Thursday Roto Round Up: The Top Two Catchers In 2009
by faketeams on Apr 24, 2009 10:00 AM EDT
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3B/C Brandon Inge, Detroit Tigers: With his 6th HR of the season, Inge is more than half way to matching last season's total. At .315, he is hitting much better than I thought he would be almost two weeks after his hot start and remains the top catcher and top 3B to this point.
C/1B Victor Martinez, Cleveland Indians: At .394 with 5 HRs, VMart would be selected ahead of Inge as the top catcher. However, the 6 RBI difference this early in the season keeps Inge ranked ahead of him. FWIW, VMart currently ranks in the Top 5 for 1B.
RP Jensen Lewis, Cleveland Indians: Credited with the win in yesterday's come-from-behind victory over the Kansas City Royals, Lewis now has four decisions. He is exactly the type of reliever fantasy teams need when avoiding mediocre starting pitching - a key member of a bullpen which must support a weak starting rotation on a team with a good offense.
C/1B Jamie Burke, Seattle Mariners: Thanks to injuries to first- and second-string 1B Russell Branyan and Mike Sweeney, Burke got the start a 1B. A Seattle Mariners' back-up catcher starting at 1B? Yeah, that shouldn't be Jeff Clement!
SP Scott Richmond, Toronto Blue Jays: Richmond won his 2nd game in three starts to begin the 2009 season. With 15 Ks in 16 IP, Richmond looks like yet another no-name pitching success for the Blue Jays. I know I have been very hard on GM J.P. Ricciardi, but he deserves credit for what he has built - a defense and pitching first team with offense a distant concern.
Too bad Ricky Romero just got hurt. Another few good starts from him, and one could legitimately ask whether a low cost league average SP is more valuable than a low OBP SS like Troy Tulowitzki.
C Russell Martin, Los Angeles Dodgers: Following an 0-4 last night, Martin is hitting an anemic 226/349/283. The AVG doesn't concern me so much thanks to a good OBP, but the SLG is a bigger concern. Martin's SLG and XBH's decreased from .469 and 54 in 2007 to .396 and 38 in 2008. Another decreases in 2009 a trends makes. Even worse, Martin is 0-2 in SBs.
2B Chris Getz, Chicago White Sox: Leading off the his team, Getz went 2-4 with his 3rd SB. A slashstat line of 333/396/405 says he can stay there. I worry about the AVG-dependent nature of his OBP, but he is showing excellent contact ability (3 Ks and 4 BBs in 46 plate appearances). The big worry about a player of this profile is whether or not he can drive the ball enough to keep pitcher's honest.
Eighth Inning Set-Ups (Decison or # of holds): Jensen Lewis Cleveland Indians (W), David Aardsma Seattle Mariners (4), Jesse Carlson Toronto Blue Jays (3), Shawn Camp Toronto Blue Jays (1)
Saves: Scott Downs Toronto Blue Jays (1), Brandon Morrow Seattle Mariners (5), Jonathan Broxton Los Angeles Dodgers (5), Kerry Wood Cleveland Indians (3)
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Inge
Man, I still have a hard time buying into Brandon Inge. The power is great, but this guy is going to be a drain to your batting average once the inevitable correction comes. I would try to sell high on him, especially in leagues where he qualifies at catcher.
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by forrestk on Apr 24, 2009 11:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Selling High
What would you think you could get for Inge? A 10th rounder? A 5th rounder? A 15th rounder?
by faketeams on Apr 24, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
KLAW on Romero and Clement
BG (toronto): Ricky Romero – 3GS, 2W’s, 1.10 WHIP, 1.71 ERA. Any chance J.P. tells everyone “Tulowitzki who?” by Season’s end?
Keith Law: That would be revisionism, since Tulo already had a hugely productive year in 2007 when the Jays were getting squat from short.
MJ (Seattle): So, Clement is now our… 1B of the future? Why didn’t management see if he could play catcher in the bigs for the 2-3 weeks Johjima is injured?
Keith Law: They should really just trade Clement and be done with it. If you’re not willing to give him a shot even though he is clearly the best option – and I’m no Clement fan – just trade him before his value evaporates completely.
by faketeams on Apr 24, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
more problems with the Tulo who? comment
Because he’d still have to say Jay Bruce and Cameron Maybin Who? as well.
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
by Hyatt on Apr 24, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Martin
Torre can’t go on much longer hitting Martin ahead of Kemp. Kemp is outhitting him this year. You could make a case to hit Kemp 5th behind Ethier and ahead of Loney and Martin as well.
raygu
by Ray Guilfoyle on Apr 24, 2009 11:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Broxton
With Torre having no confidence in Kuo of late, if he continues to struggle, I can see Torre turning to Wade as the setup man once he returns from the DL, or bring up Josh Lindblom who impressed in ST. Although, they may want Lindblom to start next year.
raygu
by Ray Guilfoyle on Apr 24, 2009 11:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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