Ian Kinsler - 15 Day DL - Intercoastal Strain

The Texas Rangers placed 2B Ian Kinsler on the 15-Day DL with an Intercoastal Strain.  Kinsler was having a nice season, hitting .302 with 7 home runs and 20 RBI.  The Rangers called up top prospect Jurickson Profar to fill in and he is a must own in all league formats.  Profar had 17 ABs with the Rangers last season and managed just 3 hits (2 doubles) but Profar had 40 hits in 37 AAA games this season, scoring 27 times and has 13 XBH.

Other options to replace Kinsler: Jedd Gyorko, Neil Walker, Danny Espinosa, Kelly Johnson, and Omar Infante.

Fantasy Baseball Week 8 - Preferred Pitching Matchups

The Minnesota Twins will lose their DH for the first 3 days of this week when they travel to Atlanta.  Ryan Doumit might play some outfield which means Oswaldo Arcia or Aaron Hicks might get a day off.  Also Joe Mauer could be get a day off in favor of Doumit.

The Pitching Duel Fail and Thursday’s Box Scores

There was speculation that the Justin Verlander versus Yu Darvish pitching duel could be a thing of legend. However, Verlander never made it to the fourth inning, giving up seven earned runs in the third. Stephen Strasburg reminded us of his dominance as he pitched eight strong innings for the Nationals.

Top AAA Starting Pitchers

Drew Pomeranz is making a strong case for the Rockies to give him a shot. He is 4-10 with a 5.01 ERA in 26 career MLB starts, but the kid is just 24 years old.  He has a 51:15 K:BB ratio so he seems to have better command, compared to his 96:51 K:BB in the Bigs.  He is probably a better option than Jeff Francis and his 6.00 ERA.

Could Jake Odorizzi get called up by the Rays after they put David Price on the DL?  Or will it be Chris Archer?!  Nope, they called up Alex Torres!

Anyone from your favorite MLB team on this list? Do you want them called up and pitching for your ballclub? Let us know in the comment section!

Last Week	Rank	NAME	TEAM	MLB	W	L	ERA	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	Fantasy Points
12	1	Drew Pomeranz	COL	COL	6	0	3.22	8	0	0	44.2	38	16	16	3	15	51	1.19	218.5
17	2	Chris Heston	FRE	SF	5	2	5.33	9	0	0	50.2	65	33	30	7	19	46	1.66	214.5
16	3	Andy Oliver	IND	PIT	3	1	2.61	9	0	0	48.1	31	16	14	2	35	54	1.37	202.3
1	4	Jair Jurrjens	NOR	BAL	4	1	3.14	8	0	0	51.2	44	19	18	2	15	36	1.14	202.0
5	5	Jose Alvarez	TOL	DET	3	2	1.69	8	1	0	48.0	39	13	9	2	9	48	1.00	196.0
3	6	P.J. Walters	ROC	MIN	4	2	3.42	8	1	1	47.1	48	18	18	2	14	39	1.31	194.8
7	7	Billy Buckner	SLC	LAA	4	2	4.56	8	0	0	47.1	48	26	24	3	25	40	1.54	194.8
30	8	Omar Poveda	GWN	ATL	3	2	2.35	8	0	0	53.2	39	14	14	3	13	34	0.97	194.0
20	9	Jake Odorizzi	DUR	TB	4	0	3.83	8	0	0	44.2	34	19	19	7	15	47	1.10	190.5
11	10	Matt Shoemaker	SLC	LAA	3	5	3.96	8	0	0	52.1	57	24	23	6	10	36	1.28	190.3

Top AAA Hitters

Anyone from your favorite MLB team on this list?  Do you want them called up and playing over your teams position player?  Let us know in the comment section!

Last Week	Rank	NAME	TEAM	MLB	POS	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	AVG	OPS	Fantasy Points
5	1	Kila Ka'aihue	REN	ARI	1B	38	136	30	46	7	1	9	35	82	29	29	0	1	0.453	0.603	0.338	1.056	223
1	2	Scott Van Slyke	ALB	LAD	1B	34	116	32	46	10	1	9	30	85	25	31	3	1	0.503	0.733	0.397	1.236	219
2	3	Brett Pill	FRE	SF	1B	32	126	21	43	13	1	9	47	85	9	20	1	0	0.380	0.675	0.341	1.054	213
42	4	Danny Valencia	NOR	BAL	3B	39	157	29	49	14	0	11	34	96	9	31	0	0	0.347	0.611	0.312	0.959	209
8	5	Luis Jimenez	BUF	TOR	1B	34	132	25	49	6	2	9	37	86	15	19	1	0	0.435	0.652	0.371	1.087	208
9	6	Michael Choice	SAC	OAK	CF	38	143	31	42	6	0	8	32	72	25	34	1	1	0.406	0.503	0.294	0.909	208
3	7	Chris Owings	REN	ARI	SS	40	177	34	61	10	2	2	25	81	5	33	7	2	0.366	0.458	0.345	0.824	207
18	8	Chris Colabello	ROC	MIN	1B	41	156	24	54	13	0	11	31	100	15	35	0	1	0.403	0.641	0.346	1.044	203
13	9	DJ LeMahieu	COL	COL	2B	33	143	34	52	8	5	1	22	73	10	19	8	2	0.405	0.510	0.364	0.916	201
19	10	Jason Pridie	NOR	BAL	CF	36	151	26	49	13	3	8	27	92	9	33	3	0	0.362	0.609	0.325	0.971	194

