Sunday's MLB Picks

Roster

Infield

Pos	Name	Salary
C	Yadier Molina (STL-C)	$8,062
1B	Albert Pujols (LAA-1B)	$6,395
2B	Robinson Cano (NYY-2B)	$5,760
3B	Miguel Cabrera (DET-3B)	$8,799
SS	Yunel Escobar (TOR-SS)	$6,593

Outfield & Utility

Pos	Name	Salary
OF	Mike Trout (LAA-OF)	$6,155
OF	Matt Holliday (STL-OF)	$8,108
OF	Matt Kemp (LAD-OF)	$9,769
U	Dustin Pedroia (BOS-2B)	$7,851
U	Jason Heyward (ATL-OF)	$7,160

Pitchers

Pos	Name	Salary
SP	Rick Porcello (DET-SP)	$8,064
SP	Nick Blackburn (MIN-SP)	$5,562
RP	Joe Nathan (TEX-RP)	$2,322
P	Aaron Harang (LAD-SP)	$9,274

Total Salary $99,874

Over / Under($100k)$126

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C: Yadier Molina – Name that Molina!  Yadier is off to a hot start to the 2012 season.  He is batting .311 with 4 homeruns, and yes he has 4 stolen bases (that is not a typo).  Today he faces a lefty in Happ, and Yadier loves lefty pitchers.

1b: Albert Pujols - Okay, yes this is a big gamble, and we have plugged him in all the time thinking he would break out of his slump, but yesterday he had the day off, so at 6.4K we believe he is worth the risk because maybe the day off helped…

2b: Robinson Cano - Another struggling superstar who we think will break out today against Luke Hochevar (7.36 ERA).

3b: Miguel Cabrera – Dillan Axelrod is making his first start ever in the big leagues.  Cabrera is batting over .300 with 7 homeruns, and we believe Cabrera will feast on Axelrod’s inexperience.

SS: Yunel Escobar - Yunel is en fuego.  After a slow start to the season, Escobar is 7 for his last 15.

OF: Mike Trout – The rookie outfielder for the Angels his 1^st professional homerun of the season yesterday, and priced at just over 6K, he is a solid sneaky play.

OF: Matt Holliday – Mr. Holliday is 9 for his last 20 with a homerun and 6 RBIs; he also faces the lefty Happ today.

OF: Matt Kemp – We have extra money to spend since we went with cheap pitching, so we have to plug in the 2012 NL MVP (yes he will be the MVP).  He hasn’t been himself of late, but he is still batting over .400.

U: Dustin Pedroia – Pedroia is riding a 6 game hitting streak (9-27 over that 6 game span).

U: Jason Heyward – Heyward missed a few games due to injury recently, but he was back in the lineup yesterday and hit a homerun.  So far there have been over 45 runs scored in two games in the Braves vs. Rockies series, so hopefully Heyward can continue to get in on the offensive explosion.

SP: Rick Porcello – Yes we understand Porcello has a 5.64 ERA, but if you don’t include his 1 inning pitched of 8 earned against Texas, the guy has been solid in his other 4 starts (30.1 innings with 11 earned runs).  He also faces a struggling CWS team today that has terrible offensive numbers.

SP: Nick Blackburn – Blackburn is having a terrible year, but he is too tempting to play at 5.5K against a Mariner team that is in the bottom half of every offensive team category.

SP: Aaron Harang – Another pitcher who is very cheap and facing a horrendous offense.  Harang faces the Cubs today who are 23^rd in runs, on base, and slugging.  Harang has been a dominating pitcher in previous seasons, so maybe a matchup against the Cubs can get him back on track.

RP: Joe Nathan – Nathan has gone almost a month now without a blown save, and today the Rangers face the Indians in which we are predicting a pitcher’s duel between Darvish and Jimenez that will have Nathan finishing the game in the 9^th.