2011 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: Whispers of Strasburg, Uggla at 31 games & More!
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Dan Uggla, you know your year is a bit of a disappointment when… you sign for 5 years and $62 million you are only batting .224 after a 31-game hitting streak. Actually, that is really a half-truth or a one-third truth as he is on pace for 33 home runs and 80 RBI's. Great numbers for a second baseman.
The Stephen Strasburg whispers are starting to gain momentum. He is available in A LOT of leagues, if he comes back in September, he could win a league for you.
Justin Verlander, Yovani Gallardo, and Jonny Cueto headline the pitchers for Thursday. Verlander is trying to bounce back from a stretch where he has given up 3 or more runs in 3 of his last 5 starts (3, 0, 4, 1, 4). In a season where Verlander has a 2.30 ERA, this qualifies as an exceptionally frigid stretch.
Albert Pujols on pace for .277 avg. 37 home runs and 97 RBI's which equates to his lowest home run total since 2007; lowest number of RBI's and lowest batting average in his career. How much money has he lost? Ok, probably none.
It is that time of the year to start taking flyer's on some of the kids getting called up. No youngster is hotter than Houston's J.D. Martinez, not quite 11 complete games into his career: .282 avg, 4 home runs and 12 RBI's. Nobody is scared of Houston and they have no reason to not give J.D. plenty of playing time.
Curtis Granderson hit his 31st home run, on his way to 4 RBI's. I know a lot of the AL MVP talk has focused on Adrian Gonzalez who is on pace for an impressive .348, 25, 128, .960 OPS, but what about Granderson? He does not have the average (.277 vs. .348), but he is on pace for more home runs (44 to 25), the same number of RBI's plus, he has the added dimension of speed, 22 stolen bases thus far. Both are good defensive players. Granderson deserves some serious MVP talk.
At least for one night Ubaldo Jimenez was worth it for the Indians as he got the win on the way to giving up 3 runs over 8 innings in his home debut.
This baseball season has been filed with tragic off field stories of fans being injured and in some cases dying. So it is wonderful news for the friends and family of Brian Stow, the beaten Giants fan, that he was raising his arms and legs in response to directions. Here is hoping he makes a complete recovery and the people responsible meet the "sisters" in the showers.
The Stephen Strasburg whispers are starting to gain momentum. He is available in A LOT of leagues, if he comes back in September, he could win a league for you.
Justin Verlander, Yovani Gallardo, and Jonny Cueto headline the pitchers for Thursday. Verlander is trying to bounce back from a stretch where he has given up 3 or more runs in 3 of his last 5 starts (3, 0, 4, 1, 4). In a season where Verlander has a 2.30 ERA, this qualifies as an exceptionally frigid stretch.
Albert Pujols on pace for .277 avg. 37 home runs and 97 RBI's which equates to his lowest home run total since 2007; lowest number of RBI's and lowest batting average in his career. How much money has he lost? Ok, probably none.
It is that time of the year to start taking flyer's on some of the kids getting called up. No youngster is hotter than Houston's J.D. Martinez, not quite 11 complete games into his career: .282 avg, 4 home runs and 12 RBI's. Nobody is scared of Houston and they have no reason to not give J.D. plenty of playing time.
Curtis Granderson hit his 31st home run, on his way to 4 RBI's. I know a lot of the AL MVP talk has focused on Adrian Gonzalez who is on pace for an impressive .348, 25, 128, .960 OPS, but what about Granderson? He does not have the average (.277 vs. .348), but he is on pace for more home runs (44 to 25), the same number of RBI's plus, he has the added dimension of speed, 22 stolen bases thus far. Both are good defensive players. Granderson deserves some serious MVP talk.
At least for one night Ubaldo Jimenez was worth it for the Indians as he got the win on the way to giving up 3 runs over 8 innings in his home debut.
This baseball season has been filed with tragic off field stories of fans being injured and in some cases dying. So it is wonderful news for the friends and family of Brian Stow, the beaten Giants fan, that he was raising his arms and legs in response to directions. Here is hoping he makes a complete recovery and the people responsible meet the "sisters" in the showers.
(March 1, 2011 – Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America)
Written by Chris Summers exclusively for www.thefantasyfix.com.
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