What's the Buzz? 6/10/06
We'll start off today with "Congratulations!" to Reggie Sanders who joined the 300 HR-300 SB club today after hitting one out off of Tampa Bay starter Casey Fossum. Sanders joins Willie Mays, Andre Dawson, and Bobby and Barry Bonds in the elite group. Membership will soon increase to 6 when Steve Finley punches his ticket. He's locked on 299 HR right now.
In the news today...
Despite reports out of Chicago, the White Sox are not going to send Brian Anderson and his .154 batting average down to the minors. They'll keep him up with the club and he'll remain a bench player with the occasional start in center field. He has very minimal fantasy value right now.
The word out of Colorado is that the Rockies will keep newly acquired Kaz Matsui in the minors (Colorado Springs) for about a month, have him play both second and short, and then make an evaluation. This could be do or die for Matsui. If he can't get it together and show that he can play regularly in Colorado, then maybe MLB should just export him back to the Far East. He has been an abyssmal disappointment thus far.
Marlins OF Josh Willingham, who has been day to day with a hand injury, will probably be sidelined through the weekend series against the Padres. The MRI revealed only a strain, but the team doesn't want to take too many chances. Joe Borchard will fill in for Willingham in left.
The Dodgers will get an offensive boost this coming week as 2B Jeff Kent is scheduled to come off the DL on Tuesday. He should be active in all formats.
The latest report has Twins OF Shannon Stewart playin gin a rehab game on Tuesday and hopes to get back in action in time for the interleague series against Pittsburgh next weekend. Monitor his progress if you are counting on him coming back. The heel issue is one that has plagued him for some time now, and he's always been slow to recover from it.
The Nationals activated OF Jose Guillen from the DL today, although he was not in the starting lineup today. He'll be the regular come early next week, which will mean we probably won't see much of guys like Marlon Anderson and Marlon Byrd very much.
Once again, the Phillies put catcher Mike Lieberthal on the 15 day DL with a strained left hip. Do we see a pattern here? How many times do we have to watch a team bring someone back too early only to watch them re-injure themselves after only a few games?
Along with Gustavo Chacin (elbow, should miss atleast a month), the Blue Jays also put Pete Walker on the DL with bursitis in his right shoulder. He wasn't doing that well to begin with, so going to recent call-up Vinnie Chulk isn't that much of a downgrade.
Well, it looks like Kenny Ray has officially taken over the closer's role in Atlanta after he notched his fourth save today. It was just a matter of time before someone stepped up. Oscar Villereal and Macay McBride will remain the set up guys and who knows where Chris Reitsma is going to go. Mop up duty seems most likely for now.
Brewers OF Brady Clark is day to day with a strained shoulder. He'll miss a few games, so expect to see Gabe Gross and Corey Hart to get some action early this week.
And finally, there could be a minor catcher controversy for the Dodgers once Dioner Navarro comes off the DL soon. Russell Martin has received the majority of the starts since Navarro went down and has been very impressive both offensively and defensively since taking over, including a 3 for 5 night tonight with a 3 run homer. If Martin holds the job down, he could be a real nice pickup in NL-only leagues and possibly as a second catcher in mixed leagues as well.
Catch you next time...
In the news today...
Despite reports out of Chicago, the White Sox are not going to send Brian Anderson and his .154 batting average down to the minors. They'll keep him up with the club and he'll remain a bench player with the occasional start in center field. He has very minimal fantasy value right now.
The word out of Colorado is that the Rockies will keep newly acquired Kaz Matsui in the minors (Colorado Springs) for about a month, have him play both second and short, and then make an evaluation. This could be do or die for Matsui. If he can't get it together and show that he can play regularly in Colorado, then maybe MLB should just export him back to the Far East. He has been an abyssmal disappointment thus far.
Marlins OF Josh Willingham, who has been day to day with a hand injury, will probably be sidelined through the weekend series against the Padres. The MRI revealed only a strain, but the team doesn't want to take too many chances. Joe Borchard will fill in for Willingham in left.
The Dodgers will get an offensive boost this coming week as 2B Jeff Kent is scheduled to come off the DL on Tuesday. He should be active in all formats.
The latest report has Twins OF Shannon Stewart playin gin a rehab game on Tuesday and hopes to get back in action in time for the interleague series against Pittsburgh next weekend. Monitor his progress if you are counting on him coming back. The heel issue is one that has plagued him for some time now, and he's always been slow to recover from it.
The Nationals activated OF Jose Guillen from the DL today, although he was not in the starting lineup today. He'll be the regular come early next week, which will mean we probably won't see much of guys like Marlon Anderson and Marlon Byrd very much.
Once again, the Phillies put catcher Mike Lieberthal on the 15 day DL with a strained left hip. Do we see a pattern here? How many times do we have to watch a team bring someone back too early only to watch them re-injure themselves after only a few games?
Along with Gustavo Chacin (elbow, should miss atleast a month), the Blue Jays also put Pete Walker on the DL with bursitis in his right shoulder. He wasn't doing that well to begin with, so going to recent call-up Vinnie Chulk isn't that much of a downgrade.
Well, it looks like Kenny Ray has officially taken over the closer's role in Atlanta after he notched his fourth save today. It was just a matter of time before someone stepped up. Oscar Villereal and Macay McBride will remain the set up guys and who knows where Chris Reitsma is going to go. Mop up duty seems most likely for now.
Brewers OF Brady Clark is day to day with a strained shoulder. He'll miss a few games, so expect to see Gabe Gross and Corey Hart to get some action early this week.
And finally, there could be a minor catcher controversy for the Dodgers once Dioner Navarro comes off the DL soon. Russell Martin has received the majority of the starts since Navarro went down and has been very impressive both offensively and defensively since taking over, including a 3 for 5 night tonight with a 3 run homer. If Martin holds the job down, he could be a real nice pickup in NL-only leagues and possibly as a second catcher in mixed leagues as well.
Catch you next time...
posted by Howard Bender at
10:49 PM
