Friday, June 6, 2008
MLB Draft Results
MLB is having their marathon draft and here is the link for everything you need to know about who was drafted, CLICK HERE.
For those of you who are in deep keepers leagues this is a great time to see who is going to be the next stud arriving on the scene like Jay Bruce.
Saito
It seems that the aging Saito of the Dodgers is showing some holes, albeit small ones, in his pitching. Saito has blown a save and earned a loss in his past 3 outings. This is not big news since it wasn't anything huge like 5ER's in one inning but owners should still have Broxton as insurance. Broxton and Saito as a combo provides help in all pitching categories.
Myers
Brett Myers of the Phillies seems to have turned things around after a disastrous start to the season. In his past two starts he has pitched 15.1 innings and has allowed only 4ER's while striking out 19. This is what owners were expecting from Myers on draft day. I would try and pick him up as soon as possible before someone else notices his past two starts.
BJ Ryan
BJ Ryan of the Blue Jays seems to have hit a rough patch in his past 2 save chances. He has blown both saves and earned the loss while allowing 5ER's over 1.1 innings. For those who own Ryan make sure to grab Scottie Downs because he has been the 2nd closer in the Jays bullpen because the Jays were easing Ryan back into his duties after tommy john surgery.
With Ryan showing some holes in his game, the Jays are hoping this has nothing to do with injury but just some poor pitches and some timely hitting by their opponents.
Wang
Wang of the Yankees has absolutely fallen apart in his last 4 starts. In his first 9 starts Wang had a 2.90ERA and over his past 4 starts his ERA has ballooned to 4.57ERA.
Wang's last 4 starts - 23.2IP, 23ER's, 14BB's, and a measly 11K's.
Wang seems to provide the wins but doesn't offer much more than that. I have never been a fan of Wang because of his low strikeout rate. Obviously, this is a bad time to try and trade him so I guess you should wait it out. But looking on the bright side, he does pitch for the Yankees and even if he does allow 5-7 ER's the Yankees can easily provide enough run support for Wang to get a win.
Back in The Saddle
Albert Pujols and Jorge Posada both returned to their respective lineups after.
Albert of the Cardinals has hit two home runs in his past 3 games (3 at-bats) and seems to be fine after hurting his calf. This is great news for owners because the Cardinals are now wasting time and putting him straight on the DL. If he was really hurt, the Cardinals wouldn't take the chance with their superstar and trotting him out there.
Jorge of the Yankees returned to the lineup after an extended period on the DL with a sore shoulder. Posada went 1-3 with a BB. Owners should be ecstatic with his return.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Big Albert
Albert Pujols of the Cardinals was not in the starting lineup on Wednesday due to a tight calf. At this time there is nothing to worry about since it is not an injury to his elbow which caused him to drop in the opening draft. Just wait for more information about his injury and sit tight.
Carlos Pena
After a career season in 2007, Carlos Pena of the Rays came into 2008 with high expectations and so far has delivered with 11HR's and 35RBI's even though he has a .227AVG. But now Pena has landed himself on the 15-Day DL with a fractured left index finger. For owners this isn't great news but nothing that is going to devastate your team because, hopefully, you didn't revolve your team around him. Keep him on your DL and hope he returns quickly and the finger doesn't hold him back from hitting for the season.
Owners, I have never been a fan of this guy and this is the prototypical player I always sell high on and grab some value from idiot owners who think he will continue to hit 40+ HR's every year starting in his 7th year in the bigs. This is ridiculous!
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