Wednesday Roto Round Up: Believing In Armando Galarraga
by faketeams on Apr 16, 2009 9:19 AM EDT
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Here is a brief round-up of Wednesday's notable efforts. I am sure I missed a few. Which ones should I have noted?
Detroit Tigers SP Armando Galarraga: And the 2008 season continues. Galaragga ran his record to 2-0 this season with 6.1 shutout innings. For the young season, he has struck out 13 in as many innings while issuing three walks. The GB/FB is just .80 but not so far from last season's 1.15 as to cause too much concern.
Thank God the Rangers' offense and minor league system is garnering so much attention. Otherwise, the pitching-starved club would be getting hammered over some of its pitching decisions.
Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Orlando Hudson: Yesterday on Fantasy Focus, a discussion of selling high ensued around Florida Marlins 2B/3B Emilio Bonifacio, and a guest said he'd deal the hot Marlins' speedster for Orlando Hudson. O-Dog is now hitting .368 after a 3-5 day. Would the Hudson owner accept Bonifacio should have been the question.
Los Angeles Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw: Striking out 13 hitters while walking one does wonders for any pitcher. It immediately places him into the top echelon of fantasy players' minds if only as a potential sell high candidate. With 19 Ks over 12 innings, I'm leaning more towards permanent top echelon status.
Seattle Mariners SP Jarrod Washburn: Just as a high strikeout total in an early season game will garner plenty of fantasy attention, a 2-0 record with a 1.29 ERA does the same. Washburn's gem against the division rival Angels included zero walks. In 14 innings, he has issued just one free pass. That is notable, but I wonder if one should heed the 5.1 K/9 and .75 GB/FB ratio. Sell high?
Minnesota Twins SP Scott Baker: In his 2009 debut, consensus mixed league sleeper Scott Baker allowed four HRs in four innings of work. If he weren't coming off a brief DL stint for shoulder discomfort, this wouldn't even be a note. Am I over-reacting to worry?
Texas Rangers 2B Ian Kinsler: 6-6 with a HR, a SB, five runs scored and four RBI. Is this the season's best performance by a hitter? Bonifacio's 4-5 Opening Day with 1 HR, 3 SB, 4 runs scored and 2 RBI is the competition. Would you be able to get Kinsler if you offered David Wright for him? I'm not so sure.
Florida Marlins 3B Emilio Bonifacio: Given he appears to be this season's most talked about and compared player, I thought noting his 1-6 effort last night was telling. He struck out four times. With just a SB in his last seven games, is it imperative you sell high now?
Colorado Rockies RP Jason Grilli: After closer Huston Street turned a 5-1 lead into a save opportunity, Grilli was called on to close the door. I can't see Grilli as a serious Saves candidate especially since Manny Corpas had already pitched. I can see Street as not long for the role though.
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Wright
I will stick with the Normandin line of thinking that Wright’s HRs drop this year until proven otherwise.
raygu
Kershaw
I would rather have Strasburg or Price but Kershaw isn’t bad.
Washburn isn’t good but he is a fly ball pitcher and he has Gutierrez, Ichiro and Endy Chavez chasing balls down in Safeco so he could have a half decent year. He’ll get killed in Texas though.
Seriously?
you would rather have two pitchers who haven’t made more than a few starts over KKKKKKershaw??
With that said, if I don’t make the top 5 in UBA, I will try my best to place 6th.
raygu
by Ray Guilfoyle on Apr 16, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions
of course
isn’t there a BIIIIIG gap from Price/Strasburg to Kershaw? I read that somewhere on the internets…
Strasburg will not be in the MLD
Yes
I read that also….that’s Callis’ man-crush on the current hyped prospect pitcher. Next year, it will be someone else, and he will say he likes THAT pitcher better than Strasburg.
I think Strasburg will be in the MLD. Why let him pitch this year? He will sign on August 15, for sure, to get the most money after both sides wait to see who blinks first. At that point, he will not have pitched for awhile, no?
I don’t see it.
raygu
by Ray Guilfoyle on Apr 16, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Strasburg
It wasn’t Callis who said it and I don’t want to say who did b/c he may get mad at faketeams.
I can see Strasburg not pitching this year but barring injury he is the Opening Day starter for the Nats next year. He will easily be their best starter if not their best player and their only marketable player. They have a brand new stadium that no one goes to, so sticking Strasburg in the rotation is the easiest way for them to sell tickets. With all the inherent injury risks that come with pitchers I can’t see that team paying Strasburg 25 million dollars and then have him pitch in Bowie for 2 months.
It is possible that he will be in the MLD, anything is possible, but I certainly wouldn’t count on it.
Carroll
It was Will Carroll….and I called him out on it in a post….my bad….not on the post…but for forgetting it was him when I bashed him for saying it.
If Strasburg signs on 8/15, he probably won’t pitch in the minors….maybe 1-2 starts at the most since the season ends sometime in early to mid Sept, no?
raygu
by Ray Guilfoyle on Apr 16, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Right
I do not think Strasburg will ever pitch in the minors. They may shut him down for after he signs but if he does pitch in 2009 it will be in Washington. If he is on the major league roster in 2010 he is not eligible for the MLD, correct?
good point
forgot about that…he will be eligible to be auctioned if he is on the major league roster…..never mind…..
raygu
by Ray Guilfoyle on Apr 16, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Armando Galarraga
If there was a guy to sell high on it’s Armando Galarraga. I’d bet once the weather warms up a bit, some of those fly balls will start to turn into HRs and his numbers will start to approach league average instead of Cy Young contender. At least that’s what his FIP and xFip suggest. As someone who passed him over in a draft I sure hope that’s what happens.
Same guy, new name.
by stillredsoxfan on Apr 16, 2009 12:16 PM EDT reply actions
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