Jason Isringhausen has been removed as the Cardinals closer. At his own admission, he has been horrible of late, and he doesn’t want the ball in the ninth inning until he can get those issues straightened out. Manager Tony LaRussa said that Ryan Franklin and Russ Springer would get the save opportunities. Saturday night the save went to Franklin as he pitched a one hit ninth inning. It is so hard to judge what LaRussa might do, but if you are looking for some cheap saves, I’d grab Franklin.

Shockingly, Yanks SS Derek Jeter finally hit his first homer of the year today. Now Jeter is a long way from Mickey Mantle as far as the long ball is concerned, but you fully expect him to hit at least one a month. Jeter is still a top 5 shortstop, and hopefully breaking the ice tonight will lead to him getting back on his usual 15 HR pace each year.

Max Scherzer had his second start of his major league career tonight, and it was much better than his first. Scherzer went six innings, allowing just one unearned run and fanned six guys. After a shaky first start following that dominating relief appearance, I believe many of you got nervous. Don’t worry, as long as he remains in the rotation he will be effective. However, I have been seeing some reports that he won’t last in the D-Backs rotation for too long before being either sent back down or sent to the pen.

Blue Jays centerfielder Vernon Wells will miss six to eight weeks with a broken bone in his wrist. Wells injured himself on a diving catch, and if you have to get injured playing ball, at least do it doing something good like diving for the ball, not something stupid like falling running the bases. Stash Vernon on your DL spot until he is able to return.

Scott Kazmir had his second start since coming off the DL, and this one was pretty impressive. Kazmir went six innings, didn’t give up a run and struck out six. For those of you who own him, I hope he was already back in your lineups.

Tonight, Indians’ rookie Aaron Laffey didn’t run into similar bad luck like he had in his previous two starts. Laffey was finally staked to some runs, and pitched very well. He has been pretty good in all three of his major league starts, but this was his first win. It is getting to the point where you now want to start to add Laffey, as he has allowed just four runs in three major league starts.

Marlins’ rookie Andrew Miller was equally impressive. Along with Cameron Maybin, Miller was a highly sought after rookie in the Miguel Cabrera trade, and after being close to being shipped to the minors, Miller has started to turn it around. Three of his last four starts, Miller has given up two runs or less, and if he throws one more gem, get him on your team. He has a world of potential, and if he starts to realize it you will want to own Andrew Miller.

In just his second season Tim Lincecum is putting together a Cy Young type season. After another brilliant performance, Lincecum improved to 5-1 with a 1.61 ERA. He also strikes out more than a batter an inning, and he is a must have in all leagues at this point already.

In relief of the injured Phil Hughes, the Yanks might have found themselves a decent starter in Darrell Rasner. Rasner allowed just two earned runs for his second consecutive start, but I wouldn’t be grabbing him unless you are desperate. He isn’t a big strikeout guy, and his value is limited. Unless you are desperate for pitching, leave Rasner alone.

Some power displays on Saturday. Grady Sizemore hit homers number five and six, and most likely he was a second round pick for you so you obviously play him everyday. Prince Fielder hit his fifth of the season as he looks to awake from his season beginning slump. It is just a matter of time before he starts to hit them out regularly, so now might be your last chance to buy low. Carlos Delgado is starting to hit a little bit to as he tries to regain his form that had him putting up MVP type numbers. Don’t expect that kind of production again, but if he could get to .285 with 25+ HRs, Delgado’s owners would be ecstatic.

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