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2011 Two Start Pitchers – Week 7

Posted by Todd Lammi on May 8th, 2011

Here is a look at the options for two start pitchers in week seven of the major league baseball season, covering May 9 – May 15. Be aware that several rotations have been shuffled so pitchers that may have looked like they were going to be start pitchers like Francisco Liriano are only getting one start next week.

2 start pitchers week 7: the list below is focused on mixed leagues since in AL or NL only leagues in most cases you do not have the option to rotate starting pitchers with the smaller player pool. The pitchers below are listed in alphabetical order by team name per category.

American League:

Start them:

Josh Beckett (BOS) ~ MIN (Blackburn), @NYY (Garcia)
Max Scherzer (DET) ~ @TOR (Morrow), KC (Davies)
Trevor Cahill (OAK) ~ @TEX (Wilson), CWS (Jackson)
Michael Pineda (SEA) ~ @BAL (Arrieta), @CLE (Tomlin)
C.J. Wilson (TEX) ~ OAK (Cahill), LAA (Santana)
Brandon Morrow (TOR) ~ DET (Scherzer), @MIN (Blackburn)

Roll the Dice:

Jake Arrieta (BAL) ~ SEA (Pineda), @TB (Sonnanstine)
Edwin Jackson (CHW) ~ @LAA (Santana), @OAK (Cahill)
Josh Tomlin (CLE) ~ TB (Sonnanstine), SEA (Pineda)
Ervin Santana (LAA) ~ CWS (Jackson), @TEX (Wilson)
Freddy Garcia (NYY) ~ KC (Davies), BOS (Beckett)

Despite only one win on the season, Santana has pitched decent enough this season and has allowed one earned run in his last 10 innings. He did get blasted in his one start against Texas earlier in the season, allowing 10 hits and six runs in four innings. Tomlin has been more lucky than good so far this season and has two winnable starts next week. Arrieta has not lost since April 9th and has struck out 19 in his last 18 innings. Garcia has struck out 21 in his last 18 innings

Sit Them:

Kyle Davies (KC) ~ @NYY (Garcia), @DET (Scherzer)
Nick Blackburn (MIN) ~ @BOS (Lester), TOR (Morrow)
Andy Sonnanstine (TB) ~ @CLE (Tomlin), BAL (Arrieta)

Blackburn finally picked up a win in his last start after losing four straight. With 13 walks and 15 strikeouts and batters hitting .299 against him, his margin for error is too small to warrant starting him in mixed leagues.

National League:

Start them:

Tommy Hanson (ATL) ~ WAS (Marquis), PHI (Blanton)
Chad Billingsley (LAD) ~ @PIT (Karstens), ARI (Saunders)
Zack Greinke (MIL) ~ SD (Latos), PIT (Correia)
Tim Lincecum (SF) ~ ARI (Kennedy), @CHC (Zambrano)

Roll the Dice:

Ian Kennedy (ARI) ~ @SF (Lincecum), @LAD (Lilly)
Carlos Zambrano (CHC) ~ STL (Carpenter), SF (Lincecum)
Jason Hammel (COL) ~ NYM (Pelfrey), SD (Latos)
Jhoulys Chacin (COL) ~ NYM (Capuano), SD (Harang)
Ted Lilly (LAD) ~ @PIT (Correia), ARI (Kennedy)
Kevin Correia (PIT) ~ LAD (Lilly), @MIL (Greinke)
Mat Latos (SD) ~ @MIL (Greinke), @COL (Hammel)
Chris Carpenter (STL) ~ @CHC (Zambrano), @CIN (Wood)
Jason Marquis (WAS) ~ @ATL (Hanson), FLA (Vazquez)

Carpenter is winless on the season through seven starts and has not been as good on the road where he has two starts next week and has a 5.50 ERA and 1.56 WHIP in three starts in 2011. It is tough to recommend rolling the dice on a guy that opponents are hitting close to .300 against but if Marquis can keep his walk rate in place, he should continue to manage skating by. Lilly has alternated good and bad starts his last four outings and his strikeout rate per nine is down almost two per game from last season making him a fringe candidate to bench. As well as Hammel has been pitching, he gets two starts at Coors Field next week where he has a 4.00 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP vs. 1.37 and 1.12 on the road.

