Carlos Zambrano - 8 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 12 K. His most impressive outing in a string of impressive outing. His stuff was nasty and he had great location. Hope you bought low on him like I did...I only regret not doing it in both leagues.
Mark Buehrle - 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K. Another great outing from Buehrle, but it didn't get him a win thanks to the anemic White Sox offense. He's on a nice roll, giving up 2 ER or less in his last 3 starts. He's a candidate to be traded, and given he'll likely go to a contender in the NL, he's about to receive a boost in his fantasy value. He'll be going to a better team in a weaker hitting league.
Paul Konerko - 1/3, solo HR (12). He's been hitting very well recently, but with the upcoming dismantling of the lineup around him, he's not going to have a 50 R/50 RBI bounceback 2nd half like he might have.
Fausto Carmona - 6 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K. Owners expected more against the Nationals, but it was still a quality start, and would have been good for a win had his supporting offense managed more than 1 measley run.
Jhonny Peralta - 2/4, 1 RBI. He had been quiet for a while, but he has 7 hits and 4 RBI in his last 4 games. He's continuing his excellent bounceback season.
Boof Bonser - 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K. The zero walks are solid, but he only K'd 2 against a Florida offense prone to strikeouts. Little run support led to a ND for Bonser.
Justin Morneau - 1/3, 2 R, 1 RBI. Another solid game from Morneau, but the bad news is that a collision at the plate left him coughing up blood. A trip to the hospital ensued, but no serious damage was found. Get him out of your lineup for the rest of the weekend, and his status should be updated soon.
Hanley Ramirez - 1/4, solo HR (10). He's on pace for a .320 AVG, 20 HR, and 45 SB. He's outplaying his ADP despite cautious bidders this year, and he could be a late 1st rounder next year.
Dan Uggla - 1/2, 1 R, 3 RBI, HR (14). He's proving his 27 HRs last year was no fluke, but he's not going to hit .280 again, especially since he's already K'd 79 times on the year. Still, he's producing to his ADP and his owners should be quite happy with his performance.
Jeremy Accardo - 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K. Still, no worries as his ERA sits at 2.64. With 4 appearances in his last 10 giving up 2 ER or more, he needs to settle down soon. He blew the lead for the Blue Jays in the 10th inning, and unfortunately he couldn't finish as Colorado's Fuentes blew the save and the game in the bottom half of the inning.
Vernon Wells - 2/4, 3 R, 1 RBI, HR (7). Wells is one of fantasy baseball's bigger OF busts of the year. Toronto is looking to restart his bat by leading him off, and Wells responded with a great game. Like I've said before he has a very inconsistent past, but he's not a bad idea to buy low on as he'll probably improve in the 2nd half, and he hits in a quality lineup. He'll move back down to the 3rd spot once he gets back into a groove.
Derek Lowe - 6 2/3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. Another solid outing from Lowe, who's turning in his best year as a starter since 2002. He has 6 quality starts in his last seven outings.
Andrew Sonnanstine - 7 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K. I don't think he's worth writing about anymore. He had a great outing against the Marlins, but on the whole he's not going to be a good enough pitcher to be worth owning.
Takashi Saito - 1 IP, 2 H, 2 K, SV (20). He's been the best value at closer this year outside of J.J. Putz. He's proving that last year is no joke with a 1.45 ERA and a 0.778 WHIP. He's pitched 3 days in a row, so I expect Broxton to get the save chance if the Dodgers generate one tonight.
Delmon Young - 3/4, 1 R, 2 RBI, HR (9). He's a good, undervalued OF to go after for the 2nd half. Pitchers obviously adjusted to what he was doing at the end of last year, and he's obviously re-adjusting back and hitting well now. He's especially valuable in keeper leagues.
Tom Glavine - 8 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K. Back on his game with a strong start against Oakland last night. Now that interleague is over with, he should go back to being a solid end-of-the-rotation starter for your fantasy rotation.
