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April 24, 2006

High and Tight Fantasy Baseball - Fun, Fun, Fun

News and Injuries from MLB.COM

Sunday
Colorado Rockies
Placed 1B Todd Helton on the 15-day disabled list with stomach discomfort; Purchased the contract of OF Ryan Spilborghs from Triple-A Colorado Springs;

San Diego Padres
Activated OF Mike Cameron off the 15-day disabled list and optioned RHP Jon Adkins to Triple-A Portland.

Saturday
Los Angeles Angels
Placed OF-DH Juan Rivera on the 15-day disabled list and recalled OF Reggie Willits from Triple-A Salt Lake.

Toronto Blue Jays
Placed RHP A.J. Burnett on the 15-day disabled list and recalled RHP Shaun Marcum from Triple-A Syracuse.

Friday
Chicago Cubs
Placed INF Derrek Lee on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured distal radius and a fractured distal ulna; Selected OF Michael Restovich from Triple-A Iowa and transferred RHP Wade Miller from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.

Cleveland Indians
Placed RHP Rafael Betancourt on the 15-day disabled list with a strain of the right latissimus dorsi muscle; Recalled RHP Brian Slocum from AAA Buffalo.

Detroit Tigers
Activated RHP Todd Jones

Kansas City Royals
Placed CF David DeJesus on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and purchased the contract of RHP Joe Nelson from Triple-A Omaha; transferred RHP Mike MacDougal from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list.

Thursday
San Francisco Giants
Activated RHP Armando Benitez from the 15-day disabled list; optioned LHP Jack Taschner to Triple-A Fresno; activated 1B Lance Niekro from the bereavement list

Wednesday
Los Angeles Angels
Placed RHP Bartolo Colon on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 16, with inflammation in his right shoulder.

New York Mets
Placed 2B Anderson Hernandez on the 15-day disabled list with a bulging disc in his lower back; activated 2B Kazuo Matsui from his Major League rehabilitation assignment.

Texas Rangers
Placed INF Mark DeRosa on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 15, with a sprained left foot; Purchased the contract of INF Drew Meyer from Triple-A Oklahoma

Tuesday
Baltimore Orioles…
Placed OF David Newhan on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right fibula and recalled OF Val Majewski from Triple-A Ottawa.

Cincinnati Reds
Reinstated C Jason LaRue from the 15-day disabled list.
Colorado Rockies
Placed RHP Sun-Woo Kim on the 15-day disabled list with a right shin contusion; Actived RHP Scott Dohmann from the 15-day DL.

Monday
Cincinnati Reds
Placed Ken Griffey Jr. on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 13.

Florida Marlins
Placed OF Jeremy Hermida (right hip flexor) and RHP Carlos Martinez (right elbow strain) on the 15-day disabled list; Purchased the contract of OF Matt Cepicky and recalled RHP Randy Messenger from Triple-A Albuquerque.

Some News and Notes from the last week to discuss…

Barry Bonds hits his first HR on the season in Colorado…
Curt Schilling has the look of a CY Young Award Candidate…
Greg Maddux has found the fountain of Youth…
Derrick Lee, injury prone and Brittle…
Is Frank Thomas finished???

Players who can burn in hell…

Justin Morneau – 1/18, 1 Run, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .056 Avg.
Prestin Wilson – 2/22, 1 Run, .091 Avg.
Josh Willingham – 3/19, 1 Run, 3 RBI, .158 Avg.
Jeff Francoure – 3/19, .158 Avg.
Jose Reyes – 3/28, 2 Runs, .107 Avg., 1SB
Matt Murton – 2/18, 1 Run, .111 Avg.
Johnny Damon – 3/22, 2 Runs, 1 RBI, .136 Avg.
Jimmy Rollins – 2/17, 2 Runs, 1 RBI, .118 Avg. , 2 SB
Chris Shelton – 3/22, 3 Runs, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .136 Avg.
Jeff Kent – 2/18, 2 Runs, 3 RBI, .111 Avg.
Kenji Johijima – 4/22, .182 Avg.
Richie Sexson – 5/26, 1 Run, 2 RBI, .192 Avg.

