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Lefties Who Hit Lefties

By on June 24, 2011 | Comments { 0 }

We’ve already had some fun doing splits, so why not keep those legs extra limber?

Every baseball fan knows that it’s harder for left-handed hitters to hit lefties than it is for right-handed hitters to hit righties. Fortunately, there are always a handful of lefty sluggers that don’t adhere to this age-old rule.

These players make us happy. We don’t have to baby them and sit them against southpaws for fear of the o-for. Just plug them into the lineup and fear not which hand the pitcher releases the ball from.

Here are five left-handed hitters who more than hold their own against their pitching brethren.

Brennan Boesch, OF, Detroit Tigers – .355 BA vs. LHP

Boesch’s lefty killing ways are no fluke as he batted .337 against them in last year’s rookie campaign. Although his power isn’t nearly as potent against lefties this year (.113 ISO vs. .207 ISO), he’s still getting on base at a .417 clip against southpaws. As a result, Boesch certainly doesn’t need a platoon mate in your make believe outfield. Start him everyday with confidence.

Aubrey Huff, 1B/OF, San Francisco Giants – .350 BA vs. LHP

Huff has always hit lefties well. He’s a career .278 hitter against them, which is not much worse than his career average of .282 against righties. This year he’s hitting an impressive 147 points higher against southpaws. Maybe it’s not so impressive considering that Huff’s batting average against right-handers is a paltry .203 but that has to improve right? If he continues to hit lefties and bats close to his career average against righties, Huff should start making his way back into starting lineups. With a .313 batting average in June to along with four home runs and a .538 slugging percentage, Huff is starting to heat up.

Jay Bruce, OF, Cincinnati Reds – .303 BA vs. LHP

Let’s take a look at Bruce’s batting averages against lefties since his rookie year:

2008: .190

2009: .210

2010: .277

2011: .303

This is exactly the type of improvement you want to see from a young lefty slugger. Here are some other eye-popping numbers from Bruce against left-handers: .378 on-base percentage, .621 slugging percentage and a .318 ISO. At 24 years old, Bruce has become a complete hitter. Consider him a top 10 outfielder for years to come.

Alex Gordon, OF, Kansas City Royals – .287 BA vs. LHP

Part of Gordon’s early career struggles stemmed from his inability to hit left-handed pitchers. Including this season’s .287 mark, his career batting average against lefties is .228. However, this year has been a completely different story. Gordon’s batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and ISO are all better against lefties than righties. Gordon may never become a superstar but he’s certainly a mainstay in your starting lineup.

Curtis Granderson, OF, New York Yankees – .270 BA vs. LHP

I admit I was wary of Granderson coming into the season. I tried to avoid hitters who were anemic against left-handers and with a career .221 batting average against them, he was certainly not someone on my radar. But kudos to Granderson, with the help of Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long, for making an adjustment in his swing. The new approach has done wonders as he has 12 home runs and a staggering .371 ISO against lefites. As a result, Granderson is an unquestioned top 10 outfielder.

 

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Trying to predict the rest of the 2011 season

By on June 2, 2011 | Comments { 3 }

So the baseball season is about one-third completed. The Cleveland Indians have the best winning percentage in baseball with the third-best run differential in the majors. Carlos Santana, Shin-Soo Choo and Grady Sizemore have sucked. Yeah, you heard right.

Adam Wainright is out for the season, Chris Carpenter and Albert Pujols have struggled mightily and the team doesn’t have a closer, yet the Cardinals sit in first place in the NL Central.

The Atlanta Braves pitching staff has the major’s best ERA (okay, so that isn’t a huge surprise), but did you expect it to be because of Jair Jurrjens‘ 1.51 ERA through 65 2/3 innings?

The major-league leader in home runs is Jose Bautista with 20 (again, not a huge surprise), but Matt Joyce on top with a .361 batting average? (Insert fat black woman “Oh no he didn’t”) Yes he has.

Wainwright, Kendrys Morales, Buster Posey, Jorge de la Rosa, Daisuke Matsuzaka all out for the season. David Wright, Matt Holliday, Francisco Liriano, Joe Mauer, Ike Davis, Shane Victorino, Jayson Heyward, Delmon Young, Josh Johnson, Joe Nathan, Matt Garza have all seen time on the DL. You could fill an entire All-Star roster emergency room with that group.