Rich Harden - 1 IP, 2 K. Oakland activated him from the DL, and they're going to ease him back into things via the bullpen. Given the erratic schedule that bullpen pitchers endure, my guess is that he'll have some sort of scheduled usage until he's moved back into the rotation. There's an outside chance that they'll turn him into a closer with the uncertainty surrounding Huston Street's elbow, but I think that's a rather remote possibility. He might actually be someone to target given his owners are probably quite irritated with him. Just don't count on him to stay healthy the rest of the year.
Carlos Beltran - 2/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (10). If he's healthy, I expect him to have a big 2nd half. Given his subpar numbers, he's one to ask about as you position yourself for a strong 2nd half. Let's hope this is the start of a nice hot streak.
Kenny Rogers - 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K. Detroit activated him from the DL last night, and he did not disappoint with 6 shutout innings. If you were waiting on him getting healthy, go ahead and activate him. His K numbers aren't very good whatsoever, but he should pick up plenty of wins pitching in front of Detroit's offense, and his ratios should be pretty solid.
John Smoltz - 6 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 7 K. He got hit hard by Detroit, so this is nothing to worry about. They tend to do this to pitchers quite often.
Magglio Ordonez - 1/3, 1 R, 1 RBI. The thing to note was that he left the game early after a HBP, but X-rays were negative and he should be back out there tonight.
Ryan Braun - 4/4, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (5), SB (3). He's quickly becoming a fantasy stud at 3B. Keeper leaguers should use him all year, but redraft players might want to think about packaging him with someone else to get an established 3B who won't go through the rookie rough patches. Don't trade him unless you get a top shelf 3B in return, though.
Corey Hart - 3/5, 3 R, 4 RBI, HR (9). Wow. He was a sleeper at the beginning of the year, but he was lost in the shuffle after a slow start. He's as hot as any fantasy player right now, providing great value in all 5 catagories. Leading off for a lineup like Milwaukee will give him great value all year long.
Anthony Reyes - 4 1/3 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K. Again, 1 bad inning. It's the story of his year as he dropped to 0-9. I know he's been brutal so far this year, but he's going to be a pretty good pitcher at some point. Like Daniel Cabrera, don't completely forget about him.
Ryan Howard - 2/4, 1 R, 1 RBI. He has his AVG up to .253, and I expect that to climb to the .275-.285 range at some point this year to stay.
Lance Berkman - 2/4, 1 R, 2 RBI, HR (9). A 10 game hitting streak has his AVG back up to .262. He's another good 2nd half buy.
Brandon Webb - 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K. Not sharp last night, and his defense completely abandoned him to boot. Nothing to worry about. He has a 2.12 ERA and 1.09 WHIP this month as he's recovered his Cy Young form.
Daniel Cabrera - 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K. His best start since May 5th. With 3 BB, he still had some command issues. Let's see if he builds off this start for once.
Daisuke Matsuzaka - 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 9 K. Walked the first 3 guys of the game, but really settled down and dominated from that point. He has his ERA down to 4.01, and he now has 4 straight starts of giving up 2 ER or less.
Greg Maddux - 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K. A very good start, especially against the powerful Red Sox lineup.
Jason Bay - 1/5, 2 run HR (12). He's due to get hot again sometime real soon.
Aaron Harang - 8 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K. Awesome outing from Harang, and he's proving that last year's breakthrough season is not a fluke. He's posted a 3.59 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and 97 K in 107 2/3 IP.
Brandon Phillips - 3/4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR (13). He hasn't hit for the AVG that Utley has (.277), but he's been every bit as valuable with 13 HR and 15 SB. He's ready to join Utley in the top tier of fantasy 2B.
Josh Hamilton - 2/4, 3 R, 2 RBI, HR (11). A long, quiet time for Hamilton recently, but he's starting to get hot again. Throw him in your lineup until he cools off again.
Matt Cain - 5 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, O K. An ugly outing, although against the Yankees, you can't fault him too much. He was dominant to start the year, but his command problems have returned and he's been struggling. Hopefully he can get it turned around and flash the potential he showed down the stretch last year.
Barry Bonds - 1/3, 1 R, 2 RBI, HR (15). He's got his AVG back up to .284 as he's hitting the ball well again. Get him back in your lineup if you sat him while he was cold.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
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