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While many fans let women and children get baseballs that come into the stands, one Philadelphia Phillies supporter cared only about grabbing the ball.

In the eighth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, the Phillies' Maikel Franco hit his first major league home run. The ball landed in the flowerbeds beyond the left-center field wall and right in front of a female Phillies fan.

Prior to this year, Nelson Cruz has been known as strictly a power hitter. He averaged 27 home runs per season from 2009-2013 and then made the most of his one season in Baltimore by leading the league in round-trippers last year.

It doesn't take much time to run out of superlatives when describing Miguel Cabrera’s ability to make square contact with a baseball.

A day after Texas Rangers veteran Adrian Beltre hit his 400th career home run, another star joined the elite club of sluggers.

In the top of the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday, Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera launched a ball toward center field. Despite the pouring rain, the ball sailed out of play for Cabrera's 400th career home run.

Giancarlo Stanton is locked in.

After hitting two home runs against the Atlanta Braves on Friday, the Miami Marlins slugger crushed another on Saturday. In the bottom of the third inning, Stanton crushed a no-doubt home run to center field.

Perhaps even more impressive was the Marlins fan in the second deck who made a great barehanded catch.

Conventional wisdom might say that the heart of the order comprises the 3-4-5 spots in a lineup. Pssshhh. Recent statistical evidence has shown that teams are better off batting their best hitter—or at least better, more well-rounded hitters—in the No. 2 spot.

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre became the 52nd member of the 400 home run club when he hit a solo shot off Cleveland Indians pitcher Bruce Chen in the first inning of Friday's game at Globe Life Park in Arlington, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Wins and losses are the currency of sports, and the standings are the trump card. They have ultimate say in which teams move beyond the regular season to compete for a championship.

That is why former NFL coach Bill Parcells was mostly correct when he said, “You are what your record says you are.” 

Mostly.

In an age of advanced measuring tools for players and teams in every sport, Major League Baseball—and more so the people dedicated to its evolving metrics—leads the way.

With a full schedule and many top names in action Saturday, picking a daily fantasy baseball team could end up being quite a challenge. No matter who you select, there will likely need to be a lot of compromising in value across the board.

Here is a look at the best and worst players to pick for May 16.

Pitchers to Draft

Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners ($11,600)

Another week, another bundle of Major League Baseball storylines to take in.

We're into Week 6 of the 2015 MLB season, and it's been just about as crowded with things happening as the five weeks that preceded it. But rather than touch on everything that happened, we're going to pick an odd number and focus our attention on the seven biggest takeaways from the week's action.

We'll go in order from least interesting to most interesting. Step into the box whenever you're ready.