My apologies for being absent from the blog for 3 days. I've been a bit worn out by trying to keep warm and scraping ice. I'm not as used to either of those things for a while.
I've also been held back today by losing my original draft.
Anyway, it's warm in Florida, where the hot stove has been simmering.
Not sizzling or boiling, though.
Can you rally get fired up about LHP Brett Anderson to Colorado, with LHP Drew Pomeranz and RHP Chris Jensen in return to Oakland?
Or how about a three-team -- what will probably be called a "blockbuster" in some circles in this nation of devalued language -- trade of OF/1B Mark Trumbo from the Angels to the Diamondbacks, with OF Adam Eaton going from Arizona to the White Sox and LHPs Hector Santiago and Tyler Skaggs from Chicago to Anaheim. Oh, and the D-backs will get a player to be named or cash from each of the other teams.
Gets you excited, no? No.
Skaggs, returning to the organization that originally drafted him, was just 6-10 with a 4.59 ERA at Triple-A Reno and 2-3, 5.12 for Arizona last year. Jensen, already 23, was 5-8 with a 4.55 ERA in the high A California League. You might see that Jensen's ERA was the 10th-best in a hitters' league, but remember that the best pitchers move up before they have enough innings to qualify for the ERA title.
Speaking of devalued, I was disppointed to see that the Top Prospects Team selected by Arizona Fall League managers and coaches included two players at each position. Doesn't anybody have the balls to decide on one best player anymore? I also saw this morning a high school football all-district team with 20-some "first team" players each on offense and defense. Geez! Give them all participation trophies while you're at it.
I'll post later with more on the Top Prospects Team, other fantasy sports and possibly the winter meetings.
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013
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Today's shake up: Injuries do a number on Rockies
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Kinsler looks ready to go
In addition to losing two starters, LHP Jorge De La Rosa (hand injury, for up to five weeks) and RHP Jason Hammel (strained right groin) to injuries, the Rockies also learned that LHP Jeff Francis’ return from a shoulder injury will be delayed until mid-May. They originally had hoped he could pitch for them this week. There’s some better news for Colorado. In an extended spring training game, RHP Taylor Buchholz (elbow) threw 36 pitches and 2B/SS Omar Quintanilla (sprained left knee) played the entire game. RHP Huston Street (shoulder) threw 20 pitches in Tucson. Hammel and Street are expected back in mid-May, Buchholz not until mid-June.
I saw all three of Rangers 2B Ian Kinsler’s injury-rehab games at Double-A Frisco. He certainly appeared able to play and ready to return to the parent team. Returning from a high ankle sprain, Kinsler appeared to move as he normally does – tracking down grounders to his right much better than those to his left, and stealing a base in his final rehab game. He played all 27 innings at second base. At bat, he was neither exceptional nor deficient. Playing for a team struggling to score runs, Kinsler had two run-scoring singles in his final game for the RoughRiders, leading to a 4-2 victory over San Antonio (Padres organization).
The Pirates are hoping RHP Ross Ohlendorf (back) can return to start Friday, May 7, against the Cardinals.
Questionable for this weekend’s games are Brewers OF Jim Edmonds (back), Athletics C Kurt Suzuki (left side), Dodgers SS Rafael Furcal (hamstring), Royals CF Rick Ankiel (quadriceps), Marlins OF Cody Ross (foot, flu) and Padres SS Everth Cabrera. Giants 2B/3B Jose Uribe (elbow) is expected to be ready only to pinch hit.
Twins C Joe Mauer played despite having fluid drained from his right big toe, hit by a foul ball Tuesday, but 1B Justin Morneau was out of Minnesota’s lineup.
Phillies RHP Brad Lidge (knee, elbow) pitched two scoreless innings Tuesday in his injury-rehab assignment at Double-A Reading. His fastball reached 93 mph, and Lidge said he was “ready to go.” RHP Joe Blanton (strained left oblique) could return to Philadelphia’s rotation Tuesday despite giving up five runs in five innings of a rehab start for Reading.
The Red Sox are planning to have RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka come off the disabled list to make his 2010 debut starting Saturday’s game at Baltimore.
Diamondbacks RHP Kris Benson (shoulder) is listed as doubtful for his scheduled start Monday at Houston.
Due dates
Instead of giving you the entire list of when players are expected to return from the disabled list or an injury, we’ll let you know the due dates for players whose status has changed. Remember that any time a players’ anticipated return date is pushed back, that could be a sign of greater short-term and longer-term problems for that player. Especially dangerous are pitchers’ forearm injuries, which often foreshadow Tommy John surgery.
Delayed from late April to mid-May – Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins (calf)
From early May to mid-May – Orioles 2B Brian Roberts (back), White Sox C Ramon Castro (heel), Indians RHP Kerry Wood (back), Twins C Jose Morales (wrist) and LHP Jose Mijares (elbow), Yankees RHP Chan Ho Park (hamstring), Athletics OF Coco Crisp (finger) and 2B Mark Ellis (hamstring), Blue Jays 3B Edwin Encarnacion (shoulder) and LHP Brian Tallet (forearm), Nationals C Chris Coste (elbow) and 1B/OF Mike Morse (calf) and Padres RHP Chris R. Young (shoulder).