Pitchers who sucked…

Matt Morris – 6.1 IP, 9.95 ERA, 1.74 WHIP
Joe Blanton – 4.1 IP, 14.54 ERA, 3.00 WHIP
Doug Davis – 7.2 IP, 14.09 ERA, 3.00 WHIP
Francisco Cordero – 3.1 IP, 18.90 ERA, 1.80 ERA
Jake Westbrook – 4.2 IP, 15.43 ERA, 2.57 WHIP
Brad Radke – 5.0 IP, 10.80 ERA, 2.40 WHIP
Jeff Suppan – 2 IP, 36.00 ERA, 5.50 WHIP

Sultans of SWAT…

Morgan Ensberg – 11/23, 9 Runs, 6 HR, 11 RBI, .409 Avg.
Victor Martinez – 12/31, 9 Runs, 3 HR, 8 RBI, .387 Avg.
Ryan Howard – 7/17, 4 Runs, 3 HR, 6 RBI, .417 Avg
Josh Barfield – 13/33, 9 Runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .394 Avg., 3 SB
Kevin Mench – 8/21, 5 Runs, 3 HR, 12 RBI, .381 Avg.
Miguel Tejeda – 18/28, 6 Runs, 3 HR, 10 RBI, .536 Avg.
Nick Swisher – 6/17, 6 Runs, 4 HR, 8 RBI, .353 Avg.
Edwin Encarnacion – 7/23, 10 Runs, 2 HR, 11 RBI’s, .304 Avg.

Kings of the Hill
Chris Carpenter – 8 IP, 1 Win, 6 K’s, 0 ERA, .38 WHIP
Pedro Martinez – 13.2, 2 Wins, 19 K’s, 2.63 ERA, .88 WHIP
Javier Vasquez – 8 IP, 1 Win, 7 K’s, 0 ERA, .38 WHIP
Tom Gordon – 2 IP, 1 SV, 6 K’s, 0 ERA, .50 WHIP
Tom Glavine – 8 IP, 5k’s, 1.12 ERA, .50 WHIP
Bronson Arroyo – 8 IP, 1 Win, 8k’s, 1.12 ERA, 1.00 WHIP

Player of the Week –
Brandon Phillips – 14/31 6 Runs, 3 HR, 17 RBI, .452 Avg.

Players to Watch from last week…

Mark Texiera, Jhonny Peralta and Jason Michaels…
Peralta 7/29 5 Runs 1 Hr 6 RBI 0 .241 AVG

Jason Michaels 4/27 4 Runs 0 Hr 2 RBI 1 SB .148 AVG
Mark Texiera 6/25 6 Runs 1 Hr 4 RBI .240 AVG

This week…
Javy Lopez breaks out…

Chris Carpenter excels…

Posted by billpowers at 02:52 PM | Comments (1)

April 18, 2006

High and Tight Fantasy Baseball - How are we doing

Another week of High and Tight Fantasy Baseball....Did our players to watch pan out this week? Who is the Fantasy Player of the week? Download the show now...

Ken Griffery Jr OF Knee Strain Place on the DL
4/17/06 David Newhan
BAL OF Leg fracture Out indefinitely
4/17/06 Juan Rivera
LAA OF Rib Day to day
4/17/06 Ryan Drese
WAS SP Elbow Out until mid-to-late May
4/17/06 Carlos Martinez
FLA RP Elbow Placed on DL (4/17)
4/17/06 Jeremy Hermida
FLA OF Hip Placed on DL (4/17)
4/17/06 Cliff Floyd
NYM OF Rib Day to day
4/17/06 Fernando Cabrera
CLE RP Heel DL (return unclear)
4/17/06 Armando Benitez
SF RP Knee DL (could return by weekend of 4/21)
4/17/06 Jim Edmonds
STL OF Shoulder Likely out until 4/21
4/17/06 John Mabry
CHC OF Neck/shoulder Day to day
4/17/06 Carlos Beltran
NYM OF Hamstring Day to day
4/17/06 Noah Lowry
SF SP Oblique DL (return unknown)
4/17/06 Edgar Renteria
ATL SS Rib cage strain Day to day
4/17/06 Roy Halladay
TOR SP Forearm Expected to start 4/22
4/17/06 Lance Niekro
SF 1B Foot Day to day
4/17/06 Nomar Garciaparra
LAD 3B Rib cage DL (4/20 return?)
4/17/06 Jeff Kent
LAD 2B Concussion Day to day
4/17/06 Royce Clayton
WAS SS Arm Day to day
4/16/06 Julio Lugo
TB SS Abdominal strain DL (hopes to return around 4/25)
4/17/06 Tim Salmon
LAA DH Groin Day to day
4/17/06 Francisco Rodriguez
LAA RP Hamstring cramp Day to day
4/16/06 Jose Guillen
WAS OF Oblique Expects to play Tues.
4/16/06 Mark Hendrickson
TB SP Shoulder DL (return unknown)
4/16/06 Mike Cameron
SD OF Oblique strain DL (could return 4/21)
4/16/06 Rafael Furcal
LAD SS Finger Playing through injury
4/16/06 Cesar Izturis
LAD SS Elbow DL (May return possible)
4/16/06 Ryan Bukvich
TEX RP Elbow DL (May return?)
4/16/06 Ryan Doumit
PIT C Hamstring Placed on 15-day DL
4/16/06 Denny Bautista
KC SP Pectoral muscle Placed on 15-day DL
4/16/06 Doug Mirabelli
SD C Back Day to day
4/16/06 Rick Helling
MIL RP Sprained elbow Placed on 15-day DL
4/16/06 Horacio Ramirez
ATL SP Hamstring DL (won't return earlier than 4/26)

