What's the Buzz? 5/10/06
Bad news for the Blue Jays and for owners of Gustavo Chacin who is scheduled for an MRI on Thursday after he complained of soreness in his elbow. Chacin was off to a decent start this year but when he says that he's "scared to throw the ball" you've got to be worried.
The White Sox announced that Brandon McCarthy will be moved in from the pen to start Monday's game against the Twins. Exit Charlie Haeger. We hardly knew ya! McCarthy has great upside and if available, you might want to take a flyer on him for the time that Jose Contreras is out.
Orioles infielder Chris Gomez will be out for a few days after gettin ghit on the hand tonight. He had been filling in for Melvin Mora so the O's better hope Mora's ready to return or they're going to need to shuffle around a few guys.
Nationals 1B Nick Johnson -- finally living up to that potential. He's hitting .320 with 9 HR so far. Now if he can just avoid the injury bug....what a season he could have.
The Padres are learning the hard way that Mike Piazza could be done. His hitting is less than stellar and his defensive inadequacies continue to show. The Padres have both Rob Bowen and Josh Bard, so maybe they should start shopping Piazza around a little. Not that there's much interest.
Round 3 goes to the Yankees as Mike Mussina moved to 6-1 pitching 6 2/3 innings with 3 ER. The runs were a result of the long ball (David Ortiz again...jeez) but he looked pretty good the rest of the way throwing in 5 K's as well. Moose look slike a good bet the rest of the way. Trading for him might be a very good idea. And how about Curt Schilling? 6 ER in 5 innings of work and he's left to go cry in his bloody sock.
And speakin gof the Yankees, Randy Johnson had an MRI on his shoulder today and it came back negative, confirming my earlier diagnosis that he's just old and done.
Arizona's Brandon Webb remained undefeated and tied for the league lead with 6 wins as he gave up 3 runs in 6 innings of work tonight. He also struck out 6 and did not walk a batter. He did however give up a few more hits than usual and had to pitch his way out of trouble a few times, but still took another step closer to the upper echelon of pitchers.
It looks like Nate McLouth has finally taken advantage of his opportunity to take over the center field position in Pittsburgh. Chris Duffy hasn't started a game in almost a week, and McLouth is hitting .438 with 5 runs scored and a stolen base over his last 4 games.
It appears safe to get Placido Polanco back into your lineups. He finally came back after a few games off with a back injury to go 2 for 5 with a run scored.
In an attempt to get Juan Pierre going, Dusty Baker moved him out of the leadoff spot. He batted him second. Oh Dusty...when will you ever learn? Pierre started of horribly last year and still managed to heat up enough to steal 50+ bases by year end. If someon ein your league is down on him, try and make yourself a nice deal.
The Dodgers put OF Jason Repko on the DL with a sprained ankle today. It looks like Kenny Lofton will act as the full time guy now. He'll be a nice source of steals for atleast the next 2 weeks if not longer.
Javy Lopez should return to action this weekend; probably Saturday. He had been out with a minor back strain but he looks to be fine in his rehab starts. Lopez remains a solid start as a catcher in fantasy leagues.
Tyler Walker seems to be running away with that closer's job in Tampa Bay. He notched another save tonight and hasn't given up a run in his last 3 2/3 innings. I'll have to check the books, but that could be a record for a Devil Rays closer in 2006.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland continues to mishandle Chris Shelton as today he dropped him to 7th in the order amidst this slump. So you don't move him up when he's hot, but definitely move him down now where he receives absolutely no protection in the lineup. Yeah Jim, that'll get him going.
Royals SS Angel Berroa blew his wad tonight going 3 for 4 with a HR and 3 runs scored. He should follow it up with a nice 2 for 27 over the next week.
And finally, Cole Hamels is coming...? Cole Hamels is here!!! The Phillies announced that he will start this Friday against the Reds. If you are in a league that allows daily moves, you'll want him active in your lineup. He is going to be an excellent source of strikeouts this season. Ryan Madson makes the move to the pen.
