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2010 Lineup Planner – Week 9

Posted by Todd Lammi on May 30th, 2010

Here is a look at the latest news and notes from around the diamond to help you set your fantasy baseball lineup for week 9.

American League:

Max Scherzer returned to the major leagues after two starts in Triple-A and proceeded to strike out 14 of 17 hitters on Sunday, while working 5 2/3 shutout innings against the Oakland A’s. His next start will come against Kansas City next weekend so I would have him active in a mixed league format.

Outfielder Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers is headed back to the 15-day disabled list again, meaning David Murphy will see more at bats over the next two weeks. Craig Gentry was recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding roster move but he is nothing more than a backup outfielder.

Third basemen Mark Teahen of the Chicago White Sox possibly suffered a broken finger on Sunday and will have X-Rays on Monday, making it unlikely he will see action next week. Jayson Nix took over Sunday and hit a pinch-hit grand slam and should see additional starts in week nine.

With Kendry Morales likely lost for the remainder of the fantasy baseball season after getting injured Saturday in the winning celebration, Mike Napoli got the start at first base on Sunday. Robb Quinlan was recalled from the minor leagues and could see time there as well, although neither of those options is necessarily long term. With Lyle Overbay heating up the last few weeks and Brett Wallace ready in the minor leagues, Overbay could be a possible trade target for the Los Angeles Angels.

National League:

Buster Posey was called up by the San Francisco Giants and got starts at first base over the weekend. He should see five to six starts per week between first base and catcher so he should be active in all formats going forward.

Carlos Zambrano and Tom Gorzelanny are flip-flopping roles between the starting rotation and bullpen this week with Zambrano getting the start on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. With Randy Wells also struggling, I would still hold onto Gorzelanny for another week or two to see how that shakes out.

With Joey Votto missing another game this week due to a stiff neck, his status is questionable for next week. It seems a long period of time to miss for a stiff neck and with some of the personal issues he went through last season, hopefully there is nothing more to the situation that is not being reported at this time. Miguel Cairo has done a good job filling in for him this week and is a decent option in NL only leagues for next week.

Andre Ethier is expected to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup on Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, sending Xavier Paul back to the bench.

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The Minor League Report – week 6

Posted by Todd Lammi on May 11th, 2010

In week 5, there were several more prospects recalled from the minor leagues, including Starlin Castro of the Chicago Cubs and Michael Saunders by the Seattle Mariners. Some of the promotions from Double-A to Triple-A included Stephen Strasburg and Drew Storen (WAS) as well as Andrew Cashner (CHC).

Cashner, with a 2.75 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 36 innings could be facing a similar fate as Jeremy Hellickson of the Tampa Bay Rays. Each pitcher has been dominating in the minor leagues, but with no spots currently open in the major league rotation, there is a very good chance that when they are recalled to the big leagues, they will each be working in relief roles.

I have created a Minor League Tracker spreadsheet that shows all of the year-to-date stats for players that I highlighted in my team-by-team Triple-A minor league reports so you can easily keep an eye on possible players to target on the waiver wire in future weeks.

I have added additional columns that list the rank of the player in the overall top 100 by Baseball America and by Keith Law of ESPN as well as added the major league team names, plus included all Triple-A and Double-A hitters and pitchers that qualify to be among the league leaders so there is a ton of information you can now filter through.

Hitters:

Outfielder Michael Stanton (FLA) continues to lead the way with 15 home runs and 33 RBI through 28 games, although he is striking out in 31% of his at bats. Management is on record that Stanton will be up some time this summer, but if he jumps past Triple-A right to the major leagues, I think he is going to struggle to hit for average with his high ratio of strikeouts.

Third basemen Mike Moustakas (KC) is off to a great start in Double-A, hitting .392 with six home runs and 21 RBI, with only nine strikeouts in 74 at bats.

For all the hype that Carlos Santana (CLE) gets and rightfully so, Buster Posey (SF) is matching him stat for stat in Triple-A. Santana is hitting .314 with five home runs and 25 RBI compared to Posey at .345 with five home runs and 21 RBI.

Pitchers:

Martin Perez (TEX) has a 2.45 ERA in six starts with 29 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings to go along with a 1.44 ERA.

