Just wanted a quick spot to put players that might be on waivers somewhere and merit a pickup based on some news/stat tidbit.

I was looking for a catcher with Towles out, and saw that Yadier Molina, STL hit 2 HR last year in 3AB against today's pitcher Dave Bush.

how long?

Betancourt
WilyMo Pena
Edwin Encarnacion
Keppinger

are just a few at the top of my watchlist, FWIW

Probably depends on how deep your league is, but if he's out there I think Corey Patterson is a good pickup right now. He has a decent chance to go 25-25 this year and he won't kill you in any of the other 3 categories. He has been playing more than enough to warrant being on a roster, which was my concern before the season started.

I also think this might be the time to grab Milton Bradley. Hes been ripping the ball for singles lately and I think he will start turning on some power sooner rather than later.

Good idea for a thread. I'm interested to hear others' thoughts as well.

Bruised non-throwing hand when HBP. Out a few days at most.

Borowski officially on the DL. Go get whoever you think will get the save chances

(my guess - Betancourt)

Jared Burton is a name for NL only leagues.

Loved him in Big Trouble in Little China

Looking good so far. You think he approaches 20 holds this year?

Obviously, Acosta deserves mention here.

Rafael Perez
Mark Teahen (for some reason he is available in two different leagues)
Carlos Quentin
Geoff Blum/mark Loretta - until Wigginton comes back

Until last night.

Good calls. I was looking at Blum with Kendrick down.

I've also rostered Blaine Boyer for a day to see if Cox goes with the veteran arm with Soriano/Moylan down.

Cub homers...will Soriano's injury open the door more for Fontenot (DeRosa to OF) or Reed Johnson (DeRosa stays at 2B)?

He caught Pat Neshek disease.

Ill keep an eye on this thread as Ive lost Kendrick, Towles, Bedard, Soriano, and Moylan all from the same team in the last few days.

Moises Alou is due to play in a minor league game as soon as this weekend and could be back in the Mets lineup in under 2 weeks.

Solid bat when healthy in a pretty good lineup.

what about this John Bowker kid? if he keeps it up he can be a nice under the radar pick up.

Well let us know how this shakes out.

I can't believe they've just now started thinking about putting him at first.

I'm holding off rostering him until Friday (Brandon Webb today, off day Thursday). The power is legit, but he struck out a lot in the minors. Could be a nice source of power until the league figures him out.

You just never know when he's going to sit for the likes of Fred Lewis or Raja Davis...but with so little power in that lineup, I don't know how they can afford to NOT play him.

Like I said, I'm giving him a look Friday.

If they're a reliever and they play for the Reds and they're not named Cordero, don't ever touch them.

Nats just got through playing a 14 inning game in NY and now they have to travel to Florida and face a power lefty....so I'm giving Andrew Miller a shot today.

Don't need to remind me...a few years ago I held on to Ryan Wagner so long we might as well have been engaged.

I got one in mind but I gotta pick him up first.

Milton Bradley is playing well while he is healthy and not going apenuttz on somebody...
Lohse if available...

Duncan is flat out working magic with this guy. He tied up a very good hitting Brewers team, and his off-speed stuff looks great.

His problem has mainly been with his intestinal fortitude. He's a spot starter at best.

Can Duncan do the same for Wellemeyer? 20 K in 18 IP and 1.17 WHIP so far...

I just picked him up - he'll fill in for me until Harden comes back. Maybe he'll stick.

Jeff Niemann, SP - D Rays

Don't be surprised if he goes no-no tonight.

His WHIP vs SF scared me. I used him for that spot start and promptly dropped him. Thankfully I didnt do the same with Wellemeyer.

Torrealba caught all 22 innings last night, so you have to figure Ianetta will be behind the dish tonight. Wouldn't be a bad play in Houston against Sampson.

ugh

Would you pick up Lohse amd drop Germano?

Depends on what you need. They're pretty similar pitchers, with Lohse getting more potential wins and Germano having the better ballpark for ERA and WHIP.

In the end I'd stick with Germano. Lohse has already hit his (already limited) ceiling, and I'm not sure Germano has hit his.

Edit: Both have tough starts this week (Lohse vs Brewers in MIL, Germano vs Oswalt in HOU)

OK I picked up the player I mentioned above. Braden Looper for his start vs SF tomorrow. Get him now!

Already on my team

Any pitcher going against SF is a good bet.

For those in need of some SS help, Sean Rodriguez got called up for the Angels. If he gets some time, he could be a decent source of SBs and has decent power for a MI. If he does well enough, he could stick around even after Kendrick comes back

Kaz Matsui is probably available in some leagues. He might be decent now that he got his #### stitched up.

Burton just became an even better pickup. That Weathers injury looked a bit ugly. He uncorked a pitch that was at least 5 feet wide of home plate and immediately signaled over to the dugout. He was looking at his elbow and wasn't really moving his pitching arm all that much. Pure speculation on my part here, but that could very easily have been the last pitch in a long, mediocre career

Easy now. That's someone's daughter you're talking about.

Ouch.

Business as usual for my team!

Haha. Believe me, I can't tell you how many "can't miss" spot starters I've picked up only to see them blow up in my face. Who would have guessed that San Francisco would remember how to hit today?

if anybody needs MI help, felipe lopez started his 3rd straight game today. he hit pretty well in his 1st 2 (not so much today). seeing as he was griping and riding pine to start the season, i assume he is/was available in alot of leagues.

He and Hochevar absolutely killed me today.

...and WHY THE F do you callup Sean Rodriguez if he isn't going to play everyday? Keep the kid in the minors and let him get some at bats instead of wasting him on the pine.

...and I have had John Bowker in every game that he DIDN'T hit a home run.

Cripes.

The Mariners officially called up Clement and Balentin (designating Wilkerson and Norton) if you're a gamblin man.

Another 3 steals for Taveras today. If you're hurting for steals, he might still be on the wire.

Really thought I had him in the lineup today, but - nope - Billy Butler. That's five steals from Tavares I've missed out on.

had him starting since last week when he was benched for 3 straight games. Missed out on 4 steals and a jump of 4 pts in my league. Wont happen again

Benched McLouth because he was facing Santana and....yep, leadoff HR.

Oh, anyway....NICK ADENHART checked out of his hotel, and looks like he'll make his Major League debut for the Angels against the A's Thursday. There was some talk that soft-tosser Nick Green might get the start, but it looks like he'll have to wait.

Adenhart is pitching on short rest, but so was Garret Olsen, who seemed to do just fine for the Orioles.

The A's aren't the best matchup for him, as he has spotty command at times and the A's lineup is filled with patient hitters. It's his first go-around though, so I'm taking the gamble and starting him tomorrow. With confidence.

Adenhart isnt as much "cant miss" as Scherzer and Kershaw right?