Monday - Interleague Is Over

After an interesting, interstate rival filled weekend (for the most part) being over, it's back to the grind within the AL and NL.

Ryan Zimmerman - He continued to break out of his slump by adding his 5th HR and 12th 2B yesterday. His upside is limited by the putrid offense around him, but he's still a quality buy low candidate if his owner hasn't noticed the recent hot streak.

Ken Griffey Jr. - The man won't stop hitting. .303 on the year, and smashed his 9th HR last night. Again, he's still a great sell-high due to his health, although perhaps being in RF might help him stay healthy this year. Odds are against it, though.

Bronson Arroyo - Gross-o. 6 Rs in 2 IP against that previous stated putrid Washington offense. Just an off-night for the hairy wonder.

Manny Ramirez - Who else hates this guy right now? He's still mired in his slump, which means he's still a great buy-low guy. He'll go on an absolute terror sometime very soon.

Tim Wakefield - The downward spiral continues. He didn't have control of his knuckler last night, walking 5 and giving up 9 hits and 6 runs. He's lucky it wasn't worse.

C.C. Sabathia - Not at his best last night in giving up 8 hits and K'ing 4 in 5 IP, but still only gave up 1 run and continues to pitch like a staff ace.

Vincente Padilla - A guy owned by many last year after posting a very solid year, but he's been horrible this year. He gave up 2 runs and 5 hits last night while K'ing 4 in 5 2/3 IP, so that's a start. Perhaps he'll bounceback a bit.

Jose Contreras - Season-high 8 Ks last night in 6 1/3, although he did give up 9 hits. He continues to pitch like a back-of-the-rotation fantasy starter, so pick him up if he's out there. With Thome back and the offense starting to pick up, maybe Contreras can regain his 2nd half 2005 form.

Brandon Webb - His numbers look bad, giving up 5 or more runs in 5 of his 10 starts. Digging deeper, one realizes 4 of those 5 bad starts were all against the Rockies, and the lone other against the Mets. He continues to have control issues, walking 4 more last night, which is a concern. However, against Colorado, he has 25 IP, 6.84 ERA, 1.72 WHIP and an 0-2 record. Against everyone else, he has 45 IP, 2.80 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and a 3-1 record. Don't start him against the Rockies, apparently.

Rickie Weeks - Coming back after missing a few days with a wrist injury (sorry for not posting about it), he went 4/5 with 3 RBIs. He's fine and get him active!

Noah Lowry - 7 IP of shutout ball last night. He's due for a regression with 2.69 ERA against his 1.34 WHIP, but he continues to pitch very well despite the large amount of baserunners. He's worth adding and starting against weaker offenses as a #5/6 starter in mixed leagues.