Howard Chen AKA Mr. Fantasy's Blog

Drop Joe Borowski.

Pick up Rafael Betancourt.

K... now for some stuff on my fantasy mind right now (as it relates to sports, of course, heh)...

MILTON BRADLEY, OF  TEXAS
-He went hitless his first 2 games of the season.  He hasn't gone hitless in the 10 games since.  That's a pretty healthy .375 batting average in those contests batting cleanup behind Josh Hamilton, who pitchers are gradually learning to fear.  That means pitchers will be forced to actually give Bradley some decent looks.  He's always had the talent.  It's just mental with him.  Either that or he gets hurt... but he's pretty worthy of being picked up now.

MICAH OWINGS, P    ARIZONA
-Micah was inconsistent last year, but that's to be expected from any young pitcher.  There's a reason he was a top prospect a few years ago in the minors.  Also, his strikeout ratio per 9 innings pitched have picked up considerably from a year ago.  So far, so good.  He's been pretty consistent for a pretty solid team.  If he isn't picked up by now, he needs to be.

One more thing...

I'll admit it.  Evan Longoria is winning me over.  He needs to be on somebody's roster.  As far as whether or not he can keep this current streak up, well, that remains to be seen, but he's showing there's a chance that he IS the sequel to what Ryan Braun was last year.