John Maine

J. Maine of the Mets received a loss last night against the Cubs even though he had a solid performance. His stat line of 6IP, 5H, 2ER, 2BB, and 6K's couldn't earn him the win though. It seems Maine has been a victim of hitters going cold when he gets on the mound. Just look at his past 3 starts, which includes last night.

1-1, 18.2IP, 15H, 5ER 3HR, 11BB, 11K, and a 2.41ERA.

Those are some nice numbers coming from any starter. Okay, lower the BB's but no one is perfect. Having him as a 3-4 starter on your team would be great. Just hope the Mets can add some runs and Maine might seem so nice Wins in the near future.

Owners, you should be happy Maine has come out and pitched well after a poor first start where he allowed 4ER in 4IP. This is a nice pitcher to acquire in a trade just in case someone isn't sold on his start and capabilities for the rest of the season.

Take note

F. Liriano of the Twins is back in the majors and pitched, ummm, not so effectively. 4.2IP, 6H, 4ER, 5BB, and 4K's. Don't expect him to be pitching 8 innings with 10K's right away. Be patient and hopefully he gets back to his old self from two year ago.

E. Bedard was scratched from his latest start, AGAIN, with inflammation in his left hip. This is not good news and even worse news for owners who drafted him or kept (which I did) him, so please be patient and wait until more news comes out on Bedard. Just shows everyone how volatile pitchers can be and why drafting them early just doesn't work out.

J. Reyes of the Mets has a mild strain, that was seen through an MRI. So far, there is no news on him hitting the DL but for owners this is not good news. Reyes is drafted in the first round because he can single handedly take the SB category for any owner. With a leg injury this thing called running might not be in the cards for him. Owners, relax and hope this injury doesn't linger through the season.

B. Bannister of the Royals threw a CG 3 hitter and well he should be on your team.

C. Cordero and J. Rauch of the Nationals seem to be sharing save duties for now. Keep both on your team until a single closer is finally declared. What I just said isn't official but it is good idea to have both...for now.

Closers

H. Street of the A's had a 4 out save with 1K. Owners, just hope he has turned the corner from a poor start to the season. Street has value and should be kept in your line up.

Brad Lidge of the Phillies recorded save and finished a nicely pitched game from teammate B. Myers. Remember when Lidge was on the DL and how crap Gordon was pitching? Well, no more Gordon and hopefully more of Lidge. Owners...Lidge is a good closer but seems to have periods of inconsistency. Keep him in your lineup though.

B. Wagner of the Mets recorded his first save of the season by pitching a perfect 9th. Owners should be happy with Wagner and there isn't much to say about him except he is one of the elite closers in the bigs.

Moylan of the Braves recorded the save and might be the newly crowned closer after Soriano was placed on the DL. As I said in a previous post, make sure to pick up Moylan and Boyer top hedge your risk.

Beltran

Carlos Beltran of the Mets was caught stealing yesterday and you might be wondering why I'm telling you this. He had surgery in both knees and this is a great sign because he's RUNNING. the more he runs the more productive is and the more we can call him a 5-tool guy. So far, he hasn't hit and bombs over the fence but that should come soon enough. He's hitting .300 with 6BB's so far this season.

Owners should just keep trotting him out there.