Somehow I have still managed to make progress, if I’d managed to get this out yesterday I could have proclaimed my first visit to the top half of the table, I was briefly in 7th place! But this morning I’m not, I’m back in 8th. Definitely becoming more difficult to find spot starters, the likes of Cook, Wellemayer, Duchscherer, Blackburn, Galarraga, Parra and Jonathan Sanchez are no longer out there and, along with Chamberlain and Nolasco, I’m having to consider keeping Buehrle out of the free agent pool, that’s how thin it’s got out there, and not making a decision long term until Harang’s return from the DL sometime this week. WHIP and ERA have both improved in Harang’s absence, and WHIP is one of the few categories where I think I can make up some ground, so Harang is going to be on a very short leash.
The other category where there may be room for improvement is AVG but I must admit that I can’t see how to make an impact short of trading for someone like Ichiro who would give me STEALS and RUNS as well. Delgado seems to be transformed into the player he was a few years back and Casey Blake is performing well above expectation, just hope he can continue following his trade to the Dodgers.