Aaron Cook left Friday night's game early with soreness in his shoulder. He had given up four earned runs and walked two in just three innings before being pulled. The extent of the injury is unknown at this time.He'll be re-evaluated Saturday but at the minimum will miss his next start, manager Jim Tracy said.
He [Cook] said the team doctor was cautiously optimistic he wasn't seriously injured but that he wouldn't know for sure until the swelling subsides.
"Hopefully it's just one of those things that came on real quick and we can get rid of it real quick," said Cook.Even though Cook had won ten games this season, his 4.47 ERA has kept his fantasy baseball ownership at low level. But, 42% of fantasy GM's did have Cook on their roster. Let's talk about what to do now.
It's safe to drop Cook in mixed-league formats. There are better options sitting on your waiver wire. Cook just didn't have the strikeout numbers to off-set his mid-four ERA, even with his ten wins.
• Derek Holland is 4-2 with a 2.56 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP in seven starts since the all-star break. He also has 32
strikeouts over the past month compared to Cook's eight. Holland is currently owned in 18% of fantasy leagues.• Believe it or not Barry Zito has three wins, 30 strikeouts and a 2.27 ERA over the last month. It looks as if pitching in the heat of a Wild Card race suits him. Zito is only owned in 22% of fantasy leagues.
• Jorge De La Rosa is 4-1 over the last month with a 3.38 ERA and 35 strikeouts. He's only owned in 47% of fantasy leagues.
Even without the injury to Cook, I would have waived him for any of these three pitchers.
