QUOTE (Megalomaniac @ Mar 28 2008, 03:28 PM)

Pitchers
Edison Volquez CIN 20IP (26 K, 6 ER, and 4 BB) 4th starter
Jake Westbrook CLE 14IP (15 K, 0 ER, and 4 BB) Abdominal strain LY, rebound?
Carlos Villanueva MIL 24IP (17 K, 7 ER, and 5 BB) 4th starter...right now.
Justin Germano SD 24.2IP (15 K, 10 ER, and 5 BB) Earned 5th spot. Added a changeup this yr.
Jon Lieber CHC 18IP (15 K, 5 ER, and 3 BB) Long relief, but could crack rotation.
Yusmeiro Petit ARI 12.1IP (17 K, 4 ER, and 3 BB) Might get spot on rotation with Johnson on DL?
My Lineup
Stats=W, SV, K, ERA, WHIP
SP Scott Kazmir, James Shields, Dustin McGowan, Brad Penny, Gil Meche, Bronson Arroyo
Other guys out there are Maddux, Pettitte, Mark Hendrickson, Wandy Rodríguez, Scott Olsen, Daniel Cabrera, José Contreras, Orlando Hernandez
I like Volquez, but probably not this year. Also, not a big fan of his home park.
Westbrook is pretty much a mediocre pitcher on a good team. Expect some decent wins, so-so K's, and an ordinary WHIP and ERA. Depending on how deep your league is, a guy like Westbrook is almost always available on the WW.
Villanueva I'm avoiding. Started off great the first half of last year, faded. Underwhelming at best, avoid.
Lieber is about done, avoid.
Petit I think the jury is still out, but without a solid rotation spot and pitching in AZ, I'm not buying.
Germano however is an interesting player. He was one of those sleeper picks by the touts before last year's draft and although he didn't pan out, I'd monitor his first few starts closely. He could be decent and pitching in SD is always a good thing.
In a K league, Danial Cabrera should be acquired and placed on reserve if possible. One day, possibly, he will harness his talent and not walk 10 batters per game and put up very respectable numbers.