[caption id="attachment_14243" align="aligncenter" width="600"] via msn.foxsports.com[/caption] Kevin Gausman arrived to “the show” with a lot of hype and failed to deliver during his first two starts. Owners kicked him to the curb, narrowly missing out on his first fine performance against the Tigers. So what can we make of the talented rookie going forward? The kid only has three major league starts and 6 ...

[caption id="attachment_14028" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Photo Credit: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times[/caption] Matt Kemp's power outage is very real. His batted ball distance on homers and fly balls this year averages 269.79 feet, last year he lead the league with a 313 foot average distance. MLB average is 275-280 feet. The offseason shoulder surgery is the obvious culprit. The Dodgers likely would ...

[caption id="attachment_13986" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Photo Credit: Lance Iversen, The Chronicle[/caption] Donaldson has always flashed good plate discipline in the minors, but never really made great contact. As seen here, Donaldson has made the mechanical adjustments necessary to generate more power. He posted a .1000 OPS in AAA last year, .844 OPS in the bigs after the ASB, and currently has a ...

[caption id="attachment_13966" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Photo Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY SPORTS[/caption] Lance Lynn is off to another hot start this season, but just like last year it wasn't meant to last. Another correction is coming soon. He just can’t sustain success throwing the fastball 70% of the time. Gio Gonzalez, Clayton Kershaw, and David Price are the only 3 pitchers from 2010-2012 to ...

Clay Buchholz K/9 is definitely going to come back down to earth. His velocity hasn't changed from last year, his SwStr% is around career norms, and he's throwing fewer pitches in the zone.   [caption id="attachment_13858" align="aligncenter" width="600"] via thebostonjam.com[/caption] However, Jack Moore over at FanGraphs writes: "So what’s new? Via last night’s Blue Jays broadcast, Red Sox catcher Ja ...

Since Matthew Berry on ESPN came out with a prediction for each team, I thought I'd do the same. The only difference between my predictions is I will be right. Check it out. Arizona Diamondbacks Trevor Cahill wins 15 games, has a sub 3.00 ERA and is a top-20 pitcher. Atlanta Braves Justin Upton finds his groove playing next to his brother and hits .300 with 30-100. Baltimore Orioles Manny Machado become the ...

This is my second year of picking fantasy sleepers for TakingBadSchotz. Last year I wrote separate pieces for both position players and pitchers and it gave me the freedom to talk about more players in each category, so I’ll stick to that this season. Last year I had varying success with my picks, as I was spot on with Aaron Hill and Jose Altuve, while the opposite could be said for Alex Presley and Brennan ...