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The hits keep on coming for the Texas Rangers, who have lost another starting pitcher to injury. Derek Holland left a start against the Houston Astros with a shoulder injury. Holland will reportedly be out at least six weeks.

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The 2015 Minor League Baseball season kicked off Thursday, with games being played across all four full-season levels. The day was full of standout performances from many of baseball’s most promising young hitters.

Making his full-season debut with Low-A Greenville, 2014 first-round draft pick Michael Chavis (No. 26 overall) cranked a game-tying home run in the seventh inning and then came back in the ninth to deliver a walk-off double.

The San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres were in the ninth inning of what would end up being a 12-inning game Thursday when Angel Pagan and Derek Norris got into a tiff over some tossed gum.

Yes, gum.

Pagan appears to have flicked the chewed gum from inside the batter's box back toward Norris, sparking a brief altercation:

Jimmy Fallon is a Yankees fan.

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez had a memorable season-opening series against the San Diego Padres, as he became the first player in MLB history to hit five home runs through his team's first three games of a season, per Elias Sports Bureau (h/t ESPN Stats & Info).

Meaningful baseball is finally here, and America's pastime didn't disappoint, with an exciting opening week of action that saw a variety of players deliver some big-time performances, both at the plate and in the field.

Each week, Bleacher Report will bring you our picks for the best of the best, the players whose play stood out from their peers around the league, and construct a "Team of the Week."

Each year, a number of different media outlets publish an MLB survey in which they ask current players for their predictions on topics ranging from who will win it all that season to who the most overrated player in the game is.

With that in mind, we decided to do the same thing here at Bleacher Report—but with a pool of 32 of our MLB writers instead. I crafted a 30-question poll with a mixture of team- and player-specific questions.

Picking the right pitcher can either save your daily fantasy team or put it over the top in search of big money.

While there is a lot of uncertainty at this early part of the season, these players should exceed their value with big games Friday.

Gio Gonzalez, Washington Nationals ($9,100)

The hype and excitement that surrounded Yoan Moncada and his decision to sign with the Boston Red Sox in February have turned mostly to anticipation and expectation as the Cuban phenom embarks upon his first season in America.

For Giancarlo Stanton, there will be no escaping the spotlight in 2015. There will be more eyes and, in turn, more pressure on him than ever before. 

In an environment like that, stars can either fade or shine even brighter. And provided you know how to read and comprehend headlines, you can guess which outcome is about to be discussed in this space.