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Some quick ‘Bugs updates: we went 5-4-1 last week against Elliott’s team, the Juiced Team Heros (sic). That’s three weeks in a row with a 5-4-1 record. But, the tough part of the schedule is now over. I’ve made a couple moves in the last week and a half as well: Mark Bellhorn has come and gone. I dropped Richie Sexson today as he is scheduled to have season-ending surgery next week. Picked up Atlanta catcher Johnny Estrada as an interim replacement. His acquisition gives me the flexibility to move Pittsburgh’s excellent right fielder Craig Wilson (who is also eligible as a catcher and first baseman in my league) out from “behind the plate” into my outfield and he can bring his .356/12/34 (plus 34 runs scored) season with him. Also, I dropped Arthur Rhodes as it looks like Oakland is going with a closer-by-committee plan for now. Oh, and Troy Percival is day-to-day with inflammation in his pitching elbow (which might explain his recent ineffectiveness) and might hit the DL shortly. So, I’ve picked up Justin Duchscherer and Francisco Rodríguez who seem likely to get some save opportunities in Oakland and Anaheim, respectively, over the coming week or weeks.

Oh, and, by the way, the Cutters are now 7-0. And they won all three of their preseason exhibition games as well. Infielder Gavin Fingleson, our favorite player, is gonna be out for a few weeks with a separated shoulder. Bummer.