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Johnny Cueto, JJ Putz Injury Update & Other Pre-Draft Thoughts

Reds rookie pitcher Johnny Cueto opened his major league careeer with five perfect frames and eight strikeouts.  I watched on MLB.tv, and the announcers were ecstatic about him - the Arizona Diamondbacks announcers!  I believe they said a "young Pedro" to define their ecstasy properly.  I can only imagine what the Reds announcers said.

With a fastball in the 95 MPH area, a slider in the 89 MPH and a change-up at 84, one has to wonder how far off those visiting color guys are.

How much does this appearance effect his draft value in NL-Only auctions occurring tonight and through the weekend?  Does a 4x4 or 5x5 format make a difference?

Steve (Dayton, OH): Keith, are you watching Johnny Cueto right now? How good is this guy going to be?

Keith Law: (1:51 PM ET ) He's not exactly facing the '27 Yankees here. But he should be very good.

Brian (NYC): Hey Keith...for this season only, Cueto or Liriano?

Keith Law: (2:21 PM ET ) Cueto. I'd take the rookie over the guy coming off TJ surgery, just because the latter pitcher is likely to have some major ups and downs in his command.

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The Colorado Rockies started Jeff Baker at 2B today.  This is fortuitous for those NL-Only leagues yet to draft who keep the classic Rotisserie eligibility rule of one-game appearances for position eligibility once the season begins.  I know I am glad to get him out of my corner spot for my draft tonight.  (NOTE: I had him on a contract at $7 and would have incurred a $5 draft penalty to cut him; so I kept him.)

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Will Carroll's Under The Knife is up.  Available for non-subscribers are injury updates on JJ Putz and Jorge Posada.  Will says Putz should miss just over the minimum if the injury is "mild" like the team says and not like being stabbed with an ice pick as Putz reported the pain to be.

Does reading partial articles seem like watching scramble porn on cable?

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Wow
Cueto over Liriano?  The hype machine is going to soar!

by Xavier. on Apr 3, 2008 3:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Public Leagues...
I know they're full of hacks, but someone that doesn't understand the espn.com DL-Management system cut Putz for Jeremy Accardo.  I already put the waiver out on him, hopefully no one else notices.

One of my other leagues, someone dropped Granderson without realizing they could put him on the DL... and I already picked him up.

by tdi1985 on Apr 3, 2008 3:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

In my Yahoo public leagues
I've got to wait until April 5 to find out if I get him through waiver priority.  It will be a long wait.

by waters96 on Apr 3, 2008 3:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Why couldnt the guy in the KLaw chat have asked...
Cueto or Kershaw in a keeper league?

I have no need for either this year and I'm really having trouble with this one. Any thoughts anyone?

by finite24 on Apr 3, 2008 5:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Who would you drop of these for Cueto
the following in a one year mixed 12 team league.

Big Unit
Pedro
Big Unit
Arroyo
Gorzelanny
Wainwright
Maddux

Sorry, I posted this previously on the wrong thread.  D'oh!!

by waters96 on Apr 3, 2008 6:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I definitely wouldn't drop Wainwright...
I could make a reasonable case for any of the others.

by finite24 on Apr 3, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pedro sort of sticks out
to me on that list... I don't have much confidence in what he's going to be able to do at this point.

by tdi1985 on Apr 3, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Plenty of choices
Gorzelanny gave up three bombs in his 1st start, no?  Read hsi velocity was down too.

I'd go with him or Unit, who got hit really hard and I sensed something in his quotes.

by faketeams on Apr 4, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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