The 22-year-old Bumgarner delivered on big expectations in 2011.

Is established BA asset Butler prepared to provide additional power?

In this edition of the Batting Buyers Guide, we’ll look at players who had unusually poor seasons, and assess their capacity to “bounce back” to useful productivity levels; the next edition, in early January, will identify and assess some of 2011’s overperformers.

Here are several guys who have the upside and skills to become rotation anchors this season...

After several false starts, is Cameron Maybin now here to stay?

Completing the look ahead to 2012, this week the column tackles the western divisions.

With about 10 games left in the regular season, it's time for us to declare our 2011 Fantasy Baseball All-Star batters.

Let's take one final look at in-season buying opportunities when it comes to starting pitchers. Here are the SP who have posted elite skills over the last month...

It's almost here--that dreaded day when fantasy baseball ends and all that's left is (gulp) fantasy football. For those still in the running for something: mazel tov!

Here in the homiest of stretches, with just a few weeks left, all players are risky. Prince Fielder could slump or C.C. Sabathia could throw a couple of clunkers. All things being equal, we should still expect the best players to perform the best. But some lesser players will get hot in September, and these guys may just do enough to put you over the top. Here, we will again focus on players who have been playing well as of late, hoping to capitalize on a hot three weeks.