
Bowden Francis should be able to get some whiffs against a Nationals lineup which has struck out far too much so far this season.

Todd Zola presents the weekly pitcher rankings for the first full week of the regular season, with a few big names leading the way.

The American League free-agent pool features a lot of targets after the first full weekend of the season including top Red Sox prospect Kristian Campbell, who looks like he's in Boston to stay.

Tarik Skubal's Cy Young defense gets off to a tough start this weekend as he takes on the defending champions in Dodger Stadium. Where does he rank in Todd Zola's first pitcher rankings of the year?

Catch up on the players who won jobs in the final days of camp around the American League, including Cam Smith of the Astros.

The American League waiver wire is packed with options as Opening Day approaches, and the return of Nolan Jones to the Cleveland Guardians should settle their murky right field situation.

Several job battles have been settled around the American League, including the Royals' fifth starter job, which appears to have been won by Kris Bubic.

Erik Siegrist checks out the free-agent pool in the AL as the Rangers get some big-name reinforcements for their playoff push, including a potential early return for Josh Jung.

Jason Collette looks at the league-wide saves situation, as it seems these days that everyone gets a save!

Todd Zola ranks the starting pitchers for the upcoming week, where Miami's Trevor Rogers has officially arrived as he cracks the Top 5.

Jan Levine is back and lists a number of players to target, including a veteran starter in San Francisco who's excelling.

Todd Zola examines the impact of new scoring categories on the pitching side, including the rise in value of top set-up men like Tyler Duffey.

Jesse Siegel makes his season debut with the Minor League Barometer where he profiles, among others, Ke'Bryan Hayes, who should get plenty of at-bats in Pittsburgh this season.

Bernie Pleskoff evaluates NL rookie pitchers, like the Braves' Ian Anderson, and whether they should be on your draft list for next season.