Daily Leaders 5/254/11

Bats

1.  Carl Crawford, BOS; 4 for 4, HR, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R:  Count me in the crowd that believes Crawford is going to come around at some point this year.  Just remember, fantasy baseball is not about what a guy has done already, but about what he's going to do.

2.  Jay Bruce, CIN; 3 for 8, HR, 3 RBI, BB, R:  Bruce has been tearing it up lately, getting his average up to the .285 range.  If he can keep it there, I'll eat my words from last week.

3.  Matt Kemp, LAD; 3 for 4, HR, 2B, RBI, R:  Let the dick riding continue.

4.  Chris Coghlan, FLA; 2 for 5, 2B, 2 SB, 2 R:  There's some debate here in fantasy land about this guy.  We're not sure how to pronounce his name and we don't know if he's any good at baseball.  I say COFF-lan and yes, the Guru says COG-lan and no.  Trust the Guru.

5.  Dustin Pedroia, BOS; 2 for 6, HR, 3 RBI, R:  If I were to die today, and I went to some weird limbo afterlife, where I could only gaze upon one thing for all eternity, Dustin's swing or my daughter's first steps, I would choose the Lazer Show's swing.


Arms

1.  Mat Latos, SD; 8 IP, 6 H, ER, 7 K, W:  Latos won the battle of downtrodden aces in San Diego last night, topping Chris Carpenter and the Cards.  It's put up or shut up time for Latos, and for all those owners who've stuck with his shenanigans.

2.  ^Zack Greinke, MIL; 7 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, 10 K, W:  Blah, blah, blah, he's won three straight decisions. He had an awesome 10:1 K:BB ratio last night, blah, blah, blah.  Forget the pitching.  Did you see the fucking bomb he hit?  CC-esque.

3.  Jon Lester, BOS; 6 IP, 3 H, BB, 7 K, W:  Lester dominated the Tribe yesterday, and with his teammates above doing the dirty work, only needed to pitch six frames.  He's 7-1 with a 3.36/1.29, but he hasn't really been pitching well.  That's a scary thought for those going against him.

4.  Jake Arrieta, BAL; 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, W:  Wow, it's uncanny.  We mention you on this blog, you go out and have a great day.  Even when we say players suck, they go out and do work, so it's great when a guy whose balls we cup gets it done.

5.  Erik Bedard, SEA; 6 IP, 6 H, BB, 4 K, W:  See?