Yovani Gallardo

Now that I've sobered up (kinda) from my super funtastic live-blogging experience over at the incomparable Walkoff Walk, where I only blew the internet up one time , which hardly anyone even noticed, and only had one beer per Johan Santana strikeout, it's time to talk about the awesomeness that is Yovani Gallardo . The Milwaukee Brewers 23-year-old righty recorded 11 strikeouts in his team's 1-0 victory over the once-hot Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon. Mark that down as a career high for...Read Full Story

Gallardo had a solid season in 2009, striking out 204 batters with a 3.73 ERA. He wore down a little bit in the second half of the season, but that shouldn’t have been unexpected for a young pitcher … Click Here to Subscribe For Fantasy Baseball Outlooks on All Players! Latest Player Update Click to add the player to your watchlist RotoWire Update Recommendation Gallardo’s injury has been announced as a right oblique strain, according to Tom Hardicourt of the Milwaukee Journal...Read Full Story

MILWAUKEE — Brewers ace Yovani Gallardo says he feels better a day after cutting a start short because of a left oblique strain and is day to day. After a doctor’s exam, the team decided not to make a roster move to send Gallardo to the 15-day disabled list before Monday’s game with the San Francisco Giants . Gallardo strained the muscle in his left side in the third inning of a 7-1 loss to St. Louis on Thursday, hours after making his first All-Star team. Gallardo (8-4, 2.58 ERA) says...Read Full Story

. Ordinarily a pitcher  of Yovani Gallardo’s caliber with a BABIP of .358 would be a no-brainer to go after. He has been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the league thus far. No way can he remain that unlucky during the course of the season. . While I agree with that assessment, it must be noted that Gallardo’s BABIP last year was .324 and in 2009 it was .275. Even when he was tearing it up in Triple-A, he was posting close to a .300 BABIP. . Considering how many of his outs come via...Read Full Story

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo strained a left side muscle and was removed from a start only hours after being picked to his first All-Star team. Gallardo grabbed his left side after an 0-2 pitch to Tyler Greene of the St. Louis Cardinals with two outs and a man on base in the third inning Sunday. Gallardo walked off the field after receiving medical attention and the team said he’d be evaluated by team physician Dr. William Raasch in Milwaukee on Monday. The...Read Full Story