Harden and Mussina

Rich Harden of the A's is showing everyone in the world what kind of pitcher he can be when he is healthy and able to pitch. He just threw his 6th straight start and was dominating as usual going 6innings with 9K's and only allowing 3ER's. I am still not sold on this guy and will suggest everyone to try and sell high on him. He has never completed a season without going on the DL. If you have a deep hitting team you can afford to take a chance on Harden but if you are dying in the hitting area, Harden can grab you a high price bat that will help you. Keeping or trading Harden is a decision you have to make due to your personal circumstance. For me, I would trade him no matter what and get something more predictable in return.

Mike Mussina of the Yankees is throwing very well lately. In his past 10 starts he has 8 wins, 1 loss, and 1 no decision. That is some ace like numbers. In those 10 games he has pitched 55 innings, allowed only 19ER's, struck out 35 batters, and only walked 8. Do I smell contract year?

The Moose

Mike Mussina of the Yankees has just recorded his 5th straight victory by pitching 6.1 innings against the Rays last night. He's not going to give you 7-8 innings and 8-10K's a night but he will provide you with some depth in your rotation if he is your 3-5th starter.

In the past 3-4 years, I have not been a fan of Mussina and I have always used his name value to trade him away. My advice is to try and use the 5 game winning streak as leverage and trade him for a nice bat.