Lester's bad luck, Ackley's discouraging trends, Reynolds' vanishing power and more ...

The struggles of Jon Lester (LHP, BOS) this season have all come against RH bats. Nobody has been better against lefties.

This NL Midweek Series Matchups column will cover six three-game series and two four-game sets.

This AL Midweek Series Matchup column previews two four-game series and five three-game series.

After a quiet couple of weeks, we get major injury to the Red Sox' Will Miidlebrooks, plus CC Sabathia of the Yankees and Mike Napoli of the Rangers. Is this a turning point of season?

Key injuries abound: Boston loses Middlebrooks, San Diego closes Street, New York shelves Sabathia, Texas sits Napoli; there's a new/old SP in Milwaukee, Santana rejoins the Mets, and more...

Just in time for the last six weeks, a column with all BUYs (but one)! Yes, every player covered (but one) is worth using that dwindling FAAB.

[FREE] In keeper leagues, when you have the opportunity to win, you have to go all-in, no matter how much you want to protect the future. How did this advice play out 10 years ago?

Ben Zobrist (2B/OF, TAM) gained SS eligibility in one-game-eligibility formats August 9 by making his first SS start since 2009. Zobrist replaced slumping regular Elliot Johnson (SS, TAM), carrying sub-.200 BA and sub-.500 OPS in 82 second-half AB. Johnson's season-long .225 xBA suggests his .248 BA is more likely to continue its descent than to climb.

With just a few weeks to go in the 2012 minor league season, we take another tour around the minors to see who is hot and who is not. Next week we begin to take a look at possible September call-ups. On 8/17 we take a look at possible AL call-ups, followed by the NL on 8/24.

Baseball HQ.com 'Speculator' columnist Ray Murphy on trade deadline fallout and speculations for the rest of this year and next...