Analyzing the dried paint

"I know everything there is to know about the greatest game ever invented."

I suspect many of you may think that's an egotistical staement referring to my knowledge and success in the world of fantasy baseball, but it's actually referring to basketball, and was spoken by Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch.  RIP Shooter.

It's time for a grab bag of Sunday thoughts as I come back from some time away.  I suspect you're having a Memorial Day weekend better than David Huff, but slightly worse than Roy Halladay.  What has happened over the past few days that's fantasy relevant?

Buster Posey has been called up by the Giants.  He promptly went 3-for-4 last night in his 2010 debut, and was playing first base.  It's an interesting development that he's at first, as he's a catcher by trade.  If the plan is for him to split time between catcher and first, or play first all the time, you want him, now.  He's been a .900+ OPS guy his whole careeer in the minors and was batting .349 down there this season.  If he is only going to be a part time guy, his bat probably isn't good enough in limited at bats to help right now.  The next few days should be telling.  If he does get time at catcher, Bengie Molina, the anti Posey with his .691 OPS, is probably droppable.

Staying with the younger guys, the June 1-June 15 window is when many sharps think we'll see guys like Carlos Santana, Mike Stanton, and Stephen Strasburg called up.  It's a service time thing, but if you have room to stash guys, now would be the time on these three.  It would be wise to monitor the minor league call ups for the next two weeks.

In Oakland, Brett Anderson returned from his DL stint over the weekend and threw 5+ scoreless innings.  Anderson is a great option for the rest of the season given good health.

Also, Anderson's teammate Trevor Cahill, once thought by some to be the better of the two prospects, has quietly put together a nice little season.  After another solid performance in Baltimore this week Cahill is 3-2 with a 3.31 ERA and 1.10 WHIP.  His K/9 is too low for my tastes right now, but he's interesting.

It appears as if John Axford is the new closer in Milwaukee.

CJ Wilson finished with 5 ER in the box score, but he was better than that.  The Twins had one hit yesterday through five innings.

Interesting statistical note, the Brewers have the NL leader in average, home runs and RBI on their team.  Three different guys hold thpse positions, and none of them are Prince Fielder.  Braun (.325), Hart (12), and McGehee (41) are currently holding down those posts.

Another day another 1-0 loss for Zack Greinke.  He's 1-6 and remains a great buy low candidate if his owners are growing tired of his W-L record.  Not sure if Betancourt played a crucial role in the run scoring...can we assume?

Cheers,
TFAM