Expected back in mid-May from a new injury – Rockies OF Brad Hawpe (quadriceps), Tigers OF/3B Carlos Guillen (hamstring), Marlins LHP Dan Meyer (calf), Angels C Bobby Wilson (concussion, ankle), Dodgers OF Manny Ramirez (calf), Twins 2B/3B Nick Punto (groin, hip), Athletics OF Travis Buck (oblique), Pirates RHP Chris Jakubauskas (concussion), Rangers OF Nelson Cruz (hamstring) and Nationals RHP Garrett Mock (neck).
Delayed from mid-May to late May – Braves OF Jordan Schafer (hand), Indians RHP Anthony Reyes (triceps), Brewers 3B/2B Mat Gamel (shoulder), Mets CF Carlos Beltran (knee) and Nationals RHP Jason Marquis (elbow).
Back from a new injury in late May – Athletics LHP Brett Anderson (forearm) and Cardinals SS/3B Felipe Lopez (elbow).
From mid-May to early June – Rays OF Matt Joyce (elbow).
Back from a new injury in early June – Dodgers RHP Vicente Padilla (forearm) and Athletics RHP Joey Devine (elbow).
From early June to mid-June – Twins RHP Clay Condrey (elbow).
From early August to possibly the remainder of the season, possibly forever – Dodgers C Brad Ausmus (back).
Delayed from early May to out for the season – Royals 3B Josh Fields.
Minor matters
Orioles RHP Chris Tillman pitched the first nine-inning no-hitter in the minors this season in Triple-A Norfolk’s 6-0 victory over Gwinnett (Braves). He threw 105 pitches, with a pitching line of 900016. He could be in Baltimore’s rotation before long.
In closing
This is a regular feature of our Emails and blog posts. It lets you know who’s getting saves. Equally important is telling you who’s blowing saves or putting his job in jeopardy by getting shaky saves. There’s also a FREE Article on the old fantasybaseballscout.com web site letting you know which pitcher or pitchers each team is using to close games. It will be updated whenever there’s a change or speculation about a change in a team’s closer.
The most action for would-be closers came in the Phillies’ 7-6, 11-inning victory at San Francisco. The Giants’ starter, RHP Tim Lincecum, left the game with one out and a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning. San Francisco’s closer blew a save when Philadelphia RF Jayson Werth hit an opposite-field, three-run double down the right field line. RHP Ryan Madson, closing games while Lidge is on the disabled list, blew a save after the Phils had taken a lead in the 10th. Then in the 11th, RHP Nelson Figueroa, who had been starting, survived with a save despite a pitching line of 131100. Giants RF Nate Schierholtz drove in that run with a double – his fifth hit of the day, raising his average to .378, five points higher than 3B/1B Pablo Sandoval’s .373.
A night after RHP Frank Francisco had earned a save, Rangers RHP Neftali Feliz, received a shaky save in a 6-5 victory over the White Sox. Feliz’s line was 132200.
RHP Juan Gutierrez was credited with a save in another wild game, the Diamondbacks’ 12-11 win at Colorado in 11 innings. Before that, Arizona had blown a 6-0 lead and the Rockies let an 11-6 advantage drift away.
Red Sox RHP Jonathan Papelbon’s seventh save came in a 2-0 victory at Toronto, but it also came with a concern. He revealed that one reason he was unavailable to save Tuesday’s game was that he had a sore lower back. Papelbon’s condition could become another factor leading Boston in the wrong direction this season.
Also receiving saves were Nationals RHP Matt Capps, a major league-leading 10th, 3-2 at Wrigley Field; Mariners RHP David Aardsma, eighth, 6-5 at Kansas City, and Padres RHP Heath Bell, sixth, 6-4 at Florida.
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Kinsler looks ready to go
In addition to losing two starters, LHP Jorge De La Rosa (hand injury, for up to five weeks) and RHP Jason Hammel (strained right groin) to injuries, the Rockies also learned that LHP Jeff Francis’ return from a shoulder injury will be delayed until mid-May. They originally had hoped he could pitch for them this week. There’s some better news for Colorado. In an extended spring training game, RHP Taylor Buchholz (elbow) threw 36 pitches and 2B/SS Omar Quintanilla (sprained left knee) played the entire game. RHP Huston Street (shoulder) threw 20 pitches in Tucson. Hammel and Street are expected back in mid-May, Buchholz not until mid-June.
I saw all three of Rangers 2B Ian Kinsler’s injury-rehab games at Double-A Frisco. He certainly appeared able to play and ready to return to the parent team. Returning from a high ankle sprain, Kinsler appeared to move as he normally does – tracking down grounders to his right much better than those to his left, and stealing a base in his final rehab game. He played all 27 innings at second base. At bat, he was neither exceptional nor deficient. Playing for a team struggling to score runs, Kinsler had two run-scoring singles in his final game for the RoughRiders, leading to a 4-2 victory over San Antonio (Padres organization).
The Pirates are hoping RHP Ross Ohlendorf (back) can return to start Friday, May 7, against the Cardinals.
Questionable for this weekend’s games are Brewers OF Jim Edmonds (back), Athletics C Kurt Suzuki (left side), Dodgers SS Rafael Furcal (hamstring), Royals CF Rick Ankiel (quadriceps), Marlins OF Cody Ross (foot, flu) and Padres SS Everth Cabrera. Giants 2B/3B Jose Uribe (elbow) is expected to be ready only to pinch hit.
