Yovani Gallardo : October 2nd, 2008, 11:00 am est

News: Making his second start since returning from surgery for a torn knee ligament, Milwaukee's Yovani Gallardo got rattled after his defense fell apart in the third Wednesday. The 22-year-old righty allowed three unearned runs and three hits in four innings, walking five. Gallardo became the second pitcher in major league history to start a postseason game without recording a win that year. He pitched in three games before he injured his right knee May 1 and had a 1.88 ERA to go with four no-decisions. 'Things like that are going to happen,' Gallardo said about the defensive lapses. 'There's no excuse for you to come in and let your guard down. You still have to go out there and make pitches and get out of situations like that.'

Analysis: Gallardo is proving healthy again as he builds his arm back up. Consider him a great injury-risk sleeper for spring 2009 at this point. We optimistic ranking him as the No. 35 best starting pitcher in our initial rankings for 2009