The Texas Rangers placed 2B Ian Kinsler on the 15-Day DL with an Intercoastal Strain. Kinsler was having a nice season, hitting .302 with 7 home runs and 20 RBI. The Rangers called up top prospect Jurickson Profar to fill in and he is a must own in all league formats. Profar had 17 ABs with the Rangers last season and managed just 3 hits (2 doubles) but Profar had 40 hits in 37 AAA games this season, scoring 27 times and has 13 XBH.
Other options to replace Kinsler: Jedd Gyorko, Neil Walker, Danny Espinosa, Kelly Johnson, and Omar Infante.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Fantasy Baseball Week 8 - Preferred Pitching Matchups
The Minnesota Twins will lose their DH for the first 3 days of this week when they travel to Atlanta. Ryan Doumit might play some outfield which means Oswaldo Arcia or Aaron Hicks might get a day off. Also Joe Mauer could be get a day off in favor of Doumit.
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Pitching Duel Fail and Thursday’s Box Scores
There was speculation that the Justin Verlander versus Yu Darvish pitching duel could be a thing of legend. However, Verlander never made it to the fourth inning, giving up seven earned runs in the third. Stephen Strasburg reminded us of his dominance as he pitched eight strong innings for the Nationals.
Top AAA Starting Pitchers
Drew Pomeranz is making a strong case for the Rockies to give him a shot. He is 4-10 with a 5.01 ERA in 26 career MLB starts, but the kid is just 24 years old. He has a 51:15 K:BB ratio so he seems to have better command, compared to his 96:51 K:BB in the Bigs. He is probably a better option than Jeff Francis and his 6.00 ERA.
Could Jake Odorizzi get called up by the Rays after they put David Price on the DL? Or will it be Chris Archer?! Nope, they called up Alex Torres!
Anyone from your favorite MLB team on this list? Do you want them called up and pitching for your ballclub? Let us know in the comment section!
Could Jake Odorizzi get called up by the Rays after they put David Price on the DL? Or will it be Chris Archer?! Nope, they called up Alex Torres!
Anyone from your favorite MLB team on this list? Do you want them called up and pitching for your ballclub? Let us know in the comment section!
| Last Week | Rank | NAME | TEAM | MLB | W | L | ERA | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | Fantasy Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | Drew Pomeranz | COL | COL | 6 | 0 | 3.22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 51 | 1.19 | 218.5 |
| 17 | 2 | Chris Heston | FRE | SF | 5 | 2 | 5.33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 65 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 1.66 | 214.5 |
| 16 | 3 | Andy Oliver | IND | PIT | 3 | 1 | 2.61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 35 | 54 | 1.37 | 202.3 |
| 1 | 4 | Jair Jurrjens | NOR | BAL | 4 | 1 | 3.14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 51.2 | 44 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 1.14 | 202.0 |
| 5 | 5 | Jose Alvarez | TOL | DET | 3 | 2 | 1.69 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 48.0 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 1.00 | 196.0 |
| 3 | 6 | P.J. Walters | ROC | MIN | 4 | 2 | 3.42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 47.1 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 1.31 | 194.8 |
| 7 | 7 | Billy Buckner | SLC | LAA | 4 | 2 | 4.56 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 47.1 | 48 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 25 | 40 | 1.54 | 194.8 |
| 30 | 8 | Omar Poveda | GWN | ATL | 3 | 2 | 2.35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 53.2 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 0.97 | 194.0 |
| 20 | 9 | Jake Odorizzi | DUR | TB | 4 | 0 | 3.83 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 1.10 | 190.5 |
| 11 | 10 | Matt Shoemaker | SLC | LAA | 3 | 5 | 3.96 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52.1 | 57 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 1.28 | 190.3 |
Top AAA Hitters
Anyone from your favorite MLB team on this list? Do you want them called up and playing over your teams position player? Let us know in the comment section!
| Last Week | Rank | NAME | TEAM | MLB | POS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | SO | SB | CS | OBP | SLG | AVG | OPS | Fantasy Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | Kila Ka'aihue | REN | ARI | 1B | 38 | 136 | 30 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 82 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0.453 | 0.603 | 0.338 | 1.056 | 223 |
| 1 | 2 | Scott Van Slyke | ALB | LAD | 1B | 34 | 116 | 32 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 85 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0.503 | 0.733 | 0.397 | 1.236 | 219 |
| 2 | 3 | Brett Pill | FRE | SF | 1B | 32 | 126 | 21 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 85 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0.380 | 0.675 | 0.341 | 1.054 | 213 |
| 42 | 4 | Danny Valencia | NOR | BAL | 3B | 39 | 157 | 29 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 96 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.347 | 0.611 | 0.312 | 0.959 | 209 |
| 8 | 5 | Luis Jimenez | BUF | TOR | 1B | 34 | 132 | 25 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 86 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.435 | 0.652 | 0.371 | 1.087 | 208 |
| 9 | 6 | Michael Choice | SAC | OAK | CF | 38 | 143 | 31 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 72 | 25 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0.406 | 0.503 | 0.294 | 0.909 | 208 |
| 3 | 7 | Chris Owings | REN | ARI | SS | 40 | 177 | 34 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 81 | 5 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0.366 | 0.458 | 0.345 | 0.824 | 207 |
| 18 | 8 | Chris Colabello | ROC | MIN | 1B | 41 | 156 | 24 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 100 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0.403 | 0.641 | 0.346 | 1.044 | 203 |
| 13 | 9 | DJ LeMahieu | COL | COL | 2B | 33 | 143 | 34 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 73 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0.405 | 0.510 | 0.364 | 0.916 | 201 |
| 19 | 10 | Jason Pridie | NOR | BAL | CF | 36 | 151 | 26 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 92 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0.362 | 0.609 | 0.325 | 0.971 | 194 |
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Mocking the NBA Lottery - Post Combine Day 1
Stock on the Rise: Rudy Gobert
Stock on the Decline: Shabazz Muhammad
Make sure you follow @DraftExpress on twitter for live updates from Day 2:
Dennis Schroeder from Germany and Giannis Antetokounmpo from Greece (Nigerian decent) both apparently have 1st Round promises. Which team in the middle of the draft needs Schroeder to play point and which team at the bottom of the draft would make a promise to a kid born in 1994? Oh by the way, he is nearly 7 feet tall and plays point guard!?
