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John Lackey, SP, LAA -- The would-be Cy Young candidate returned for the first time this season on Wednesday, throwing 99 pitches over seven innings, while allowing six hits, one earned run and one walk. He also struck out four. Good luck getting your hands on him if you don't have him already. He's a legit fantasy ace though, so if you can somehow still get him cheaper than normal market value, it's best to hustle up and do so.

Justin Duchscherer, SP/RP, OAK -- He only qualifies as a starter for fantasy purposes, and with the way he's pitched in the role, it is hard to imagine him going back to the pen. He hasn't allowed more than three runs in any game this year or walked more than two in one game. He's really just been a victim of no offense behind him. A very nice buy when you look at his 2.67 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and his 26:9 K:BB ratio against his 3-3 record.

Jason Isringhausen, RP, STL -- Goodnight, Irene. Izzy has been embarrassingly bad, to the point he begged out of the closer role. Ryan Franklin appears to be doing a pretty, pretty good job closing, which plays against Izzy's chances at regaining his gig, but he is Tony La Russa's guy. That alone makes him a decent buy low if you have bench spots and don't have to get punished by him being in your starting lineup.

Aaron Laffey, SP, CLE -- Talk about doing quiet work, son. Laffey has allowed just four earned in four starts this season while posting a 2.0 K:BB ratio. And those four earned came in one inning -- the sixth -- after he had shut the Yankees down for the first five run-throughs. He's since shut down KC, Toronto and Oakland in succession, having now posted 21 consecutive scoreless innings. A moderate buy, but definitely worth a pickup if he's available.

Jeremy Bonderman, SP, DET -- Oy vey. Bondo has become what a friend of mine calls a "nibbler". A 4.76 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP are both pretty unstomachable, especially the latter. But even worse is that he has walked more batters than he has struck out. For a guy that was supposed to be a dominant ace to pitch that poorly is beyond ridiculous. The odds-on notion in most circles is that he's hiding an injury, which would explain why he isn't trying to overpower anyone. Sell if you can, but good freaking luck with that. I've been trying and at this point have basically decided to try and ride it out.

Jonathan Sanchez, SP/RP, SF -- Doesn't seem that long ago that there was plenty of fawning on this guy as the next great strikeout artist (/raises hand to signify possible guilt). As his walks have risen, the strikeouts have decreased and so have the good starts. That's problematic. Still, Sanchez still has plenty of potential, but he's probably kicking it on the waiver wire after getting roughed around by Philly and Pittsburgh. A solid buy low assuming you don't have to start him immediately.