What a distracting week. Football comes in and trumps all of the trade deadline thunder, and I’m getting sick of seeing “Mr. Mackey” give football updates. If I have to explain that joke, then it really wasn’t that funny. So back to the sport that is actually being played. Trade deadline rumors are rampant, some pieces have been moved already, with some really interesting fantasy relevant moves to come. On a side note, for my money is there a better GM in baseball than AA in Toronto, he seems to always be a couple steps ahead of other GM’s. Any the who, enjoy the last 2 days of real baseball trading, hopefully the moves will be beneficial to your teams. Nothing sucks worse than losing a top 10 closer this late in the season, but such is life. Good luck on this week’s endeavors. (Please keep in mind that pitchers and match-ups change.)
ONE START OPTIONS:
8/3
Dillon Gee vs. Fla – Hensley
Josh Collmenter @ SF – Vogelsong
Ted Lilly @ SD – Stauffer
8/4
Brett Cecil @ Tb – Davis
Jason Marquis @ Col – Jiminez
8/5
Jeff Karstens vs. SD – Harang
Jake Westbrook @ Fla – Nolasco
Jeff Niemann vs. Oak – Moscoso
Mark Buehrle @ Min – Blackburn
Paul Maholm (CHC vs. Zambrano, SD vs. Moseley) Last five starts a very acceptable 3.12 ERA, home ERA on the year 2.37. You picking up what I’m putting down? Playoff hopes start with Maholm and end with the next dude. Pretty scary proposition.
Kevin Correia (CHC vs. Wells, SD vs. Luebke) I have been riding his roads starts like a saddle, now 2 home starts. Match-up wise it looks pretty favorable, it’s getting to be make or break week for the Pirates, raise the Jolly Roger.
Bronson Arroyo (@Hou vs. Norris, @CHC vs. Wells) I was sitting next to Chris De Burgh at a bar the other day and he started singing in honor of Bronson, sentimental stuff. I’m still looking for a useful fantasy tidbit, skip and come back later. Oh I got something, he is the clubhouse leader in negative WAR. Way to go.
Javier Vazquez (NYM vs. Pelfrey, StL vs. Carpenter) Last 4 starts have been better, fantasy-wise he is the roller coaster that someone died on, but we still want to ride it because we have heard before that it was cool.
Doug Fister (Oak vs. Cahill, @Ana vs. Santana) Reading his stats is like reading an obituary. It has a funny twist at the end of it though, he has 12 losses and is top 20 for SP in WAR.
John Lannan (Atl vs. Lowe, @Col vs. Cook) Last 10, 4-2 and a 3.17 ERA. Free passes are his undoing. Home ERA is 2 runs lower than road. The “You could do worse” starter of the week.
Mike Pelfrey (Fla vs. Vazquez, Atl vs. Jurrjens) Home ERA 3.35. Career low GO/AO. Which means he is giving up a ton of HR’s. Those my friends are ungood for fantasy.
Brian Duensing ( @Ana vs. Santana, CHW vs. Danks) Anyone else think that Santana gets killed in his first start after the no-no? Guess I’m the only one. 3-1 with a 3.50 ERA since July 1st.
Kyle Kendrick (@Col vs. Cook, @SF vs. Lincecum) Somewhere Joe Blanton is sobbing, saying “that should be me.” To me any Philly starter is worth the gamble. Yeah, I went out on a limb there I know. Since June 1st no starter ERA is above 3.70.
Cory Luebke (LAD vs. Kershaw, Pit vs. Correia) He and Moseley have started feeding their teammates Tex-Mex before each of their starts. No word on who supplies the TP. In a funny side note, he is related to Dick Luebke from the 60’s. Yeah, say it twice it’s funnier the second time. Take advantage of the Hodgepodgery.
It’s a confusing week for me to grasp. Some formats are a short week, others role on until literally the middle (or end) of next week. So first things first, I will tackle the short 4 game week and give you some unbridled gems of the streaming variety. Stay tuned on Saturday for the following week’s two start thinga-ma-bobbers. If this is a short week for you, it’s prolly best to grab as many of these guys as possible, longer week not so much as you may want to call Laurel and tell him to take a breather. So enjoy the short week or long and I will give you an update later this week for week 15 ½ or 16. (Please keep in mind that pitchers and matchups change.)
