by Jonah Keri //

Ballpark Figures: Headlines — Bloomberg Television’s Michele Steele talks with Bloomberg Sports Fantasy Analyst Rob Shaw to discuss the latest headlines from the diamond this past weekend. Shaw tells us to pick up the recently perfect Dallas Braden for his starts at Oakland Coliseum. That Bobby Jenks is on the verge of losing the White Sox closer’s gig, while Matt Thornton is a hot pick up. Plus, Shaw tells us that the Phillies and Pirates are cautiously optimistic about the performance of closers Brad Lidge and Octavio Dotel.