The Day in Review

Well the night is young, but the major news has already happened, so lets get straight to it...

Injury News

• Alex Rodriguez is hitting the DL. Personally, and as an A-Rod owner, I'm not that upset since I'd rather the injury be addressed now rather than allowed to linger. However, I consider the 2007-MVP worth moving if you can get a decent offer. Think late-first round talent among a larger deal.
• John Smoltz is also on the DL, and will be out for "a few weeks". I think it will be longer than this, and the extent of the inflammation could linger after a return. I'd advise trading him if you can, but if not you still have to wait him out because there's too much potential.
• Posada is out for a while, evidenced by the fact that its good news that he won't miss the entire season. Yesterday Pete advised grabbing Doumit, and I agree--I'd take the Pirates backstop over hyped prospect Saltalamacchia (and its not a coincidence that "over" and "hyped" are next to each other).
• Chad Cordero is also heading back to the DL, further decreasing his trade value as far as the Nats must be concerned. Rauch is worth grabbing in the meantime.
• Tulowitzki left the game with a quad strain, and also might be headed to the DL. Hopefully any rest will give him a time to straighten out his game, since he's epitomizing a sophomore slump.

Notable Performances

• Roy Halladay threw his fourth consecutive CG, but only won the first. I don't like how the Jays are using their ace and recently traded him in the only league I have him.
• Out west, two prospects are catching my eye. First, the obvious--Max Scherzer. After Gonzalez threw a poor 2.2 innings, Scherzer came in and struck out every other batter he faced, so far not giving up a hit. A rotation spot could be in order. The other player is Brandon Wood, who I've hoped could earn the SS spot once Kendrick forces Figgins back to third. Once one of the best prospects in the game, Wood has been quiet for more than a year now, but is worth watching.
• Gary Sheffield hit a homer today, which is important since he was coming dangerously close to being droppable. From what I've read of scouting reports, he can still turn on fastballs, so I'm regarding the slow start as, just that, a slow start.
• Ryan Zimmerman and Jose Reyes had been struggling, but after a 3-4, HR, and 3 RBI game for the former and a 3-3, 3 BB game for the latter, the tides seem to be turning.

If anything else happens, I'll make sure to make a note of it. Until then, that's what you need to know about the day.