Over the last three years, Matt Cain (RHP, SF) has averaged 220 innings, an ERA just under 3.00 and 13 wins. At age 27, he's in his prime. Is it safe to assume another season like the last?

With 18 wins and an ERA well south of 3.00 in 2011, Jered Weaver (RHP, LAA) was rightly called the Angels’ ace and factored into the Cy Young discussion. After making a big splash in the off-season, the Angels are looking to go deep into the post season in 2012. Can Weaver deliver an encore performance?

[FREE] Searching for those relievers who are expected to sell for a small price but earn a large profit—a combination of skill and not-yet-realized opportunity.

Ian Kennedy followed up a strong first season in Arizona with an eye-opening 2011. He notched 21 wins, compiled a league-best winning percentage (.840) with a sub-3.00 ERA and finished fourth in the NL Cy Young voting. He's a no-brainer atop the Diamondbacks rotation, but does he have the skills to be a true fantasy ace?

Last week's BBG about adjusting Mayberry using Rel scores drew a relatively large number of comments, one of which asked if we had back-tested the concept using 2011 data. We hadn’t, but it seemed like a swell idea. And let it never be said that we aren’t ready to exploit someone else’s swell idea!

Expectations were high for Adrian Gonzalez (1B, BOS) after he joined the Red Sox prior to the 2011 season. The transition to the AL East and the pressure of playing in Boston did not seem to phase Gonzalez as all he did was post the best all-around season of his career thus far...

Guys like Felipe Paulino (RHP, KC) can help you earn a profit from your starting rotations this season.

For years we have preached not to overplay the scarcity card. Despite depth at second base, however, few late values exist. Managers overrate scarcity throughout the draft. So here, it may pay to take a superstar who mans the keystone early, because their production will equal their actual value.

Freddie Freeman (1B, ATL) led all National League Rookies in BA (.282), hits (161), doubles (32), HR (21), RBI (76), OBA (.346) and SLG (.448) in 2011 ... what can he do for an encore?

Adrian Beltre is coming off the most productive back-to-back seasons of his career. Does this new level represent a plateau, or is he more likely to revert to pre-2010?

Neil Walker (2B, PIT) proved to a good power-average combination for a middle infielder during his 2010 rookie season, going .296-12-66 in 426 ABs. But the average fell last season, and it took another 170 ABs to manage the same HR output. Yet he did swipe nine bases. The question now is, can he put it all together?