7/14 Bruce Chen @ Min (Liriano) – 2.50 ERA since DL stint return. Is the definition of a streaky low end good/bad pitcher.
Jason Vargas vs. Tex (Holland) – Basically needs to go the distance to have a chance at a win. 1.70 ERA in last 4 starts.
Aaron Harang vs. SF (Bumgarner) – The primate in the zoo, Hodgepadre indeed.
7/15 Andrew Miller @ TB (Price) – 4 starts, 3 wins plays for the best lineup in baseball. That is all.
Doug Fister vs. Tex (Lewis) – Gets zero run support. I really feel bad for him because if you haven’t seen him pitch, he is very unheralded and unrewarded.
Jeff Karstens @ Hou (Myers) – Is he awesome, no. Effective lately yes. Regression will ensue.
Josh Tomlin @ Bal (Arrieta) – Sneaky 10 win pitcher, other numbers say he is pitching exactly the way he should be.
Vance Worley @ NYM (Dickey) – Awesome since mid-June. If he isn’t owned, your league is dull.
7/16 Paul Maholm @ Hou (Norris) – 4-2 with a 1.75 ERA in last 7 starts. For the soon to be first place Pirates.
Barry Zito @ SD (Luebke) – 3 wins, tiny ERA since DL return.
Edwin Jackson @ Det (Scherzer) – Huh, yeah I wanted to highlight that this will be his last start in Chi-town. That’s me predicting me!
Carlos Zambrano vs. Fla (Vazquez) – Fresh from the DL, seems like a trend for this post. Pitches just effectively enough to be added/dropped about 10 times a year. Ah, but look closer, he has RP elig, sneaky play for a Saturday.
7/17 Chris Volstad @CHC (Wells) – Stop trying to strike everyone out, you’re a groundball pitcher.
Matt Harrison @ Sea (Beavan) – Seattle O is good twice a week. Coincidentally, that’s how much my garbage is picked up.
Brian Duensing vs. KC (Paulino) – Sneaky good lately, here for the added eligibility.
Kevin Correia @ Hou (Rodriquez) – Is money on the road.
Ryan Madson went to the DL with numbness in his pitching hand. Hello, bullpen? Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me. Brad Lidge is due back in a few weeks. AHHHHH! Now you feel a little sick. Antonio Bastardo would be the immediate add for vulture saves. That’ll keep you going through the show. Come on, it’s time to go. But that Bastardo is a lefty, so Michael Stutes could get some saves. Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re saying. Michael Stutes could get some saves. Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re saying. Michael Stutes– Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re saying. Forget it, I’d grab Bastardo if I were in desperate need for saves. Unless you have become comfortably numb. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Brett Cecil – The man who sounds like a 70′s Playboy pinup has returned from Triple-A. During the preseason, I put Cecil in a tier of starters called, “There’s some upside here, but I wouldn’t expect anything,” and said more or less that Cecil was once considered better than Romero. There’s signs of a terrific K-rate in the minors, the Jays have watched his innings well and he cut his walk rate last year. Great, wonderful, fantastic! Unfortunately, he’s still in the AL East, his K-rate last year was terrible and he was hideous in April this year. And that’s me copying, pasting, liberally quoting and adding addendums to me!
Shin-Soo Choo – As I reported here on Monday after inferring shizz from other sites, Choo’s out until September, having surgery on his thumb. I’d lose him in redraft leagues where you don’t have DL room. What a waste of a draft pick. Ah, Choo… Bless you.
Doug Davis – 4 1/3 IP, 10 ER. The Cubs should reduce their DD. It’s just sloppy.
Starlin Castro – 1-for-9 for the doubleheader. For when someone does terrible on both sides of a doubleheader, it sounds like we need an alternate glossary definition for a player dropping a deuce.
Ryan Vogelsong – 5 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners, 6 Ks. He’s totally charmed right now. He actually gets hit in this game as he should be and the Giants score the most runs they have all year. (This wasn’t fact checked, but it’s probably accurate.)
Miguel Tejada – 3-for-6 with a home run. They must have some great B-12 in Chicago.