And we aren’t even going to start with the overhaul on closers this season.

Cliche alert!

If you could have predicted this start to the 2011 season, you should be in Vegas—and take me with you.

It’s nearly impossible to predict the future in sports, which is why people lose a lot of money through betting and fortune telling isn’t a real profession. Sorry Miss Cleo…

That being said, I predict that I will give my thoughts to some of the first two month’s big stories—and you will listen.

Dan Uggla has been baseball’s unluckiest hitter

It’s true that Uggla has been unlucky (.186 BABIP), but he’s not helping his cause either with his increased ground ball rate (45.2%) and lowered line drive rate (13.7%). It seems to me he’s pressing at the plate as he is swinging at more pitches off the plate (26.4%) and more pitches overall (47.9%). This has led to fewer walks and until he shows that he is comfortable at the plate I would sit him.

Ted Lilly is about to break out in a big way

It was around this time last year that Lilly turned his season around and was one of the better pitchers of the second half. He has thrown three straight quality starts while compiling an impressive 15 K:1 BB ratio. He currently has a 4.22 ERA and his strikeouts are down from last year so there might be an opportunity to buy low, but the window is closing fast. Throughout his career the highest strikeout totals come in June (7.63 K/9), August (7.87) and September (7.97).

Trade Albert Pujols while you still can

Pujols has been one of the more peculiar players this year as his stuggles are unprecedented. Maybe it’s an undisclosed injury, or the weight of his impending free agency. Whatever it is, owners don’t know whether to cut bait or stay patient with the perennial slugger. I’m not telling you that you have to trade him away at any cost because he should turn it around this year, but if you could get an elite player in return still I would pull the trigger. Players I would trade Pujols straight up for are Miguel Cabrera, Jose Bautista, Joey Votto, Troy Tulowitzki, Adrian Gonzalez, Matt Kemp (keeper league only), Evan Longoria (keeper league only) and Ryan Braun.

Curtis Granderson is fantasy baseball’s MVP through two months

It’s no secret why Granderson is enjoying all of this success right now—he is finally hitting left-handed pitching. Last year he batted .234 with four home runs and 41 K/13 BB in 158 at-bats against lefties. Those numbers currently are .303 with nine home runs and 18 K/4 BB in 66 at-bats. At this pace he will easily eclipse the 30/30 mark and become this year’s Carlos Gonzalez. And then next year we will search for that year’s Granderson. And the world will keep spinning.

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Daily Fantasy Recap: Pitching prevails on Opening Day, 2011

By on April 1, 2011 | Comments { 0 }

The 2011 edition of baseball’s Opening Day picked up right where 2010 left off: pitching was the story.

In all, the 12 teams in action on Thursday averaged 3.42 runs with one shutout and seven teams scoring three or fewer runs. Of course, with certifiable aces taking the mound for most of the teams in play (sorry, Livan Hernandez…you’re not quite “ace-quality” in my book) this isn’t exactly a surprise.

Like we’ll do every day throughout the season, here are some fantasy-worthy notes and some hastily-drawn conclusions from baseball’s first day of games:

Detroit Tigers 3 @ New York Yankees 6

  • Brett Gardner batted leadoff for the Yankees, something he did in just 25 of his 150 games last season. This could mean a lot more runs for a player who scored 97 times last season hitting primarily eighth and ninth.
  • The Joba Chamberlain-Rafael Soriano-Mariano Rivera chain worked to perfection (literally) as no Tiger reached base in the seventh, eighth or ninth innings. If CC Sabathia can keep going six or seven innings in each of his starts he could match (or even surpass?) his 21 wins from a season ago. In 2010, Sabathia averaged almost exactly seven innings per start.
  • Curtis Granderson homered off a left-handed pitcher (Phil Coke), something he did just four times last year in 158 at-bats versus southpaws (.354 SLG). Coke allowed just one homer in 110 at-bats to left-handed batters last season.
  • Russell Martin played well in his New York debut. He went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and even stole a base. Martin swiped only six bags last season.
  • Austin Jackson struck out three times in four at-bats including twice in three at-bats versus Sabathia. Jackson struck out 170 times last year and four times in seven at-bats versus Sabathia in 2010.

