Remember when Oakland had the Big Three? Tim Hudson, Barry Zito, and the often forgotten Mark Mulder? Well, for now, you should completely forget about Mark Mulder. The Cardinals have activated him from the 15-day Prior List, and are inserting him into a role he has never had before. They are moving him to the pen. There is no indication that he will be in the mix for saves, and with a 6.55 ERA in the minors, he isn’t likely to be effective in the bigs. If you were thinking about taking a flier on Mulder, don’t.

This isn’t to say that Mulder can’t turn it around at some point, but he isn’t going to do it overnight. Hopefully he can figure it out, and return to form. Mulder is a good guy and here at The Sports Idiot we are pulling for him. He has the right attitude, and it willing to do what he can to help his team. Injuries derailed his career back in 2006, and he only started three games in 2007, all three of which he took the L in.

Back on June 9th I told you not to consider adding Mitchell Boggs to your fantasy squad. Turns out I was correct. He has made a total of three starts so far, and could be sent back to the minors at any moment. During those three starts he has managed to cherry pick his way to two wins while avoiding his first official loss. Through 16.2 innings of work, Boggs has given up 10 runs, all earned, while allowing 18 hits and issuing seven free passes. All of those walks have left him with a paltry 7:4 BB:K ratio. If you saw that he has two wins in only 16.2 innings and were considering taking a flier on him, my advice would still be, um, not so much.

In the first installment of a new feature here on The Sports Idiot, we are going to take a quick look at St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Mitchell Boggs. Boggs has been called up to take Todd Wellemeyer’s spot in the rotation on Tuesday. This will be Boggs’ first Major League start, and he’ll be doing so against a pretty good hitting Reds team. While Boggs has pitched decently in what many call the toughest minor league for a pitcher, the AAA Pacific Coast League, his numbers are not going to get anyone too excited. He has a decent ERA at 3.28, and his K:BB ratio is 44:24. His WHIP is pretty good as well, sitting at 1.16. So the question is whether or not you should target him in your fantasy league. That answer, simply put, is not so much. Granted, with a good ERA and WHIP Boggs could offer a boost to those categories, but I expect that he will get hit around pretty good by the Reds, and will not be in the Majors after Wellemeyer is ready to get back on the bump.