Crooked Pitch

It wasn’t much, but 22-percent of the fantasy baseball world felt that Mike Cameron was rosterable. He’s not any longer.

According to Amalie Benjamin of The Boston Globe, Cameron was sent to the disabled list on Monday his stay may be longer than 15 days.

Mike Cameron, who was scratched from yesterday’s lineup and sent to Massachusetts General Hospital, has been diagnosed with an abdominal tear near the attachment site of the abdominal muscle and the pelvis, according to a team source. The injury is a type of sports hernia, and will send Cameron to the disabled list, enabling the Sox to bring up a much-needed replacement.

Now that 22-percent of you need an outfielder, let me give you three options.

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Today’s pitch count is 5.

1. Bill Center of the Union-Tribune says that the San Diego Padres are stacked as an organization at third base. He gives some good info on 3B prospects for you guys in deep keeper leagues and leagues that use minor leaguers. He also talks about the injury to Kevin Kouzmanoff and how that’ll effect Chase Headley.
2. By trading Garrett Olson, the Baltimore Orioles have created a long list of potential rotation fillers. This reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from the 1989 classic baseball movie “Major League”
   

   Board Member 1: I’ve never heard of half of these guys and the ones I do know are way past their prime.
   Charlie Donovan: Most of these guys never had a prime.
   Board Member 2: This guy here is dead.
   Rachel Phelps: Cross him off then.

3. Upon being traded to the Orioles, Felix Pie said that he is looking forward to being able to play “every day”. I don’t see that happening, and neither do Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Zrebiec and Dan Connolly. That is unless Pie is sure that he’s headed back to Triple-A in 2009.
4. Instead of playing winter ball, Colby Rasmus hit the gym this off-season and significantly bulked up. This seems like good news, and very well could be. But also remember that Jeff Francoeur did the same thing prior to the 2008 season. Also in that same article, Ryan Ludwick semi-jokes about his time in the gym this off-season, and what he hoped to accomplish from it, ”I’d like to hit 50”.
5. I’m sure that everybody has heard the Prince Fielder to Boston trade rumors. Gerry Fraley, writing for The Sporting News, doesn’t think a trade will happen this season, but gives a number of reasons why the Brewers should trade Fielder.