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Chuck James, activated from the 15-day disabled list earlier in the day, took the loss after allowing six earned run in just three innings of work against the Rockies on Wednesday. James finished with five strikeouts, but he was undone by a third inning that included two hit batters, a triple, a home run and his lone walk of the evening. It was James’ first start since coming off the disabled list, and he saw limited work this spring. He might need a couple games to really stretch out. He faces the Marlins next. Whether the problem in James’ shoulder is an impingement or partially torn rotator, he should not be in your lineup until he proves he is ok to pitch. (Rotoworld, Rotowire)

“Command was my problem. I was all over the place,” said James, who acknowledged he was rusty. “I couldn’t throw a strike. I fell behind everybody and wasn’t under control.” James did only walk one batter and struck out five, but allowed a three-run homer to Yorvit Torrealba. James has won 11 games the last two seasons and opted to go against shoulder surgery. When healthy, James is more of a NL-only and low-end mixed league Fantasy flier. He might get two starts in Fantasy Week 3 (April 14-20) if he goes first on Tuesday against the Marlins. However, you shouldn’t reach for him in that period just because he might get an extra start. (CBS Sports)

Update: The Braves are sending Chuck James down to Triple-A after his poor start Wednesday. James never made an appearance in the minors before coming off the disabled list and starting last night. He clearly needs the innings, and now the Braves are going to make sure he gets them. Jo-Jo Reyes could be called up to start next week. In the meantime, Jorge Campillo will be added to help the pen.  James said he needed to improve his command by throwing innings either on the side (in the bullpen) or in the minors. He made Wednesday’s start after coming off the 15-day disabled list for a shoulder injury. He’ll be back later this season, which makes him an NL-only option to reserve. (Rotoworld, CBS Sports)

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