Sunday, May 4, 2008

Ian Stewart update - media catching on... slowly...

So all that media buzz about Ian Stewart playing second for the Rockies is finally catching up with Spitting Seeds' notion that no sort of move would be made. All it took was an injury to Rockies star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki for people to catch on. Not only is Stewart not coming up to the Big Leagues, Triple-A regular Omar Quintanilla is now up with Colorado while Jeff Baker is playing 2nd base. Yikes. Stewart's staying at third in Colorado Springs. Garrett Atkins is better than him, so he'll remain the Rocks' third baseman. Stewart appears to be trade fodder at best, unless Colorado tanks. If that happens Atkins looks like he could be dealt, with Stewart eventually taking his spot at the Major League level. This might take a while.

Two-Start Pitchers (5/5-5/11)

We're taking a look at this coming week's (5/5-5/11) two-start pitchers. Obviously guys like Daisuke Matsuzaka (@ DET, @ MIN) and Javier Vazquez (@ TOR, @ SEA) are going to be slam dunks this week, but unless you have these guys on your team, it doesn't do you much good. We're going to dig a little deeper and find a few guys who might be available in your league that will be good two-start pitchers this week.

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