Cliff Lee – 9 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks. About a month ago, we almost pulled the trigger on a trade of Heath Bell and Pence for Cliff Lee. With Pence’s injury and Bell about to be traded, could see that being one that we Mr. Bungled.
Jonathan Broxton – Will be out for at least a month and a half. Mattingly said he’d consider it a bonus if Broxton pitched again this year. Doesn’t a bonus come on top of something good? Where is Strunk & White to let them know it’s not correct grammar to say something like, “My best friend is sleeping with my wife, but I’d consider it a bonus if he used a condom.”
Javy Guerra – He’s the guy to own in the Dodgers bullpen. (For that one save opportunity every month or so.)
Ted Lilly – 4 2/3 IP, 6 ER. Last time out, I said he was unstartable, but then I saw he was facing the Twins in the Hubert H. Homerfree Retrodome and I decided to give it a whirl. Now, Lilly and I are done. Lose my number. Wait, he gets the Mets next time out. Why can’t I quit you?!
Nick Swisher – 2-for-4 with his third home run in the last 5 games. Looks like Swisher is finally playing as hot as those sideburns make him look. Wait, what? Umm… Awkward… Umm… Yeah, I’d grab Swisher. In fantasy! Um, leagues.
Eduardo Nunez – 1-for-3 with 2 steals. That’s nice, but he’s not long for a starting job. Pasta Diving is up and running.
Vernon Wells – 4-for-5 and his 10th home run. Told you last week to grab him, then again on Monday. Don’t make me keep talking about Vernon Wells. Please.
J.J. Hardy – 1-for-4 and his 4th home run in the last 10 games while batting near .350 in the last week. I wish I knew how to repay him other than sending him a giant cake that I’m gonna jump out of in my birthday suit. And to think baseball players don’t like fantasy baseball nerds. Pfft!
Zack Greinke – 2 IP, 7 ER vs. Yankees for the Bronx cheer.
Josh Johnson – Headed to see his old friend Dr. Freeze because his shoulder’s not 100%. Hundred percent called and said it’s never heard of Josh Johnson’s shoulder.
Josh Beckett – 6 IP, 5 ER, 6 baserunners, 1 K. A’la Nelson Muntz, “HA HA!”
Edwin Encarnacion – 2-for-4 with 2 home runs. Now has three home runs in his last three games. He won’t dazzle your retinas for long periods of time, but he does look like he’s hot. Get on board!
Kyle Lohse – 5 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 2 Ks. His K-rate is under 5… C’mon. Seriously. That’s ridiculous.
Colby Rasmus – 1-for-3 with a home run. Now has two homers in the last four games and a hit in each of his last five. It ain’t Rasmus burning on the dance floor, but it’s a start. Geiger, let’s go!
Jose Reyes – 4-for-4 and his 29th steal, hitting .349 on the year. Haven’t talked much about Reyes this year because every time I look at him I think about how I wished I owned him on every team and it annoys me.
Jason Bay – Him and Beltran hit grand slams in consecutive innings. Only took three years but the Mets team is really starting to come together. Too bad they’re about to dismantle them.
Wily Mo Pena – 1-for-1 with a pinch hit home run. All Wily Mo does is hit homers! No, really, that’s all he does.
J.J. Putz – Gave up a run on Monday and two runs on Tuesday to blow the save. His ERA is up to 3.12 after starting the month at 1.57. Putz’s blown (hehe) four games this month. I’d grab David Hernandez where you’re desperate for saves.
Chase D’Arnaud – 0-for-4 with a steal. He’s now started three games in a row at 3rd base for the Pirates. In the minors, he stole 33 of 40 last year and 17 of 20 this year. He can’t do much but steal, but maybe he’ll try and prove his worth and, ya know, steal. In deeper leagues, I could see taking the SAGNOF flyer.
Kevin Correia – 6 IP, 4 ER, 6 baserunners, 3 Ks and his 10th win. Of course he has ten wins. Why wouldn’t he?! It’s Kevin Correia on the Pittsburgh Pirates! I hate wins.
Alex Presley – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his first home run. Will see significant time with Tabata to the DL for at least three weeks. Yes, you should pick up Presley. Now if only Fleer still did those novelty cards like Black & Blue with Bud Black and Vida Blue, so we could have an Elvis (Andrus) & (Alex) Presley card. Or Fister-Moore.
