This week focuses on the NL Central, with a look at Milwaukee 2B Rickie Weeks, St. Louis’ new 2B Felipe Lopez, Pittsburgh’s new-ish LF Lastings Milledge, plus young pitchers Homer Bailey of Cincinnati and (just so the NL West doesn’t feel left out) young-ish Jason Hammel of Colorado.

An index of all players covered in the NL Waiver Wire column

Getting Wire’d this week are Nick Markakis, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Kevin Youkilis.

Outfielders and pitchers from Florida and Cincinnati take center stage this week, along with a host of Johns, as we look at Marlins Cameron Maybin and Chris Volstad, Reds Jonny Gomes and Johnny Cueto, and the Mets’ John Maine.

High-octane players this week, as Scott Kazmir, Rich Harden and Julio Borbon are reviewed.

In honor of President’s Day, we look at four Washington Nationals—new Nats Adam Kennedy and Chien-Ming Wang, along with reader requests Josh Willingham and Elijah Dukes—plus rising ace Yovani Gallardo of the Brewers.

“Andrus, Texas Ranger” and three other good players to consider this week.

This week, we look at three outfielders (Jason Bay, Carlos Gonzalez and Chris Young) as well as pitchers Ricky Nolasco and Billy Wagner.

The Minnesota Twins won 87 games despite a worse-than-average ERA in 2009. How do some of their starting pitchers shape up for 2010, though? These and others this week on Waiver Wire.

It’s an all-request week, as we look at the Nationals’ closer situation, an aging Lance Berkman, the youthful Colby Rasmus and Everth Cabrera, and the developing Nate Schierholtz.