UPDATE:
- NL MVP leader Raul Ibanez will hit the 15 day DL with a strained groin. This injury pretty much came out of left field, no pun intended. This is a crushing blow to a lot of teams for the next couple weeks, but at least its only a couple weeks and not longer. Having said that, groin injuries have the tendency to reoccur and this could be a problem all season long.
- I'm becoming a big fan of Max Scherzer of the DBacks. If you throw out his one bad performance against the Braves, he's given up just 4 runs in his last 25.2 IP. He's also pretty good with strikeouts as well with 73 K's in 73 IP this season. If he's available in your league, you need to give this guy a chance.
(Photo by AP)
- Those of you that were starting to wonder about Yankees SS Derek Jeter can relax now. An MRI on his ankle showed no damage and he expects to play tonight.
- The news isn't so good for a pair of Blue Jays pitchers. Ace Roy Halladay and closer Scott Downs will both go on the 15 day DL a groin strain and a sprained right big toe respectively.
- Another big strikeout pitching ace that will hit the DL this week is the Mariners Erik Bedard. Bedard has a left shoulder inflammation and is going to see Dr James Andrews which usually is never a good thing so you may want to start to figure out your long term plans for life without him.
- Manny Ramirez is heading to Single A to begin his rehab assignment starting June 25th. His 50 game suspension is nearing an end so anyone that's desperate for an outfielder, now is your time to pick him up if he's on waivers.
- Pedro Martinez is looking to get back into the majors and he's talking with the Cubs and Rays right now. The knock against Pedro is that he wouldn't be able to handle a whole season, but he won't need to and could make a big impact in the second half, which would make him valuable on a lot of fantasy teams for the playoffs.
- As I mentioned in my stock market report, Jose Lopez is a streaky hitter and is back on a hot streak for the month of June batting .309 with 5 HR's and 16 RBI in just 14 games. Pick him up now ride out the streak and maybe cash in on him via trade and let someone else deal with his cold streaks.
- The up and down adventures of David Price continued last night. Price gave up 5 ER in 7 IP while striking out 5 batters and walking no one. It was good to see him regain some control, but giving up 5 runs isn't good, although maybe you can give him a free pass here since it was in Colorado.
Posted
Jun 18 2009, 08:48 AM
by
Nick Fruscello