Atlanta Braves 2 @ Washington Nationals 0

  • Chipper Jones is making good on his teammates’ word after they said he was playing like he had something to prove this spring. Jones went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored batting third for Atlanta.
  • Jason Heyward homered in his first at-bat! He’s now homered in his first at-bat of every season of his Major League career!! Wow!!! (sarcasm?)
  • Jayson Werth batted second for the Nationals, a spot we’ll continuously see him batting in due to his high OBP (or so says Nats’ manager Jim Riggelman).
  • Danny Espinosa was the lone bright spot for the Nationals’ offense as he went 2-for-3 with a double. I’m telling you…get this kid while you still can.
  • Both starters (Derek Lowe and Livan Hernandez) pitched very effectively. Lowe struck out six with just five baserunners in 5 2/3innings. Hernandez made me look like a fool in my intro to this post (but we’ll see who gets the last laugh, Livan) by allowing just four hits and walking none in 6 1/3 innings. He was the tough-luck loser.
  • Jonny Venters pitched the eighth and Detective Craig Kimbrel (this will be a running joke on BProf—Kindergarten Cop if you’re wondering) pitched a perfect ninth for the save. Note: two strikeouts and zero walks!
  • We also saw four of Washington’s relievers in the losing effort, none of whom were Drew Storen. This bodes well for his full-time closing chances…for now.

Milwaukee Brewers 6 @ Cincinnati Reds 7

  • Rickie Weeks and Carlos Gomez led off the season with back-to-back homers. This hadn’t been done in baseball in 42 years. Maybe more importantly, Weeks managed to stay healthy for the whole game. One down, 161 to go.
  • Oh, and Gomez’s big fly reinforces the confidence Milwaukee has in him to be their everyday center fielder. Nyjer Morgan owners, feel free to sigh in disgust for the time being.
  • Casey McGehee added two RBI. He’s on pace for 324 this season. While he’ll probably fall a little short of that, I still maintain he’s one of 2011′s best bargains.
  • Edinson Volquez blew it, allowing five runs on three homers in his six innings. Hey, at least he only walked two batters. For anyone who owns Volquez, you won’t want to this season.
  • Damn you, John Axford. You were my only pitcher to go on Thursday so I’m stuck looking at a “54.00″ in my team’s ERA column for the day.
  • Takashi Saito allowed two hits but did strike out two batters. He also looked a lot better than Axford, who’s job could be in jeopardy in the near future.

Los Angeles Angels 4 @ Kansas City Royals 2

  • Jered Weaver picked up where he left off last season, striking out six batters without allowing a run in 6.1 innings.
  • Fernando Rodney‘s job is safe…for another day.
  • After a great spring, Alex Gordon went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts batting third for the Royals.
  • Mike Aviles and Jeff Francoeur homered for Kansas City. Both players could be very valuable this season, particularly if they get at-bats (Francoeur).
  • Luke Hochevar continues to resemble a batting practice pitching machine. He allowed nine hits in his 5.2 innings of work. Eight of the nine Angels starters registered a hit (Mark Trumbo didn’t).

San Diego 5 @ St. Louis 3, F/11

  • Chris Carpenter was great (7 innings, 2 runs, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks). Ryan Franklin wasn’t (game-tying homer to Cameron Maybin). Franklin blew just two of 29 save chances last season.
  • Speaking of Maybin, good to see him have some Major League glory. Better yet, he only struck out once in five at-bats!
  • Tim Stauffer allowed nine hits in six innings but gave up just two runs.
  • Heath Bell saved the game. Reports are he won’t be traded before the team’s next game so owners waiting for Luke Gregerson or Mike Adams to assume the closer’s role will have to wait another day (more sarcasm).

