The Atlanta Braves have decided to give former number one pick Dansby Swanson some time in the majors, as the club has promoted the young shortstop. Tonight, he’s in the starting lineup batting eighth as the Braves take on the Minnesota Twins. The move to promote Swanson came with a pair of additi[...]

After a disappointing few months in a Braves uniform, Erick Aybar was sent to Detroit to fill in at shortstop with Jose Iglesias on the DL. Once upon a time, Aybar hit .312 (2009), stole 30 bases (2011) and made the All-Star game (2014). This year, Aybar hit .242 with three steals and five times cau[...]

With the Tigers beginning a series against the rival Chicago White Sox, veteran Victor Martinez will be absent from the lineup. The 37-year-old is off to a terrific season, hitting .330 nine home runs and 35 RBI. [...]

Nick Castellanos earned the highest of strikeout honors last night, achieving the golden sombrero by going 0-for-4 with four strikeouts. He has taken steps forward this year, already nearing his career high in HRs (15, 10 currently). Castellanos is known to be a whiff machine, striking out at a 24.7[...]

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This is horrible news for season-long owners, as J.D. Martinez is one of the better hitters in the league, and it is getting down to the end of the week. He is just resting for the Detroit Tigers tonight, so he will be back in the starting lineup next game, but for tonight, Mike Aviles will take ove[...]

This article references 2B, A, C, Jason Kipnis, Mike Aviles, OF, RB, SP, SS, TE and more! Jason Kipnis has been placed on the 15-Day DL and will likely be sidelined for 2-3 weeks with a shoulder injury, according to The Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Cleveland Indians second baseman has been trying to fight through the injury for the last few days. Apparently, the pain was too much, leading the club to play it safe and send him to the DL. According to The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Kipnis doesn't have any structural damage. Either way, the Indians will be without one of their best p[...]Keep on reading: Kipnis (Shoulder) Placed On DL: Indians 2B Out 2-3 Weeks

This article references A.j. Pierzynski, Aaron Harang, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Alcides Escobar, Alex Avila, Atlanta Braves, Brad Miller, Brett Lawrie, Bryce Harper, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Gonzalez, Carlos Santana, Casey McGehee, Chase Headley, Corey Dickerson, Daniel Murphy, Devon Travis, Efren Navarro, Eric Hosmer, Freddie Freeman, Ian Kinsler, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Odorizzi, James McCann, Jeff Francoeur, Joey Votto, Jonathan Papelbon, Jordan Zimmerman, Justin Upton, Kyle Seager, Lorenzo Cain, Mike Aviles, Mike Trout, Robinson Cano, Ryan Zimmerman, San Diego Padres, Todd Frazier, Tyler Flowers, Tyler Ladendorf, Wilin Rosario, Will Middlebrooks, Zack Cozart and more! For the first time this season, all 30 teams played in a single day, with 15 games played Wednesday. Many teams that lost their Opening Day games evened their series or won their first game, while others remain winless yet again. For the fourth consecutive day, there was at least one game that featured a shutout. And for one team, they are looking to score runs for the first time since last September. Take a look at some of the news, notes, highlights and numbers from Wednesday, April 8. A[...]Keep on reading: MLB News and Notes for April 9th

Trevor Ray (@tray0128 on twitter) and Shane Connolly (@SConnolly114 on twitter) discuss SS that can fill the void that has been left behind in another Troy Tulowitzki injury. Brandon Crawford, Josh Rutledge, Mike Aviles, Xander Bogaerts, Jose Iglesias, Pete Kozma, Yunel Escobar. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO.

Two more leagues to review. And yes, the results of these final two leagues was much better than the majority of my efforts that I've been detailing over the past week. FANBALL LEAGUE For those of you who haven't been following my work for years, and shame on you if you haven't, I used to [...]