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2006: October  /  September  /  August  /  July  /  June  /  May  /  April  /  March 
2005: October  /  September  /  August  /  July  /  June  /  May  /  April
2004: December  /  November  /  October  /  September  /  August  /  July  /  June  /  May  /  April  /  March

October 2010 10.18: Jayson Werth 10.11: Andres Torres 10.07: Eric Hinske   September 2010 09.05: Brandon Phillips 09.04: Jose Bautista 09.03: Jerry Hairston Jr. 09.02: Javier Lopez   August 2010 08.27: Joey Votto 08.05: Chris Ray 08.04: Jason Varitek 08.03: J.J. Putz 08.01: Jason Bay   July 2010 07.12: Joba Chamberlain 07.06: Ty Wigginton 07.05: Corky Miller 07.02: Scott Kazmir 07.01: Delmon Young   June 2010 06.06: Tyler Clippard 06.04: Josh Willingham 06.02: Ubaldo Jimenez 06.02: Jose Valverde 06.01: Chris Sampson   May 2010 05.13: Heath Bell 05.12: Ben Zobrist 05.04: Placido Polanco 05.04: Carlos Gonzalez 05.03: Yadier Molina   April 2010 04.25: Mark Teixeira 04.19: Adam Jones 04.15: Lastings Milledge 04.12: Tim Hudson 04.07: Franklin Gutierrez   March 2010 03.26: Grady Sizemore 03.16: Nelson Cruz 03.10: Andre Ethier 03.05: Gregg Zaun   February 2010 02.23: Alfonso Soriano 02.23: Aaron Rowand 02.23: Tom Gorzelanny 02.23: Todd Wellemeyer   January 2010 01.26: Ben Sheets 01.22: Coco Crisp

September 2009 09.22: Jason Giambi 09.15: George Sherrill 09.11: Will Venable 09.02: Jon Garland   August 2009 08.25: Nomar Garciaparra 08.17: Francisco Rodriguez 08.06: Ian Kinsler 08.05: Adam Lind   July 2009 07.28: Zach Duke 07.22: Cody Ross 07.13: Heath Bell 07.07: Michael Bourn   June 2009 06.30: Jason Marquis 06.23: Jered Weaver 06.12: Denard Span 06.06: Luke Scott   May 2009 05.15: Ryan Church 05.06: Torii Hunter 05.06: Chone Figgins   April 2009 04.28: Rich Harden 04.27: Jeff Niemann 04.13: Russ Springer 04.09: J.J. Hardy   January 2009 01.24: Ryan Sweeney 01.07: Jason Giambi

