I was listening to the MLB channel on SiriusXM radio on Saturday, and a Dodgers fan called in with the following scenario involving Prince Fielder, and it is something I was wondering myself. He said it is entirely possible that Fielder's agent Scott Boras may be holding off getting his client signed to a contract with the hope that the Dodgers ownership situations gains more clarity in the coming months. The caller said the Dodgers new owner could bring back the fans by signing Fielder, and I agree entirely. The Dodgers could be considered the favorites in the NL West if they signed Fielder, and outfielder Matt Kemp has openly campaigned for Fielder to join him in Los Angeles.
Fantasy owners should prepare for Ryan Braun to miss the first 50 games of the 2012 season, as Tom Haudricourt writes here in Sunday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: If the Brewers are preparing for Braun to miss the first 50 games, then so should you. With Ryan Howard missing at the first month of the season, and possibly more, Albert Pujols in the American League, and Braun out for the first 50 games, power hitters will be at a premium in NL-Only leagues in 2012.