Mocking the NBA Lottery - Post Combine Day 1

Stock on the Rise: Rudy Gobert

Stock on the Decline: Shabazz Muhammad

Make sure you follow @DraftExpress on twitter for live updates from Day 2:



Dennis Schroeder from Germany and Giannis Antetokounmpo from Greece (Nigerian decent) both apparently have 1st Round promises.  Which team in the middle of the draft needs Schroeder to play point and which team at the bottom of the draft would make a promise to a kid born in 1994?  Oh by the way, he is nearly 7 feet tall and plays point guard!?

The NBA lottery is always fun to mess around with especially when your favorite team could potentially steal that #1 overall pick! This year the draft is loaded with big guys, kind of like the NFL draft, while sprinkling in some very talented guards and forwards. The following draft order is based on lottery odds and the draft selections are based on team needs.

Let us know if you feel a team has different needs and who you would draft instead!

With the first pick, in the 2013 NBA Draft, the Orlando Magic select:

Raul Ibanez Loves Yankee Stadium

Raul Ibanez hit 2 home runs last night and drove in 6 RBI as the Seattle Mariners beat up Phil Hughes and the New York Yankees.  Ibanez hit his 18th and 19th home run at the New Yankee Stadium and has done so in just 219 ABs, or once every 11 at bats.  He is a career .283 hitter in the new Bronx.  His 1st inning grand slam paced the Mariners to a 12-2 victory.  Hughes failed to get out of the first inning giving up 6 hits and 7 earned runs.  Kyle Seager added his 5th homer in the 6th inning, and drove in 3 runs.  Hisashi Iwakuma improvd to 5-1 with an ERA of 1.84.  Vernon Wells hit his 10th home run, another solo shot.  He has just 23 RBI to show for his 10 dingers.

David Price Watch - Tricep Tightness

The reigning American League Cy-Young award winner, David Price, left his start against the Boston Red Sox today in the 3rd inning due to tricep tightness. Let's hope this does not turn out to be anything serious!

.@raysbaseball LHP @davidprice14 diagnosed with tightness in left triceps after leaving game in 3rd inning. #BOSvsTB on ESPN
— Baseball Tonight (@BBTN) May 16, 2013

The Grandy Man Returns, Yankees Keep Rolling

Felix Hernandez shut down the Yankees over 6 innings and left the game with a 3-1 lead before he watched the bullpen give up 3 runs in the 7th as the Yanks win 4-3. CC Sabathia went 6 1/3 innings allowing 3 runs and striking out 10, however Shawn Kelley picked up the win in relief. Curtis Granderson returned to the lineup and hit clean up, going 0-3 with a walk and run scored. Lyle Overbay had an RBI double in the 6th to get the Yanks on the board and then hit a go ahead, game winning, sac fly in the 7th. Robinson Cano had a 2-run game tying double in the 7th. Kyle Seager had an RBI double in the 3rd, and Raul Ibanez hit a 2-run home run in the 6th. The 43 year old Mariano Rivera now has 16 saves on the year.

RotoBaller - Starting Pitching Updates

This article originally appeared on www.RotoBaller.com: Fantasy Baseball Advice: Mid-May Starting Pitcher Review .

First up, what will the Reds do about their rotation situation when Johnny Cueto returns? Cueto pitched a rehab start in Dayton on Thursday and will soon be returning to Cincinnati. When he went down, Tony Cingrani burst onto the scene. Cingrani has pitched so well, it’s impossible to imagine him being asked to leave the rotation. However, Mike Leake, the obvious odd man out, is making $3 million per season. The loser of this battle gets a one-way ticket to Louisville. My crystal ball says Cingrani stays, and not just because of his numbers-- he’s the only lefty in the Reds’ rotation.