Johnny Damon – Went 4-for-6 on Sunday and 2-for-4 with a home run yesterday. Hard for me to give you much enthusiasm for him, so let’s just say he’s seeing the ball well and move on.
Tommy Hanson – 6 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 8 Ks. He wasn’t quite vintage Hommy, but it’s good to have him back. (Even though I don’t own him…Why again didn’t I draft him? Dah!)
Ichiro Suzuki – Hit his first home run of the year as he bats almost fifty points below his career average. Wow, he got old fast. He might be 52 years old. See, I have this theory that all Asians look young up until 51 years old, then when they turn 52, they look ancient. It’s the Law of Pat Morita. Morita was young looking on Happy Days and under the age of 52. Then Morita turned 52 years old, was in The Karate Kid and looked ancient.
Gio Gonzalez – 8 IP, 0 ER, 1 Hit, 3 Walks, 9 Ks. The Gio Grande is obviously no place for Marlins.
Rich Harden – Will be activated on Friday (and DL’d on Saturday). I wouldn’t bother with him. He hasn’t pitched more than 4 2/3 IP in any game so far in his rehab, which is hilarious to me. “Just keep him healthy long enough for me to trade him.” That’s Brad Pitt playing the part of Billy Beane. Making room for Harden, Graham Godfrey is moving to the bullpen to the dismay of all the pitchers out there who can’t stand his loud, piercing voice and his penchant for roasting other pitchers. “People think Brian Fuentes is a bad guy because he bad-mouthed Bob Geren. They are incorrect. He’s a bad man because he KILLED A MEXICAN IN A COLORADO SLAUGHTERHOUSE. WITH HIS OWN HANDS. HE DIDN’T EVEN USE THE MEAT GRINDER. YOU EXPECT THAT FROM A KRAUT LIKE MICHAEL WUERTZ. BUT IT WAS FUENTES. AGAINST ONE OF HIS OWN PEOPLE!” That’s Graham Godfrey.
So I got bored this week and decided to look at some deep rooted stats. I was looking for fantasy pitchers who don’t K a lot but are still very useful for fantasy purposes, and wouldn’t you know it, it relates well to a lot of options this week. These guys get overlooked by everyone. I’m here to learn you something. Not all pitchers who have over a 7 K/9 are candidates for rosterability. There are other factors that lead these low K/9 pitchers to greater success, they have peripherals that are better than the guys we roster. It seems that there is an affection toward pitchers who will get you more K’s but hurt your ERA and WHIP as opposed to getting a starter that has a low K-rate and helps with ERA and WHIP. All the starters I list every week are based off the roster status on multiple fantasy services and I usually use less than 50% ownership (with some variances here and there). So with that, I am telling you not to forget about the guys who get it done but go unnoticed because they aren’t Brandon Morrow. They still help just as much as the “productive” players or guys we think are more productive than they actually are. I ask you this: Would you rather have an ERA of 2.50 with 6 K’s in two starts or an ERA of 4.50 and 12 K’s in two starts? I understand that guys contribute to both exist, but are already owned and usually the top 30-40 pitchers overall. I’m merely talking about cusp of the roster guys. Enjoy the week to come. (Please keep in mind that pitchers and matchups change.)
ONE START OPTIONS:
6/28
Clayton Richard vs. KC – Paulino
6/29
Carlos Carrasco @ Bal – Arrieta
Paul Maholm @ Tor – Morrow
Tim Stauffer vs. KC – Chen
6/30
Jeff Karstens @ Tor- Villanueva
Mike Pelfrey @ Det – Verlander
7/1
Juan Nicasio vs. KC – Davies
Tim Wakefield @ HOU – Norris
Bronson Arroyo vs. Cle – Masterson
Kevin Correia (@Tor vs. Reyes, @Was vs. Marquis) Should be a line painter he is so good on the road. Home/away splits are hard to ignore. Go look. See told ya. Lack of K’s make him kind of boring. I have to go dust off my Omar Moreno jersey as I told myself I would never wear it until they reach .500 in July.
