Ryan Howard And Ian Kennedy Notes
by faketeams
on May 23, 2008 7:02 AM EDT
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Philadelphia Phillies 1B Ryan Howard hit his 13th HR last night, which is the third highest total in the NL. No one is surprised with that total, but what is surprising is the number of strikeouts Howard has amassed.
In 49 games, he has whiffed 74 times already versus just 27 walks. Pro-rating those numbers over a full season will allow Ryan Howard to shatter his own strikeouts record of 199 set last season. More disconcerting are the fewer walks. Last season, he drew 107 walks in 149 games. Right now, he'd only draw 81 in the same number of games.
One day after the Yankees decided to begin the transition of Joba Chamberlain to the starting rotation, Ian Kennedy pitched his best game of the year, and the Yankees' bullpen threw three shutout, walkless innings in support. Kyle Farnsworth tossed a scoreless 8th inning in that effort.
I know that was just coincidence, but it still feels like the Yankees made a move all fantasy players make - selling at what appears to be the darkest hour only to see the sun begin to rise.
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do the K’s really matter to a fantasy owner? He has always struck out alot, but as long as he hits HRs, he will be productive to his owners.
How bout Santana’s line last night….7 in, 12 hits, 4 r, 3 er, 0bb, 1 k. He hasn’t been the pitcher the ESPN hype machine made him out to be, no?
Thoughts on my recent dump trade in my other NL only league-salaries are for 2009:
$40 Soriano + $25 Adrian Gonzalez for $12 Uggla and $12 Glaus.
I made the deal for Uggla who stats so far are very comparable to Chase Utley right now.
raygu
by raygu on May 23, 2008 9:03 AM EDT 0 recs
Ks
Not specificly but they are a peripheral stat to look at in determining whether a player has more or less value that his 5×5 stats show.
Santana has been a disappointment, and the torches are being lit and the pitchforks sharpened in Flushing. Santana’s efforts will just add fuel to that fire.
Uggla has been good, bad, good so far with his AVG. The power is for real though.
by faketeams on
May 23, 2008 9:29 AM EDT
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Fantasy implication
If you do not believe Howard’s Ks and walks won’t improve, then you should trade Howard. His power surge over the past two weeks has taken his perceived value back to 1st round status.
by faketeams on May 23, 2008 9:09 AM EDT 0 recs
No
I am committed to seeing no one else owning Ryan Howard until the next decade begins!
by faketeams on
May 23, 2008 9:27 AM EDT
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thought so
I like the VORP/BABIP, etc analysis you’ve provided on the site recently.
raygu
by raygu on May 23, 2008 9:47 AM EDT 0 recs
Olney on Byrnes/Quentin trade
Carlos Quentin looked like he wanted to get away from reporters, writes Rick Morrissey, as they asked him questions about his hot start.Arizona has done a brilliant job in its choices over the last five years—if you were to give grades, D-backs GM Josh Byrnes would get an A or A-minus, in a sport in which everybody makes mistakes. But the D-backs are probably kicking themselves over their choice to sign Eric Byrnes to a multi-year deal and move Quentin in a trade. It’s a sport in which this kind of regret is inherent.
I posted something similar recently.
raygu
by raygu on May 23, 2008 10:00 AM EDT 0 recs
Olney on Johan
After the item on Johan Santana’s diminished velocity was posted here yesterday, some scouts from other teams chimed in, indicating through e-mails and phone calls that they were seeing the same thing. “The Mets were asking around about that in spring training, about what his true [velocity] baseline was,” said one talent evaluator. “They were concerned.”Said an AL scout who has seen Santana this month: “His stuff isn’t even close to what it was [with the Twins].”
This is sure to get more media attention today…WFAN comes to mind.
raygu
by raygu on May 23, 2008 10:02 AM EDT 0 recs
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