Injury list courtesy of The Sporting News Fantasy Source…

Hitters who can burn in Hell…

Adrian Beltre – 1/22, 2 SB, .045 Avg
Manny Ramirez – 3/21, 1 RBI, 143 Avg.
Craig Biggio – 3/20, 2 Runs, 1 RBI, 150 Avg.
Luis Gonzalez – 2/16 125 Avg.
Ryan Zimmerman – 5/27, 3 Runs, 4 RBI, 185 Avg.
Jose Guillen – 2/16, 1 RBI, 125 Avg.
Barry Bonds – 2/11, 1 RBI, 182 Avg.
Javy Lopez – 2/14, 1 Run, 2 RBI, 143 Avg.
Mark Ellis – 0/13

Pitchers who can burn in hell…
Felix Hernandez – 4.2 IP, 4 K’s, 9.64 ERA, 2.36 WHIP
Jon Lieber – 6.1 IP, 1 k, 9.95 ERA, 1.58 WHIP
Javier Vasquez – 6 IP, 10.50 ERA, 1.67 ERA, 1.67 WHIP
Kelvim Escobar – 4.1 IP, 4 K’s, 8.31 ERA, 2.31 WHIP
Joe Blanton – 6 IP, 4 K’s, 10.50 ERA, 2.17 WHIP
Jon Garland – 5 IP, 12.60 ERA, 2.80 WHIP
Esteban Loiaza – 4 IP, 13.50 ERA, 3.00 WHIP
Oliver Perez – 4.2 IP, 4 K’s, 11.57 ERA, 3.00 WHIP
El Duque – 10.1 IP, 14K’s, 9.58 ERA, 1.74 WHIP

Kings of the Hill
Tom Gordon – 3.2 IP, 4 Saves, 4 K’s, 0 ERA, .82 WHIP
Tim Worrell – 3.1 IP, 3 Saves, 1 K, 0 ERA, .60 WHIP
Jon Papelbon – 3 IP, 3 Saves, 2 K’s, 0 ERA, .33 WHIP
Chris Ray – 3.1 IP, 3 Saves, 1 Win, 7k’s, 0 ERA, .60 WHIP
Cliff Lee – 13.1 IP, 1 Win, 14k’s, 2.02 ERA, .98 WHIP
Josh Beckett – 14 IP, 2 Wins, 7 K’s, 1.29 ERA, 1.oo WHIP
Curt Schilling – 8 IP, 1 Win, 7 K’s, 1.12 ERA, .38 WHIP
Tom Glavine – 6 IP, 1 Win, 11 K’s, 0 ERA, 1.17 WHIP
Roy Oswalt – 8.1 IP, 1 Win, 2K’s, 0ERA, 1.32 WHIP

Sultans of Swat…

Jeff Francour – 9/24, 5 Runs, 3 Hr, 6 RBI, 375 Avg
Austin Kearns – 9/25 4 Runs, 3 Hr, 8 RBI, 360 Avg.
Chris Shelton – 4 Runs, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 375 Avg.
Morgan Ensberg – 9/21, 6 Runs, 3 Hr, 7 RBI, 429 Avg.
Albert Pujols – 8/21, 9 Runs, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 381 Avg., 1 SB
Nick Swisher – 10/25, 7 Runs, 3 Hr, 8 RBI, 400 Avg.
Jason Giambi – 8/14, 6 Runs, 4 Hr, 10 RBI, 571 Avg
Paul Konerko – 12/23, 9 Runs, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 522 Avg.
Vernon Wells – 11/24, 4 Runs, 3 Hr, 9 RBI, 458 Avg, 1 SB
Ty Wigginton – 8/25, 5 Runs, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 320 Avg.
Cody Ross – 8/25, 5 Runs, 2 Hr, 9 RBI, 583 Avg.

Player of the Week is:
Craig Wilson – 8/22, 8 Runs, 5 Hr, 10 RBI, 364 Avg.

Players to Watch this week…

Jhonny Peralta who hit 345 against the Orioles and Royals last season…Look for Jason Michaels to pick it up this week…

Mark Texiera is ready for a major tear….

Posted by billpowers at 02:33 PM

April 10, 2006

High and Tight Fantasy Baseball

The first week of the season is up and running...Players are breaking down...If you had Garciaparra and the less than 1 day, you won big...We check out the injuries, fantasy players to watch this week...And who was a stud this week or should burn in hell...

