ARam why must you smite me?

by acr on Jul 10, 2010 7:00 PM EDT

So it was last Sunday evening, July 4th. Word was that Aramis Ramirez was injured with his perpetually ailing thumb. He didn't even play that day and was suspected of possibly headed back to the DL. So I do the wise thing and not start him. Hell why should I start him, even if healthy? His season to date line on the 4th was .177/.242/.297. He had, up to that point, accounted for nothing more than filling up Lou Piniella's sleep with nightmares. So ARam sits and I start another next to nothing in the Kung Fu Panda...aka Pablo Sandoval, who has a whopping 6 homers just past the season's mid point.

And as expected, Mr. Kung Fu laid an egg this week (again). What has ARam done? He's pretty much had a career week already with a day to go. He's got seven extra base hits, including 4 homers; 9 rbi's and 10 runs scored. He had 10 rbi's and 12 runs scored in May and June combined.

I guess I have to put the hot bat in the line up for next week. So I guess I will go with ARam at 3b next week. As my extra hitter my choices are Kung Fu, Tyler Colvin or grabbing someone off the wire. I wish the Nats would make up their mind and give the RF job to either Morse or Bernadina. Morse kinda has Ryan Ludwick written all over him if he could just stay healthy. But we've been complaining about his health for years. Bernadina, I like. He's not really readable and possibly has a real high upside. Or he could flat line as league average. I don't think either of them will match Colvin though. He's a stud. My FA choices are really narrowed down to Pat Burrell, who's in a funk right now. But then again, so is Colvin, whom I've started at my EH position the past few weeks. This league is NL only, 10 team, h2h.

Poll

Who do I start as my extra hitter this week? They're all in a funk.

Tyler Colvin

6 votes

Kung Fu Panda

9 votes

Pat Burrell

3 votes

18 votes | Poll has closed

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Colvin

Had him briefly on my team but his starting position is not definitive and has a very low obp. Stick with Kung-fu followed by Pat

by cuseindahuse on Jul 12, 2010 4:38 PM EDT reply actions

Pat the Bat

All I can say is stay away from Sandoval. I will not even give him the respect of calling him by his nickname. He has been horrible so far, and I will guess he will continue to do poorly. Also in a 10 team league, you do not have to pick him up for fear that someone else will just because of who he is. You can wait on him, if he gets hot or hits well in 3 or 4 consecutive games maybe pick him up, but until then just wait on him. At best you can hope for a .290-10-35 finish.

I am turning back into a Pat Burrell believer. I am a long time Phillies fan and know what he is capable of doing to the baseball. I think he has gotten a little bit of giddy up back in his swing and overall play. He is only 2 years removed from a 30HR season. He has a .400AVG and over 1.2 OPS at Home with the Giants so far in 30ABs. He is slightly a streaky player but when he is hot he can hit the ball and drive in some runs. Another thing to consider is that Colvin has some pretty challenging pitching match-ups ahead of him (Cards, Giants, Rockies).

It really depends on what you need but for HR and RBI I think the veteran Burrell is your best bet.

by phillies47 on Jul 14, 2010 1:59 PM EDT reply actions

I think so too...

..problem is I just burnt a pick up on Nate McLouth and really have nobody to drop for Burrell. So I have Colvin penciled in for next week. A bigger problem is that Travis Ishikawa is seeing all the at bats at first vs RHP. That puts the squeeze on Pat the Bat bc Aubrey Huff has to play the OF. I wish the Giants would move a couple outfielders. Torres plays every day but the rest of the bunch is splitting ab’s. And that’s not helping my fantasy team at all.

by acr on Jul 14, 2010 9:35 PM EDT reply actions