John Lannan (@Ana vs. Santana, Pit vs. McDonald) ERA at 1.15 over the last 6 starts. Jump on board and ride the hot hand. Low K guys are the Monty Capuletti of fantasy. The Nats are on a pretty decent roll right now.
R.A. Dickey (@Det vs. Porcello, NYY vs. Garcia) Deserves better. Only one win to show for his 2.35 ERA over the last month. Odd stat o’ the day, Metco is a pitchers haven but his ERA is lower on the road by a run.
Jason Hammel (CHW vs. Floyd, KC vs. Francis) Pitching in Colorado stinks. It’s pretty cut and dry, ERA’s get bloated, WHIP’s get taken to the shed. Pitches just bad enough that his offense can’t help him. Last resort for deep leagues this week.
Jason Marquis (@Ana vs. Pineiro, Pit vs. Correia) Has pitched surprisingly awesome and fits the bill for the above mentioned low K guys. Gets hit around a little but pitches to contact so what do you expect? Home ERA in the mid 2’s.
Jordan Lyles (Tex vs. Wilson, Bos vs. Miller) Two tough matchups, both lineups can hit. Pitched okay last week against the Rangers. The Astros pitchers are horrible to chase wins with. K/BB rate of 4/1. Lefties only hitting .208 against.
Nick Blackburn (LAD vs. Billingsley, Mil vs. Greinke) Yet another low K guy, I can’t make this stuff up. June ERA is 2.04. Wait, it gets better for the unappreciated, home ERA for the year is 2.40. Matchup names are scary, but anyone seen Minnesota play lately. No, go ask Buster Poindexter then.
Ryan Vogelsong (@CHC vs. Davis, @Det vs. Scherzer) You see that thing in the horizon, yeah that’s the ship that sailed. I pimped and pimped for as long as I could but he finally graduated to usefulness. Who is the next american pitcher to come back from Japan? I did the research for ya, it’s Bryan Bullington.
Andrew Miller (@Phi vs. Lee, @Hou vs. Lyles) Watched his first start, he pitched okay, and it was against the Friars. K potential is nice, being a tether ball isn’t. I asked Jerry Remy after the game what he thought, his quote “Not now, kid.” Dynamite stuff, Remdog.
Brandon Beachy (@Sea vs. Bedard, Bal vs. Britton) Prolly the most added guy in any league or format for the next week. The 11 K outing makes everyone think “I want some of that goodness.” Only bad thing I can see is he may give up some taters… Mmmm taters.
Sounds like Ike Davis is done for the year. He could be facing microfracture ankle surgery. Man, will the Mets ever catch a big break? First, Beltran had microfracture surgery on his knee, and now Davis. What’s with the Mets and tiny surgery? Can’t the Mets find a normal-sized doctor? Microsurgery is the 101 class if you’re going to be a surgeon. Macrosurgery is the 102 class. That’s a little known fact — literally! For fantasy purposes, just think, now you have more room on your DL. You’re welcome. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Brandon Beachy – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 11 Ks. That’s one for the Brandon Beachy Memoirs. Now if only he’d stop looking up his cousin’s dress.
Dan Uggla – 1-for-4 with his 10th home run. I’ll take bets that he gets to 25 home runs, but not that he gets to .230. Anyone want some action? I’m not talking betting action. Come here and sit on Uncle Grey’s lap.
Jose Bautista – Hit his 22nd home run. See, my gentle prodding of his miserable June paid off for his owners. Now I will return to my Bautista dormancy where I am an RA.
Jo-Jo Reyes – 5 1/3 IP, 4 ER. He’s such a peg boy!
Shaun Marcum – Left the game after reaggravating his hip and his owners. He says he’ll be fine for his next start. We’ll see. Or not. Your choice.
Travis Wood – Sent down to Triple-A. All they have to do is send down Votto and Bruce and their AAA club will be the better team.
Joel Hanrahan – Got his 20th save yesterday, which is a feat because he pitches for the Pirates. It usually takes until end of August before they have 20 saves as a team. Hanrahanananananan’s ERA/WHIP is 1.31/0.96 and he has 30 Ks in 34 IP. Sorry, Mr. Peralta, but you’re looking at the best reliever named Joel in the majors!
Kevin Correia – Got his 9th win of the year – making him the most successful Pirate this year outside of the Somali coast.
