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In the year of the pitcher, the state of Florida has been front and center of most of it. It started with Oakland's Dallas Braden, who on Mother's Day (great personal story), threw a perfect game against Tampa Bay. Then it was Philadelphia ace Roy "Doc" Halladay who finally prescribed his first no-hitter and perfect game against the Marlins. Next was former Ray Edwin Jackson, who returned to Tropicana Field and though a tad on the wild side (8 BB), hurled a no-hitter against his former team. So I guess Matt Garza and his teammates had enough of these ultimate pitching performances thrown against them. Garza, who was coming off his worst performance of the season (6 1/3 IP, 10 H, 7 ER), faced the minimum 27 batters on his way to his and the franchise's first ever no-hitter. And then there was two, as the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets are now the only two active franchises never to thrown a no-hitter in their history. Being a Mets fan, I think I know where this is going.

On a side Floridian note, remember me mentioning that I didn't realize how hurtful a celebration can be? This was referring to LAA's Kendry Morales probable season-ending knee injury after attempting to jump on home plate after a game-winning HR. You think that was bad? I think Marlins OF Chris Coghlan tops that. After an extra-inning win last Sunday vs. Atlanta, Coghlan decides to the traditional pie-face the hero (in this case, Wes Helms). The pain is usually from the receiver, as they get that burning sensation in the eyes. But in this case, it was Coghlan who suffered the brunt of the pain, as he tore his meniscus and now could miss up to two months. The updated celebration lesson learned here: When celebrating a win, plain and simply, stay on your feet.

Barry Enright - SP - Arizona

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten used to dynamic pitching duos. First, it was Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson, who helped lead the young franchise to its first World Series title in 2001. As they moved on, a new duo emerged a few years later with Brandon Webb and Dan Haren, both who were in the prime of their careers. In their first year together (2008), they combined for a 38-15 record, which included a Cy Young for Mr. Webb. However, that wound up being the only year they were pitching together as Webb suffered a shoulder injury in his first start in '09, which has forced him to not be on the mound since. As a result, Haren had been left by himself since, with a promising but K-filled lineup and a historically bad bullpen. After two solid years with Arizona (30-18), he has struggled a little bit in '10. However, with the team basement-bound this season, he became available and attractive to numerous playoff contenders. One of them, LAA, acquired this past weekend, leaving the D-Backs with a more younger and unproven staff. However, one of them, rookie Barry Enright, has stepped up and been impressive since being called up in late June.

A second round pick by the D-Backs in '07, he is only 2-2, but could have easily won all of his first five starts if he got a little more run support. In his five starts, he's only allowed 9 ER and while striking out at least five in three of the five starts. If he can get a little more offensive support, which can easily be done by looking at the D-Backs lineup, he could be a nice back of the rotation guy in deep mixed leagues.

Jeff Francis - SP - Colorado

Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez has led the way in the year of the pitcher, as he's on his way to a possible historic season. However, his problem has been lack of support from his fellow staff-mates, as Rockies fans haven't seen that much pitching besides UJ. However, he might be finally getting some assistance from a pitcher who's coming from a long-term shoulder injury and a slow start this season. Before the shoulder injury, Francis has had some success in the past, as in a three-year span ('05-07), he won 44 games, which is always impressive when you reside in an extremely offensive ballpark. However, things fell apart in the following season. Going 4-10 with a 5.01 ERA in 24 starts, Francis finished the season sidelined with a shoulder injury, which not only forced him to miss the rest of the '08 season, but the entire '09 campaign. Finally returning this past May, he has been solid for the most part. In 13 starts so far, seven of them have been of the quality kind. After giving up 13 ER in a two-start span, he has rebounded, giving up just 5 ER in his last three. That also includes two 6+ K games, which was only seen in one of his first 10 starts. There are two reasons to be intrigued with Francis besides his personal stuff: 1) The offense is in a usual spot (top 10 in batting, #1 at home) and 2) The bullpen has held its own (3.70 ERA from the 7th inning on - 14th), but that might change after the freaky Huston Street batting practice injury, which you need to monitor.

Francis has looked close to being back in form, but I'm just not convinced quite yet, plus the team is currently in a major slump. So for right now, I would leave him on the Waiver Wire.

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