Atomic RoadRunners | Andrew Flynn’s High-Energy Fantasy Baseball

FAAB Acquisition:

• P Jaime Garcia, Cardinals [$7 bid - add to actives]

Up:

• P Josh Johnson

Down:

• P Jason Bergmann
• P Jason Marquis

Cut:

• P Thomas Hanson

Notes:

• Due to the All-Star break, the FAAB acquisition run occured Monday night, while activations must be in by 6:35pm Thursday.
• Due to the short week, neither Bergmann or Marquis (above) will be starting in this Week 16.
• Shoeless Jews acquired former 2008 Roadrunner Emilio Bonifacio for $0 FAAB, and released P Taylor Tankersley.

No knock against Thomas Hanson. Picked up by the Roadrunners after his no-hitter in AA, I thought that he might be a good minor-league keeper. The problem is, he’s not really that impressive a prospect, and needs some work. For example, in his start after his no-hitter, he couldn’t get out of the third inning. With the addition of Jaime Garcia today, Hanson becomes expendable.

Plus, we’ve had bad luck with Braves pitchers this season. Chuck James was protected and now is shaky at best in AAA Richmond. Peter Moylan was the closer for one day before having to go under the knife with Tommy John surgery. Manny Acosta was erratic and inexperienced. Jorge Campillo pitched well before being excised from the Roadrunners by the WBRL. Don’t forget Charlie Morton is still on our bench as a testament to inexperience. Thus far, only Mike Gonzalez has proved his worth, so we’ll be avoiding Braves pitchers for the rest of the year.

Reds RHP Jared Burton, a Rule 5 pick two years ago, is on a four-game winning streak and owns a 0.73 ERA over his last 20 appearances (24 2/3 innings, two earned runs). Burton is a solid middle reliever for deeper leagues that use true middle men. He could develop into a closer someday, but Francisco Cordero has a long-term deal he signed this winter, so don’t expect it at this point. He’s certainly a better option than David Weathers in the Cincinnati bullpen.

Braves prospect Thomas Hanson threw a 14-strikeout no-hitter for Double-A Mississippi on Wednesday night. The right-hander issued three walks in the 6-0 win against Birmingham in Pearl, Mississippi. The 21-year-old hadn’t been blowing people away so far in Double-A and the no-hitter only lowered his ERA to 4.32 through 50 innings in Mississippi. He does average nearly a strikeout per inning and is certainly on the map now with the impressive no-hitter. Fantasy owners don’t need to worry about adding him off the waiver wire in seasonal formats just yet as the Braves have no plans to call him up this season, but he’s worth at least keeping an eye on in keeper formats. (CBS Sports)

FAAB Acquisitions:

• P Thomas Hanson, Braves [$3 bid, reserve]
• P Jared Burton, Reds [$2 bid, reserve]

Up:

• P Todd Wellemeyer, Cardinals
• P Charlie Morton, Braves

Down:

• P Brett Myers, Phillies

Cut:

• P Sean Marshall, Cubs
• C Carlos Ruiz, Phillies