Neftali Feliz – 2/3 IP, 4 ER and his 4th blown save. Now has 19 Ks to 15 walks in 28 innings. He’s not getting replaced any time soon, but something is up with him. Wouldn’t be surprised to see another DL stint from him this summer.
Adrian Gonzalez – Hitting .359 on the year and he went 4-for-4 against his old team. Who’s your Padre, San Diego!?
Clayton Richard – 5 IP, 1 ER, 10 baserunners, 2 Ks in Fenway. That’s exactly what Vegas projected for Richard. Oh, wait, they projected 1 inning, 5 runs, 10 baserunners.
Albert Pujols – Love this ESPN title yesterday, “Pujols Feels Healthy Aside From Fracture.” Yeah, and Willie McGee felt beautiful except for his face.
Jorge Posada – Hit his 7th home run– Psych! I’m not talking about him because then I’ll gonna get inundated with catcher questions. “No, thank you,” says Grey as he splashes on his Drakkar.
Freddy Garcia – 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks. Here’s something bonkers. On Rudy’s AL-Only team, his staff is Hellickson, Hughes, Garcia, Coke, Britton, Fister and Baker. Has a 3.58 ERA / 1.27 WHIP. If you drafted that staff in the beginning of the year with high hopes, I’d say you were just high. Goes to show you, no one knows anything, William Goldman.
Torii Hunter – Double I left yesterday’s game after crashing into the wall. He has bruised ribs. The wall has a strained oblique.
Ryan Vogelsong – 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 3 Ks. Now has a 1.73 ERA. Last year Colby Lewis returned from Japan with great results. This year it’s Vogelsong. Konichiwa, Fausto Carmona!
Ty Wigginton – On Monday morning, I said Wigginton hit a home run on Sunday and now his over/under for the week is 3. Yesterday, he hit two home runs. Still taking the under?
Erik Bedard – 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 10 Ks. I have no doubts of his ability if he stays healthy. However, that ‘if’ is the size of the car that was used to take Shirley Hemphill and Fred Berry to the set.
Jonny Gomes – Hit a home run yesterday. That’s all you need to know. He gets about as crazy hot as Wigginton when he’s going right. Has 9 homers now. Might have 16 before he goes cold again. I added him in any daily leagues where I could (can’t trust him to play every day for weekly leagues).
Chris Heisey – 3-for-5, 4 runs, 5 RBIs and 3 home runs as he became the 207th player this year to hit 3 homers in a game. Only a slight exaggeration. Before this game, he was one for the last week. I really like Heisey, but in Dusty Baker’s book titled, “OBP Stands For Oh B**** Please,” his 3rd chapter is, “Why Play Three Outfielders When Five Will Do?” says all you need to know about Hesiey. So unless Dusty goes with a short center fielder it’s hard to own Heisey outside of deep daily leagues where you can move him in and out of the lineup.
Johnny Cueto – 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks. Sonavabench!
Gio Gonzalez – 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 8 Ks in Metco. After the game, Gio said he’d love to pitch for the Mets one day or against them every day.
Jake Peavy – 5 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners, 5 Ks. But at least he wasn’t injured. Baby steps, Bob, baby steps.
Ian Kennedy – 6 IP, 1 ER, 10 baserunners, 4 Ks. Don’t need to see the Zapruder film of all of Kennedy starts to know that he’s not a 2.90 ERA pitcher. He shouldn’t completely collapse, but c’mon.
Ted Lilly – 4 2/3 IP, 6 ER, 7 baserunners, 8 Ks. One of the more disappointing guys we own. In Dodgers Stadium, this guy should have a 3.20-ish ERA. Then he gets 8 Ks and only walks one yesterday, which isn’t bad…Ugh, he’s pretty unstartable right now. Lilly, you’ve gilded me for the last time!
Matt Kemp – 3-for-3 and he’s already at 20/20. Now I see what Rihanna saw in him. He’s damn sexy!
Jonathan Broxton – Mattingly said Broxton will be the loser when he returns. Oops, Freudian slip! Mattingly must be looking through the rear view mirror to see the Broxton of the 1st half of 2010. I guess it’s true — objects in the rear view mirror are better Closers than they appear.
