Raising the red flag on Yovani Gallardo

Yovani Gallardo is sitting on the bench in more than one-quarter of the leagues on CBSSports.com, but that number may need to be even higher. If not for a healthy dose of run support, we would probably be talking more about how the Brewers' righty is one of the biggest early season busts.

Gallardo's velocity is down, and for the second year in a row, he is seeing a sizeable dip in his whiff rate. Though he hasn't walked many batters, it's not as if Gallardo has been throwing strikes. With a mediocre K-rate and a walk rate that looks poised to rise, it's hard to see Gallardo making a serious rebound.

Standard mixed league owners should strongly consider benching Gallardo next week against the Pirates or even dealing him to an owner convinced that he's bound to revert to last season's level.