Simon Castro of the San Diego Padres has been holding his own on Double-A with a 2.10 ERA and 1.02 WHIP ratio. Castro has struck out 26 in 34 1/3 innings.

Jordan Lyles (HOU) has been superb in Double-A with a 2.83 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP in 35 innings with 31 strikeouts. I would expect to see him promoted to Triple-A by the middle of this summer.

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The Minor League Report – San Francisco Giants Triple-A Roster

Posted by Todd Lammi on April 6th, 2010

Here is the minor league report for the 2010 Fresno Grizzlies, the Triple-A affiliate for the San Francisco Giants.

The key name to note on the roster is catcher Buster Posey, who was sent down to Triple-A so he could concentrate on catching rather than spend time in the major leagues possibly playing multiple positions. He has career minor league numbers of 459 at bats with 19 home runs and a .327 batting average, to go along with a great eye at the plate. He has drawn 70 walks against only 72 strikeouts in those at bats.

The other name to watch is starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner who entered spring as the favorite for the 5th starter job, but a lack of velocity had him sent down to Triple-A at the end of spring training. He struggled in spring with his control, allowing eight hits and seven walks in seven innings with zero strikeouts.

How they rank:

Baseball America: Posey (1), Bumgarner (2)
Keith Law: Posey (1), Bumgarner (2)
John Sickels: Posey (1), Bumgarner (2)

Here is a look at 2010 Fresno Grizzlies roster by position:

Catchers:

Buster Posey
Steve Holm

Infielders:

1B Brett Pill
2B Brock Bond
SS Juan Ciriaco
3B Ryan Rohlinger
Brad Boyer
Matt Downs

Outfielders:

Joe Borchard
Ben Copeland
Jesus Guzman
Eddy Martinez-Esteve
Mike McBryde

Starting Pitchers:

Madison Bumgarner
Eric Hacker
Joe Martinez
Kevin Pucetas
Horacio Ramirez

Relief Pitchers:

Denny Bautista
Steve Edlefsen
Geno Espinelli
Alex Hinshaw
Osiri Matos
Joe Paterson
Felix Romero
Henry Sosa

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2010 Fantasy Baseball Tiers – Catchers

Posted by Todd Lammi on March 23rd, 2010

In a fantasy baseball draft or auction, it is helpful to use average draft position reports along with tiered rankings in order to make sure you get a player you want from each group before there is a statistical drop off.

Here is a look at the 2010 fantasy baseball tiers for catchers.

Tier 1:  rounds 1-2

1.  Joe Mauer
2.  Victor Martinez

Tier 2:  rounds 3-5

3.  Brian McCann
4.  Matt Wieters

Tier 3:  rounds 9-12

5.  Jorge Posada
6.  Kurt Suzuki
7.  Miguel Montero
8.  Geovany Soto
9.  Russell Martin
10. Mike Napoli
11. Bengie Molina
12. Ryan Doumit

Tier 4:  rounds 13-15

13.  A.J. Pierzynski
14.  Chris Ianetta
15.  Yadier Molina

Tier 5:  rounds 16-18

16.  John Baker
17.  Carlos Ruiz

Tier 6:  bottom of the barrel time

18.  Rod Barajas
19.  John Buck
20.  Kelly Shoppach
21.  Ramon Hernandez
22.  Jarrod Saltalamacchia
23.  Gregg Zaun
24.  Gerald Laird
25.  Nick Hundley
26. Miguel Olivo
27. Buster Posey
28. Ivan Rodriguez
29. Jason Kendall
30. Taylor Teagarden

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2010 San Francisco Giants Team Preview

Posted by Todd Lammi on March 19th, 2010

This is the third part our series of 2010 fantasy baseball team previews looking at the National League West. The team previews will include the projected batting order, projected rotation, rookies that could make an impact in 2010 as well as each players current ADP for a 15 team mixed fantasy baseball league.

