Cleveland Cavaliers Win the NBA Lottery

For the second time in three season, the Cleveland Cavaliers will select #1 in the NBA Draft.  Cleveland had a 15.6% chance of winning the lottery and did so, beating out the Orland Magic who had a 25% chance, and ended up with the second pick.  The Washington Wizards had just a 3.5% chance and ended up with the third pick.

The NBA Draft is always fun to mess around with especially when a team moves up like the Washington Wizards did! 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 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 Cleveland Cavaliers select:

Patrick Corbin Is Pitching In Stealth Mode

Patrick Corbin who most casual baseball fans have never heard of is now 7-0 to start the year with a 1.44 ERA, slightly below the league leader Clayton Kershaw. The lefty is 7-0 with 2 no decisions, and the Diamondbacks are 9-0 in games he has started. In his 9 starts, he has allowed 2 runs twice, 1 run four times and 0 runs twice. With all the talk about young pitchers such as Matt Harvey and Shelby Miller, Corbin has been able to fly under the radar and continues to shut down each lineup he faces.

We want Moore. Like, you really like it. You want Moore

Matt Moore moved to 8-0 in 9 starts this season as the Rays swept the Orioles this weekend at Camden Yards.  Moore lasted 7 innings and allowed a single run to score while striking out 3 Birds.  Luke Scott and Matt Joyce provided enough pop to give Matt the W.  Moore lowered his ERA to 2.29 and his WHIP is now just 1.09 with opponents hitting .175 against him.  The 23 year old lefty made it past the 6th inning for just the 3rd time this season.  Fernando Rodney picked up his 8th save.

Slugfest at Coors Field

The Colorado Rockies hosted the San Francisco Giants this weekend for a 4 game series and both teams took advantage of the thin air.  The two teams combined for 50 runs with the Rockies scoring 10 runs in both games 2 and 3.  San Fran scored 8 and 9 runs over games 1 and 2, and were shut out in the series finale on Sunday.  The Rockies won 3 of 4.

Ryan Howard Watch - MRI on Knee

The Philadelphia Phillies could be without first base slugger Ryan Howard for a while if an MRI on his left knee returns bad news.  After a nice April, in which Howard hit .284, Howard has been struggling in May to the tune of .179.  He hit 3 home runs in 95 April ABs, and hit 3 long balls in just 56 May turns at bat, but has has struck out just 2 less times in May than April.  Michael Young shifted to first base last night as Freddy Galvis manned the hot corner.  Galvis is an intriguing option if Howard goes down, but more so in the deeper leagues. 

Ian Kinsler - 15 Day DL - Intercostal Strain

The Texas Rangers placed 2B Ian Kinsler on the 15-Day DL with an Intercostal 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