Baseball studs and duds

Who to keep on eye on for the 2011 MLB season:

NL MVP candidates:
Matt Kemp, Joey Votto, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun

AL MVP candidates:
Adrian Gonzalez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Curtis Granderson, Jose Bautista

AL Cy Youngs:
Dan Haren, Jered Weaver, Josh Beckett, Justin Verlander

NL Cy Youngs:
Roy Halladay, Clayton Kershaw, Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee

Closers:
Salas, Hanrahan, Cordero, Putz, Farnsworth, Storen

Still got it: Lance Berkman, Paul Konerko, David Ortiz, Johnny Damon
Aint got it: Hanley Ramirez, Dan Uggla, Derek Jeter, Adam Dunn

Reds' Homer, BP top Dodgers

It had been 5 years since Cincinnati had even won a game in Los Angeles; Homer Bailey and Brandon Phillips broke that defeated streak Friday with 7 strong innings of 4-hit ball and all 3 RBIs powered by the second basemen.  Now, thanks to Joey Votto and Bronson Arroyo's heroics on Sunday, they have a series victory in LA. The MVP front-runner drove in three runs - including a go-ahead, opposite-field HR in the 6th - while starting pitcher Arroyo earned his 14th win, tying him with Chris Carpenter for 3rd-most in the NL. Speaking of the Cardinals, the Reds maintain a 3+ game lead over STL with 38 games remaining in 2010.