Andrew Bailey blew another a save in glorious fashion last night. As I watched the game I knew this was the last time Bailey will get a save opportunity for a long time. After the game John Farrell said Bailey was out as the closer and that they would look at internal options for his replacement. The must add in every format should be Junichi Tazawa.

Angel Pagan was carted off the field yesterday in rehab assignment in High-A San Jose; it appears as though he aggravated his hamstring again. It looks as though he’s going to need surgery, which should put him out for much longer. Until a time table is known you have to hold on to him, but as a Pagan owner in one league I’m most likely going to drop him on Sunday during my weekly moves.

I watched the Matt Moore with great anticipation because I own him in most of my leagues and he’s been so bad of late. For the first three innings his fastball sat in the low 90s, but he in the fourth and fifth inning the fastball sat 93-95 mph. In the sixth the fastball was back in the low 90s. The reason why I bring up the fluctuation in his fastball velocity is because his velocity has been down two mph this year. For the first five innings he looked good; he had good command of his secondary offerings and sequenced his pitches effectively. However, all that changed in the sixth inning as he lost the command of his fastball; missing up in the zone. To begin the inning he allowed a solid single, then proceeded to walk the next two hitters, loading up the bases. His next start is at home against the Blue Jays and he’s likely to be in the 55-65 range when I do the starting pitcher rankings tomorrow. The quality of his stuff undeniable, but like his start yesterday, he can look great for 4-5 innings and then look extremely bad the next inning.