The Day in Review

Hey everyone, it's a bit early for a complete summary but if anything very important happens I'll have updated this by morning. We had a pretty active day around the league, so I'll try to cover the majority of it.

Injury Front

• J.J. Putz found himself on the 15-day DL, and this is why experts dislike drafting closers early. It's an unusual termed "Costochondritis" which could lead toward several weeks off. For now, the M's are going with a closer by committee, with Mark Lowe the main choose.
• Pedro Martinez hit the DL, and is expected out 4-6 weeks. Consider this the minimum. If you could trade the player for decent value, you might want to--oddly, if you can trade for him at beneath market value, do this also. I'd treat him about a tier lower; the equivalent of Hiroki Kuroda or Matt Garza.
• Conor Jackson, Kelly Johnson, and Jorge Posada all missed the day, but don't be concerned as all are expected back soon if not their team's next game.

Other News

• Alfonso Soriano is moving back to leadoff. If you were one of the millions of bloggers who pointed to his split stats from other lineup spots, you should give yourself a pat on the back. At the very least this should help him get to twenty steals and he'll see better pitches, but a slow April is probably going to be a trend with the Cubs.
• Brian Bannister had a solid start against a pretty good team, and I think he's a bit underrated. Granted, the Royals shouldn't win a ton of games for him, but both he and Zack Greinke look to be solid back-of-the-fantasy-rotation fill-ins. In shallow leagues, consider both or at least keep them tagged for streaming when the need comes.
• On the other hand, Tim Redding had a great outing for the Nationals against a similarly stunning Philadelphia offense, but I wouldn't recommend picking him up. The track record doesn't support the upside that the younger Royals pitchers have.

That's what you need to know about the day.