2011 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: Dykstra's Woes & Pinstripe Playas Make History
Mr. Jeter you playa you. Done with Minka and on to the next? I will gladly take your sloppy seconds, unfortunately the sloppy seconds have higher standards that I can offer. A man can dream.
Speaking of Pinstripe Playas, the Yankees made history last night in a 22-9 romp over none other than the not-so-Athletics. The Yankees became the first team in the history of baseball to hit 3 grand slams in a game. Robinson Cano, Russell Martin & Curtis Granderson all connected for grand salamis, with Martin going a perfect 5-5 with 2 home runs and 6 runs driven in.
With the Red Sox winning 6-0 over Texas, the Yankees still stand 1 game behind. On the year the Yankees have scored 6 more runs than the Sox and 259 more than the Giants who have scored the least runs, but are shockingly only 3 games behind the Diamondbacks for first place in the NL West.
Adrian Gonzalez slammed 2 out of the yard for his 22nd and 23rd on the year and is now hitting .348.
Who would you vote for AL MVP? Granderson, Adrian Gonzalez or Verlander?
Brandon Beachy continues his run, winning his 4th in a row without a loss and improving to 7-2 on the year.
If you haven't checked out rookie JD Martinez yet, please do. He is riding a 5 game hitting streak, with 1 HR & 9 RBI. With little to no pressure playing in Houston, Martinez could blossom into a real fantasy stud by next year.
Speaking of rookies, check out Paul Goldschmidt who hit his 5th homer of the year.
It’s all a game of averages. Remember when Albert Pujols was hitting .231 in May? Well he’s up to .290 and proven that even on a down year, he is better than 99% of the players in the league.
Today's pitching duel of the day goes to Dan Haren vs Derek Holland. Also hurling today is James Shields, Madison Bumgarner, Roy Oswalt & Obaldo Jimenez.
Written by Evan Marx exclusively for TheFantasyFix.com
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