Twins C Joe Mauer played despite having fluid drained from his right big toe, hit by a foul ball Tuesday, but 1B Justin Morneau was out of Minnesota’s lineup.
Phillies RHP Brad Lidge (knee, elbow) pitched two scoreless innings Tuesday in his injury-rehab assignment at Double-A Reading. His fastball reached 93 mph, and Lidge said he was “ready to go.” RHP Joe Blanton (strained left oblique) could return to Philadelphia’s rotation Tuesday despite giving up five runs in five innings of a rehab start for Reading.
The Red Sox are planning to have RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka come off the disabled list to make his 2010 debut starting Saturday’s game at Baltimore.
Diamondbacks RHP Kris Benson (shoulder) is listed as doubtful for his scheduled start Monday at Houston.
Due dates
Instead of giving you the entire list of when players are expected to return from the disabled list or an injury, we’ll let you know the due dates for players whose status has changed. Remember that any time a players’ anticipated return date is pushed back, that could be a sign of greater short-term and longer-term problems for that player. Especially dangerous are pitchers’ forearm injuries, which often foreshadow Tommy John surgery.
Delayed from late April to mid-May – Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins (calf)
From early May to mid-May – Orioles 2B Brian Roberts (back), White Sox C Ramon Castro (heel), Indians RHP Kerry Wood (back), Twins C Jose Morales (wrist) and LHP Jose Mijares (elbow), Yankees RHP Chan Ho Park (hamstring), Athletics OF Coco Crisp (finger) and 2B Mark Ellis (hamstring), Blue Jays 3B Edwin Encarnacion (shoulder) and LHP Brian Tallet (forearm), Nationals C Chris Coste (elbow) and 1B/OF Mike Morse (calf) and Padres RHP Chris R. Young (shoulder).
Expected back in mid-May from a new injury – Rockies OF Brad Hawpe (quadriceps), Tigers OF/3B Carlos Guillen (hamstring), Marlins LHP Dan Meyer (calf), Angels C Bobby Wilson (concussion, ankle), Dodgers OF Manny Ramirez (calf), Twins 2B/3B Nick Punto (groin, hip), Athletics OF Travis Buck (oblique), Pirates RHP Chris Jakubauskas (concussion), Rangers OF Nelson Cruz (hamstring) and Nationals RHP Garrett Mock (neck).
Delayed from mid-May to late May – Braves OF Jordan Schafer (hand), Indians RHP Anthony Reyes (triceps), Brewers 3B/2B Mat Gamel (shoulder), Mets CF Carlos Beltran (knee) and Nationals RHP Jason Marquis (elbow).
Back from a new injury in late May – Athletics LHP Brett Anderson (forearm) and Cardinals SS/3B Felipe Lopez (elbow).
From mid-May to early June – Rays OF Matt Joyce (elbow).
Back from a new injury in early June – Dodgers RHP Vicente Padilla (forearm) and Athletics RHP Joey Devine (elbow).
From early June to mid-June – Twins RHP Clay Condrey (elbow).
From early August to possibly the remainder of the season, possibly forever – Dodgers C Brad Ausmus (back).
Delayed from early May to out for the season – Royals 3B Josh Fields.
Minor matters
Orioles RHP Chris Tillman pitched the first nine-inning no-hitter in the minors this season in Triple-A Norfolk’s 6-0 victory over Gwinnett (Braves). He threw 105 pitches, with a pitching line of 900016. He could be in Baltimore’s rotation before long.
In closing
This is a regular feature of our Emails and blog posts. It lets you know who’s getting saves. Equally important is telling you who’s blowing saves or putting his job in jeopardy by getting shaky saves. There’s also a FREE Article on the old fantasybaseballscout.com web site letting you know which pitcher or pitchers each team is using to close games. It will be updated whenever there’s a change or speculation about a change in a team’s closer.
The most action for would-be closers came in the Phillies’ 7-6, 11-inning victory at San Francisco. The Giants’ starter, RHP Tim Lincecum, left the game with one out and a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning. San Francisco’s closer blew a save when Philadelphia RF Jayson Werth hit an opposite-field, three-run double down the right field line. RHP Ryan Madson, closing games while Lidge is on the disabled list, blew a save after the Phils had taken a lead in the 10th. Then in the 11th, RHP Nelson Figueroa, who had been starting, survived with a save despite a pitching line of 131100. Giants RF Nate Schierholtz drove in that run with a double – his fifth hit of the day, raising his average to .378, five points higher than 3B/1B Pablo Sandoval’s .373.
A night after RHP Frank Francisco had earned a save, Rangers RHP Neftali Feliz, received a shaky save in a 6-5 victory over the White Sox. Feliz’s line was 132200.
RHP Juan Gutierrez was credited with a save in another wild game, the Diamondbacks’ 12-11 win at Colorado in 11 innings. Before that, Arizona had blown a 6-0 lead and the Rockies let an 11-6 advantage drift away.
Red Sox RHP Jonathan Papelbon’s seventh save came in a 2-0 victory at Toronto, but it also came with a concern. He revealed that one reason he was unavailable to save Tuesday’s game was that he had a sore lower back. Papelbon’s condition could become another factor leading Boston in the wrong direction this season.