Saturday

Baltimore Orioles
Purchased the contract of LHP John Halama from Triple-A Ottawa and designated LHP Eric DuBose for assignment

Toronto Blue Jays
Activated C Gregg Zaun from the 15-day disabled list

Friday
Cincinnati Reds
Acquired INF Brandon Phillips from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for a PTBN or cash (Phillips was designated for assignment on April 1); Designated 2B Matt Kata for assignment.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Purchased the contract of RHP Takashi Saito from Triple-A Las Vegas; placed OF Jayson Werth on the 60-day disabled list.

San Diego Padres
Placed LHP Shawn Estes on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to April 6) due to a strained left elbow; Recalled RHP Scott Cassidy from Triple-A Portland.

San Francisco Giants
Placed LHP Noah Lowry on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique; recalled RHP Kevin Correia from Triple-A Fresno.

Thursday
Atlanta Braves
Purchased the contract of RHP Ken Ray from Triple-A Richmond; Recalled RHP Joey Devine from Triple-A Richmond; Placed LHP Horacio Ramirez on the 15-day disabled list and optioned RHP Blaine Boyer to Triple-A Richmond.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Placed RHP Eric Gagne on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 1.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Placed SS Julio Lugo on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 4 with an abdominal strain; Released RHP Jesus Colome; Signed INF Tomas Perez to a one-year contract;

Tuesday
Cleveland Indians
Placed LHP C.C. Sabathia on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique muscle, retroactive to April 3; Recalled RHP Jason Davis from Triple-A Buffalo; Acquired OF Ramon Alvarado from the A's for RHP Kazuhito Tadano.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Placed 1B Nomar Garciaparra on the 15-day disabled list and recalled 1B James Loney from Triple-A Las Vegas.

Players who should burn in Hell…

Scott Posednik – 1/18, 1R, .056 Avg
Frank Thomas – 2/22, 3 R, 1HR, 4 RBI, 091 Avg
Aubrey Huff – 3/18, 4 R, .167 Avg.
Ronnie Belliard – 2/17, 1 R, 1 RBI, .118 Avg
Rondell White – 2/22, 1 Runs, 2 RBI, .091
Corey Patterson – 1/10, 2 Runs, 1 RBI, .100 Avg
Michael Cuddyer – 0/7
Dan Johnson – 0/19, 2 Runs

Pitchers
Tim Hudson – 8 IP, 3 K’s, 12.28 ERA, 2.50 WHIP
Bartolo Colon – 7 IP, 5 Ks, 12.86 ERA, 2.57 WHIP
John Lackey – 4 IP, 4 Ks, 11.25 ERA, 2.50 WHIP
John Garland – 5.1 IP, 6 K’s, 15.19 ERA, 2.25 WHIP
Freddie Garcia – 4 IP, 2 K, 15.75 ERA, 2.75 WHIP

Hot this Week
Hideki Matsui – 10/25, 6 Runs, 3 HR, 7 RBI, .400 Avg
Andrew Jones – 9/29, 7 Runs, 2 HR, 12 RBI, .310 Avg
Ryan Freel – 6/11, 8 Runs, 1 RBI, 5 SB, .545 Avg
Lance Berkman – 8/21, 4 Runs, 3 Hr, 9 RBI, 375 Avg
Edger Renteria – 12/31, 7 Runs, 1 Hr, 10 RBI, .387 Avg
Michael Barrett – 6/19, 4 Runs, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .316

Pitching Studs
Derrick Turnbow – 4 IP, 4 Saves, 1.75 WHIP 2 K’s
Rich Harden – 12.2 IP, 1 Win, 2.84 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 12 Ks
Jon Papelbon – 4 IP, 3 Saves, .25 WHIP, 4 K’s.
Joe Blanton – 8 IP, 1 Win, .38 WHIP, 6 K’s
Huston Street – 2.1 IP, 1 Win, 2 Saves, 1.29 WHIP, 2 k’s…
Brad Penny – 12 IP, 2 Wins, 1.50 ERA, .83 WHIP, 14 K’s
Mark Hendrickson – 9 IP, 1 Win, .50 WHIP, 2 K’s…

Players to watch this week:

Ryan Howard hit four home runs in eight games against the Braves last season. This week, he hits against the bottom three in the rotation, before heading to the launching pad knows as Coors Field for three games…

Ramon Hernandez is off to a terrific start this season (.688 with six RBIs through Sunday), and the O's have a great start to the week. Baltimore gets four games against Tampa Bay

Cliff Lee was 3-0 in five starts last season against the Tigers and Mariners, the two teams he faces this week. He had a 2.31 ERA and 1.06 in those games…Lee could be huge for wins and ERA, but k’s will be really low with a somewhat elevated WHIP…

Posted by billpowers at 06:40 AM

April 05, 2006

High and Tight Fantasy Baseball - Draft Show follow up

Recap of the draft show and the usually Fantasy Baseball fun.

Posted by billpowers at 08:56 PM