October 2008 10.26: Ryan Howard 10.26: Joe Blanton 10.25: Ryan Howard 10.25: Jamie Moyer 10.25: J.A. Happ 10.25: Matt Capps 10.25: Kevin Slowey 10.24: J.P. Howell 10.22: Nick Punto 10.15: John Danks 10.15: Brandon Morrow 10.14: Matt Garza 10.14: Clayton Richard 10.13: Matt Stairs 10.13: Brad Lidge 10.12: Dioner Navarro 10.07: Scott Eyre 10.07: Geoff Jenkins 10.07: Mike Napoli 10.07: Jon Rauch 10.07: Matt Treanor   September 2008 09.26: Ryan Dempster 09.25: Ryan Dempster 09.24: Jake Peavy 09.17: Gavin Floyd 09.17: Brian Roberts 09.16: Mark Lowe 09.13: Nelson Cruz 09.13: Francisco Rodriguez 09.12: Joe Nathan 09.12: Carlos Delgado 09.10: Jimmy Rollins 09.04: Nate McLouth 09.04: Miguel Montero 09.04: Brian Giles 09.04: Matt Garza 09.01: Ryan Sweeney 09.01: Denard Span 09.01: Jair Jurrjens   August 2008 08.26: Jody Gerut 08.22: Brian Schneider 08.21: Jair Jurrjens 08.21: Mike Pelfrey 08.21: Daniel Murphy 08.20: Kelly Johnson 08.16: Jim Edmonds 08.16: Grant Balfour 08.16: Edwin Jackson 08.12: Matt Kemp 08.09: Jason Bay 08.08: Josh Hamilton 08.07: Curtis Granderson 08.07: Jamie Moyer 08.07: Brian McCann 08.07: Mike Gonzalez 08.06: Ricky Nolasco 08.05: Adrian & Edgar Gonzalez 08.02: Ian Kinsler 08.02: Joakim Soria 08.02: Micah Aviles   July 2008 07.28: Jim Johnson 07.25: Dustin Pedroia 07.25: Aramis Ramirez 07.22: Daryle Ward 07.22: Torii Hunter 07.22: Joba Chamberlain 07.13: Kurt Suzuki 07.13: Dana Eveland 07.08: Brian Wilson 07.07: Andre Ethier 07.07: Lyle Overbay 07.07: Omar Vizquel 07.07: Reed Johnson 07.07: Chris Coste 07.01: Ian Kinsler 07.01: C.J. Wilson   June 2008 06.29: John Maine 06.23: Dan Uggla 06.23: Wes Helms 06.23: Scott Linebrink 06.23: Alex Gordon 06.23: Jason Knapp 06.19: Greg Maddux 06.17: Cliff Floyd 06.15: Josh Hamilton 06.14: Manny Ramirez 06.14: Ken Griffey 06.13: Mike Mussina 06.11: Bobby Jenks 06.11: Mark Reynolds 06.11: Curtis Granderson 06.11: Randy Wolf 06.05: Adam Eaton 06.05: Aaron Cook 06.05: Gregg Zaun 06.03: Jesse Litsch 06.02: Jay Bruce   May 2008 05.28: Hanley Ramirez 05.28: Cody Ross 05.27: Dan Uggla 05.22: Jeremy Guthrie 05.22: Brandon Phillips 05.21: George Sherrill 05.20: Scott Kazmir 05.20: Cliff Floyd 05.14: Chris Coste 05.12: Joey Votto 05.12: Jeff Keppinger 05.08: Brandon Morrow 05.07: David Ross 05.07: Eddie Guardado 05.07: Andy Pettitte 05.07: Geoff Jenkins 05.07: Brian Roberts 05.07: Nick Markakis 05.07: George Sherill 05.03: C.J. Wilson 05.02: Alex Gordon 05.02: Miguel Batista   April 2008 04.30: Placido Polanco 04.23: Andrew Brown 04.20: Zack Greinke 04.18: R.A. Dickey 04.17: Mark Redman 04.15: Brad Hawpe 04.15: Blake DeWitt 04.08: Jonathan Broxton 04.08: Doug Davis 04.06: Travis Hafner 04.06: Jason Michaels 04.06: Joe Borowski 04.02: Jonathan Papelbon 04.02: Mike Timlin 04.02: Tim Wakefield   March 2008 03.23: Ben Broussard 03.23: Esteban Loaiza 03.18: Gerald Laird 03.18: Joey Gathright 03.13: Chris B. Young 03.12: Geovany Soto 03.11: Howie Kendrick 03.10: Jason Kendall 03.05: Garrett Atkins 03.05: Jarrod Saltalamacchia   February 2008 02.29: Corey Hart 02.29: Alan Embree 02.28: Vinnie Chulk 02.28: Ryan Dempster 02.07: Matt Cain 02.07: Tim Lincecum   January 2008 01.31: Troy Tulowitzki 01.28: Justin Duchscherer

