Brett Myers (SP/RP)

Houston starting pitcher Brett Myers (0-1) suffered his first loss of the season after surrendering a solo home run to Hunter Pence in the 10th inning of the Astros' 4-3 loss at Philadelphia on Tuesday. Myers recorded only one out before permitting his second homer of the season and first since April 24 at Milwaukee. He has now allowed a run in each of his past two appearances while taking a blown...

Houston Astros RP Brett Myers allowed one hit and one run (solo homer) in just ...

Houston Astros CL Brett Myers blew his first save of the season Sunday, May 13.

Houston pitcher Brett Myers allowed a run and a hit during his first blown save of the season during the Astros' 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh in 12 innings on Sunday. The Pirates tied it in the ninth when Jose Tabata scored on a Pedro Alvarez sacrifice fly after Pittsburgh loaded the bases with no outs against Myers, who blew his first save in 10 opportunities. "I made a good pitch on Alvarez," Myers said....

Houston Astros RP Brett Myers pitched a scoreless ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates Friday, ...

Houston closer Brett Myers needed just 11 pitches on Friday to shut the door on Pittsburgh and preserve the 1-0 victory for starter Bud Norris. Myers now has nine saves on the year to go with his dazzling 0.77 ERA.

Astros closer Brett Myers notched his eighth save of the season during Tuesday night's contest against the Marlins. Myers came on in the ninth inning and was able to retire three of the four batters he faced. He was able to pitch around a two-out single by Logan Morrison and is now 8 for 8 in save chances on the year.

Brett Myers improved to a perfect 8-for-8 in save opportunities on Tuesday night, protecting a one-run lead against the Marlins.

Astros closer Brett Myers entered Friday's series opener against the Cardinals in the ninth inning with a one-run lead. The right-hander gave up a leadoff single but was able to make it through the frame unscathed to secure the 5-4 win. Myers also struck out one while collecting his seventh save of the season.

Houston closer Brett Myers shut the door on the Mets on Tuesday night to earn his sixth save of the season. Myers pitched a perfect ninth inning as he went 1-2-3 for his sixth save. Myers needed just 11 pitches and eight went for strikes. His ERA is now at 1.17 on the year.

Who'd fill in if Papa Grande has to simmer for a bit? Is Brett Myers in danger? What does Chicago North expect from Rafael Dolis?

Erick Mack has the latest on who may take Mariano Rivera's spot as the Yankees closer. Also, some pitchers who you can try for with two starts this week.

For a team that no one had any belief in heading into 2012, the Houston Astros are filled with sleepers. Javy Guerra may need to look over his shoulder. Both the Red Sox and Nationals had pitchers possibly stake their claim to a rotation spot for the season. Plus, much more from around the league.

Tristan H. Cockcroft highlights six relievers whose values could change dramatically this year partly because of some early tweaks to their arsenal and approach.

Dustin Barkley gives you advice as you look at the waiver wire in Week 2.

What relievers are doing well, and which ones are just losing it. Take a look around the fantasy world of the bullpens as well as the closer rankings.

This is an interesting article. It is about a select group of pitchers, and their drop in mph on their fastball. What makes this interesting is the direct correlation of drop in mph to rise in ERA and drop in K/9. It is a definite read.

A brief rundown of some players

Some pitchers qualify as both a starting pitcher and a relief pitcher. Your league settings might make such players more valuable than they would be in a typical league.

A look at pitchers from free fantasy baseball providers Yahoo & ESPN that are default ranked too low by these websites and could provide draft bargains since they will not appear near the top of the list of available players sorted by default ranking.