Opinion

A ton of aces will be on the mound on Friday, thus your DraftKings contests may be won and lost on the mound. You obviously get to pick two hurlers, but in case you need options, here's a list of the top five who figure to score big.

Matt Harvey ($11,000) at Philadelphia Phillies

You never know what kind of weirdness will happen in the first month of the Major League Baseball season. Up can turn into down. Left can become right. Dogs move in with cats, and vice versa.

And more often than not, players who were supposed to be really good end up being really bad. For some, it turns out to be nothing but a slump. For others...well, they're not so lucky.

The Los Angeles Dodgers finished the first month of their 2015 campaign right where they left off last regular season—atop the National League West standings.

It’s been somewhat of an unexpected first few weeks for the Boys in Blue, who were projected to experience a drop-off in power when they traded away Matt Kemp and let Hanley Ramirez walk in free agency.

Appearing on Monday night’s The Late Show with David Letterman, Will Ferrell reminded us that while everyone has a Harry Caray impression, his is the only one that matters.

Ferrell joined David Letterman onstage to talk about important topics like the host's upcoming retirement and President Barack Obama’s hand in bringing down the Berlin Wall.

The Carlos Correa countdown is on. The Houston Astros—check that, the AL West-leading Houston Astros, who sport the best record in the American League at 18-8 entering play Tuesday—suddenly find themselves in a position where promoting their young shortstop and No.

1. Best and Worst of the First-Month Surprises

The Astros: Not since Mike Scott was scuffing baseballs in 1986 has Houston raced off to a better start. At 18-7 entering this week, the Astros are off to the best start in club history. Their 10-game winning streak, snapped Monday night against the Rangers, was the Astros' longest since winning 12 in a row Aug. 27-Sept. 8, 2004.

The Detroit Tigers have begun the 2015 regular season in fine fashion. A 17-9 record through the first month puts them in familiar territory atop the American League Central Division.

There is always going to be a give-and-take with Hanley Ramirez.

The Boston Red Sox knew that. They elected to pursue his services anyway. For the price of $88 million over four years, the organization gambled it would have more reward than risk.

Devon Travis isn't the prospect the Toronto Blue Jays—or anyone else—expected to take the league by storm. Yet here we are, a month into the 2015 campaign, and the slugging second baseman is showing no signs of slowing down.

After one month of baseball, we've learned quite a bit about the 2015 Oakland Athletics, haven't we?

The area many thought would be a strength is a weakness. The one many questioned is a strength. And the third component we expected to be mostly good with some bad has been...mostly good with some bad.

New leaders have emerged.

New faces are clicking with each other.

Veterans have risen again.