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.

Nomo

Not much of a fantasy helper but take it for what it is. Hideo Nomo of the Royals is back. He pitched 3 innings in relief against the Yanks and was tagged for 2HR's from A-rod and Posada.

Just news but fantasy owners have no need to think about this guy.

Nice Starts

My man Dustin McGowan of the Blue Jays had a beautiful start. Wish he went a little deeper but it's only the second week of the season. Love the stats though. 5.1IP, 7H, 2ER, 3BB, 7K's and that where his value lies...look at that K ratio.

Zach Greinke of the Royals just showed us why he's touted as being a solid number 2 pitcher in any rotation and maybe number 1. Stat line = 8IP, 6H, 0ER, 2BB, 2K. Wish he had more K's.

Ryan Dempster of the Cubs, a converted closer, had a nice outing. 7IP, 1H, 2BB, 5K. Impressive!

Standings

Take a quick look at the standings and take a picture!! Did you ever expect to see the Red Sox and the Yankees to hold the bottom two spots and the Orioles to hold the top spot in the AL East?!?!?! Or the Royals to hold the top spot too?

What about the high priced Tigers not even having a win? Strange things happen but of course it's only the first week and if any of these big teams pull off 5-8 wins in a row, things will change very quickly.

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.