What looked like a tough start for Madison Bumgarner was just an unlucky night. So far this season he has a solid K/BB at 3.00 and last night he had 3 strikeouts and only 1 walk. No reason to panic yet, but his strikeouts are still not as elite as many had hoped he would be. I would look at him as a solid option next year pitching in a division that normally produces lower HR/FB for their pitchers.
While he's going to get steady ABs you shouldn't expect consistent nights like last night from Paul Janish. He went 3 for 3 with a home run and 4 RBIs now having 3 homers on the year. His minor league numbers display someone with much less power and that his average will drop as well. Hopefully you can find a better option.
The Blue Jays are calling up catcher J.P. Arencibia to help fill in for John Buck now on the DL. Things are not looking great for the prospect and he doesn't have the numbers to show a chance for great success. He has a poor walk rate and strikes out over 20% of the time. The positive is he can hit for plenty of power with 21 homers so far this season at Triple-A. That sounds like the perfect fill in for John Buck, so if John Buck is worth owning in your league then Arencibia is worth a pick up.
If anyone was surprised by the results of J.A. Happ last night you haven't been paying attention. Happ walked 3 hitters in his one inning and gave up 7 earned runs. OK so 7 earned runs was a bit much, but he has a 1.88 career K/BB and is now on a horrible team. Pass on him and move on to anyone else.
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