Eric Bedard

As an Eric Bedard owner myself, I am a little uneasy about his stats in the spring (8.63ERA), ouch! So, is it time to panic? Of course not, he hasn't even set foot onto the mound for the Mariners season opener. Arguably one of the top 3 pitchers in baseball, owners should have some worry with his spring numbers. His upside is tremendous with potential to strikeout over 210 batters and boost that with 14+ wins. Keep in mind that Bedard has increased his innings pitched every year of his career except for a stint on the DL that cost him, most likely, being the leader in K's for the 2007 season.

Currently, there is no news of any injury or mechanical issues with Bedard so lets just chalk it up to being rusty in spring training.

Chad Cordero

At the end of the Nationals game you, as Chad Cordero owners, might have noticed that he was not on the mound during his normal save opportunity. A fellow teammate, Jon Rauch, was pitching the ninth inning trying to preserve a 1 run lead. He did not keep the lead and was bailed out by his teammate Zimmerman in the bottom of the ninth to grab a vulture win.

Here is the important news for Cordero owners.

According to reports Cordero was suffering from shoulder stiffness but we might be seeing a new closer move in right before our eyes. The third game of the season and a closer might be changing. See...going back to my draft strategy, pitchers are ALWAYS prone to injury and are usually unpredictable. Ok, I'm going a little overboard with this right now since it's only the first game but as fantasy owners you always need to keep an eye out for potential changes in major league lineups.

If you have a spot to burn, pick up Jon Rauch for the time being until the Cordero thing is cleared up.

Nomo Nomo Nomo

Just some real baseball news. Hideo Nomo suffered a setback in his attempt at a comeback with the Royals. Nomo has an injury to his groin and will return to Arizona to get healthy and the Royals will make a final decision after the treatment.

Courtesy of MLB.com, please take a look at Nomo's impressive numbers throughout his MLB career.