Baseball Shots Of The Week – April 15, 2014

Filed Under: Colorado Rockies, Sports

1. Los Angeles Dodgers (9-4)PHOENIX, AZ - APRIL 11: Carl Crawford #3 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after being forced out at second base by infielder Chris Owings #16 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the MLB game at Chase Field on April 11, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Dodgers defeated the Diamondbacks 6-0. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

2. Atlanta Braves (8-4)Ervin Santana commanded the ball well in his season debut. (Photo by Brian Garfinkel/Getty Images)

3. St. Louis Cardinals (7-5)So far, neither of the Cardinals' big offseason additions (Peter Bourjos, Jhonny Peralta) are hitting. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

4. Detroit Tigers (6-4)Nick Castellanos has a bright future at the plate. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

5. San Francisco Giants (8-5)Pablo Sandoval's walk year hasn't gotten off to a great start. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

6. Tampa Bay Rays (7-6)Rough break for the Rays, as Alex Cobb and Matt Moore will miss time due to injuries. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

7. Milwaukee Brewers (10-2)Like him or not, Ryan Braun can still hit. (Photo by Tom Lynn/Getty Images)

8. Washington Nationals (7-5)Jordan Zimmermann was uncharacteristically poor on Wednesday night. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

9. Oakland Athletics (8-4)Jim Johnson's early-season struggles cost him his closer job for the time being. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

10. New York Yankees (7-6)Yangervis Solarte isn't quite this good, but he could become a useful bat-first bench player. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

11. Boston Red Sox (5-8)A.J. Pierzynski's brand of offense isn't always pretty, but he's still getting results. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

12. Pittsburgh Pirates (6-6)People forget, but Pedro Alvarez led the NL in home runs in 2013. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images)

13. Texas Rangers (6-6)Robbie Ross had one of the strangest lines you'll see against the Red Sox: 5 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 6 BB, 4 SO. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

14. Toronto Blue Jays (7-6)Raise your hand if you had the Blue Jays spending more time in first place in 2014 than 2013. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

15. Chicago White Sox (7-6)Losing Avisail Garcia for the season is a rough break for the White Sox. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

16. Cleveland Indians (6-7)Trevor Bauer looked more like his old self on Wednesday. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

17. Seattle Mariners (6-5)Here's hoping James Paxton makes a speedy recovery. He looked good before hurting his lat. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

18. Philadelphia Phillies (6-6)Roberto Hernandez has always had good stuff, but he'll have to continue to command it. (Photo by Brian Garfinkel/Getty Images)

19. Colorado Rockies (6-7)Charlie Blackmon is one of your least likely early-season studs. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

20. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (6-6)Josh Hamilton's redemption tour will be put on pause as he recovers from a thumb injury. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

21. Cincinnati Reds (4-8)Billy Hamilton's approach is worrisome, but his speed makes him one of the most exciting players in baseball. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

22. Kansas City Royals (4-7)Jason Vargas with another good start against a possible playoff team. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

23. San Diego Padres (5-7)Robbie Erlin has strung back a nice set of starts, dating back to last season. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

24. Baltimore Orioles (5-7)Delmon Young lives to hit the Yankees. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

25. Minnesota Twins (6-6)Jason Kubel had a miserable spring, but ended this week on a tear. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

26. New York Mets (5-7)Juan Lagares is just oh so fun to watch play outfield. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

27. Arizona Diamondbacks (4-11)Paul Goldschmidt has Tim Lincecum's number. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

28. Miami Marlins (5-8)Just about everyone is getting on base for the Marlins despite a seven-game losing streak. (Photo by Brian Garfinkel/Getty Images)

29. Chicago Cubs (4-8)Starlin Castro is looking more and more like the exciting player we thought he could become. (Photo by David Welker/Getty Images)