Today's Fantasy Rx

Anaheim: Francisco Rodriguez, RH Reliever
4-1 and 1 Save on a 31:17 K:BB in 33.1 IP over 24 G
with 22 H, 4 HR, and a 1.00 G-F; 4.32 ERA.

KRod unsurprisingly hasn't continued dominating the league in the fashion so many expected after his historically great postseason a year ago. However the only obvious problem here is a 4.6 BB/9. His 8.4 K/9 and 5.9 H/9 both indicate great potential for a 21-year-old, and few of his splits depict problems. The primary problem that jumps out at me is his 6.14 ERA during the day, an unhappy stat caused by allowing two homers in a little over seven innings. Of course KRod owns a 3.81 ERA during the daytime despite a marginal 22:14 K:BB in 26 IP, but none of these numbers dissuades my belief in his future stardom. Percival's injury problems could return, and as we expect KRod to compete with Donnelly for any extra save opportunities in Anaheim, see if you can acquire KRod now before his value returns to its offseason level.

May Underachiever: Mickey Callaway, RH Reliever.
Old stats: 1-3 on an 15:11 K:BB in 26.1 IP over 8 G(4GS)
with 33 H, 6 HR, and a 52-24 G-F; 5.13 ERA.
Recommendation: deal or cut.
Stats since recommendation: 0-1 on a 4:4 K:BB in 9 IP over 7 G
with 16 H, 0 HR, and a 9.00 ERA before hitting the DL June 7th.

Previous Underachievers: April: John Lackey, RH Starter.

We'll continue tomorrow with NL underachieving pitchers.

Today's Fantasy Rx: Most of our readers likely realize that Oakland and Seattle own the best defense in the AL, but even I didn't realize that Detroit and Chicago followed the two AL West teams. If you're looking for cheap WHIP help, target middle relievers with walk rates no higher than 3.0 BB/9 on any of these four teams.