2010 San Francisco Giants Projected Batting Order:

1.  CF Aaron Rowand (ADP 463)
2.  SS Edgar Renteria (ADP 388)
3.  3B Pablo Sandoval (ADP 40)
4.  1B Aubrey Huff (ADP 315)
5.  LF Mark DeRosa (ADP 237 )
6.  C Bengie Molina (ADP 165)
7.  2B Juan Uribe / Freddy Sanchez (ADP 375 / 294)
8.  RF Nate Schierholtz (ADP 459)

2010 San Francisco Giants Projected Rotation & Bullpen:

1.  Tim Lincecum (ADP 12)
2.  Matt Cain (ADP 92)
3.  Barry Zito (ADP 317)
4.  Jonathan Sanchez (ADP 226)
5.  Madison Bumgarner / Todd Wellemeyer (ADP 350 / ND)

Closer – Brian Wilson (ADP 139)
Handcuff – Dan Runzler

2010 San Francisco Giants Prospects with potential impact this year:

1.  Buster Posey – C
2. Madison Bumgarner – SP
3. Dan Runzler – RP


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Spring Training News & Notes – Mon. & Tues.

Posted by Todd Lammi on March 17th, 2010

Here is a look at the Spring Training News & Notes from the past few days. The news & notes are focused on changes that affect players value as well as players coming back off of injuries or rookies that might make an impact.

Hitters:

Elijah Dukes was cut by the Washington Nationals today.  No reason was given for his release and from a fantasy perspective, there are not a whole lot of interesting choices behind him (Mike Morse, Jason Maxwell, Mike Morse, etc.) to have an impact unless the Nationals decide to move Ian Desmond from SS to the outfield.

If you are in a deep AL only league, Mark Kotsay is worth going $1 on as he could see 200 at bats between the outfield, first base and designated hitter. He stole his third base of the spring on Tuesday.

The San Francisco Giants stopped their waffling and tried Buster Posey at first base. He becomes more draftable in mixed league formats with two catchers if the Giants are committed to giving him time at multiple positions.

Michael Stanton hit his third home run of the spring for the Florida Marlins, and is making things interesting in the outfield picture.

Pitchers:

Jaime Garcia is still in the running for the 5th starter spot with St. Louis after striking out seven in three scoreless innings on Tuesday.

With no one stepping up at the back of the rotation, the Texas Rangers moved C.J. Wilson from relief pitcher into the mix. Wilson worked four innings, allowing one run with five strikeouts on Tuesday.

Phil Hughes matched the performance of Alfredo Aceves from earlier in the week by tossing four shutout innings with two strikeouts.

In a blast from the past, Ramon Ortiz who last pitched in the major leagues with the Colorado Rockies in 2007, tossed four shutout innings with five strikeouts for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his bid to claim the final rotation spot.

Ben Sheets, zero innings, eight hits, nine runs and one walk. That’s a good way to drop your draft value by three to five rounds.

Closers:

Franklin Morales picked up a save Monday for the Colorado Rockies and could see some action in that role to start the season with Huston Street likely to begin the season the disabled list.

A couple of sleepers to take note of at closer though they may not have an impact until later in the season.

Pat Neshek is returning from Tommy John surgery in 2008 and could be an option for saves after the All-Star break as the Minnesota Twins wait before throwing him possibly into the fire. He excelled in 2007 with a 2.94 ERA and 1.01 WHIP with more than a strikeout per inning.

Koji Uehara was moved to the bullpen to make way for all the young arms the Baltimore Orioles had coming up through the farm system and will serve in a set up role this year. Given the injury history of Mike Gonzalez, he could be an option for saves at some point this season. He is definitely worth a flier in an AL only leagues as is Neshek.

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Minor League Report – week 9

Posted by Todd Lammi on June 7th, 2009

by Todd Lammi

The minor league transaction wire was buzzing this week with the promotion of Tommy Hanson, Gordon Beckham, Andrew McCutchen and Carlos Gonzalez to the major leagues. There were also notable names that were promoted to Double-A as well. Here is a recap of minor league baseball news and stats from week nine from a fantasy baseball perspective.

Hitters:

First basemen Yonder Alonso (Reds) was promoted to Double-A after hitting .302 with seven home runs and 37 RBI in Advanced A. Alonso is hitting .260 in six games so far at AA.

