May 1, 2011

Just one month into the 2011 season, and so far it appears Rob LaColla's faith in a few players out to prove that last year was not a fluke is paying off.

Rob is one of only four pool participants to pick Jose Bautista to repeat as AL home run champ. This is despite the fact that his league-leading total of 54 was 12 homers more than any player in either league. Rob is also the only person to predict Jered Weaver to repeat as AL strikeout leader, and one of only five to pick Josh Johnson to defend his NL ERA crown.

So, while Michael Bourn and Roy Halladay are otherwise dominating the pool's standings in this, our first update of the year, LaColla owes his first place ranking to his less popular picks.

Once again, we want to welcome you to the seventh year of the pool. The real baseball season is off to an interesting start, and so is this year's pool. We're happy to have you on board, and we're sure you're just as excited about the coming year as we are.