Undervalued – SP Marco Estrada: After moving to the rotation last year, Estrada posted a solid 3.76 ERA in 23 starts. He was even better in the second half of the season, turning out a 3.27 ERA with 1.15 WHIP and more than a strikeout per inning average. His fastball tops out around 90 MPH, but he possesses good movement on both his curve ball and changeup. If he can continue to keep batters guessing he should be effective. He has top 50 pitcher potential, but will come at a cheap price on draft day.

Overvalued – 2B Rickie Weeks: Weeks salvaged a disappointing 2012 season by turning out a strong second half (15 HR/41 RB) once he overcame early-season injuries. However, at 30 years old he is beginning to decline. He still went deep 21 times, but his averages dropped from .269/.350/.468 in 2011 to .230/.328/.400 last year, while striking out 169 times (K/3.48 AB’s). Despite the lack of depth at second base, Weeks makes for a shaky starting option and one that will likely be overpaid for.

Sleeper – SS Jean Segura: The centerpiece of last summer’s Zach Greinke trade, the 22-year old is set to be the Brewers’ everyday shortstop. He got 164 AB after being acquired by Milwaukee last year and managed just seven extra base hits (0 HR), but did steal seven bases. He’s show some better pop than that during his brief minor league career and if he develops quickly he could provide a late-round boost for owners looking for middle infield help. While 20 SB seems to be given he also has the potential to hit double-digit home runs.

Bust – CF Carlos Gomez: The speedy outfielder is certainly to provide a boost in the stolen base category (37 SB in 2012), but owners looking for him to repeat the 19 HR hit a year ago are likely to be left disappointed. From 2009 to 2011 Gomez hit a total of 16 HR. His poor contact rate (76%) and bad plate discipline is going to ultimately lead to a poor batting average and disappointing on-base percentage numbers.

Take Note – 1B/OF Corey Hart: January surgery in his right knee is going to scare away many owners, but he’s reportedly about a month ahead of schedule and hopeful for a late April return. Even if he misses 50 games this season, Hart is coming off his second 30 HR season and has seen his power numbers stay steady over the last four-plus seasons. In most leagues he’s eligible at 1B/OF, making him even more of a commodity. He has an average ADP of 215.9 right now, but could still post a .280 BA with 25 HR and 70 RBI even if he misses a month out of the gate.

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Here's a look at the top 10 great moments in sports that occurred on the 4th of July:

5. 1980 and 1984: Nolan Ryan and Phil Niekro Join the 3000 Strikeout Club.

4. 1983: Dave Righetti Throws No-Hitter

3. 1984: Richard Petty Gets 200th Career Win, His Last

2. 1910: The Fight of the Century

1. 1939: Lou Gehrig's Inspirational Speech

COMPLETE LIST (BleacherReport.com)

It was seventy years ago that Lou Gehrig said goodbye (July 4, 1939):

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It's hard to believe it has been 10 years since NASCAR lost its king:

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ESPN's NASCAR reporter Jamie Little is worth watching...

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Here's the official press release:

Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) Chairman and CEO Bruton Smith announced today that Kentucky Speedway will play host to its inaugural 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Saturday, July 9, 2011.

"The passionate NASCAR fans throughout Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati have deserved a Sprint Cup Race for a long time. Before this, racing in Kentucky was about horses, but now it's all about more horsepower. We're going to create the grandest sports event in the history of the state in 2011, and any fan that comes here will know what it means to be 'Lucky in Kentucky,'"Smith said.

The Sparta, Ky., venue will become the 23rd motorsports facility on the 36-race Sprint Cup Series schedule and the first facility to be added to the national tour since Chicagoland Speedway made its debut July 15, 2001 and Kansas Speedway staged its first series race on Sept. 29, 2001.

Kentucky Speedway will be the eighth SMI facility to welcome the premier American stock car racing series which features former Kentucky Speedway NASCAR Nationwide Series 300-mile race winners Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch along with four-time series champions Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon.

"I am thrilled that all the hard work of my administration to bring a NASCAR Sprint Cup race to Kentucky has finally paid off," Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said. "The legislation we proposed, pushed and I signed amending our Tourism Development Act to attract legacy expansion projects to Kentucky was critical in bringing this race to Kentucky. In addition to the excitement this race will bring to race fans, it will have an unparalleled economic impact on the region."

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LeBron James made it official on Thursday, announcing he would join Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami. The superstar made his decision known to the world during a one-hour television special on ESPN that drew big ratings.

Instantly, the Cavaliers went from being perennial Eastern Conference contenders to just another team in the also-rans.

Within minutes shots of people in Cleveland reacting to the news filled the air waves and in typical Cleveland fashion what unfolded was embarrassing, but not surprising.

The same people that dressed up like Dawgs and barked at football games…or at least they used to when they actually HAD a team, were now starting bomb fires with LeBron James jerseys.

James, an Akron native, went from penthouse to outhouse in a matter of seconds in the Mistake By the Lake as he shunned his hometown for the sunny beaches of South Miami.

Nobody took it harder in Cleveland than team owner Dan Gilbert, who took the city to an entirely different level of stupidity and ignorance with his letter to Lebron he sent out in a press release.

Here are just some of the snippets from the open letter:

“You simply don't deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal.

You have given so much and deserve so much more.

In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:

I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE

You can take it to the bank. “

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Here’s my open message to Lebron:  “YOU DON’T LIVE IN CLEVELAND, YOU LIVE IN MIAMI!!!”

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This week's Aaron's 312 at Talledega features some must-see crashes:

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How in the world did NASCAR only issue a 3-race probration to Carl Edwards for this?

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Sunday saw Jamie McMurray win the longest Daytona 500 in history as he edged out Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the first race of the 2010 Nextel Cup Series.

A gaping hole in track’s surface caused two delays that led the race to lasting nearly six hours. Heavy rains and cold temperatures in this week no doubt had a hand in causing the holes. The track has not been paved in 1978 and isn’t set to be repaved until 2012. They may want to reconsider.

McMurray got his first win in the race, becoming the ninth different winner in the last nine tries and the 34th driver overall in the 52-year history of the race. He led only two laps, which is the least amount by a Daytona 500 winner.

UNOFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH

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The Daytona 500 is set for Sunday as the official kick start to the NASCAR season. It is easily the biggest race on the schedule, despite not being worth as many points as the last 10 races of the year known as the Chase.

Still, it has never made sense to me to have you sports’ biggest event, in this case the Daytona 500, held at the beginning of the season. Could you imagine the Super Bowl being played in September or the World Series in April? I’ll tell you what, why not play March Madness in October?

While the Chase for the Cup is likely the best route to go and clearly it’s tough to compare the other sports that have playoff formats, I still think they should move the Daytona 500 to the end of the schedule.

One of the things that football and baseball don't do well is you have that preseason junk. Not many people watch preseason and then you go from preseason into games that count. It's like it's no real big deal. In NASCAR the Daytona 500 is in your face right off the bat. I think that has an appealing factor. It doesn’t matter that it doesn’t make sense to me, but I still enjoy it.

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