The Diamondbacks have called-up SP Max Scherzer. With 38 Ks in 23 IP, there isn't a fantasy expert who won't be talking about him today. He has not yet been added to Yahoo!'s player database, but, when he is, I am going to use my #1 waiver claim on him.
A very deep sleeper for bullpen Ks is Tronto lefty Jessie Carlson who saved yesterday's win after BJ Ryan was used in the 8th inning. I never heard of him and checked my Baseball America Prospect Guide and John Sickel's propsect book. Nothing.
Carlson is a lanky lefty who struck out 81 AA hitters in 70.1 innings of work last season and has K'd 15 major league ones this year in 12.2 innings of work. While I do not expect any more saves, Jessie Carlson looks like the kind of reliever AL-Only-ers can use to preserve their ratios.
To boot, he is a University of Connecticut alumni. Congrats from a fellow alumni!
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Alumni is plural, FYI.
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