Also receiving saves were Nationals RHP Matt Capps, a major league-leading 10th, 3-2 at Wrigley Field; Mariners RHP David Aardsma, eighth, 6-5 at Kansas City, and Padres RHP Heath Bell, sixth, 6-4 at Florida.
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
A's pay Anderson as ace of surprising rotation
Weekly Preview/Pitching Chart
April 17, 2010
A’s pay Anderson as ace of surprising rotation
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Projected starting pitchers, April 19-25, 2010
AL Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Bal @Se-Bergesen @Se-Hernandz @Se-Millwood --- @Bos-Guthrie @Bos-Matusz @Bos-Bergesn2
Bos TB-Lackey Tex-Wakfield Tex-Beckett Tex-Buchholz Bal-Lester Bal-Lackey2 Bal-Wkfield2
CWS --- TB-Danks TB-Buehrle* TB-Peavy Se-Floyd Se-Garcia Se-Danks2
Cle --- @Min-Mastersn @Min-Huff @Min-Talbot @Oak-Wstbrook @Oak-Carmona @Oak-Mastrsn2
Det @LAA-Willis @LAA-Porcello @LAA-Bondrmn @LAA-Verlander @Tex-Scherzer @Tex-Willis2 @Tex-Porcello2
KC @Tor-Bannister @Tor-Davies @Tor-Greinke --- Min-Meche Min-Hochevar Min-Bannistr2
LAA Det-Pineiro Det-Kazmir Det-Weaver Det-Saunders NYY-
Santana NYY-Pineiro2 NYY-Kazmir2
Min --- Cle-Slowey Cle-Liriano Cle-Baker @KC-Blckburn @KC-Pavano @KC-Slowey2
NYY --- @Oak-Vzquez** @Oak-Sbthia-3* @Oak-Beckett @LAA-Pettitte @LAA-Hughes @LAA-Vazquez2
Oak --- NYY-Gonzalez NYY-Sheets NYY-Braden Cle-Dchschrr Cle-Adrsn-4* Cle-Gonzalz2
Se Bal-Fister Bal-Vargas Bal-Hernandz --- @CWS-Rld-Smth @CWS-Snell @CWS-Fister2
TB @Bos-Niemann @CWS-Price @CWS-Davis @CWS-Shields Tor-Garza Tor-Niemnn2 Tor-Price2
Tex --- @Bos-Lewis @Bos-Harrison @Bos-Wilson Det-Feldman Det-Harden Det-Lewis2
Tor KC-Morrow KC-Eveland KC-Marcum --- @TB-Tallet @TB-Romero @TB-Morrow2
*-The White Sox are skipping their fifth starter, RHP Freddy Garcia, and using their Opening Day starter, LHP Mark Buehrle, on his usual four days’ rest following a day off. Garcia pitched so poorly Thursday against the Blue Jays that there’s media speculation that Chicago could soon bring up RHP Daniel Hudson to go into its rotation.
**-We thought it was strange when the same Yankees fans who booed RHP Javier Vazquez out of New York in 2004 were excited that he was coming back. Those same fans booed him again when his first 2010 start at Yankee Stadium didn’t go well. Through it all, Vazquez has remained the stand-up guy he has been going back to his days in Montreal.
3*-Following Monday’s off day, it seems likely that the Yankees will move up LHP C.C. Sabathia, RHP Josh Beckett and LHP Andy Pettitte one day each, ahead of their fifth starter, RHP Phil Hughes. It’s almost certain that Sabathia would pitch on four days’ rest because his winning start Friday night ended after just six innings because of rain.
4*-LHP Brett Anderson has been the leader of an Athletics rotation that has a 6-0 record. The 22-year-old was rewarded Friday, possibly as much for his improved conditioning as for his pitching, with a new four-year contract worth $12.5-million and including team options for 2014 and ’15.
AL Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Ari StL-Lopez StL-Haren StL-Jackson --- Phi-Benson Phi-Kennedy Phi-Lopez2
Atl --- Phi-Hanson Phi-Hudson Phi-Lowe @NYM-Kawkmi* @NYM-Jurrjens @NYM-Hanson2
ChC @NYM-Wells @NYM-Zmbrano @NYM-Silva @NYM-Grzlny** @Mil-Dempster @Mil-Wells2 @Mil-Zmbrno2
Cin --- LAD-Bailey LAD-Harang LAD-Leake SD-Cueto SD-Arroyo SD-Bailey2
Col @Was-Cook @Was-DeLaRsa @Was-Hammel @Was-Jimenez Fla-Smith Fla-Cook2 Fla-DLaRsa2
Fla --- @Ho-Volstad @Ho-Johnson @Ho-Sanchez @Col-Nolasco @Col-Robertsn @Col-Volstad2
Ho --- Fla-Myers Fla-Norris Fla-Paulino Pit-Oswalt Pit-Rdriguez Pit-Myers2
LAD --- @Cin-Bilngsley @Cin-Kuroda @Cin-Padilla @Was-Haeger @Was-Kershaw @Was-Bilngsly2
Mil --- @Pit-Bush @Pit-Gllrdo-3* @Pit-Wolf ChC-Davis ChC-Suppan ChC-Bush2
NYM ChC-Niese ChC-Pelfrey ChC-Perez ChC-Santana Atl-Maine Atl-Niese2 Atl-Pelfrey2
Phi --- @Atl-Kendrick @Atl-Hllday-4* @Atl-Happ @Ari-Moyer @Ari-Hamels @Ari-Kndrick2
Pit --- Mil-Morton Mil-Duke Mil-Olndrf-5* @Ho-Maholm @Ho-McCtchn @Ho-Morton2
StL @Ari-Penny @Ari-Lohse @Ari-Carpenter --- @SF-Garcia @SF-Wanright @SF-Penny2
SD SF-Richard SF-Latos SF-Garland --- @Cin-Correia @Cin-LeBlc-6* @Cin-Richard2
SF @SD-Cain @SD-Sanchez @SD-Wlemeyr --- StL-Lincecum StL-Zito StL-Cain2
Was Col-Stammen Col-Olsen-7* Col-Lannan Col-Hernandz LAD-Marquis LAD-Stammn2 LAD-Olsen2
*-Braves RHP Kenshin Kawakami has pitched better this year. The credit for his improvement has gone to replacing a cut fastball with a sinking fastball.
