So I decided to roll the dice (pardon the awful pun) on Daisuke Matsuzaka for a spot start Thursday night against the Royals.
After all, he was coming of a near no-hitter in his last start, the Red Sox had won five straight and, hey, it's the Royals.
The good news: Dice-K had a two-hitter this time out.
The bad news: He only lasted 4 2/3 innings, gave up three runs and, oh yeah, walked eight batters.
Go figure. Matsuzaka has to be one of the most maddening pitchers in the major leagues when it comes to fantasy. The way he fluctuates from season-to-season and game-to-game is almost impossible to read. The talent's there, but he's just not worth the roller-coaster ride.
I think I'm done with the start-and-dump strategy for a while now after getting burned by Joel Pineiro (nine runs) and now Dice-K (eight walks) in the past week.
And whatever happened to that darn "gyroball" anyway?
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