Is A.J. Burnett the NL’s Comeback Player of the Year?

Burnett had a no-no at Wrigley Field Tuesday night with only 4 outs to go. Credit: Getty Images

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been one of the best stories in a year full of Cinderellas. Andrew McCutchen is a leading MVP candidate, but a headline that’s rivaling “The Cutch” for the best of the Bucs is their resurgent ace and Comeback Player of the Year candidate, A.J. Burnett.

Call To The Bullpen Podcast: Humber’s Perfection, Colon’s Consistency, and When Cain Met Lee

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An amazing week of pitching has just wrapped up. Phillip Humber threw the 21st perfect game in MLB history. Cliff Lee and Matt Cain had one of the greatest pitching duels of the past decade and Bartolo Colon turned in an improbable performance Wednesday. Corey and Pat get into it on all these subjects and more.

Fantasy Baseball Daily Picks: Jordan Zimmerman, Andruw Jones, David Price, Hanley Ramirez, and more

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Jerod provides a few interesting early-season runs scored nuggets, then jumps right into today’s tournaments and picks.

Fantasy Baseball Weekly Pitching Primer: Two-Starts, Must-Starts & Spot-Starts

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Here are your two-start pitchers, must-start pitchers, and spot-start pitchers for the Week of August 1st, 2011, including rising fantasy stalwart Corey Luebke of the Padres.

Fantasy Baseball Pitching Planner: Must-Stars and Spot-Starts for Week of July 4th, 2011

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It’s the final week before the All Star Break. Do you know who your two-start, must-start, and potential spot-start pitchers are? We break it all down in this week’s pitching planner.