San Francisco Giants 1 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 2

  • The day’s best pitching matchup lived up to the hype. Clayton Kershaw and Tim Lincecum each went seven innings and neither allowed an earned run. Kershaw looked more locked in, striking out nine Giants and walking just one as he threw strikes on 65 of his 96 pitches (67.7%).
  • Jonathan Broxton labored through the ninth inning, allowing a run but still getting the save. Hong-Chi Kuo labored as well, throwing 22 pitches, but walked just one and didn’t allow a run. Let the closer controversy commence!
  • Matt Kemp walked three times and didn’t strike out at all. That sure beats his ratio of 53 walks to 170 strikeouts last season. He also stole a base.
  • Reports of Brandon Belt starting Opening Day were in fact true as Aubrey Huff trotted out to right field with Cody Ross on the 15-day DL. Belt went 1-for-3 with a walk.
  • Pat Burrell partied like it was 2006, hitting an Opening Day homer for the second time in his career. For what it’s worth, he hit 29 home runs that year.
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Drew Stubbs: 2011 Fantasy Sleeper

By on February 11, 2011 | Comments { 1 }

Before I wrote this post, I performed a couple of quick searches on Google and needless to say I was disappointed. There is clearly not enough love out there for Cincinnati Reds’ outfielder Drew Stubbs.

That’s right, despite the bottom of my screen reading “Gooooooooooooooogle,” I was only able to pick out a couple of articles that touted Stubbs as a great value this season. “Grey” from Razzball.com put it best in his Stubbs post, “To think a guy who went 22/30 is a sleeper is laughable in some leagues.”

It’s true. Stubbs may have had the quietest, 20/30 season and it’s because he did most of his damage in the last two months of the season, and some of you may have checked out by then. From August 1, Stubbs batted .308, smashed nine home runs and stole 12 bases in 169 at-bats. Not too shabby.

But back to the problem on hand, how can someone with that kind of power/speed get  no respect amongst the fantasy community? Yahoo! has him ranked 19th among outfielders and he went 81st overall (ahead of his teammate Jay Bruce) in ESPN’s first mock draft. Yet he is being drafted 153rd overall in mock drafts and even Tristan Cockhroft has him 154th in his early top 250 rankings. I’m going to stop before I get angry.

It was just a couple of years ago we were drafting Grady Sizemore and now we have Stubbs, who at 26, is just entering his power prime of his career. In Sizemore’s age-26 season he hit 33 home runs and swiped 38 bases and while that is a very generous projection for Stubbs, I think I’ve driven home the point that Sizemore was a first round pick after that season and Stubbs is going in the 15th round. He screams value.

Now, Stubbs doesn’t come without his faults as his .255 batting average leaves a lot to be desired. He has too many swinging strikes (11.7%) which is why he had the third highest strikeout percentage (32.7) among qualifying hitters. The other two? Mark Reynolds and Adam Dunn. However, if I had to choose one category for my hitter to be weak in it would be batting average.

What Stubbs brings to the table is a very unique power/speed combo (only three hitters went 20/30 last year) and good R/RBI opportunities in what should be a very good Reds’ offense. Keep in mind that B.J. Upton (83), Corey Hart (88), Delmon Young (93), Curtis Granderson (94), Colby Rasmus (95) and Sizemore (99) are all being drafted five-to-six rounds ahead of Stubbs in mock drafts.

Do yourselves a favor and don’t forget about him on draft day.

2011 Fantasy Projection

.263 BA | 95 R | 26 HR | 73 RBI | 37 SB

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2011 Fantasy Baseball OF Rankings

By on January 27, 2011 | Comments { 1 }

So far we’ve taken care of the 2011 catcher rankings, first base rankings, second base rankings, third base rankings and shortstop rankings. Whew! It’s a lot to take in, but you’ll feel like a better person afterwards. Like they say, you can never over prepare for a draft. Let’s get to the outfielder tiers.

Tier 1

Carl Crawford (BOS), Ryan Braun (MIL), Carlos Gonzalez (COL), Matt Holliday (STL), Josh Hamilton (TEX), Matt Kemp (LAD)

Not a lot wrong with this group as Crawford and Braun are sure-fire first rounders. … Gonzalez probably won’t hit .336 again, but his power and speed (34 HR/26 SB) are here to stay. … Holliday will get you Braun’s stats across the board, but 10-15 picks later. … The tier ends with a couple of questions marks in Hamilton‘s health and Kemp‘s work ethic. Even with Kemp having a “down” year, he still hit 28 home runs and stole 19 bases.

