The Miami Marlins have placed Emilio Bonifacio on the 15-Day DL with a sprained left thumb. Bonifacio has been underachieving most of the season, but recently had his average up to .271 (from .233 in just 8 games). Bonifacio is owned in 90% of Yahoo leagues so owners will need to add players like Gregor Blanco (7%) or Daniel Nava (11%) who have been top 10 outfielders over the past week, or Andy Dirks (37%) who has been a top 5 outfielder the past two weeks. Either way you choose to go, Bonifacio still has the biggest upset over the course of the remainder of the season
St. Louis Cardinals 1B Lance Berkman left yesterdays game after an apparent knee injury. It was a non contact injury but it seems another trip to the DL is coming soon. The Big Puma is owned in 91% of Yahoo leagues so he will clearly need to be replaced. At just 61% owned, Carlos Lee has been the hottest 1B available that is under 75% owned over the last 7 days. Adam LaRoche (70%) has been a top 1B over the past 2 weeks and has been swinging a hot stick all season.
5/18 - The Arizona Diamondbacks have activated Chris Young from the disabled list. He will play this weekend. Fix lineups accordingly!
Every team has an Interleague series this weekend except the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers.
NL teams playing in AL Parks:
Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks
AL teams playing in NL Parks:
Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics
5/16 - Justin Morneau has returned to the Minnesota Twins lineup. If you were not holding on to him during his DL stint, do NOT go out of your way to add him to your roster just yet.
UPDATE - Lawrie will be suspended just 4 games, but he will appeal.
- Brett Lawrie of the Toronto Blue Jays is going to be suspended. It is just a matter of when and for how long. Last night Lawrie thought he walked twice on back to back pitches, before being punched out by home plate umpire Bill Miller. Fernando Rodney was on the mound and I must say, both of those pitches were not even close. Lawrie exploded and ended up spiking his helmet off the ground, which then hit the umpire. Fantasy owners need to have a plan in place for when the suspension occurs because it might be for 5 or more games!
The Philadelphia Phillies have placed pitcher Vance Worley on the 15-Day DL with elbow inflammation.
5/15 - The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed Matt Kemp on the 15-Day DL. Kemp had said that he did not want to do this but obviously it is in the best interest of the team, long term. Have no fear though as players miss games here and there all season long, so these will be ALL of Kemp's days off. Kemp had played in 399 straight games before last night.
AL East - Orioles
AL Central - Indians
AL West - Rangers
AL Wildcard - Rays, Yankees
NL East - Braves
NL Central - Cardinals
NL West - Dodgers
NL Wildcard - Nationals, Mets
Daily Baseball Data
MLB Depth Charts
Baseball Monster
Pitching Probables
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Can't decide which utility player to use? Don't know which relief pitcher to leave in? Did your player recently get injured and now you don't know if you should hold onto him or use the waiver wire? If you have ANY roster questions, don't hesitate to leave a comment!
Teams Playing 7 Games:
EVERY TEAM PLAYS 7 GAMES THIS WEEK. EACH TEAM WILL PLAY TWO TWO-GAME SERIES AGAINST AN IN LEAGUE OPPONENT AND BEGIN INTERLEAGUE PLAY ON FRIDAY MAY 18TH (EXCEPT FOR THE DODGERS AND CARDINALS).
The San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals play all 7 games at home
The Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners play all 7 games on the road
Two Start Pitchers
For a more in depth breakdown of each starter, check Fake Teams post
| Pitcher | Opponents |
|---|---|
| Anibal Sanchez | PIT, @CLE |
| Anthony Bass | @WAS, LAA |
| Bartolo Colon | @LAA, @SF |
| Blake Beavan | @BOS, @COL |
| Brad Lincoln | @MIA, @DET |
| Brandon Morrow | TB, @NYM |
| Bruce Chen | @TEX, ARI |
| Carl Pavano | CLE, @MIL |
| CC Sabathia | @BAL, CIN |
| Chad Billingsley | ARI, STL |
| Christian Friedrich | @SF, SEA |
| Clayton Kershaw | ARI, STL |
| Cliff Lee | HOU, BOS |
| Colby Lewis | KC, @HOU |
| Dan Haren | @OAK, SD |
| David Price | @TOR, ATL |
| Derek Lowe | @MIN, MIA |
| Dillon Gee | MIL, @TOR |
| Drew Smyly | @CWS, PIT |
| Ervin Santana | @OAK, SD |
| Henderson Alvarez | TB, @NYM |
| Homer Bailey | @ATL, @NYY |
| Ian Kennedy | @LAD, @KC |
| Ivan Nova | @BAL, CIN |
| Jake Peavy | DET, @CHC |
| Jake Westbrook | CHC, @LAD |
| Jason Hammel | NYY, @WAS |
| Jason Marquis | CLE, @MIL |
| Jason Vargas | @BOS, @COL |
| Jeanmar Gomez | @MIN, MIA |
| Jeff Niemann | @TOR, ATL |
| Jeremy Guthrie | @SF, SEA |
| Joe Blanton | HOU, BOS |
| John Danks | DET, @CHC |
| Johnny Cueto | @ATL, @NYY |
| Jon Lester | SEA, @PHI |
| Josh Beckett | SEA, @PHI |
| Josh Johnson | PIT, @CLE |
| Kevin Correia | @MIA, @DET |
| Kyle Lohse | CHC, @LAD |
| Lucas Harrell | @PHI, TEX |
| Matt Garza | @STL, CWS |
| Max Scherzer | @CWS, PIT |
| Miguel Batista | MIL, @TOR |
| Randall Delgado | CIN, @TB |
| Ross Detwiler | SD, BAL |
| Ryan Dempster | @STL, CWS |
| Ryan Vogelsong | COL, OAK |
| Stephen Strasburg | SD, BAL |
| Tim Hudson | CIN, @TB |
| Tim Lincecum | COL, OAK |
| Tim Stauffer | @WAS, LAA |
| Tyson Ross | @LAA, @SF |
| Wade Miley | @LAD, @KC |
| Wandy Rodriguez | @PHI, TEX |
| Wei-Yin Chen | NYY, @WAS |
| Yovani Gallardo | @NYM, SEA |
| Zack Greinke | @NYM, SEA |