Outfielder Mike Stanton (Marlins) was moved to Double-A after hitting .294 with 12 home runs and 39 RBI in Advanced A. He still has some work on reducing his strikeouts, after fanning 45 times in 180 at bats.

Buster Posey (Giants) is hitting .307 with nine home runs and 41 RBI in Advanced A to go along with five stolen bases. He should be on his way up to Double-A very shortly.

Catcher Jesus Montero (Yankees) was promoted to Double-A after hitting .356 with eight home runs and 37 RBI.

Third basemen Josh Vitters (Cubs) is hitting .351 with 13 home runs and 35 RBI in A ball. It is time for the Cubs to test him at a higher level.

Second basemen Matt Antonelli (Padres) is trying to work his way back to prospect status in Triple-A, but he is off to a slow start, hitting .143 with one home run and seven RBI in 84 at bats.

Pitchers:

Kyle Drabek was promoted to Double-A, tossing seven shutout innings in his first start with four strikeouts. Drabek finished Advanced A at 4-1 with a 2.48 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 61 2/3 innings.

Bradley Holt (Mets) was elevated to Double-A after going 4-1 with a 3.05 ERA in Advanced A. Holt struck out 50 hitters in 41 1/3 innings. In his first start at the new level, he went 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs and three strikeouts.

Mat Latos (Padres) tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts, lowering his ERA to 0.51 at Double-A.

Zach McAllister (Yankees) pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings with six strikeouts. McAllister in Double-A is now 5-2 with a 1.61 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 61 1/3 innings.

Chuck Lofgren (Indians) struggled in his first Triple-A start after being promoted, but was much better the second time around, hurling seven scoreless innings with three strikeouts.

Edgar Osuna (Braves) was moved to Double-A and tossed seven innings of one-hit ball in his first start with four strikeouts. On the season, Osuna has a 2.82 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 60 2/3 innings.

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Fantasy Baseball Minor League Report – week 4

Posted by Todd Lammi on May 1st, 2009

by Todd Lammi

Tommy Hanson picked up his first win of the season Thursday, tossing six shutout innings with nine strikeouts. Hanson threw 92 pitches, 58 for strikes, and allowed an even split of four ground ball and four fly outs. He is just waiting for the Atlanta Braves to make the call as he is major league ready right now. Other top prospects making a mark in minor league baseball in week 4…

Gordon Beckham has been in the news quite a bit recently with questions being asked of Chicago White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen about the potential for a Beckham call up. Beckham is hitting .300 in AA with two home runs and 10 doubles, plus a stolen base. He still has some work to do defensively before he is promoted to the major leagues.

Justin Smoak – the way he has been hitting, you might as well change his last name to Smoke. Currently in AA for the Texas Rangers, Smoak is hitting .351 with four home runs in 76 at bats. More importantly, check out the walk to strikeout ratio. With 16 walks against only 10 strikeouts, Smoak is displaying a great eye at the plate.

Jake Arrieta - in AA for the Baltimore Orioles, Arrieta struck out six in six innings for his last start. On the season, Arrieta has a 2.00 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 18 innings.

Madison Bumgarner – Bumgarner, part of the loaded team that is the San Jose Giants is off to a good start in 2009 with a 1.40 ERA, with 19 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings. His last start was the first time he allowed more than one run.

Buster Posey – Bumgarner’s teammate in San Jose, the catcher is hitting .366 with five home runs and an 11 to 13 walk to strikeout ratio.

Jarrod Parker – Parker made a quick move this season, blazing through high Class A up to Double-A for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Parker in his four starts in A ball, had a 0.95 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 19 innings.

Gerardo Parra – among the leaders in batting average in AA for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Parra is hitting .342 with a home run and five stolen bases. He has shown good plate discipline with 15 walks versus nine strikeouts.

Bud Norris - could be next in line when the Houston Astros need a starting pitcher. Norris has a 2.28 ERA in AAA with 25 strikeouts in 23 2/3 innings. He still needs some work on his control, with 15 walks on the season, including six in his last start.

Dayan Viciedo – Viciedo was hot in spring training and there was some that thought he was close to the major leagues for the Chicago White Sox. The team sent him to AA and he has struggled there so far in the first month of the season, batting .221 with 20 strikeouts in 77 at bats.

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