Son of a Boggs? No.

Thanks to MLB.com I get a chance to watch prospects play in games I normally wouldn't get to see. Sometimes it's intentional, other times I stumble upon someone who just got the call to the Big Leagues. Tonight it's Texas' Brandon Boggs, whom I hadn't paid much attention to -- and according to sportsline.com it's with with good reason -- "Boggs is not a top prospect." He's not going to be on my fantasy team any time soon.

That said, when I saw his name listed in various fantasy reports I wondered if he was related to the great Wade Boggs. He isn't.

Cueto bounces back

Johnny Cueto appears to be beyond his years in terms of pitching acumen. Tonight he looked solid in a Monday night start against the top run-producing team in baseball, the Chicago Cubs (189 R). After back-to-back rough outings against Houston and at St. Louis (Sliding Shorts attended the game at Busch and had nothing good to report except that his brother got an autograph from Johnny C! Smart move, brother!), Cueto's solid back at home. His line: 6 inn, 6 H, 3 ER, 8 K, 2 BB, 8 K. He recorded his 2nd Major League win.

Prospects: 3 Up, 3 Down

We'll play a little 3 up, 3 down with some of baseball's "top" prospects. Some familiar names mixed with some names you might NOT have heard before.

...see Sliding Shorts to find out if your prospect is on the list...

Mad Monday - Today's pitching oddity

PHI: Moyer (1-2) vs. ARZ: Scherzer (0-0), 9:40 p.m. ET
Jamie Moyer is 45 years old. Monday Night he faces "Mad" Max Scherzer in Phoenix, the first start for Scherzer in his young Major League career. If he's anything like his relief debut, Scherzer is the odds-on favorite here. Moyer pitched his first major league game on June 16, 1986 for the Chicago Cubs. Exactly 41 days later the St. Louis-born Scherzer turned two.

Max Scherzer update - MLB team catching on... quickly...

Apparently the Arizona Diamondbacks read Spitting Seeds. Prize pitching product Max Scherzer made one appearance out of the bullpen, and is now set to throw his first Major League start on Monday night in Phoenix. We just wanted to point that out. If you want the insightful suggestion for the D'backs we posted days ago, read here...