FANTASY BASEBALL: Who's Hurt, Who's Hot & Who's Not - Week 20 Recap
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Aug 25 2010, 4:08 PM
Here's a quick recap of what went on in fantasy baseball last week,
courtesy of TheFantasyGeek.com.
This is an excerpt from The Geekly Update. To read the whole column, click here...
KEEPIN’ IT ON THE D.L.
We’re getting to the point where “DL” means “end of season”…
Stephen Strasburg has thrown the last pitch of his rookie season, due to a forearm injury. Keeper leaguers, hold on tight and wait til next year.
Kevin Slowey is slowing down his owners with a
strained triceps. It comes at a bad time, as he was pitching some of his
best ball of the season.
Dustin Pedroia is just dust in the wind after going back on the list with his messed up foot. If Bill Hall is still out there in your league, grab him. Now.Alex Rodriguez’s
strained calf landed him on the DL. He’ll be back when eligible, but
it’s more disappointment for all those owners who drafted him third
overall.
INKED & AXED
Here’s our take on the players fantasy owners are adding and
dropping the most. (Change in Ownership Percentages via CBS Sports
leagues)
Hot Commodities
Yuniesky Betancourt (up 19%): 6 home runs in August.
Who does he think he is, Jose Bautista? Pick him up if you’re hurting
at MI, but don’t expect this to last. This has “correction coming”
written all over it.
Bud Norris (up 13%): No mystery why
fantasy leaguers were all over Norris last week. He punched out 14
batters in one game and goes twice this week. Putting the Ks aside,
Norris may have turned the corner. He’s gone at least 6 innings in his
past 7 starts and has 4 wins to show for it. He’ll be an intriguing pick
next season.
Joe Blanton (up 11%): This spike is certainly due to
Blanton’s double-start status in Week 21. But he’s been fairly
effective of late, with 31 Ks in his past 32 innings.
Cold Product
JP Arencibia (down 22%): Boom! 2
HRs in his first game! Then? Absolutely nothing. If you’re one of the
crafty owners who scooped him up early, then sold high right away, I
applaud you.
Ronny Paulino (down 11%): He got nailed for PED use and is serving a 50-game suspension. Yeah, that’ll get you dropped in a hurry.
Ronny Paulino must’ve confused himself with Ronnie from Jersey Shore.
Matt LaPorta (down 6%): Ick. LaPorta is mired in a 3 for 36 slump. Guess he’s living up to his nickname, Matt LaPorta-Potty.
BIG SURPRISES
Guys who stepped up over the past week:
Omar Infante (.433 BA, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 1 SB) –
Atlanta’s super-sub is getting full-time at bats now and he’s making the
most of them. I used to like Infante as a plucky MI guy when he was on
Detroit. Now, he’s become a legit every-week starter.
Coco Crisp (.321 BA, 1 HR, 5 SB) – Yes, all the
headlines you’ve been reading are true. Coco is going cuckoo at the
plate and on the base paths. He better not be on your waiver wire if you
need steals.
CJ Wilson (8.2 IP, 4 H+BB, 0 ER, 12 K, W) – Because this was
his first season as a starter, I thought Wilson would run out of gas.
Well, the empty light came on for a brief time, but Wilson filled ‘er up
and now he’s back to throwing gas.
SUDDEN DEMISES
Stars who stumbled:
Adam Dunn (.055, 0 HR, 11 K) – The Big Dunnkey was red hot for a long time. He was due to come back down to earth a bit.
Carlos Gonzalez (.091 BA, 0 HR, 0 R, 0 RBI) – Take a good look at that awful week for Car-Go. You may never see anything like it again.
Yovani Gallardo (3.1 IP, 11 H+BB, 6 ER, L) – Yo-Ga
hasn’t been quite right since the 12-strikeout game he had on 8/2.
Wonder if the pitch counts are getting to him.
STAT THAT LOOKS LIKE A TYPO…BUT ISN’T
15
That’s how many hits Carl Pavano gave up in 6 innings on 8/19. I can’t ever remember seeing a pitcher give up more hits than that. Holy WHIP-killer, Batman!
HARDBALL HELP
Marvin: Is Cody Ross worth owning now that he’s been claimed by SF?
The Fantasy Geek: Not in 12-team leagues or smaller. It’s a real
logjam in the SF outfield with Burrell, Huff, Torres, Rowand and now
Ross. Burrell is red-hot and Torres and Huff shouldn’t miss out on many
at bats.
WHERE AMAZING POLLS HAPPEN
Who’d be your 7th pick?
NEXT
It’s crunch time in fantasy baseball and draft time in fantasy football…our favorite time of the year, so come on by:
ALL THE TIME – Look for our tweets with player updates as well as quick posts
FRIDAY – Simon Says with more fantasy slants from Si
FRIDAY – Gridiron Geek Fantasy Football Chat with The Geek
SUNDAY – Hustle Points with hot free agents, day-to-dayers and double-start pitchers
MONDAY @ 3ET/12PT – Hardball Help Live Chat with Si and The Geek.