Tier 2

Shin-Soo Choo (CLE), Justin Upton (ARI), Jason Heyward (ATL), Jayson Werth (WAS), Alex Rios (CHW), Jose Bautista (TOR), Andrew McCutchen (PIT), Hunter Pence (HOU), Nelson Cruz (TEX), Andre Ethier (LAD), Jacoby Ellsbury (BOS),  Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)

You can bank on a .300 AVG, 20 HR and 20 SB from Choo, and if the Indians ever surround him with good hitters he will eclipse 180+ R/RBI. … In his third season, Upton regressed a bit towards his rookie form, but he is still only 23 years old so I wouldn’t panic yet. … Heyward is quickly becoming one of the most beloved young hitters over the last decade because of his great plate discipline (14.6 BB%). … It will be interesting to see what Werth does without the Phillies’ offense surrounding him. … After a disappointing 2009 season, Rios came back and finally eclipsed the 20/20 mark everyone was waiting for. …  You can read my take on Jose Bautista‘s 2011 fantasy baseball value. … Ellsbury should be an elite contributor in runs and steals if he bats first for the Red Sox, and he’s a good candidate to hit near .300. … No need to reiterate how I feel about Ichiro‘s 2011 fantasy baseball value.

Tier 3

Mike Stanton (FLA), Jay Bruce (CIN), Shane Victorino (PHI), Chris Young (ARI), Colby Rasmus (STL), Drew Stubbs (CIN), Ben Zobrist (TB), Corey Hart (MIL), Torii Hunter (LAA), Curtis Granderson (NYY), Delmon Young (MIN), B.J. Upton (TB), Nick Markakis (BAL), Bobby Abreu (LAA), Jason Bay (NYM), Angel Pagan (NYM), Adam Jones (BAL)

Stanton‘s power is out-of-this-world and if he can cut down on the Ks (34.3%) and raise that AVG (.259) he can be a top-10 option by year’s end. … It was nice to see Bruce stay healthy for an entire season. Don’t be surprised if he reaches 30 home runs this year. … The Flyin’ Hawaiian traded his batting average for a little extra power last year. Here’s to hoping he realized that it was a mistake. … Look for Stubbs to be a great value in the middle rounds as his 22 HR and 30 SB aren’t easy to find elsewhere. … Hart had a career-year in 2010 and while he didn’t contribute much with his seven steals, I’ll take the 31 HR and 192 R/RBI. … If you read our study on the importance of lineup slots it should be no surprise that Granderson had a down year batting at the bottom of the Yankees’ order. … Bryan Curley gave his thoughts earlier on why Bay is a 2011 fantasy sleeper.

Tier 4

Juan Pierre (CHW), Vernon Wells (LAA), Grady Sizemore (CLE), Denard Span (MIN), Carlos Lee (HOU), Nick Swisher (NYY), Carlos Quentin (CHW), Michael Bourn (HOU), Brett Gardner (NYY), Lance Berkman (STL), Jason Kubel (MIN)

Pierre contributes in steals (68) and runs (96), but that’s about it. … Sizemore can still be a useful fantasy contributor so don’t completely disregard him. He is only two years removed from a 30/30 season and has been plagued by injuries the last two seasons. … I expect Span to raise his batting average back to .290-.300, but he brings no power to the table. … Swisher enjoyed himself a fine season in 2010 and while the power (29 HR and 180 R/RBI) is legit the average (.288) might be harder to replicate. Then again, he did change his approach last season.

Tier 5

Austin Jackson (DET), Raul Ibanez (PHI), Magglio Ordonez (DET), Dexter Fowler (COL), Rajai Davis (TOR), Travis Snider (TOR), Alfonso Soriano (CHC), Andres Torres (SF), Julio Borbon (TEX), Manny Ramirez (TB), Jose Tabata (PIT), Marlon Byrd (CHC), Chris Coghlan (FLA), J.D.Drew (BOS)

Jackson had a ridiculous .396 BABIP and still only managed a .293 batting average. Not a good sign. … The term post-hype sleeper applies here with Snider as he should get the starting right field job. Last year he hit 14 home runs in just 319 at-bats. … In 2010, Borbon stole four fewer bases in 289 more at-bats. He’s going to have to step up the running if he is going to have any fantasy value. … We have Ramirez‘s projection covered in our 2011 Tampa Bay Rays preview. … Tabata is only 22-years old and is quickly becoming one of Pittsburgh’s many young, bright stars.

