We like Cincinnati Reds outfielder Drew Stubbs for his speed and dynamic skill set, but we also see him as having the potential to be maddeningly inconsistent. There’s more to come on the stolen base front, but can he pump the brakes on his tendencies to strike out and put up damaging 0-fers? Read more »

Knox Bardeen at AOL FanHouse cautions fantasy owners to not get too carried away with San Francisco Giants’ rookie Buster Posey.

When the team re-signed veteran backstop Bengie Molina, Posey became either an emergency infielder or a minor league catcher in the short-term. There’s no need to get carried away with his versatility. Not yet, anyway. We still like his chances to somehow, someway crack the Giants’ lineup by the All-Star break. Read more »

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Drew Stubbs got a vote of confidence from Reds’ management last week when starting center fielder Willy Taveras was traded in a four-player deal to the Oakland A’s. Stubbs, 24, quickly moved from the odd man out in the Reds’ outfield to the team’s starting center fielder and a legitimate fantasy sleeper.

Stubbs was a highly touted high school prospect who was billed as a five-tool player entering his career at the University of Texas. The results from his three seasons at Texas never quite matched the hype, but the Reds still saw enough in Stubbs to make him the No. 8 pick in the 2006 amateur draft. Read more »