**-Cubs LHP Tom Gorzelanny is considered day to day after leaving today’s game when Astros 3B/1B Pedro Feliz hit a line drive off Gorzelanny’s left shoulder. An alternative for Thursday’s game could be LHP Ted Lilly, currently scheduled to make his final injury-rehab start in the minor leagues Monday. It also seemed possible that Lilly could replace RHP Carlos Silva in the rotation, but Silva allowed no earned runs Friday against the Astros.
3*-With an off day Monday, the Brewers are skipping fifth starter Jeff Suppan in their rotation, moving him from Wednesday to Saturday.
4*-If you had RHP Roy Halladay in your rotation, you’d also probably move him ahead of LHP J.A. Happ to pitch on Halladay’s customary four days’ rest.
5*-The Pirates skipped RHP Ross Ohlendorf’s most recent start because of back spasms. If he couldn’t pitch Thursday, a possible replacement would be LHP Brian Burres. Pittsburgh also is moving LHP Zach Duke ahead in the rotation to pitch on four days’ rest after Monday’s day off.
6*-It would be recently recalled LHP Wade LeBlanc’s turn to pitch Saturday, but … well, there are two buts. One is that the Padres could skip LeBlanc and move LHP Clayton Richard and RHP Mat Latos ahead one day to pitch on their usual rest following Thursday’s off day. The other is that RHP Chris R. Young, who has had a tight shoulder, is eligible to come off the disabled list in time for the weekend series in Cincinnati.
7*-The Nationals recalled LHP Scott Olsen from Triple-A Syracuse to move into their rotation Thursday. His next turn would be Tuesday.
Schedule notes
Four teams in each league are scheduled for seven games this week, which would give their hitters and relief pitchers 17 per cent more chances to perform well (or poorly) than the players on the other 22 teams. Those teams are the Red Sox, Tigers, Angels and Rays in the American League and the Cubs, Rockies, Mets and Nationals in the National League. Boston, LA/Anaheim, the Cubs and Washington will have the added advantage of playing all seven games at home.
It appears that batters could have a slight edge in the NL. Even though the seven games each in New York and Washington might favor pitchers, six games are scheduled in very good hitters’ parks at Arizona and Cincinnati, and another six in a pretty good hitters’ park in Houston. In the American League, seven games in Boston and six on the south side of Chicago, where batters have the upper hand, are balanced by seven at LA/Anaheim and six at Oakland’s extreme pitchers’ park.
Washington’s seven home games could give us an idea of whether the Nationals (currently 6-5) are becoming a legitimate major league team. They’re definitely better than the Orioles up I-95 a little way and the Astros in Washington’s own league.
Pitchers scheduled to start twice at home are RHPs John Lackey, Tim Wakefield, Joel Pineiro, Rodrigo Lopez, Homer Bailey, Brett Myers, Jon Niese, Mike Pelfrey and Craig Stammen, and LHPs John Danks, Scott Kazmir, Gio Gonzalez and Scott Olsen. Our highest recommendations are Lackey and Danks, with Pelfrey a live longshot. Rodrigo Lopez? Come on! Do the Diamondbacks actually have a home-field advantage over Philadelphia with RHPs Kris Benson, Ian Kennedy and Lopez as their starters?
News and notes
Today, these are primarily observations made while researching teams’ rotations.
OOO The Orioles put LF Felix Pie (shoulder injury) on the disabled list and recalled OF Lou Montanez from Triple-A Norfolk. Expect to see Baltimore in last place for the remainder of the season, and for manager Dave Trembley to be the scapegoat instead of team president Andy MacPhail.
OOO Yankees RHP Chan Ho Park (hamstring) went on the DL, with LHP Boone Logan up from Triple-A Scranton as a replacement.
OOO Athletics 2B Mark Ellis has missed five games because of a sore hamstring.
OOO A few suggestions for the Rangers: 1. Before merely shipping CF Julio Borbon, a leadoff batter who hasn’t drawn a walk, back to Triple-A Oklahoma City for more seasoning, drop him to eighth in the lineup. The current No. 9 batter, SS Elvis Andrus, has reached base multiple times in multiple games. Treat C Taylor Teagarden, currently in the 8 hole, as a pitcher and have him bat ninth. He doesn’t have a hit yet, and if he did get on base at least he wouldn’t be slowing down Borbon if he also reached safely. 2. Make a deal for a real major league catcher. 3. Last year, suggestions to replace 1B Chris Davis with 1B prospect Justin Smoak were premature. This season, the time might be right. Again Davis has started slowly at bat, but he isn’t even playing good defense in 2010.