December 2007 12.20: Jake Peavy 12.12: Dontrelle Willis   November 2007 11.21: Shane Victorino 11.20: Jimmy Rollins 11.16: Josh Fogg 11.08: Roy Halladay 11.05: Torii Hunter 11.05: Jermaine Dye   October 2007 10.28: Jacoby Ellsbury 10.26: LaTroy Hawkins 10.13: Mark Reynolds 10.12: Jeremy Affeldt 10.12: Jeff Cirillo 10.12: Josh Fogg 10.05: Micah Owings 10.04: Jason Marquis 10.03: Orlando Hudson 10.03: Rich Hill 10.01: Garret Anderson 10.01: Ryan Rowland-Smith   September 2007 09.28: Dan Uggla 09.27: Brad Hawpe 09.26: Billy Wagner 09.26: Michael Barrett 09.25: Jimmy Rollins 09.25: Denny Hocking 09.25: Geoff Blum 09.23: Aaron Harang 09.21: Brandon Phillips 09.19: Joba Chamberlain 09.19: Rocky Cherry 09.18: Charlton Jimerson 09.16: Marlon Byrd 09.12: Jeff Francoeur 09.12: Matt Diaz 09.12: Jeff Suppan 09.11: Brandon Lyon 09.11: Jack Wilson 09.11: Barry Zito 09.11: Chuck James 09.10: Shawn Green/Paul Lo Duca 09.09: David Eckstein 09.09: Ryan Franklin 09.05: J.J. Putz 09.05: Brandon Phillips 09.03: Chris Young 09.03: Heath Bell 09.01: Jason Kendall 09.01: Jeremy Accardo 09.01: Chad Durbin 09.01: Brian Shouse   August 2007 08.29: Johnny Damon 08.27: Jeff Conine/David Wright 08.25: Bill Hall 08.22: Adrian Gonzalez 08.22: James Loney 08.22: Ryan Theriot 08.20: Andrew Brown 08.20: Mark Grudzielanek 08.16: Zach Miner 08.14: Josh Fields 08.12: Brandon Webb 08.12: Ryan Zimmerman 08.11: Chad Cordero 08.09: Kason Gabbard 08.08: Mark Teixeira 08.08: Matt Morris 08.08: Adam LaRoche 08.08: Tom Glavine 08.08: Jerry Owens 08.04: Joe Saunders 08.02: Justin Verlander 08.02: Kevin Gregg 08.01: Javier Vazquez 08.01: Kelly Johnson 08.01: Curtis Granderson   July 2007 07.25: Matt Capps 07.22: Lenny DiNardo 07.21: Paul Shuey 07.19: Ryan Garko 07.19: Carlos Pena 07.16: Brad Wilkerson 07.14: Randy Wolf 07.11: Brian Roberts 07.10: Freddy Sanchez 07.06: Jamie Burke 07.05: Randy Johnson 07.03: Doug Davis 07.03: Shawn Marcum 07.03: James Loney 07.02: Russell Martin   June 2007 06.27: David Wright 06.25: Andy Pettitte 06.23: Marino Rivera 06.23: Robinson Cano 06.20: Pat Neshek 06.18: Adam Dunn 06.16: Randy Flores 06.13: Chris B. Young 06.12: Roy Halladay 06.12: Frank Thomas 06.07: Kevin Youkilis 06.04: Dustin Pedroia 06.02: Torii Hunter 06.02: Justin Morneau 06.01: Brandon McCarthy 06.01: Hunter Pence   May 2007 05.28: Brian Fuentes 05.28: Troy Tulowitzki 05.23: Josh Beckett 05.22: Chad Qualls 05.22: Craig Biggio 05.19: Tim Lincecum 05.16: Jason Marquis 05.15: Gil Meche 05.14: John Buck 05.11: David Dellucci 05.12: Roberto Hernandez 05.11: Mark Kotsay 05.09: Chase Utley 05.09: Ian Kinsler 05.07: Shane Victorino 05.05: Scott Schoeneweis 05.02: John Maine 05.01: James Shields   April 2007 04.28: Shawn Camp 04.26: George Sherrill 04.25: Jason Hirsh 04.22: Tony Clark 04.19: Scott Spiezio 04.19: Albert Pujols 04.18: Josh Barfield 04.14: Darrell Rasner 04.11: Shawn Green 04.10: Joe Crede 04.06: Juan Pierre 04.06: Adrian Gonzalez 04.04: Josh Phelps 04.04: Scott Linebrink 04.01: Miguel Batista   March 2007 03.20: Jake Peavy 03.17: Chris B. Young 03.15: Bobby Howry 03.14: Brad Hennessey 03.06: Jered Weaver 03.06: Gerald Laird 03.06: Termel Sledge   February 2007 02.28: Ted Lilly 02.27: Joe Blanton 02.27: Danny Haren

