"July 2011" Monthly Archives

Erik Bedard (SP - BOS): It wouldn't be a trade deadline if the Yankees and Sox both didn't make a deal, so the Red Sox snuck one in at the last minute, acquiring SEA LH Erik Bedard. Bedard's been...

Cleveland Indians/Ubaldo Jimenez - In the big trade news of the evening, the Indians sent 4 minor leaguers to the Rockies in exchange for Ubaldo Jimenez. The trade is pending Jimenez's physical and should be finalized Sunday. The Rockies did...

Hunter Pence- PHI- Trade- The Phillies acquired Pence as regression to the mean may have been raising its ugly head. He has gone 9-for-46 since the All Star Break and with a BABIP still at .368 there is room for...

1. Erick Aybar (SS - Angels) - Erick Aybar snapped his 0-for-3 games cold spell with a solid 3-for-4 with a SB, 2 RBI, and a BB. That raises his average to .285 and gives him 21 SB on the...

Homer Bailey (SP - CIN): Coming into the season I was pretty optimistic there was some post-hype sleeper potential in Homer Bailey. He had finished the 2010 season really strong and had made improvements in both his BB and...

Ervin Santana- LAA- Hot- Santana extended his string of quality starts to 6 with the 2nd best quality start possible, a no hitter. Only a perfect game would have been better. He did allow 1 unearned run, walked 1 and...

1. Rickie Weeks (2B - Brewers) - Really tough break for Rickie Weeks owners. He turned his ankle pretty hard while stretching out a single and had to be helped off the field. He will head to the disabled list...

Trevor Bauer is the first 2011 draftee to make a debut on the top-50 lists. As others (Gerritt Cole and co.) start to sign, we'll have a bit of shuffling on these lists. As it stands, Bauer inking his name...

Ricky Nolasco- FLA- Caution- Nolasco wasn't as bad as he was in his last outing, but he didn't pitch a quality start yesterday. He came close, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks in 5.2 IP while striking...

Jose Altuve - Altuve certainly doesn't look the part, standing 5'5" on a good day, but the new Astros' 2B can hit with the best of them. The 21 year old hit .408 in the Cal League to prompt a...

Alex Rios - It's almost like Adam Dunn and Alex Rios made a bet in the pre-season to see who could be worse in 2011. Right now, Dunn's probably winning but Rios isn't too far behind, especially with his .208/.255(!)/.301...

Michael Pineda (SP - SEA): Pineda made it three straight ugly starts as we shelled by the Red Sox for 7 ER's in just 4 1/3 innings of work. He allowed 8 hits and a BB, while striking out...

BJ Upton OF (TB) - With lots of speculation that Upton may be traded, there's a good chance that such a move would be beneficial to his fantasy value. For starters, only a contender would likely trade for Upton...

Ubaldo Jimenez - For all the hoopla about Ubaldo Jimenez's struggles earlier this season, the big right hander's stats entering today's outing against the Diamondbacks are close to his 2010 totals. He's striking out about the same number of batters...

Hunter Pence- HOU- Cold- We may be seeing some regression to the mean in action. Even with a 3-for-22 in his last 6 games Pence still has a BABIP of .374. He has been extremely lucky so far this season...

JP Arencibia C (TOR) - The Blue Jays got rolled last night, and JP Arencibia was the lone bright spot as he blasted 2 solo homers. Arencibia has solid power (now 14 homers and a .215 ISO) that should...

Jordan Walden- LAA- Caution- Although he has been saving games with regularity, Walden's strikeout numbers have been decreasing lately. After getting at least 1 K in 26 of his first 32 appearances this season, he only has strikeouts in 4...

Jhoulys Chacin (SP - COL): Chacin's struggles continued on Thursday as he 5 ER's on 4 hits and 7 BB's over 4 2/3 innings of work. It marked the 4th time in the last 5 outings Chacin has surrendered at...

1. Drew Stubbs (OF - Reds) - Stubbs was kept out of the lineup on Wednesday with knee issues after getting hit there by a pitch in Tuesday's game. Stubbs has been basically fantasy irrelevant in July with no HR...

Sampling of the 70+ weekly updates you get as a subscriber: NL 1 Bryce Harper WAS OF A+ Just .214 in 8 AA games, so cut him loose. Kidding of course. He's still great. 25 Trayvon Robinson LAD OF B+...

C. J. Wilson - After walking more than 4 batters per game in his first year as a full-time starter in 2010, C.J. Wilson has lowered his walk rate to just 2.91 this season which has played a major...

Chris Perez RP (CLE) - Perez blew a save and took the loss last night. He only got one out before giving up a 2-run walk off single by Danny Valencia. In total, Perez walked 2 batters and gave...

Dontrelle Willis- CIN- Rise Value- In some senses yesterday's start was better than his 2011 debut. He only lasted 4.2 IP, but there was a rain delay in there that threw things off. He allowed 5 hits, but only walked...

Mike Moustakas (3B - KC): Things continue to deteriorate for Mike Moustakas as he's mired in a 2-35 slump that has dropped his rookie batting line to just .212/.272/.269. He certainly hasn't been the beneficiary of good fortune as...

Rich Harden - Like that crazy girlfriend you just can't quit, Rich Harden intrigued fantasy baseball managers on Saturday by tossing 6 innings and allowing just 2 ER while striking out 9. In 18 innings since coming off the DL,...

Jeff Karstens (SP--Pirates) Jeff Karstens continues to surprise as he opened up the second half against Houston with a complete game shutout for his eighth win of the season. Houston helped Karstens cause as he only needed 83 pitches to...

Corey Hart (OF - MIL): Hart missed most of the first month of the season and became a bit of an afterthought for me in fantasy. After a slow start out of the gates he rebounded with a big...

Andruw Jones (OF--Yankees) In a one of his rare starts on Thursday, Andruw Jones hit two home runs for his fifth and sixth of the season. It was the second time this season that Jones had a multi-home run game...

Francisco Cordero RP (CIN) - Cordero blew his third straight save yesterday, and his owners should be nervous. His 2.54 ERA is extremely misleading; Cordero has a 4.06 FIP. His skills are in decline. If you don't believe that...

Eduardo Nunez (3B - NYY): Let's take a look at the new Yankees everyday 3B. Nunez showed intriguing skills in a short stint as an everyday player with the injury to Derek Jeter. He was making great contact (91%)...

Derek Jeter SS (NYY) - Even a Yankee hater such as myself can't help but getting giddy at the awesomeness of baseball, which was on fully display yesterday as Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit was a homerun on a day...

Aaron Harang (SP--Padres) Coming off the DL, not having much in almost a month, Aaron Harang couldn't have asked for better start other than maybe to have walked away with a win instead of a n-decision. Harang left Saturday's game...

Dontrelle Willis (SP--Reds) Well, look who's coming back into town: The D-Train. Yes, the Reds confirmed on Friday that Dontrelle Willis will be making his 2011 debut on Sunday against Milwaukee. The Reds have a void to fill with Edison...

Chase Utley (2B - PHI): It's been a while since we checked in on Chase Utley so let's see how his season has developed after missing the first 6 weeks of the season. Utley started slow hitting just .222/.364/.370...

1. Bud Norris (SP - Astros) - Norris did it again on Wednesday night. Another QS for the fireballer with a 7.0 IP, 2 ER performance that led to his 5th win of the season. That only makes him 10-for-18...

As a reminder, this is just a small sampling of hte 70+ prospect updates you'll get each week as a subscriber. National League 1 Bryce Harper WAS OF A+ .977 OPS with 19 SB but now the real test comes...