Jeff Samardzija owns an unsightly 5.26 ERA through his first eight starts of 2017. Is this reason for concern or does it present a possible buying opportunity? Plus Justin Turner, Willson Contreras, Addison Reed, and Aaron Altherr.

Luis Perdomo is one of several high-skilled starting pitchers with poor stats who make for good early buy-low targets.

Marcell Ozuna is one of the hottest hitters in the game right now, but can he avoid another late-season collapse? Plus, Jose Peraza, Domingo Santana, Robbie Ray, and Zack Wheeler.

Sometimes a change of scenery is all it takes, right? We put Ivan Nova's success in Pittsburgh under the SPOTLIGHT.

After a slow start, Mookie Betts has picked up the pace—can he keep it going? Also Shoemaker, Schoop, M. Gonzalez, and Alonso.

Flirting with .300 and on pace for 40 HR? Not a bad start for Miguel Sano. We'll see if he can keep it up; plus Marco Estrada, Rougned Odor, J.C. Ramirez, and Aaron Hicks.

The elite early skills shown by Aaron Hicks and other unheralded bats make them very roster-worthy in deep leagues.

Tyler Glasnow entered the 2017 season as one of the best pitching prospects in baseball, so why has he struggled so badly? Plus, Kyle Freeland, T.J. Rivera, Yandy Diaz, and Dylan Covey.

Seattle, N.Y. Mets, Tampa Bay, San Francisco and Toronto pens are discussed.

Can Corey Knebel take over the closer role in MIL? Is Nate Karns a reliable SP addition in KC? Will Ben Revere ever be fantasy relevant again? This and more in this week's Market Pulse.

Jacob deGrom has been racking up strikeouts in the early going (12.7 Dom), but they have come with a 3.80 ERA and 4.0 Ctl. Is there cause for concern or is this a buying opportunity? Plus Nolan Arenado, Adam Duvall, Eduardo Nunez, and Lance Lynn.