WEDNESDAY – The Geekly Update
And coming up on Saturday 9/4 at 12 ET/9 PT, we’ll be doing our GeekSpeak Fantasy Football Preview Show Podcast.
For more, visit TheFantasyGeek.comAnd for more updates, follow The Geek on Twitter
More on Geekweek
KEEPIN’ IT ON THE D.L.
We’re getting to the point where “DL” means “end of season”…
Stephen Strasburg has thrown the last pitch of his rookie season, due to a forearm injury. Keeper leaguers, hold on tight and wait til next year.
Kevin Slowey is slowing down his owners with a strained triceps. It comes at a bad time, as he was pitching some of his best ball of the season.
Dustin Pedroia is just dust in the wind after going back on the list with his messed up foot. If Bill Hall is still out there in your league, grab him. Now.Alex Rodriguez’s strained calf landed him on the DL. He’ll be back when eligible, but it’s more disappointment for all those owners who drafted him third overall.
INKED & AXED
Here’s our take on the players fantasy owners are adding and dropping the most. (Change in Ownership Percentages via CBS Sports leagues)
Hot Commodities
Yuniesky Betancourt (up 19%): 6 home runs in August. Who does he think he is, Jose Bautista? Pick him up if you’re hurting at MI, but don’t expect this to last. This has “correction coming” written all over it.
Bud Norris (up 13%): No mystery why fantasy leaguers were all over Norris last week. He punched out 14 batters in one game and goes twice this week. Putting the Ks aside, Norris may have turned the corner. He’s gone at least 6 innings in his past 7 starts and has 4 wins to show for it. He’ll be an intriguing pick next season.
Joe Blanton (up 11%): This spike is certainly due to Blanton’s double-start status in Week 21. But he’s been fairly effective of late, with 31 Ks in his past 32 innings.
Cold Product
JP Arencibia (down 22%): Boom! 2 HRs in his first game! Then? Absolutely nothing. If you’re one of the crafty owners who scooped him up early, then sold high right away, I applaud you.
Ronny Paulino (down 11%): He got nailed for PED use and is serving a 50-game suspension. Yeah, that’ll get you dropped in a hurry.
Ronny Paulino must’ve confused himself with Ronnie from Jersey Shore.
Matt LaPorta (down 6%): Ick. LaPorta is mired in a 3 for 36 slump. Guess he’s living up to his nickname, Matt LaPorta-Potty.
BIG SURPRISES
Guys who stepped up over the past week:
Omar Infante (.433 BA, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 1 SB) – Atlanta’s super-sub is getting full-time at bats now and he’s making the most of them. I used to like Infante as a plucky MI guy when he was on Detroit. Now, he’s become a legit every-week starter.
Coco Crisp (.321 BA, 1 HR, 5 SB) – Yes, all the
headlines you’ve been reading are true. Coco is going cuckoo at the
plate and on the base paths. He better not be on your waiver wire if you
need steals.
CJ Wilson (8.2 IP, 4 H+BB, 0 ER, 12 K, W) – Because this was
his first season as a starter, I thought Wilson would run out of gas.
Well, the empty light came on for a brief time, but Wilson filled ‘er up
and now he’s back to throwing gas.
SUDDEN DEMISES
Stars who stumbled:
Adam Dunn (.055, 0 HR, 11 K) – The Big Dunnkey was red hot for a long time. He was due to come back down to earth a bit.
Carlos Gonzalez (.091 BA, 0 HR, 0 R, 0 RBI) – Take a good look at that awful week for Car-Go. You may never see anything like it again.
Yovani Gallardo (3.1 IP, 11 H+BB, 6 ER, L) – Yo-Ga hasn’t been quite right since the 12-strikeout game he had on 8/2. Wonder if the pitch counts are getting to him.
STAT THAT LOOKS LIKE A TYPO…BUT ISN’T
15
That’s how many hits Carl Pavano gave up in 6 innings on 8/19. I can’t ever remember seeing a pitcher give up more hits than that. Holy WHIP-killer, Batman!
HARDBALL HELP
Marvin: Is Cody Ross worth owning now that he’s been claimed by SF?
The Fantasy Geek: Not in 12-team leagues or smaller. It’s a real logjam in the SF outfield with Burrell, Huff, Torres, Rowand and now Ross. Burrell is red-hot and Torres and Huff shouldn’t miss out on many at bats.
WHERE AMAZING POLLS HAPPEN
NEXT
It’s crunch time in fantasy baseball and draft time in fantasy football…our favorite time of the year, so come on by:
ALL THE TIME – Look for our tweets with player updates as well as quick posts
FRIDAY – Simon Says with more fantasy slants from Si
FRIDAY – Gridiron Geek Fantasy Football Chat with The Geek
SUNDAY – Hustle Points with hot free agents, day-to-dayers and double-start pitchers
MONDAY @ 3ET/12PT – Hardball Help Live Chat with Si and The Geek.
WEDNESDAY – The Geekly Update
And coming up on Saturday 9/4 at 12 ET/9 PT, we’ll be doing our GeekSpeak Fantasy Football Preview Show Podcast.
For more, visit TheFantasyGeek.comAnd for more updates, follow The Geek on Twitter
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