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May 2: New York (Foolishly) Gambles with Curtis Granderson, Joe Mauer Will Sit for a Few Days, and Pirates Preparing to Call Up a Batter

By on May 2, 2010 | Comments { 0 }

The second rounds of the NBA and NHL playoffs are underway, but don’t forget about baseball. Here are your Fantasy Headlines for Sunday, May 2:

  • It’s about time. David Ortiz homered twice on Saturday, the first day of a new month, bringing his season total to - drum roll please – three!
  • Kerry Wood will need more than one rehab appearance before rejoining in the Indians, but his assignment could start any day now.
  • Did anyone realize Zack Greinke is still winless in 2010?
  • Milwaukee’s Carlos Gomez has been out of the lineup with a strained left knee, but he hopes to return to the lineup on Tuesday.
  • In more Brew Crew news, Jim Edmonds should be returning to the lineup any day now.
  • Joe Mauer missed Saturday’s game with a bruised heal and hopes to be back after just a few days rest.
  • Stupid Yankees. Curtis Granderson left Friday’s game with a groin strain but still played on Saturday. Now he’s going to the DL and could miss up to four weeks.
  • Pirates manager John Russell said the pitching staff has looked better and now he can afford to call up another bat for his bench. Steve Pearce and Neil Walker are the most likely candidates.
  • San Diego’s Chris Young will be making a rehab start today.
  • San Francisco demoted righty Waldis Joaquin to make room for Aaron Rowand.
  • Injured Giants closer Brian Wilson said he was ready to pitch yesterday if the club needed him, but manager Bruce Bochy wasn’t having it.
  • Sunday’s start for Double-A pitcher Stephen Strasburg is likely his last in Harrisburg. He’s expected to be promoted to Triple-A.
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May 1: Brad Bergesen Back with Baltimore, Daisuke Matsuzaka Set to Make Season Debut, and Curtis Granderson Leaves with a Groin Strain

By on May 1, 2010 | Comments { 0 }

This may be a fantasy baseball site, but forgive me for plugging my Boston Bruins who just took a 1-0 series lead against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Now, here are your Fantasy Headlines for Saturday, May 1:

  • Injured D-Backs Conor Jackson and Kris Benson received good news yesterday. Jackson (hamstring) is eligible to come off the DL on Tuesday, but the team wants to take it easy with him since he missed almost all of 2009, so he’ll likely be back a few days later than that.
  • Initially, Jair Jurrjens hoped he could make his next scheduled start after leaving his last one after just one inning. Now he hopes he’ll miss just one.
  • Baltimore recalled one of 2009′s surprise starters, Brad Bergesen. To make room, they optioned Jim Johnson to Triple-A. Bergesen will start tonight’s game against Boston.
  • Countering Bergesen, the Red Sox send out Daisuke Matsuzaka who can hopefully add some life to the struggling  Sox rotation.
  • The Chicago Cubs have tweaked their rotation, which you can read about here.
  • Reds’ outfielder Chris Dickerson will have surgery to remove some bone from his right hand, and a timetable for his return will be set after the surgery is completed.
  • Cleveland’s Kerry Wood is waiting for a rehab assignment.
  • Detroit’s Magglio Ordonez has been experiencing some abdominal pain but will try to play through it.
  • Cameron Maybin shares what it’s like to be called up early since it seems mega-prospect Mike Stanton could share the same fate.
  • Lance Berkman missed Friday’s game after tweaking his left groin, but he was back for today’s afternoon game.
  • Injured Mets 1B/OF Daniel Murphy got some action in a spring camp game.
  • Jorge Posada is finally back after getting hit by a pitch earlier this week.
  • Curtis Granderson left Saturday’s game with a strained left groin after rounding second base on a Brett Gardner single.
  • Philadelphia will have to make a decision when Joe Blanton comes back, and it could cost Kyle Kendrick a rotation spot.
  • J.A. Happ suffered a mild setback in his rehab.
  • News out of San Francisco: Edgar Renteria left Friday night’s game with a groin injury, and Bengie Molina returned to his old stomping grounds as the Giants’ cleanup hitter.
  • According to the Rangers, Frank Francisco is starting to show that closer’s mentality once again.
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