[...] providing support on the scoreboard. Just look to Tim Wakefield as an example of Lackey's profit potential; the knuckleballer was among the Top 20 money winners behind Beckett and Lester last year. Scott Feldman (Texas Rangers) The 6-foot-7 reliever-turned-starter was running on empty at the end of last season but the Rangers are expecting big things from Feldman this summer. The right-han [...]

[...] ding (0-0, 3.00) on tap to start for the Mets and Tim Wakefield (5-2, 3.59) heading to the mound for Boston. Redding made his Mets debut last time out and came away with a no-decision after allowing two runs on two hits in six innings. Wakefield had the knuckleball dancing against Toronto in his last start, as he held the Blue Jays to one run on five hits in eight innings. Bet on Interleague base [...]

[...] day. This week's betting trends & notes Tim Wakefield goes for his 3rd straight complete game Monday when he most likely takes on Cliff Lee and struggling Indians. Monday could be a nice over play on Texas at Baltimore. Matt Harrison is getting lit up so far this year. Hitters are batting .400 against him and he faces Jeremy Guthrie who is letting hitters hit .301 against him and has [...]

[...] , Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jon Lester. Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield also returns along with a solid relief corps and ace closer Jonathan Papelbon. Boston didn't quite make the same splash the Yankees did over the summer. Many familiar faces are back in Beantown and some of the key pieces could be on the road to decline. Slugger David Ortiz is creeping into the twilight of his career along with vete [...]

[...] in Floyd for Chicago, and likely David Pauley and Tim Wakefield for Boston. In this weekend's divisional matchups the Mets and Marlins clash in a must-win series for Florida, while the Dodgers and Diamondbacks also meet. The Marlins have started to fade in the NL East, and if they lose any more ground they may fall out of the race altogether. The Marlins turn to Chris Volstad (4-3, 3.42) for a wi [...]