Joe Blanton (SP), OAK

News: Blanton went the distance for his first career shutout in Wednesday's 7-0 win over the Kansas City Royals. Blanton scattered five hits and two walks as he needed just 118 pitches (78 strikes) to complete the game. He struck out four as he improved to 5-5 on the year.

Views: It's hard to get too excited about a great outing against the Royals, but this is Blanton's time of year. Last June, he went 5-1 with a 2.06 ERA after going winless in the season's first two months. If he's sitting on your waiver wire, grab him now.

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[1] by OLLiE on 05/31/2006 07:02 am

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And if you picked him up to spot start, give him another week before dropping him.

[2] by Hrod382 on 05/31/2006 07:09 am

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It's a shame for me... I dropped him before he even made his start.

Hopefully the other owners won't look into it too much because it was against the Royals. He's still sporting a 5.21 ERA.

[3] by fummer83 on 05/31/2006 07:20 am

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haha, I dropped him before he started also...oh well, harden and clemens good news this week are fine with me!