Catch you next time...
The White Sox announced that Brandon McCarthy will be moved in from the pen to start Monday's game against the Twins. Exit Charlie Haeger. We hardly knew ya! McCarthy has great upside and if available, you might want to take a flyer on him for the time that Jose Contreras is out.
Orioles infielder Chris Gomez will be out for a few days after gettin ghit on the hand tonight. He had been filling in for Melvin Mora so the O's better hope Mora's ready to return or they're going to need to shuffle around a few guys.
Nationals 1B Nick Johnson -- finally living up to that potential. He's hitting .320 with 9 HR so far. Now if he can just avoid the injury bug....what a season he could have.
The Padres are learning the hard way that Mike Piazza could be done. His hitting is less than stellar and his defensive inadequacies continue to show. The Padres have both Rob Bowen and Josh Bard, so maybe they should start shopping Piazza around a little. Not that there's much interest.
Round 3 goes to the Yankees as Mike Mussina moved to 6-1 pitching 6 2/3 innings with 3 ER. The runs were a result of the long ball (David Ortiz again...jeez) but he looked pretty good the rest of the way throwing in 5 K's as well. Moose look slike a good bet the rest of the way. Trading for him might be a very good idea. And how about Curt Schilling? 6 ER in 5 innings of work and he's left to go cry in his bloody sock.
And speakin gof the Yankees, Randy Johnson had an MRI on his shoulder today and it came back negative, confirming my earlier diagnosis that he's just old and done.
Arizona's Brandon Webb remained undefeated and tied for the league lead with 6 wins as he gave up 3 runs in 6 innings of work tonight. He also struck out 6 and did not walk a batter. He did however give up a few more hits than usual and had to pitch his way out of trouble a few times, but still took another step closer to the upper echelon of pitchers.
It looks like Nate McLouth has finally taken advantage of his opportunity to take over the center field position in Pittsburgh. Chris Duffy hasn't started a game in almost a week, and McLouth is hitting .438 with 5 runs scored and a stolen base over his last 4 games.
It appears safe to get Placido Polanco back into your lineups. He finally came back after a few games off with a back injury to go 2 for 5 with a run scored.
In an attempt to get Juan Pierre going, Dusty Baker moved him out of the leadoff spot. He batted him second. Oh Dusty...when will you ever learn? Pierre started of horribly last year and still managed to heat up enough to steal 50+ bases by year end. If someon ein your league is down on him, try and make yourself a nice deal.
The Dodgers put OF Jason Repko on the DL with a sprained ankle today. It looks like Kenny Lofton will act as the full time guy now. He'll be a nice source of steals for atleast the next 2 weeks if not longer.
Javy Lopez should return to action this weekend; probably Saturday. He had been out with a minor back strain but he looks to be fine in his rehab starts. Lopez remains a solid start as a catcher in fantasy leagues.
Tyler Walker seems to be running away with that closer's job in Tampa Bay. He notched another save tonight and hasn't given up a run in his last 3 2/3 innings. I'll have to check the books, but that could be a record for a Devil Rays closer in 2006.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland continues to mishandle Chris Shelton as today he dropped him to 7th in the order amidst this slump. So you don't move him up when he's hot, but definitely move him down now where he receives absolutely no protection in the lineup. Yeah Jim, that'll get him going.
Royals SS Angel Berroa blew his wad tonight going 3 for 4 with a HR and 3 runs scored. He should follow it up with a nice 2 for 27 over the next week.
And finally, Cole Hamels is coming...? Cole Hamels is here!!! The Phillies announced that he will start this Friday against the Reds. If you are in a league that allows daily moves, you'll want him active in your lineup. He is going to be an excellent source of strikeouts this season. Ryan Madson makes the move to the pen.
Catch you next time...
posted by Howard Bender at
10:59 PM