OOO The Rockies have returned RHP Esmil Rogers to Triple-A Colorado Springs, where he might be able to work as a starter and return to replace RHP Jason Hammel in the rotation. LHP Joe Beimel came up from Air Force Academy Land to assume a relief/setup role. RHP Manny Corpas might become a long reliever after 2 1/3 effective innings in his most recent appearance.
In closing
This is a regular feature of our Emails and blog posts. It lets you know who’s getting saves. Equally important is telling you who’s blowing saves or putting his job in jeopardy by getting shaky saves. There’s also a FREE Article on the old fantasybaseballscout.com web site letting you know which pitcher or pitchers each team is using to close games. It will be updated whenever there’s a change or speculation about a change in a team’s closer. In fact, there’s an update there today.
Just five saves were recorded Friday, but the biggest impact on a team’s closer situation came at San Diego, where Diamondbacks RHP Juan Gutierrez blew a save. He was trying to close the game because Arizona’s closer, RHP Chad Qualls, had pitched – and blown saves – each of the two previous nights. Gutierrez entered the game in the bottom of the ninth with a 3-2 lead. He left with a pitching line of 2/3 24421 after giving up a game-winning three-run home run to Padres 3B/OF Chase Headley. Other options to close games for the D-backs are RHPs Bob Howry and Blaine Boyer. You might remember that earlier this week we told you that the Blue Jays have a surplus at the position with RHPs Jason Frasor and Kevin Gregg. Toronto already has noted that it is willing to trade, having acquired OF Fred Lewis from the Giants, and could be willing to deal for another hitter.
Cardinals RHP Ryan Franklin turned an easy fourth save into an adventure. He entered with a 4-1 lead in the top of the ninth, then escaped with a 4-3 victory over the Mets and a line of 132200 that shot his ERA up to 7.20. We wouldn’t consider Franklin a sure thing; last year was the only time he was very effective in any major league role. If he’s on your fantasy roster, keep an eye on him and look for an alternative.
The Phillies seemed to have an even easier win when they led the Marlins 8-2 after eight innings. However, RHP David Herndon allowed three runs while retiring only one batter, and left two runners on base for RHP Ryan Madson. He allowed one of the runners to score, but with a line of 2/3 10000 Madson picked up his third save.
Other saves went to RHP Matt Capps, a big reason for the Nationals’ success with saves in their first five victories, 5-3 over the Brewers; Angels RHP Fernando Rodney, second, 7-5 at Toronto, and Athletics RHP Andrew Bailey, first, 4-2 against the Orioles. That’s how good Oakland’s starting pitching has been; Bailey has been needed for only one save.
April 17, 2010
A’s pay Anderson as ace of surprising rotation
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Projected starting pitchers, April 19-25, 2010
AL Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Bal @Se-Bergesen @Se-Hernandz @Se-Millwood --- @Bos-Guthrie @Bos-Matusz @Bos-Bergesn2
Bos TB-Lackey Tex-Wakfield Tex-Beckett Tex-Buchholz Bal-Lester Bal-Lackey2 Bal-Wkfield2
CWS --- TB-Danks TB-Buehrle* TB-Peavy Se-Floyd Se-Garcia Se-Danks2
Cle --- @Min-Mastersn @Min-Huff @Min-Talbot @Oak-Wstbrook @Oak-Carmona @Oak-Mastrsn2
Det @LAA-Willis @LAA-Porcello @LAA-Bondrmn @LAA-Verlander @Tex-Scherzer @Tex-Willis2 @Tex-Porcello2
KC @Tor-Bannister @Tor-Davies @Tor-Greinke --- Min-Meche Min-Hochevar Min-Bannistr2
LAA Det-Pineiro Det-Kazmir Det-Weaver Det-Saunders NYY-
Santana NYY-Pineiro2 NYY-Kazmir2
Min --- Cle-Slowey Cle-Liriano Cle-Baker @KC-Blckburn @KC-Pavano @KC-Slowey2
NYY --- @Oak-Vzquez** @Oak-Sbthia-3* @Oak-Beckett @LAA-Pettitte @LAA-Hughes @LAA-Vazquez2
Oak --- NYY-Gonzalez NYY-Sheets NYY-Braden Cle-Dchschrr Cle-Adrsn-4* Cle-Gonzalz2
Se Bal-Fister Bal-Vargas Bal-Hernandz --- @CWS-Rld-Smth @CWS-Snell @CWS-Fister2
TB @Bos-Niemann @CWS-Price @CWS-Davis @CWS-Shields Tor-Garza Tor-Niemnn2 Tor-Price2
Tex --- @Bos-Lewis @Bos-Harrison @Bos-Wilson Det-Feldman Det-Harden Det-Lewis2
Tor KC-Morrow KC-Eveland KC-Marcum --- @TB-Tallet @TB-Romero @TB-Morrow2
*-The White Sox are skipping their fifth starter, RHP Freddy Garcia, and using their Opening Day starter, LHP Mark Buehrle, on his usual four days’ rest following a day off. Garcia pitched so poorly Thursday against the Blue Jays that there’s media speculation that Chicago could soon bring up RHP Daniel Hudson to go into its rotation.
