The Day in Review

A couple late games are yet to start, but they include the Giants... so lack fantasy relevance. A lot happened today, with several player finding the DL that you may own. Also, a poster will be commended.

Injuries

• Rich Harden finally found the DL today, as we can only presume he had been looking for it through those first two starts. Since Harden is perpetually hurt, and seems to pitch well, I think the A's have nothing to lose pitching him until his arm falls off. Then again, the A's have little to lose in the first place right now. The poster known only as "kevin" predicted this scenario.
• Mike Lowell also was placed on the DL for a sore thumb. Pete and I weren't hot on Lowell this offseason, and I would dismiss any chance of a repeat. Jed Lowrie is being groomed to replace him, and while you should know his name from the Santana Chronicles, he's not worth monitoring yet.
• Randy Johnson is due back on Monday against the Giants. If it were against any other team, I wouldn't recommend starting him yet.
• Chad Cordero should be back soon, so don't get too attached to Jon Rauch.
• Howie Kendrick is expected back this weekend.

Performances

• Geovany Soto, who got a lot of hype this offseason, has started to live up to it in this young season. He could hit 20 HRs while batting just under .300, as many liberal estimates predicted.
• Jose Vidro is really struggling, and Rotoworld is speculating that Jeff Clement might get called up. Clement would be an interesting option, especially in AL-only or deeper leagues.
• Shaun Marcum put up his second 7 inning-8 K-1 BB day, and I think he's worth owning. If he's available in your league, consider picking him up. He's of the Zack Greinke, Edinson Volquez speculative breed.

I've always been a big promoter of drafting closers, and this is the year that advocates of such a strategy have paid. Plenty of new closers, and I'd recommend reading RotoAuthority for a description of the current bullpens since Tim Dierkes does a good job keeping it updated. That's what you need to know about the day.