Sunday May 10 Bulletpoints

• In a completely unsurprising development, Joakim Soria has hit the DL with shoulder soreness.  Soria hasn't been right all year, and I'd be shocked if he came back after the 15 days (May 23).  While this is discouraging news for Soria owners, Juan Cruz owners just did a Joba fist pump.  Cruz all of a sudden has a ton of fantasy value, as he's a live arm who will be closing games for one of the AL Central's better teams.  Trey Hillman has said that it'll be a "closer by committee", but I'd be shocked if anyone but Cruz gets a save opp. while Soria is out.  
• Johnny Damon hit a huge three run home run for the Yankees today, and now has an astonishing 9 HR's and 25 RBI's on the year.  Damon is in a contract year, and is making a statement to the Yankees right now.  Still, he has a long track record, and his FB % is abnormally high right now (54% compared to his career 36%), so selling high wouldn't be too bad of an idea.
• Brett Cecil followed up his impressive big league debut with an absolute gem at Oakland on Sunday.  Cecil went 8 IP, yielding 5 H/BB, and striking out 5.  While Cecil was getting hit pretty hard in AAA prior to his call-up, he was pretty highly-touted before the season, and Baseball Prospectus actually labelled him as a potential ROY candidate with an ERA in the low 4's.  He should be owned in most formats, and has a ton of upside.  
• Manny who? Juan Pierre has been raking over the past three games, since the Manny suspension.  Although he'll only be an everyday player for 2 months, he has a ton of value, as he's a .300 career hitter and in 2 months he'll probably steal 25 bags.  
• Brad Lidge continued to struggle on Sunday, giving up a RBI double to Casey Kotchman (who also victimized Lidge for a 3run HR on Friday night).  It would appear as though Lidge's knees are still bothering him (despite his claims to the contrary).  It would probably be a good speculative move to grab Ryan Madson , in case Lidge needs a 15 day DL stint to sort out his issues.
• Fernando Rodney went back to being the Rodney we all know and love on Sunday, nearly blowing a 4 run lead in the bottom of the ninth.  Rodney is 7-7 on save opps so far, but you have to figure he'll implode sooner rather than later, and the keys to the closers role will be turned over to Joel Zumaya.  Zumaya has looked sharp since coming back off the DL, and the velocity is certainly still there.  
• Emmanuel Burris went 4-7 with a SB on Sunday, bring his SB total up to 9 on the season.  He may be worth an add in a deeper league, especially if you're looking for steals.
• The Mets continued their winning ways (8-4 over Pittsburgh), and it seems as though Jose Reyes has finally awaken.  Reyes was 7-13 in the series against the Pirates, with 3 SB's.  Expect Reyes to take off from here, and the window to buy low on him is closing fast.
• Carl Crawford stole yet another base on Sunday against the Red Sox, bringing his total to 22 on the year.  He's on pace for well over 100+ SB's on the year, and while he won't maintain that pace, the catchers in the AL East (Posada, Varitek, Zaun) aren't particularly proficient at throwing runners out.  Crawford should be able to steal 75+ bags this year, if he stays healthy.  
• Ryan Zimmerman brought his hit streak up to 28, and he's now halfway to Joe D's record.  The Nationals are probably wondering if he could pitch for them out of the bullpen, too.
• OK, rapid fire... Alex Rodriguez hit a single in the first inning, but then went 0 for his next 3.  It'll be a couple weeks before he's the real ARod again... Albert Pujols hit another home run today.  Best player in baseball and it's not all that close.  Huston Street looked pretty good in the 9th today, notching his 4th save of the year.  The way Manuel Corpas has been throwing the ball, Street's job is pretty secure right now.  Joe Mauer continues to rake since coming off the DL.  He and Justin Morneau are going to terrorize AL Central Pitching this year.  Daniel Bard,  the Red Sox top pitching prospect, was called up on Sunday.  Unless your league counts holds, Bard won't be of much value to you, but he should be good for a bunch of K's.  It'll be interesting how the Sox use him, as he's gotten a reputation for not being dependable in tight spots.  Troy Tulowitzki is mysteriously raking again, as he went 2-3 with a HR on Sunday.  Tulo was pulled in the 9th, however, with quad soreness.  Tulo indicated that the injury is minor, but it sucks to see this happen to a guy just warming up.  

Be back later today with more stuff.