**-We thought it was strange when the same Yankees fans who booed RHP Javier Vazquez out of New York in 2004 were excited that he was coming back. Those same fans booed him again when his first 2010 start at Yankee Stadium didn’t go well. Through it all, Vazquez has remained the stand-up guy he has been going back to his days in Montreal.
3*-Following Monday’s off day, it seems likely that the Yankees will move up LHP C.C. Sabathia, RHP Josh Beckett and LHP Andy Pettitte one day each, ahead of their fifth starter, RHP Phil Hughes. It’s almost certain that Sabathia would pitch on four days’ rest because his winning start Friday night ended after just six innings because of rain.
4*-LHP Brett Anderson has been the leader of an Athletics rotation that has a 6-0 record. The 22-year-old was rewarded Friday, possibly as much for his improved conditioning as for his pitching, with a new four-year contract worth $12.5-million and including team options for 2014 and ’15.
AL Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Ari StL-Lopez StL-Haren StL-Jackson --- Phi-Benson Phi-Kennedy Phi-Lopez2
Atl --- Phi-Hanson Phi-Hudson Phi-Lowe @NYM-Kawkmi* @NYM-Jurrjens @NYM-Hanson2
ChC @NYM-Wells @NYM-Zmbrano @NYM-Silva @NYM-Grzlny** @Mil-Dempster @Mil-Wells2 @Mil-Zmbrno2
Cin --- LAD-Bailey LAD-Harang LAD-Leake SD-Cueto SD-Arroyo SD-Bailey2
Col @Was-Cook @Was-DeLaRsa @Was-Hammel @Was-Jimenez Fla-Smith Fla-Cook2 Fla-DLaRsa2
Fla --- @Ho-Volstad @Ho-Johnson @Ho-Sanchez @Col-Nolasco @Col-Robertsn @Col-Volstad2
Ho --- Fla-Myers Fla-Norris Fla-Paulino Pit-Oswalt Pit-Rdriguez Pit-Myers2
LAD --- @Cin-Bilngsley @Cin-Kuroda @Cin-Padilla @Was-Haeger @Was-Kershaw @Was-Bilngsly2
Mil --- @Pit-Bush @Pit-Gllrdo-3* @Pit-Wolf ChC-Davis ChC-Suppan ChC-Bush2
NYM ChC-Niese ChC-Pelfrey ChC-Perez ChC-Santana Atl-Maine Atl-Niese2 Atl-Pelfrey2
Phi --- @Atl-Kendrick @Atl-Hllday-4* @Atl-Happ @Ari-Moyer @Ari-Hamels @Ari-Kndrick2
Pit --- Mil-Morton Mil-Duke Mil-Olndrf-5* @Ho-Maholm @Ho-McCtchn @Ho-Morton2
StL @Ari-Penny @Ari-Lohse @Ari-Carpenter --- @SF-Garcia @SF-Wanright @SF-Penny2
SD SF-Richard SF-Latos SF-Garland --- @Cin-Correia @Cin-LeBlc-6* @Cin-Richard2
SF @SD-Cain @SD-Sanchez @SD-Wlemeyr --- StL-Lincecum StL-Zito StL-Cain2
Was Col-Stammen Col-Olsen-7* Col-Lannan Col-Hernandz LAD-Marquis LAD-Stammn2 LAD-Olsen2
*-Braves RHP Kenshin Kawakami has pitched better this year. The credit for his improvement has gone to replacing a cut fastball with a sinking fastball.
**-Cubs LHP Tom Gorzelanny is considered day to day after leaving today’s game when Astros 3B/1B Pedro Feliz hit a line drive off Gorzelanny’s left shoulder. An alternative for Thursday’s game could be LHP Ted Lilly, currently scheduled to make his final injury-rehab start in the minor leagues Monday. It also seemed possible that Lilly could replace RHP Carlos Silva in the rotation, but Silva allowed no earned runs Friday against the Astros.
3*-With an off day Monday, the Brewers are skipping fifth starter Jeff Suppan in their rotation, moving him from Wednesday to Saturday.
4*-If you had RHP Roy Halladay in your rotation, you’d also probably move him ahead of LHP J.A. Happ to pitch on Halladay’s customary four days’ rest.
5*-The Pirates skipped RHP Ross Ohlendorf’s most recent start because of back spasms. If he couldn’t pitch Thursday, a possible replacement would be LHP Brian Burres. Pittsburgh also is moving LHP Zach Duke ahead in the rotation to pitch on four days’ rest after Monday’s day off.
6*-It would be recently recalled LHP Wade LeBlanc’s turn to pitch Saturday, but … well, there are two buts. One is that the Padres could skip LeBlanc and move LHP Clayton Richard and RHP Mat Latos ahead one day to pitch on their usual rest following Thursday’s off day. The other is that RHP Chris R. Young, who has had a tight shoulder, is eligible to come off the disabled list in time for the weekend series in Cincinnati.
7*-The Nationals recalled LHP Scott Olsen from Triple-A Syracuse to move into their rotation Thursday. His next turn would be Tuesday.
Schedule notes
Four teams in each league are scheduled for seven games this week, which would give their hitters and relief pitchers 17 per cent more chances to perform well (or poorly) than the players on the other 22 teams. Those teams are the Red Sox, Tigers, Angels and Rays in the American League and the Cubs, Rockies, Mets and Nationals in the National League. Boston, LA/Anaheim, the Cubs and Washington will have the added advantage of playing all seven games at home.