October 2006 10.08: Nick Swisher 10.08: Jason Kendall 10.08: Justin Verlander 10.08: Curtis Granderson 10.06: Marco Scutaro 10.06: Rich Harden 10.06: Andre Ethier 10.06: Torii Hunter 10.06: Justin Morneau   September 2006 09.27: Craig Counsell 09.20: C.C. Sabathia 09.18: Casey Blake 09.15: Bobby Jenks 09.15: Matt Holliday 09.13: Craig Wilson 09.11: Josh Barfield 09.10: Cla Meredith 09.05: Ian Kinsler   August 2006 08.30: Todd Jones 08.29: Kevin Youkilis 08.24: Ryan Freel 08.23: Stephen Drew 08.23: Miguel Batista 08.20: Derek Lowe 08.20: Kenny Lofton 08.16: Chris Ray 08.14: Ben Broussard 08.14: Eduardo Perez 08.12: Carl Crawford 08.12: Rocco Baldelli 08.09: Josh Barfield 08.07: Adam Eaton 08.07: Kevin Millwood 08.02: Vernon Wells   July 2006 07.30: A.J. Burnett 07.30: Lyle Overbay 07.24: Mike Lowell 07.22: Doug Brocail 07.19: Rickie Weeks 07.19: Chris Capuano 07.18: Raul Ibanez 07.16: Ryan Howard 07.16: Tom Gordon 07.12: Mark Loretta 07.11: Vernon Wells 07.07: Mike Napoli 07.07: Jered Weaver 07.05: Xavier Nady 07.01: Johnny Estrada   June 2006 06.30: Chad Tracy 06.26: Mark DeRosa 06.25: Todd Greene 06.21: Brandon Phillips 06.19: Dallas McPherson 06.15: J.J. Putz 06.12: Sean Casey 06.11: Jason Bay 06.08: Kyle Farnsworth 06.07: Dan Uggla 06.03: Joe Mauer 06.01: Torii Hunter   May 2006 05.29: Mark Grudzielanek 05.27: Clint Barmes 05.24: Ray King 05.24: Adam Wainwright 05.24: Jimmy Rollins 05.21: Jeremy Reed 05.21: Matt Morris 05.15: Joel Zumaya 05.14: Bill Mueller 05.14: Sandy Alomar Jr. 05.11: Jacque Jones 05.10: Mike Lowell 05.08: Ty Wigginton 05.07: Scott Kazmir 05.06: Travis Hafner 05.06: Grady Sizemore 05.06: Jason Michaels 05.06: Joey Gathright 05.02: Howie Kendrick   April 2006 04.30: Orlando Hudson 04.30: Conor Jackson 04.26: Jonny Gomes 04.24: Billy Wagner 04.24: Brian Bannister 04.24: Aaron Heilman 04.23: Orlando Cabrera 04.22: Adam Kennedy 04.22: Jose Molina 04.19: Todd Jones 04.18: Curtis Granderson 04.14: Kameron Loe 04.14: Mark Teixeira 04.12: Brad Lidge 04.12: Doug Mientkiewicz 04.10: Brian Jordan 04.09: Chris Reitsma 04.08: Tim Hudson 04.05: Shawn Chacon 04.04: Johnny Damon 04.03: Kyle Farnsworth   March 2006 03.21: Joel Pineiro 03.19: Reggie Sanders 03.16: Brad Wilkerson 03.16: Tim Salmon 03.15: Ian Kinsler 03.12: Dave Roberts 03.12: Jeff Francoeur 03.11: Frank Thomas 03.05: Corey Koskie 03.02: Esteban Loaiza 03.02: Michael Barrett

November 2005 11.07: Huston Street   October 2005 10:26: A.J. Pierzynski 10:24: Brad Lidge 10.17: Huston Street 10:02: Randy Winn   September 2005 09.28: Darin Erstad 09.25: Chris Young 09.20: Jesse Crain 09.15: Jeff Weaver 09.12: Mark Loretta 09.12: LaTroy Hawkins 09.11: Ryan Dempster 09.06: Joel Pineiro 09.05: Tom Gordon   August 2005 08.29: Jeff Francis 08.28: David Wright 08.22: Brett Myers 08.21: David DeJesus 08.15: Erik Bedard 08.14: Jason Kendall 08.09: Scot Shields 08.08: Craig Biggio 08.08: Roy Oswalt   July 2005 07.29: Jeremy Bonderman 07.27: Bob Wickman 07.18: Tim Hudson 07.17: Mark Teixeira 07.08: Matt Morris 07.05: Adam Dunn 07.03: Frank Thomas   June 2005 06.26: Mark Kotsay 06.19: Eddie Guardado 06.19: Billy Wagner 06.17: Carlos Beltran 06.14: Cliff Floyd 06.10: Coco Crisp 06.07: Mike Sweeney 06.05: Roy Halladay   May 2005 05.31: Carl Crawford 05.27: Jake Peavy 05.27: Derek Lowe 05.22: Brett Tomko 05.22: Jason Schmidt 05.18: Keith Foulke 05.11: Carl Pavano 05.11: Matt Lawton 05.08: John Patterson 05.02: Alfonso Soriano 05.02: Huston Street   April 2005 04.26: Paul Konerko 04.23: Doug Davis 04.21: Troy Glaus 04.18: Chone Figgins 04.06: J.D. Drew 04.06: Kevin Mench

December 2004 12.16: Jason Kendall   November 2004 11.11: Bobby Crosby   October 2004 10.19: Edgar Martinez 10.13: Lance Berkman   September 2004 09.24: Mark Teixeira 09.21: Ronnie Belliard 09.10: Brian Giles 09.10: Doug Mientkiewicz   August 2004 08.02: Ted Lilly   July 2004 07.23: Mark Buehrle 07.20: Marquis Grissom 07.13: Royce Clayton   June 2004 06.30: Kyle Lohse 06.27: Jeremy Affeldt 06.22: Jermaine Dye 06.18: Brandon Webb 06.17: Craig Wilson 06.03: Charles Johnson   May 2004 05.27: Billy Wagner 05.27: Cory Koskie 05.18: J. D. Drew 05.18: Mike Mussina 05.11: Mike MacDougal 05.07: Mike Lowell 05.02: Jay Payton   April 2004 04.28: Casey Blake 04.28: Jeff Weaver 04.16: Eddie Guardado 04.09: Geoff Jenkins 04.02: Mike Cameron   March 2004 03.29: Johnny Damon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .