@adam: You’re right. I read the Fangraphs grid wrong. He has 26 games at catcher, 6 at 1B. I read it as 6 at C. Oh well, at least I got to use that V-Mart/Wal-Mart joke…

I’m doing the Survivor league where you can pick one game a week and can pick a team once and only once during the season.

@Stophe: yeah, i ran that query on baseball-reference assuming Rickey Henderson would be the only guy to hit something like 25 HRs and 80 SBs. Forgot that Davis actually was that prolific at SBs. From 1986-1988, he stole 165 SBs and was only caught 20 times. That’s 89%. I don’t think Juan Pierre has managed to avoid getting caught stealing or picked off 89% of the time he gets to first base this year.

His stat lines in 86 and 87 were SICK:

1986 (in 415 AB!!):

97 runs, 27 HR, 71 RBI, 80 SB (not a typo, that’s EIGHTY steals in a season with 115 hits), .277/.378/.523

1987 (474 AB):

120 runs, 37 HR, 100 RBI, 50 SB, .293/.399/.593

Too bad that in a 17-year career he never managed to play more than 135 games in a season. He had ten seasons with fewer than 100 games.

@Matt: I’d give Minor a shot against the Mets.

@Bryan Beagn: Thanks.

@Jay: Yeah, odd name choice but goes well with the last name.

Also, JWeeks is definitely a player to watch. As we used to say (not sure if this still get said), he’s got great wrists. That’s what they used to say about Hank Aaron and of course Weeks is not that kind of hitter, but he has a great ability let the pitch get deep in the zone and then attack. Hits a lot of balls right down the first base line and drives a lot of balls into the gaps. No homers but on a 40+ doubles pace projected over a full season. Good player.

@OaktownSteve: Whoops. Good catch. Made the edit. And good note on Moscoso.

Moscoso works fast, throws strikes and pitches to contact…like 17 fly outs yesterday. That’s how you do it in the O DOT CO.

@Steve: Here’s a happy ending for you – Carlton’s combination of K’s and unlikability inspired many after him including the nasty slider and ornery personality of Randy Johnson and the filthy stuff and bizarre paranoia of Roger Clemens.

@Yep, I said it!: I haven’t seen any of them pitch but Milone’s Cliff Lee-like K/BB leaves me the most intrigued. Diamond’s high BB rate leaves me the most unimpressed.

@MrHappytime: Well, I’ve started Hochevar every week in Fantasy Razzball so I’m not really a Hochevar believer but, jeez, in Seattle….I think I can manage a quality start there.

@Joe: I’d take Colby.

@LT: Ugh, none of those sounds like great options. I’d be concerned about Ibanez and Matsui being rested in the last 2 weeks. I’d consider De Aza for Cuddyer but would hold onto Krispie.

@Eddy: Thx!

End of the year, and I’m neck-and-neck for 1st place, ROTO (with no playoffs). I REALLY need to improve my ERA and WHIP to secure my win for the year. Am I crazy, but I’m leaning heavily to benching Luebke and Billingsly today. Luebke has gotten raked by Zona in his previous two showings, and Upton is stroking it (good for me). While Billingsly… he’s just been bad mojo for me all around with plenty of sonsabenches, and WAS waffles between good offense/bad offense… I just plain feel offended by Bills.

So Luebke and Billingsly… bench them (good call), or play them (I’m crazy)??? Thanks for your thoughts.

PS. I’m also moving into stream mode and I AM rolling Hochevar out tonight against the M’s. It’s been working so far, thanks to Moscoroso, for his past two starts (A’s, M’s).

Surkamp, Miley, Milone, Hendriks, Peacock, or Diamond