Despite the box score Trevor Cahill looked really good. 2 of the the 3 runs he gave up came on a Matt Holliday homerun, which came on a sinker thrown slightly below his knees. He looked gassed at the end of his outing; he wasn’t repeating his delivery and couldn’t locate the ball.

Brett Wallace played at third base. The Astros have said the expect him to play there throughout the year. He’s not fantasy relevant at first base, but if he gets third base eligibility he could be ownable in deep mixed.

Yu Darvish looked great, but he did have help from the Astros. Like I said yesterday, I’m starting my pitchers against the Astros moving forward because they’re going to strikeout a lot.

J.P. Arenciba couldn’t catch R.A. Dickey’s knuckleball. There were at least three past balls and if this trend continues it will hurt Dickey’s fantasy value because every time there was a past ball the runners moved up and removed the possibility of a double play. If there were no past balls, the Blue Jays probably would have won today or at least the score would be a lot closer.

Josh Fields pitched to one batter in the 8th inning for the Astros. He has a violent delivery and has good stuff, but he doesn’t have a feel for command yet. Fields is the next pitcher inline for saves.

Jaime Garcia was helped out (surprisingly) by his defense. I still believe Garcia’s elbow is a ticking time bomb and will explode at any moment.

Adam Wainwright was in fact hit in the shoulder by a line drive yesterday. It was previously thought the ball hit his glove and not his shoulder. This is relevant because his performance after getting hit was extremely poor.

Heath Bell faced six batters, recorded one out, gave up four hits, one walk, one home run and three earned runs. Based on the swings the Cardinals were taking he could be done or he was tipping his pitches. I’m leaning heavily on him being done.

Ryan Ludwick is out three months with a separated shoulder. Go get Chris Heisey if you’re looking for cheap power.

Brandon Belt had the night off against the left handed throwing Hyun-Jin Ryu. Instead of playing Belt they played the quad-a player Joaquin Arias. If the Giants really believed Belt would have a breakout season, would they really bench him for Arias?

Jarrod Parker didn’t look very good last night. He had trouble commanding his changeup. He had a problem with his middle finger on his throwing hand; it could’ve been a blister or a cracked finger nail, but it was clearly bothering him during the game.

Hyun-Jin Ryu wasn’t impressive in his debut last night. His fastball sat in the upper 80s and touched 92 a couple times. He’s going to be a pitch to contact pitcher.