The Day in Review

Hey all, it's been a typical Thursday in fantasy baseball. Kudos to Steve McNair, who has been a fan favorite throughout an outstanding career. Here's a summary of today's news.

Injury Watch:

• Only bumps and bruises today. Vlad was out of the lineup with a bruised finger but should start tomorrow.
• Carlos Pena is day-to-day with a tight hamstring, while Carlos Beltran is day-to-day with a strained neck. 
• Curtis Granderson will play minor league baseball on Friday. The team wants him to get 20-25 at-bats before rejoining the big club, but he still ought to be back soon.

Notable Performances:

• John Smoltz struck out ten in just five innings. Hopefully, in five days, we will be announcing him passing 3,000 strikeouts in a great career that isn't close to finished.
• Smoltz's teammate Chipper Jones went 4-for-4 with two HR, a double, and 3 RBI. He's having a Renaissance and is a very good option at third as long as he's healthy.
• Roy Halladay threw a second consecutive complete game. He has given great value to the owners that scooped him up - he was going too late in my opinion. 
• Justin Verlander had another poor outing. He should be clumped with CC Sabathia as buy-low candidates. I don't see any injury risk with either of these guys, and both are too talented to pitch so poorly for so long.

Two other quick bits: Congrats to Prince Fielder for finally getting off the schneide with his first home run, and look out for Joey Votto. Two HR and 3 doubles in his last 3 games could force Dusty Baker to keep him in the lineup. Grab him while he's hot!

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