Before I get to the roundup, here is a tweet from ESPN's Jason Grey, responding to a question about who will get more saves in 2011-Craig Kimbrel or Kenley Jansen. Here is Grey's response:
@keithlaw @chickenkller26 - Braves want Kimbrel to seize job; situation for Jansen is more murky, so probably Kimbrel;needs to throw strikes
Here are Wednesday's top performers in the AFL:
Jason Kipnis, CLE-2-5, R, 2B
Eric Thames, TOR-2-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
Michael Taylor, OAK-3-5, 2 R
Jerry Sands, LAD-2-5, 2 R, RBI, SB
Stephen Parker, ARI-3-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI
Brandon Laird, NYY-3-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI
Josh Vitter, CHC-0-4, 2 K
Andrew Lambo, PIT-0-3, BB, K
Charlie Culberson, SFG-0-3, K
Brandon Belt, SFG-1-4, 2 K
Derek Norris, WAS-2-4, R, 3B, K
Josh Collmenter, ARI-4 IP, H, 9 K
Rex Brothers, COL-1 IP, H, 3 K
Eric Hosmer, KC-3-6, 3 RS, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI
Zack Cox, STL-1-4, HR, 4 RBI
Peter Kozma, STL-3-5, R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 RBI
Devin Mesoraco, CIN-1-2, HR, RBI
Danny Duffy, KC-5 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BB, 5 K
From Jayson Stark's Rumblings & Grumblings article on ESPN on Wednesday, a scout had this to say about Giants prospect Brandon Belt:
• On Giants 1B Brandon Belt: "You can have Brett Harper. Give me that kid. He's got a chance to be Larry Walker. Athletic. Powerful. Good defender. And he hits the ball line-to-line with thunder.