Ugly and Great

Oswalt is 0-3 this season for the Astros. In his latest disappointment, he pitched 4IP, 9H, 8ER, 6K's with 4HR. Owners should be disappointed with this performance and his overall performance throughout the 2008 season. But, it's great its happening now then during the crunch time in September. Just keep him in your lineup and just hope he turns the corner because he is one of the better pitchers in the league. He isn't as good as he was a few years back with his elite fantasy value but he is still better then majority of the pitchers out there. Stick with him for a few more starts.

L. Hernandez of the Twins is a work horse and is 3-0 to start the season. This pitcher won't give owners the contribution needed to attack all the categories but he does provide a healthy option for innings. He has pitched at least 200 innings dating back to 2000. Owners should have him on your team and ride out his hot streak and if you are looking for a solid 3-4 pitcher, he's a good option.

CC Sabathia of the Indians seems to be starting slow for 2008 and it seems to have continued in his last outing with a poor outing (9ER's in 3.1IP)...OUCH!!! Owners, just hope it's early season jitters. He's an elite pitcher so keep trotting him out there.

T. Hudson of the Braves had a nice outing. 8IP with 0ER's.

Canadian J. Francis of the Rockies is starting slowly and is worrying fantasy owners. With 7ERs in 5 innings isn't going to cut it. Owners expected a nice season from the southpaw but so far hasn't delivered much except smiles for opposing hitters. Owners, bench him until he come back with a strong performance.

Notable Pitchers

Broxton of the Dodgers is still bringing the heat. He will give you a nice boost in K's, WHIP, ERA, and the occasional win and on the rare occasion a save. Too bad Saito is still pitching extremely well. But never keep Broxton far from your roster. Saito is old and well, closers can change in a week.

Trevor Hoffman of the Padres had 1ER in his last appearance which gave him his 2 loss of the season. Like I said, owners shouldn't worry just yet but this is not a good sign.

Lyon of the Diamondbacks blew a save but ended up with the W. If he continues to blow saves in the next two weeks, start looking Pena, he should take the saves if Lyon is incapable of holding a 9th inning lead.

Fuentes of the Rockies held the closers role last year until he lost it due to poor performance. But this year he's tearing things up with a stat line of 3IP, 2K, 0ERA, and a 1.33WHIP. I would grab Fuentes and stash him away since Corpas just blew a save.

Wang of the Yankees just had a second great outing of the year with a stat line of 6IP, 4H, 0ER, and an amazing/uncharacteristically striking out 6 batters!! Through his major league career Wang hasn't been high in the K department so don't expect this to continue. But this is a great pitcher for wins since he pitches for the stacked lineup of the Yankees.

Ben Sheets of the Brewers had an incredible outing with a 5 hit complete game shutout with 8K's. Sheets is a must own for all fantasy owners but just like Harden of the A's he's prone to injury. Owners, just hope this is the season where he stays healthy.

Erik Bedard of the Mariners is expected to pitch on Tuesday after skipping his start over the weekend with a sore hip.