MARKET PULSE: Casting your Vogt

See the end of the article for an explanation of the ratings used here. And a thousand thanks to the folks at OnRoto.com for providing the oh-so-important league ownership data for this article.

Next week is the big post-deadline shebang. The Padres arrived to the party early; we'll talk about those guys and more...

Shallow Leagues

CLOSER ALERT: With the move of Huston Street (RHP, LAA) to Los Angeles Anaheim, Joaquín Benoit (RHP, SD) is the putative closer in San Diego. He certainly has the skills to do the job, with a 10.4 Dom, 4.3 Cmd, 3.00 xERA, and 138 BPV. He does one minor flaw, though, and that's his 46% FB%. While he's kept the HR in check with a 7% hr/f, a normal 10% hr/f would bring him closer to 1.0 HR/9, which is about...

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