Who IS this Guy?With a Week Six line of .347/.464/1.04, crushing to the tune of a league-leading 48 points, Jack Cust was signed by the Not So Fragile Flowers for one simple dollar. Cust, a long-time champion prospect from stathead geek & goon circles but never given a legitimate shot at MLB playing time due to the fact a) he can't field and b) scouts and other "real baseball" gentlemen like to discount long-time champion prospects from stathead geek & goon circles, makes a nice addition to the NSFF. Will he continue to rake? Will he have any playing time once Mike Piazza returns? Questions be damned. He's worth a shot this week. Let 'er rip. Mark Suparossa was released to make room.
On the F-A-A-B grading scale, I give this move a B for Bye-Bye, Ballie.
Cust wasn't the only Mashing A this week. Dan Johnson, who had himself an even better Week Six of .546/.629/1.09 but with only 45 points, was picked up by 'Da Infidels for $2. Just in time too, as Ryan Howard will sit for the next 15 days or so with a strain of the left quad. Meanwhile, the struggling Zach Duke (with a sub-Ponson 8.63 points per game start) was let go. Also joining 'Da Infidels is Rafael Alberto "Al" Reyes ($1) who is still perfect in converting saves (11-for-11) this season. (Rumor has it that Mariano 'Alfonso' Ribeiro will be benched in Week Seven for Reyes. Developing...) One-time-thrower-of-no-hitter Anibal Sanchez was released.
I give these moves a Double A for Awesomely Awesome.
Lookout, league! The Naps have made their yearly Josh Paul ($1) pick-up. Longtime Naps watchers know what this means: It's steamrollin' time. (Pop quiz: Which team is the Most Steamrollingiest Team Ever? Click Me for Answer.) Blown Joint "B.J." Ryan was left to recuperate from surgery in peace. And heeding the sage sportsline advice of "he's a solid Rotisserie helper in larger mixed leagues" the Naps took a $2 flier on Hideki Okajima, RP-specialist of the Red Sox. Okajima has a nifty season line of 22/4 K/BB in 18.2 IP and an ERA of 0.48, converting 9 Holds and 1 Save in 10 chances. That's a sweet pick-up, folks. I'm glad someone west of the Mystic River was paying attention. Any and all Cubs out there, right or wrong, should note that Sammy Sosa was dropped to make room.
I give these moves an F for Fasten Your Seatbelts.
Speaking of All the Wrong Cubs, with Derrek Lee potentially missing some time, a first baseman was needed. And who answered the call but Lyle Appropriatepay ($1). Overbay might not light up the scoreboard like your Gloads or Garkos, but he is, in the immortal words of CBS Sportsline, "a decent option in mixed formats." Fun Fact: Lyle Overbay's Points Per Plate Appearance: 0.74. Albert Pujol's: 0.74. Discuss. Ramon Ortiz was sent back to the free agent pool, where he shall remain forevermore. Don't discuss.
I give this move a B for Bay: Not Over, Not Under; Just Bay.
The aforementioned Ramon Ortiz is no longer setting the league on fire for the Twins. And they [the Twins] just DFA'd Sidney Ponson. Of the four candidates to replace Ponson's slot in the rotation -- Kevin Slowey, Scott Baker, Glen Perkins, Matt Garza -- the Jackanapes "wishcast" $1 away on the Matt Garza side of things, dumping Stephen Drew in the process. Late word out of the blogosphere has the Twins giving the nod to Baker, but we won't know for sure until later in the week. Who are these Twinkie pitchers, by the way? Let's see some player comps (as per baseball prospectus):
- Matt Garza: John Smoltz (yay) and Juan Cruz (boo)
- Kevin Slowey: Justin Verlander (yay) and Eric Milton (boo)
- Scott Baker: John Lackey (yay) and Brett Tomko (boo)
- Glen Perkins: Tom Gorzelanny (na) and Ted Lilly (ps)
I give this move an A for All Out of Money by July.
The Festivus Miracles dumped a Buc only to spend a buck on another Buc. In other words, Ryan Doumit ($1) was picked up and former NL batting champ Freddy Sanchez was dropped. Doumit's play has been so solid that the Miracles are currently on-the-blocking -- as we speak!! -- both Lance Berkman and Mark Teixeira. Doumit, by the way, is eligible at 1B, C, and RF.
I give his move a B for Buc You.
And last but certainly not least...in fact, this qualifies as "most"...the Slipstream Starlings spent the big bucks this weekend, nabbing Cuban one-baller Mike Lowell ($4) and ancient knuckle-baller Tim Wakefield ($2). For those west of the Mystic River who might not be paying attention, Lowell has been surprisingly resurgent this year, currently checking in around .95 points per plate appearance, topping such notables as Aramis Ramirez (0.84), David Wright (0.75), and Garrett Atkins (0.63). And Wakefield is posting a respectable 17 points per game start, edging out Red Sox mates Daisuke Matsuzaka (16.93), Curt Schilling (16.13), and Julian Tavarez (8.33).
Troy Glaus and Frank Thomas were released.
I give these moves an A for Absolutely Soxy.
TransAction Mondays are provided by Commissioner Johnston for entertainment/reference purposes only and should be taken in the spirit in which they are written: with camaraderie and affection. TransActions are graded on the FAAB Scale, where F, A, A, and B represent whatever is convenient in any given week.
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