Wieters finally gets the call up on Friday and his production could not come sooner to my injury ridden offense. Hanley just pulled a groin and is day to day and Hawpe also has a groin problem. Of course Aramis is still out with a separated shoulder and the soonest he could be back is around the all-star break. My team is really going to need Wieters to produce and produce quickly, which I think he will be able to in what's becoming a very solid Baltimore line-up. It will be interesting to see where he hits in the order but the closer he is to Roberts, Markakis, and Jones the higher his RBI numbers will be.
Picked up Sheffield to replace Hawpe but had to drop him for Andrew Bailey who looked very strong in his second save opportunity. He has been used oddly the last week or so, sometimes in multiple innings, as you can tell he is the only one in the A's pen that the manager trusts. I was watching him pitch and he reminds me a lot of Papelbon when he had a dominant fastball consistently at 96-97. Ziegler has looked really hitable lately and I believe Bailey will get more saves the rest of the way. The only problem is when they are forced to go to him early because no other reliever can be trusted in that bullpen.
Grienke posted another ridiculous complete game 8 strikeout win last night as well. While I would trade him for an elite bat, I won't be too upset if I'm forced to hold on to him as he is definitely the best pitcher in baseball right now. Every hit against him looks lucky as the RBI Magglio produced came off a shattered bat blooper. For me though top hitters are more valuable than pitchers and if I can get one my team will be better off in the long run. Grienke also has even higher value in our keeper league as you will be able to keep him for $15 next year, a good 7-10 dollar savings on what he will be worth.
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