It appears that batters could have a slight edge in the NL. Even though the seven games each in New York and Washington might favor pitchers, six games are scheduled in very good hitters’ parks at Arizona and Cincinnati, and another six in a pretty good hitters’ park in Houston. In the American League, seven games in Boston and six on the south side of Chicago, where batters have the upper hand, are balanced by seven at LA/Anaheim and six at Oakland’s extreme pitchers’ park.
Washington’s seven home games could give us an idea of whether the Nationals (currently 6-5) are becoming a legitimate major league team. They’re definitely better than the Orioles up I-95 a little way and the Astros in Washington’s own league.
Pitchers scheduled to start twice at home are RHPs John Lackey, Tim Wakefield, Joel Pineiro, Rodrigo Lopez, Homer Bailey, Brett Myers, Jon Niese, Mike Pelfrey and Craig Stammen, and LHPs John Danks, Scott Kazmir, Gio Gonzalez and Scott Olsen. Our highest recommendations are Lackey and Danks, with Pelfrey a live longshot. Rodrigo Lopez? Come on! Do the Diamondbacks actually have a home-field advantage over Philadelphia with RHPs Kris Benson, Ian Kennedy and Lopez as their starters?
News and notes
Today, these are primarily observations made while researching teams’ rotations.
OOO The Orioles put LF Felix Pie (shoulder injury) on the disabled list and recalled OF Lou Montanez from Triple-A Norfolk. Expect to see Baltimore in last place for the remainder of the season, and for manager Dave Trembley to be the scapegoat instead of team president Andy MacPhail.
OOO Yankees RHP Chan Ho Park (hamstring) went on the DL, with LHP Boone Logan up from Triple-A Scranton as a replacement.
OOO Athletics 2B Mark Ellis has missed five games because of a sore hamstring.
OOO A few suggestions for the Rangers: 1. Before merely shipping CF Julio Borbon, a leadoff batter who hasn’t drawn a walk, back to Triple-A Oklahoma City for more seasoning, drop him to eighth in the lineup. The current No. 9 batter, SS Elvis Andrus, has reached base multiple times in multiple games. Treat C Taylor Teagarden, currently in the 8 hole, as a pitcher and have him bat ninth. He doesn’t have a hit yet, and if he did get on base at least he wouldn’t be slowing down Borbon if he also reached safely. 2. Make a deal for a real major league catcher. 3. Last year, suggestions to replace 1B Chris Davis with 1B prospect Justin Smoak were premature. This season, the time might be right. Again Davis has started slowly at bat, but he isn’t even playing good defense in 2010.
OOO The Rockies have returned RHP Esmil Rogers to Triple-A Colorado Springs, where he might be able to work as a starter and return to replace RHP Jason Hammel in the rotation. LHP Joe Beimel came up from Air Force Academy Land to assume a relief/setup role. RHP Manny Corpas might become a long reliever after 2 1/3 effective innings in his most recent appearance.
In closing
This is a regular feature of our Emails and blog posts. It lets you know who’s getting saves. Equally important is telling you who’s blowing saves or putting his job in jeopardy by getting shaky saves. There’s also a FREE Article on the old fantasybaseballscout.com web site letting you know which pitcher or pitchers each team is using to close games. It will be updated whenever there’s a change or speculation about a change in a team’s closer. In fact, there’s an update there today.
Just five saves were recorded Friday, but the biggest impact on a team’s closer situation came at San Diego, where Diamondbacks RHP Juan Gutierrez blew a save. He was trying to close the game because Arizona’s closer, RHP Chad Qualls, had pitched – and blown saves – each of the two previous nights. Gutierrez entered the game in the bottom of the ninth with a 3-2 lead. He left with a pitching line of 2/3 24421 after giving up a game-winning three-run home run to Padres 3B/OF Chase Headley. Other options to close games for the D-backs are RHPs Bob Howry and Blaine Boyer. You might remember that earlier this week we told you that the Blue Jays have a surplus at the position with RHPs Jason Frasor and Kevin Gregg. Toronto already has noted that it is willing to trade, having acquired OF Fred Lewis from the Giants, and could be willing to deal for another hitter.
Cardinals RHP Ryan Franklin turned an easy fourth save into an adventure. He entered with a 4-1 lead in the top of the ninth, then escaped with a 4-3 victory over the Mets and a line of 132200 that shot his ERA up to 7.20. We wouldn’t consider Franklin a sure thing; last year was the only time he was very effective in any major league role. If he’s on your fantasy roster, keep an eye on him and look for an alternative.
The Phillies seemed to have an even easier win when they led the Marlins 8-2 after eight innings. However, RHP David Herndon allowed three runs while retiring only one batter, and left two runners on base for RHP Ryan Madson. He allowed one of the runners to score, but with a line of 2/3 10000 Madson picked up his third save.
Other saves went to RHP Matt Capps, a big reason for the Nationals’ success with saves in their first five victories, 5-3 over the Brewers; Angels RHP Fernando Rodney, second, 7-5 at Toronto, and Athletics RHP Andrew Bailey, first, 4-2 against the Orioles. That’s how good Oakland’s starting pitching has been; Bailey has been needed for only one save.
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