The NBA lottery is always fun to mess around with especially when your favorite team could potentially steal that #1 overall pick! This year the draft is loaded with big guys, kind of like the NFL draft, while sprinkling in some very talented guards and forwards. The following draft order is based on lottery odds and the draft selections are based on team needs.
Let us know if you feel a team has different needs and who you would draft instead!
With the first pick, in the 2013 NBA Draft, the Orlando Magic select:
Stock on the Decline: Shabazz Muhammad
Make sure you follow @DraftExpress on twitter for live updates from Day 2:
Dennis Schroeder from Germany and Giannis Antetokounmpo from Greece (Nigerian decent) both apparently have 1st Round promises. Which team in the middle of the draft needs Schroeder to play point and which team at the bottom of the draft would make a promise to a kid born in 1994? Oh by the way, he is nearly 7 feet tall and plays point guard!?
The NBA lottery is always fun to mess around with especially when your favorite team could potentially steal that #1 overall pick! This year the draft is loaded with big guys, kind of like the NFL draft, while sprinkling in some very talented guards and forwards. The following draft order is based on lottery odds and the draft selections are based on team needs.
Let us know if you feel a team has different needs and who you would draft instead!
With the first pick, in the 2013 NBA Draft, the Orlando Magic select:
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Raul Ibanez Loves Yankee Stadium
Raul Ibanez hit 2 home runs last night and drove in 6 RBI as the Seattle Mariners beat up Phil Hughes and the New York Yankees. Ibanez hit his 18th and 19th home run at the New Yankee Stadium and has done so in just 219 ABs, or once every 11 at bats. He is a career .283 hitter in the new Bronx. His 1st inning grand slam paced the Mariners to a 12-2 victory. Hughes failed to get out of the first inning giving up 6 hits and 7 earned runs. Kyle Seager added his 5th homer in the 6th inning, and drove in 3 runs. Hisashi Iwakuma improvd to 5-1 with an ERA of 1.84. Vernon Wells hit his 10th home run, another solo shot. He has just 23 RBI to show for his 10 dingers.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
David Price Watch - Tricep Tightness
The reigning American League Cy-Young award winner, David Price, left his start against the Boston Red Sox today in the 3rd inning due to tricep tightness. Let's hope this does not turn out to be anything serious!
.@raysbaseball LHP @davidprice14 diagnosed with tightness in left triceps after leaving game in 3rd inning. #BOSvsTB on ESPN
— Baseball Tonight (@BBTN) May 16, 2013
The Grandy Man Returns, Yankees Keep Rolling
Felix Hernandez shut down the Yankees over 6 innings and left the game with a 3-1 lead before he watched the bullpen give up 3 runs in the 7th as the Yanks win 4-3. CC Sabathia went 6 1/3 innings allowing 3 runs and striking out 10, however Shawn Kelley picked up the win in relief. Curtis Granderson returned to the lineup and hit clean up, going 0-3 with a walk and run scored. Lyle Overbay had an RBI double in the 6th to get the Yanks on the board and then hit a go ahead, game winning, sac fly in the 7th. Robinson Cano had a 2-run game tying double in the 7th. Kyle Seager had an RBI double in the 3rd, and Raul Ibanez hit a 2-run home run in the 6th. The 43 year old Mariano Rivera now has 16 saves on the year.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
RotoBaller - Starting Pitching Updates
This article originally appeared on www.RotoBaller.com: Fantasy Baseball Advice: Mid-May Starting Pitcher Review .
First up, what will the Reds do about their rotation situation when Johnny Cueto returns? Cueto pitched a rehab start in Dayton on Thursday and will soon be returning to Cincinnati. When he went down, Tony Cingrani burst onto the scene. Cingrani has pitched so well, it’s impossible to imagine him being asked to leave the rotation. However, Mike Leake, the obvious odd man out, is making $3 million per season. The loser of this battle gets a one-way ticket to Louisville. My crystal ball says Cingrani stays, and not just because of his numbers-- he’s the only lefty in the Reds’ rotation.
First up, what will the Reds do about their rotation situation when Johnny Cueto returns? Cueto pitched a rehab start in Dayton on Thursday and will soon be returning to Cincinnati. When he went down, Tony Cingrani burst onto the scene. Cingrani has pitched so well, it’s impossible to imagine him being asked to leave the rotation. However, Mike Leake, the obvious odd man out, is making $3 million per season. The loser of this battle gets a one-way ticket to Louisville. My crystal ball says Cingrani stays, and not just because of his numbers-- he’s the only lefty in the Reds’ rotation.
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