However, he could be on the verge of a career year. Consider, he is on pace for 254 hits, 23 HR's, 69 RBI's, 100 walks, 138 runs, and 46 SB's. Will that continue? Absolutely not, but his success is definitely more of a trend than it is a mirage. He ranks in my top five fantasy shortstops now, behind Jimmy Rollins, Hanley Ramirez, and maybe Miguel Tejada.

In reviewing a few of my fantasy teams this morning I noticed that two of them made a big leap in one particular category last night - stolen bases. One team had a total of six, another had five. That is quite a bit for any normal squad but it seems to me that teams have been stealing more already this season. And a look at the numbers backs me up.

Last season in the month of April there were 423 bases swiped in the major leagues. That is an average of a little more than 14 per day. The total has been as low as 368 stolen bases in April of 2004. This year through 18 days (inluding March 31) players have already stolen 300 bases. That is an average of 16 2/3 per day and is on pace for 500 in the month. There have not been 500 bases stolen in a month in a long time. Longer than I was able to research.

So who is stealing bags? Everyone. Through Thurday's games Michael Bourn and Carlos Gomez each had nine steals. Chone Figgins and Joey Gathright were next with seven each. But from their things get a bit crazy. 27 different players have three to five steals so far. Another 42 have two. And among those 42 are some of the best from last year including Jimmy Rollins, Juan Pierre, Hanley Ramirez and Eric Byrnes. Each could easily triple their total this weekend.

What does all this mean? Well, for one thing, it makes for some good baseball. If a triple is the most exciting play in baseball a stolen base is a close second. Sure it gets annoying watching a pitcher throw over to first four or five times between every pitch. But that is what makes the steal even better. Everyone knows it is going to happen it is just a matter of when. It is even more fun when the ball gets through and the runner jumps up to head for third. Either way it is a lot better than some guy standing two steps off of first base waiting for the next batter to drive him in. Players should make something happen.

Also, if this is a new trend - and the early numbers would suggest it is - there will be an impact on fantasy leagues. Many owners do not overly concern themselves with steals and just count on that one guy they drafted early or plan to pick up a couple of younger players in August. But that strategy may not work too well if players keep running at this pace. Owners will find their teams in a deep hole in a category that scores just the same as all the rest.

I was perusing an alleged Worldwide Leader in Sports' fantasy articles and saw a column where readers were asking one of their experts for some advice about what to do with slumping players, this one was specifically about Ryan Howard.

The advice given by the expert was to ride out Howard's slump. He said, you drafted him for a reason, so you have to play him. Okay, that's partially right. First, why aren't people coming here to GSI for their fantasy advice. I'm confident that they'd get better advice here, than at the other place. For example, here's the proper response to what to do with a slumping stud.

Don't be afraid to move Howard to your bench for now. If you have another option, even if it's a flash-in-the-pan waiver wire find like maybe Casey Kotchman. Kotchman's .345 clip is currently better than Howard's .189. So, ride the pine big man and welcome Kotchman in with open arms. I definitely do not agree with the premise that just because you invested an early pick in someone that you have to play them. Are you going to keep throwing CC Sabbathia out there in your fantasy lineup right now? 

Until these slumping studs find their way (and make no mistake, barring a hidden injury, they will find their way) to the numbers you expect from them, don't be afraid to bench them. Now, don't pull a "Fessler" and drop them altogether to the waiver wire. That's not good practice. And don't try to put them up on the trading block, because you won't get value for them while they're slumping. Just be patient, but be patient with them, while they're on your bench. 

Royals' right-hander Zack Greinke threw his third career complete game on Monday night as the Royals beat the A's 5-1.  The youngster scattered five hits though nine innings to post his third straight stellar outing as he moves to 3-0.

The Mariners aren't the most potent line-up in the league and Safeco Field is a pitcher's dream, but his first two starts were against the Yankees and Tigers, two of the best lineups in the game.  Greinke's stat line is impressive (3-0, 0.75 ERA, and 0.92 WHIP), but the strikeout to walk ratio (9:5 through three starts) won't get you excited.

After spending four months in the pen to start the 2007 campaign Greinke had a 3.54 ERA and a 55/15 K/BB ratio in 53 1/3 innings. However, when given a chance to return to the rotation in late August, he had a 1.85 ERA in 34 innings over seven starts. That has left him eligible as both a starter and a reliever in many formats.

The Royals are off to a fast start at 8-6 and appear to be one of the American League's up-and-coming teams. The offensive is capable of providing the run support to make feasable for Greinke to have a great chance at racking up many more wins ahead, particularly if he continues to throw as well as he is right now.

Greinke, who at one time was a highly coveted pitching prospect, appears to have beaten the depression problems that slowed his career. At 24, he possesses a tremendous amount of upside and should be owned in most leagues at this point.

A GetSports reader named Brian has recently been offered Mark Reynolds for Justin Upton in his fantasy league and has requested our thoughts on the deal. First, we have to assume that Brian plays in a traditional 5x5 Roto league with 10 or 12 teams. If the scoring categories are different and include, say, slugging percentage or strikeouts then things may change. So let’s just stay with the basics. 

Secondly, we have to look at position eligibility. Reynolds has slightly more value at third base than Upton in the outfield. However, it is doubtful that either was drafted as a centerpiece of the team and both are likely to fill secondary positions. 

Both of these young players have little experience and tremendous upside for a good ballclub. And both are off to a very good start. It is very likely that at some point in the season Reynolds and Upton will struggle, but of course that is something that is impossible to determine. The best we can do is look at the numbers in front of us, from the minors and the majors. 

Mark Reynolds has more power potential than Justin Upton. He hit 31 bombs two years ago in the minors. Last season he had 17 HRs for the D-Backs in just 366 at bats. With five blasts already this year, 25 for the season is a reasonable possibility to go along with 70 to 80 RBI and an average in the .275 range. 

Justin Upton may not hit as many home runs, but he may actually end up not too far behind Reynolds. Although he had just two in 140 at bats with Arizona last season, he had 18 home runs in the minors. Like Reynolds he already has five bombs this year and he could easily finish near 20 on the season with RBI totals to match. The .221 average he posted in 2007 looks quite ugly but he hit .319 in the minors last year. 

Upton also has one more thing that Reynolds lacks – speed. Upton had 19 stolen bases last season compared to just two for Reynolds. Both may actually run a lot on a team that always seems to have the green light but Upton has the clear edge. 

So Brian, it is of my opinion that unless you are hurting to fill the third base position, you should probably hold on to Upton. He still has good power, should provide nearly the same RBI and batting average plus give you a fair amount of stolen bases.

If you are going to have a chance to win your fantasy league you need to have a solid rotation. There are a handful of starters that are simply carrying fantasy teams early on, but one in particular that has caught my eye.

Chien-Ming Wang was lights out again on Friday night as he went the distance against the Red Sox to pick up his third win of the season. The Yankees' ace only gave up one run and two hits as he continues to baffle hitters with his sinker. The way he is mixing his pitches right now is totally making people look foolish.

His strikeout numbers haven't been overly impressive (11 K's thru 3 games), but that is not his forte. In fact, he only recorded 104 K's in 199 IP last season. Still, after winning 19 games in back-to-back seasons there is plenty to love about Wang.

Wang went seven strong in his debut to beat Roy Halladay (and my fantasy team) and is coming off a steady six-inning effort against Tampa Bay.  Owners lucky enough to have Wang in the fold have plenty of more wins ahead.

Look for Wang to continue to perform like an ace throughout the season.

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