2011 Fantasy Baseball, Week 15 Waiver Wire: K-Rod Out, Bobby Parnell In?
Bobby Parnell, NYM (25% owned) Parnell has the slight edge over Jason Isringhausen as the top choice to take over closer responsibilities now that K-Rod is in Milwaukee. Izzy is more experienced as a closer but is a bit old now. In 24.2 innings Parnell has a 2.92 ERA and is averaging 1.23 K’s per inning.
Denard Span, Twins (36%) Span has been on the DL since June 9th, but has been cleared to begin rehab. This may a more appropriate play next week once we are certain Span is completely healthy, but if you have the space on your roster, stash him for a week and reap the rewards in runs and stolen bases.
Brad Lidge, Phillies (49%) Lidge is inching his way back to returning to the Phillies, hopefully by the end of the month or sooner. Bastardo has been more than excellent closing, but chances are that the Phils will feel more than obligated to give the role back to Lidge sooner than later. Stay tuned.
Aroldis Chapman, Reds (40%) Everyone knows Chapman has the skills. At this point it may be that he just needs the opportunity to arise. Francisco Cordero has given up 7 runs in the last 4 appearances and blown 3 saves. The Reds will allow Cordero to rebound after the All-Star Break, but there's a damn good chance of Chapman stepping in if there is one more mishap in the next week.
Javier Vazquez, Marlins(26%) With an ERA over 5.00, almost everyone has given up on Vazquez being fantasy relevant this year, but for those paying attention, you’ll notice he has been a stud in the last 3 games and even the 2 before that were pretty nice. Historically Vazquez has been best in July and slightly better in almost all categories after the break. Totally worth a shot.
AL only
Jeanmar Gomez, Indians (0%) Gomez is starting Sunday, taking the place of Mitch Talbot who hit the 15-Day DL. In 4 appearances earlier in the year, Gomez held a not too pretty 4.91 ERA, but he should have a good chance of sticking with the team the remainder of the year. He’s got the stuff, now he just has to show it.
NL only
Alex Presley, Pirates (8%) Through 13 games, Presley has more than impressed, batting .365 with 9 runs and 6 RBI. He looks like he has locked up left field over Xavier Paul and on a young Pirates team he can learn while having fun too.
(June 11, 2011 – Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images North America)
Written by Evan Marx exclusively for TheFantasyFix.com
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