Sit Them:

Travis Wood (CIN) ~ @HOU (Rodriguez), STL (Carpenter)
Javier Vazquez (FLA) ~ PHI (Blanton), @WAS (Marquis)
Aneury Rodriguez (HOU) ~ CIN (Wood), NYM (Capuano)
Chris Capuano (NYM) ~ @COL (Chacin), @HOU (Rodriguez)
Joe Blanton (PHI) ~ @FLA (Vazquez), @ATL (Hanson)
Jeff Karstens (PIT) ~ LAD (Billingsley), @MIL (Gallardo)

Blanton is just going to be returning from a stint on the disabled list so I would leave him reserved in mixed league suntil we see a few starts from him. Wood has pitched decent every other start, so with two starts next week, expect one good and one bad. The problem is his bad starts kill your team’s ERA with three outings where he has allowed 6, 6, and 7 runs. Vazquez has a .289 batting average against and more walks (21) than strikeouts (16).

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2010 Waiver Wire – Week 16

Posted by Tony Mancini on July 15th, 2010

Here is a look at some potential players to target in your fantasy baseball league that might be out there on the waiver wire for week 16.

American League only:

SS – Yunel Escobar – The trade from Atlanta to the  Blue Jays can only help Escobar after hitting a miserable .237 in zero home runs and only 19 RBI.  Last year, Escobar hit .299 with 14 home runs and 76 RBI and hit .321 after the All-Star break.

National League only:

SS – Alex Gonzalez – The other side of the Escobar trade that took place on Wednesday.  Gonzalez comes to the Braves after having a career first-half while with Toronto, hitting 17 home runs and 50 RBI with a .257 average.  He’ll fill a hole at shortstop in the real world, but to think he’ll repeat those power number during the second half is  unrealistic. Gonzalez is hitting seventh in Atlanta’s line up tonight.

SP – James McDonald – McDonald is set to replace John Ely in the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation. You can read more about him here.

RP – Ernesto Frieri – just called up by the San Diego Padres, this is a guy to consider adding, especially if you league has specific relief pitcher designations for your rosters. Frieri who will turn 25 next week, had 37 2/3 innings in Triple-A with 49 strikeouts and a 1.43 ERA to go along with 17 saves. He is likely to take the spot of Mike Adams in the bullpen with Adams headed to the disabled list.

1B – Brad Eldred – called up by the Colorado Rockies with Todd Helton going on the disabled list, Eldred will serve as the right-handed hitting platoon mate to Jason Giambi giving him more value in leagues that have daily transactions. Eldred was hitting .267 with 22 home runs and 64 RBI in 266 at bats in Triple-A before being called up.

12/15 Team Mixed League:

SP – Travis Wood – How can I not recommend the Cincinnati lefty after pitching 8 2/3 perfect innings in his last outing before the All-Star break against Roy Halladay?  He only has three major league starts so far with three no decisions, but has pitched 20 2/3 innings with 17 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.18 to go with a .68 WHIP.

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2010 Waiver Wire – Week 14

Posted by Todd Lammi on July 1st, 2010

Here is a look at some potential players to target in your fantasy baseball league that might be out there on the waiver wire in week 14.

American League only:

1B / OF Matt LaPorta – the trade of Russell Branyan allowed Cleveland to install LaPorta at first base and he has responded by homering in three straight games. LaPorta was hitting .362 in 69 at bats in Triple-A with five home runs and 16 RBI.

C – Bengie Molina- just traded to the Texas Rangers, Molina offers a decent option at catcher in AL only leagues. His power numbers are off from last season but that should be no surprise for a 36-year-old catcher.  The move to Texas should give him a little boost with the new home ballpark.

C – Jason Varitek – with Victor Martinez on the disabled list, Varitek becomes an AL only option over the next two weeks, although Martinez is expected back the first day he is eligible to come off the disabled list.

