Stats of the Day: Spittin' Blood

This week has the Orioles, White Sox, and Athletics sitting atop the AL. Three teams that will likely be contending for last place in their respective divisions. Remember, even two weeks in, the season is indeed still young.

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Reyes (W, 1-1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.80

Al Reyes had a busy week celebrating his birthday, getting tazed at a bar for spitting blood at patrons, then picking up a win the next night in relief.

Reyes had a serviceable year in 2007 and could still be in line for closer duties should Troy Percival falter. Both Reyes and Percival are 38 years old, so a younger and safer option may be Dan Wheeler if you are hunting for saves down the road.

Wheeler still has some upside and a good track record in the majors, but at this point the days of Danys Baez's teal uniformed dominance are over. Just take what you can get from the Rays' pen and don't go hurting your ERA and WHIP rostering these guys unless you are desperate.

Arizona	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Snyder, C	4	2	3	1	1	0	2	.194

Chris Snyder entered the weekend with two hits and managed to triple his total by the end of Sunday's game. Snyder definitely needed to start producing as talk of Miguel Montero returning is intensifying and he hopes to hold the starting job as long as possible. Three of the four hits this weekend were doubles and as long as Snyder is hitting the ball hard he will be capable of producing. It also doesn't hurt that the Diamondbacks are red hot and their starting pitchers have been excellent so far.

I still think Snyder is a good option heading forward, especially compared to most other catchers available on the waiver-wire in a two catcher league. Hopefully this weekend will present a a fresh start to the season. At the very least, both the D'Backs and fantasy owners have to be excited that this meager bit of production actually has Snyder outhitting Robinson Cano.