Inside Look - Luscious

Luscious - Roster

C - Mike Napoli (Ana)
1B - Lance Berkman (Hou)
2B - Ian Stewart (Col)
3B - Pablo Sandoval (SF)
SS - Erick Aybar (Ana)
OF - Nick Swisher (NYY)
OF - Ryan Braun (Mil)
OF - Grady Sizemore (Cle)
Util - Scott Rolen (Cin)
BN - Todd Helton (Col)
BN - Adam Kennedy (Was)
BN - A.J. Pierzynski (CWS)
DL - Shin Soo Choo (Cle)
SP - Dan Haren (Ari)
SP - John Danks (Chi)
P - Javier Vazquez (NYY)
P - James Shields (TB)
P - Ubaldo Jiminez (Col)
RP - Michael Wuertz (Oak)
RP - Kenshin Kawakami (Atl)
BN - Randy Wolf (Mil)

Stats: 2-R, 6-HR, 4-RBI, 4-SB, 3.5-AVG, 12.5-W, 1-SV, 11-K, 2.5-ERA, 6-WHIP... Total - 52 (13 of 14) Taken as of July 11th, 2010

• First 3 Draft Picks: Ryan Braun (1st), Ian Kinsler (2nd), and Ryan Braun (3rd)
• Traded Ian Kinsler for Pablo Sandoval and Ian Stewart to Stunna on May 11th
• Best Move: Drafting Ubaldo Jiminez in the 6th Round
  
• Worst Move: Drafting Nate McClouth in the 9th Round

With 4 transactions made so far this year, there hasn't been much movement going on in Lush's clubhouse. Either Grady Sizemore is giving complimentary pregame-handjobs around the locker room or Lush is a HUGE Cleveland Indians fan, I don't know why Sizemore, who is out for the year with undergoing season ending knee surgery, is taking up a roster in his squad. Same goes for Todd Helton. Only belting 2 HRs and hitting .246, Todd Helton (the last living MLB player to play with Mickey Mantle) is also certainly worthy of a seat in the waiver wire.

In trying to gauge who won between Stunna and Lush, the argument can go either way but in my opinion, Lush got the better end of the stick. Yes, Lush gave Sal a great 2B in Kinsler who's hitting .311 but Stewart is a decent producer in that Rockie lineup driving 44 RBIs and belting 11 HRs (Kinsler - 2 HR) and of course, Kung Fu Panda is... Kung Fu Panda. Although KFP is having a low year compared to last, he's an everyday player who projects to do better numbers in the 2nd half.

The only bright side to Lush's team and possibly a bargaining chip in the 2nd half of the season is his Starting Pitching... With a gem in Ubaldo Jiminez, I would hope Lush is proposing some help that would garner some solid hitting and an everyday closer for a winning team. Just like Big Time, Lush needs to make a little more moves than unloading Jiminez for a blockbuster trade... And unfortunately, just like Big Time, I can't see Lush breaking past the bottom 4 teams in the league.