The starting pitcher who posted the best skills in June might surprise you.

The last full week of games before the All-Star break will feature four three-game series and four four-game sets.

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

Yankee starters C.C. Sabathia and Andy Pettitte will miss key time during the second half. Also, two promising starters, Clay Buchholz and Daniel Hudson are on the DL, and one is out for the year.

Jim Thome returns to the AL to provide some thump for BAL. There are also some surprising contributors in TAM and MIA and a new starting catcher in SD as well as some new injuries to keep an eye on.

Sometimes, you have to dig extra-deep to find talent about to emerge. This may be one of those cases, but can you live with the growing pains?

Jim Henderson, Daniel Straily, and Abraham Almonte have continued to impress this season and could soon play a role on their big league clubs.

Bud Norris (RHP, HOU), out since leaving his June 12 start with a left knee sprain, returned to the starting rotation Friday. Rookie reliever Xavier Cedeno (LHP, HOU) returned to Triple-A to make room, while Norris' rotation replacement, Dallas Keuchel (RHP, HOU), sticks with the team, though it's unclear if he will remain in the rotation.

This week, Jeremy Deloney and Rob Gordon unveil their updated, mid-season Top 50 prospect list. Excluded from the list are any prospects either currently in the majors or who have spent significant time in the majors this year. One interesting note is that three of the top four picks from the 2011 draft (Cole, Hultzen, and Bundy) have moved into the top 10 and the fourth (Trevor Bauer) is already in the majors.

Todd Zola of Mastersball.com discusses future analysis trends, moving in ratio categories, and what fantasy players never seem to learn

Carlos Villanueva is the latest addition to the patchwork Toronto rotation, but he brings some interesting skills to the role.