2011 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: Brian Wilson Sidelined & A-Rod Returning Friday?
Brian Wilson (Credits Below)
Red Flags for the bearded one. He'll be sidelined for a couple of days with an inflammation in his elbow, but he did go to see the same doctor that previously operated on his elbow. This is a critical time for the Giants as they try to stay in the race in the West. Luckily for the Giants, their next four series are against Houston (twice), the Padres and the Cubs… not a threatening stretch.
On more positive injury news, A-Rod is getting close to returning to the line-up, a Friday return is a possibility.
Stephen Strasburg has not quite ironed out all the kinks just yet; he just gave up five runs over 1 2/3 innings to a bunch of guys who just went to prom.
Special shout out to Jim Thome joining the 600 club. While you can trust nobody from the "steroid era," Thome is about as close as they will come. I do not know the man, but I have never seen or heard a bad word written about him. Congrats.
Hottest player of the last week: Robinson Cano who is merely 13-for-26, with 3 home runs and 10 RBI’s, which translates into a 1.557 OPS.
Heavy Hitters are pitching today: CC Sabathia (he meets this definition in more ways than one), Tim Lincecum, Clayton Kershaw, Jered Weaver and sneaky Cy Young candidate Ian Kennedy. Ricky Romero will also put his hot streak on the line (4-0 with 1.15 ERA over the last three weeks) against the Oakland A's. During the first half of the season this would be a tasty match-up for Romero, but since the all-star break the A's are 5th in runs, 3rd in average and 3rd in OPS. If only they could match solid offense with solid pitching.
Big day for Allen Craig of the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-for-5, 2 home runs and 3 RBI's. In 45 games this year his is putting up a very respectable .331, 6, 24 stat line. Also with 4 hits on the day, The Captain, Derek Jeter who has raised his average to .283 thanks to a .382 average in August.
Matt Cain and David Price went eight innings without allowing an earned run, striking out 9 and 6, respectively.
The not top player of the day has to go to Ricky Nolasco of the Marlins who was only able to fight the good fight for 3 innings giving up 11 hits and 11 earned runs during that time.
Remember a month ago when there were whispers of a Pirate sighting in the Playoffs? Well the Brewers have only lost twice since July 25th, while the Pirates managed to squeeze in a ten game losing streak during that time. Add it up and you have the Pirates sitting with a double digit deficit. There is always next year.
On more positive injury news, A-Rod is getting close to returning to the line-up, a Friday return is a possibility.
Stephen Strasburg has not quite ironed out all the kinks just yet; he just gave up five runs over 1 2/3 innings to a bunch of guys who just went to prom.
Special shout out to Jim Thome joining the 600 club. While you can trust nobody from the "steroid era," Thome is about as close as they will come. I do not know the man, but I have never seen or heard a bad word written about him. Congrats.
Hottest player of the last week: Robinson Cano who is merely 13-for-26, with 3 home runs and 10 RBI’s, which translates into a 1.557 OPS.
Heavy Hitters are pitching today: CC Sabathia (he meets this definition in more ways than one), Tim Lincecum, Clayton Kershaw, Jered Weaver and sneaky Cy Young candidate Ian Kennedy. Ricky Romero will also put his hot streak on the line (4-0 with 1.15 ERA over the last three weeks) against the Oakland A's. During the first half of the season this would be a tasty match-up for Romero, but since the all-star break the A's are 5th in runs, 3rd in average and 3rd in OPS. If only they could match solid offense with solid pitching.
Big day for Allen Craig of the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-for-5, 2 home runs and 3 RBI's. In 45 games this year his is putting up a very respectable .331, 6, 24 stat line. Also with 4 hits on the day, The Captain, Derek Jeter who has raised his average to .283 thanks to a .382 average in August.
Matt Cain and David Price went eight innings without allowing an earned run, striking out 9 and 6, respectively.
The not top player of the day has to go to Ricky Nolasco of the Marlins who was only able to fight the good fight for 3 innings giving up 11 hits and 11 earned runs during that time.
Remember a month ago when there were whispers of a Pirate sighting in the Playoffs? Well the Brewers have only lost twice since July 25th, while the Pirates managed to squeeze in a ten game losing streak during that time. Add it up and you have the Pirates sitting with a double digit deficit. There is always next year.
Written by Chris Summers exclusively for www.thefantasyfix.com.
Follow The Fantasy Fix on Twitter @thefantasyfix
or for Free Fantasy Sports Advice use our Quick Fix to get help with your team!
(August 14, 2011 – Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images North America)
Tags: The Fantasy Fix, Fantasy Baseball Daily News, 2011 Fantasy Baseball Tips, 2011 Fantasy Baseball Advice, The Daily Fix, Chris Summers, Brian Wilson, Stephen Strasburg
The Author