3B – Josh Bell - the Baltimore Orioles called up prospect Bell from Triple-A where he was hitting .266 in 286 at bats with 10 home runs and 44 RBI. He still has a lot of work to do on his plate discipline with 18 walks and 75 strikeouts. It sounds like it may be only a short time that Bell spends in the major leagues due to some injuries the Orioles are currently facing, but he is someone to keep an eye on in keeper leagues.

National League only:

SP – Barry Enright – Enright was called up from Double-A by the Arizona Diamondbacks where he was 4-1 with a 2.88 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 93 2/3 innings.  He was holding hitters to a .238 average with nine home runs allowed on the season. Keeper league owners should keep in mind that he is 24 years old and he was repeating Double-A this season after making 27 starts there last year.

SP – Travis Wood – Wood was called up by the Cincinnati Reds and got the start Thursday against the Chicago Cubs and worked seven innings, allowing two hits and two runs with four strikeouts. With Edison Volquez and Homer Bailey close to returning for the Reds, Wood’s stay in the rotation is likely a short one. In Triple-A, Wood had a 3.12 ERA with 97 strikeouts in 98 innings while holding hitters to a .231 average.

1B  – Travis Ishikawa – the trade of Bengie Molina to Texas could give Ishikawa some more time at first base with Buster Posey at catcher, although on Thursday, Aubrey Huff got the call at first base and Pat Burrell was out in left field

SS – Wilson Valdez – the injury to Chase Utley opens a spot for Valdez who did a decent job filling in for Jimmy Rollins when he was on the disabled list. Valdez is hitting .261 with four home runs and 20 RBI after going deep on Thursday night.

12/15 Team Mixed League:

2B / OF – Sean Rodriguez – after sporadic playing time the first two months of the season in Tampa Bay, Rodriguez was on fire in June, hitting .295 with four home runs, 17 RBI and six stolen bases.

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The Minor League Report – Cincinnati Reds Triple-A Roster

Posted by Todd Lammi on April 10th, 2010

Here is the minor league report for the 2010 Louisville Bats, the Triple-A affiliate for the Cincinnati Reds.

The key name to note on the roster is pitcher Aroldis Chapman. He fell behind in the 5th stater battle in training camp with back issues and was sent down to Triple-A. As long as he continues to improve his command, he should be up in the major leagues sometime this summer.

Another name to keep an eye on is Todd Frazier. He has started off 2010 in left field, although in the past years he has also played shortstop, second base and first base. He has a .296 career minor league batting average with 15-20 home run power and the potential to steal 10 plus bases a season.

Outfielder Chris Heisey looks like he might be getting lost in the shuffle with Frazier now moved to the outfield. I guess it is a good problem for the Reds to have with so many young position players pushing for jobs. Heisey has been dismissed by scouts for his lack of  any standout tools, but all he has done is hit at every level. With Jay Bruce firmly entrenched in the big leagues, it looks like Heisey might have to wait for a trade to get his opportunity in the major leagues.

Travis Wood was also in the mix for the fifth starter job before he was sent to Triple-A. He is more of a finesse lefty that has a 3.35 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in the minor leagues with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings. In his first start of 2010, he struck out nine in four innings with seven hits allowed and one walk.

How they rank:

Baseball America: Frazier (1), Heisey (4), Wood (7), Cozart (10)
Keith Law: Chapman (1), Frazier (2), Heisey (5), Wood (6)
John Sickels: Frazier (2), Valaika (3)

Here is a look at 2010 Louisville Bats roster by position:

Catchers:

Wilkin Castro
Corky Miller

Infielders:

1B Daniel Dorn
2B Chris Valaika
SS Zack Cozart
3B Drew Sutton
Chris Burke
Michael Griffin

Outfielders:

CF Josh Anderson
LF Todd Frazier
RF Chris Heisey
Luis Terrero

Starting Pitchers:

Aroldis Chapman
Sam LeCure
Justin Lehr
Matt Maloney
Travis Wood

Relief Pitchers:

Jon Adkins
Jose Arredondo
Federico Baez
Bill Bray
Jared Burton
Enerio Del Rosario
Carlos Fisher
Chad Reineke
Lee Tabor
Pedro Viola

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