Asdrubal Cabrera broke his arm last night and will be out for an undetermined period of time. Luis Valbuena and prospect Jason Donald will now man the middle infield for the Indians in the upcoming future. Donald isn’t a huge prospect but could be a usable MI in AL-only leagues in the short term.
Aramis Ramirez hit a walk-off homerun in the 11<SUP>th</SUP> last night to finish a 2-for-5 day with 3 RBI. That’s 9 hits in the last 9 games for A-Ram. There’s been enough discussion on multiple sites about his situation, but his downfall is probably greatly over-exaggerated. His peripherals aren’t spectacular, but he likely still holds those skills that made him a great player in prior years.
Jonathan Papelbon gave up two two-run homeruns in the ninth to blow the save in a back-and-forth game. There’s no danger in him losing the job, but keep an eye on Marcus Thames, who hit the game-winning shot to finish with 4 RBI. With Nick Johnson now slated to have major wrist surgery, Thames and Jorge Posada are likely to see a lot of at-bats at DH over the next few months.
John Ely had another strong outing last night, holding the Astros to 2 runs over 7 innings while striking out 8. With the Dodgers offense finally coming into swing, Ely is a decent add in NL-only and deep mixed leagues, as he is shown some capability to strikeout batters in the minors (7.8 K/9).
Jimmy Rollins returned to the Phillies yesterday and had a good first game, going 2-for-4 with a double, RBI, and 2 runs scored. While we’ve yet to see him attempt a stolen base, things look promising for Rollins going forward. Part of that is due to the guys hitting in the middle of that lineup: Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth combined to go 5-for-10 with 2 HR and 10 RBI against the
Aramis Ramirez hit a walk-off homerun in the 11<SUP>th</SUP> last night to finish a 2-for-5 day with 3 RBI. That’s 9 hits in the last 9 games for A-Ram. There’s been enough discussion on multiple sites about his situation, but his downfall is probably greatly over-exaggerated. His peripherals aren’t spectacular, but he likely still holds those skills that made him a great player in prior years.
Jonathan Papelbon gave up two two-run homeruns in the ninth to blow the save in a back-and-forth game. There’s no danger in him losing the job, but keep an eye on Marcus Thames, who hit the game-winning shot to finish with 4 RBI. With Nick Johnson now slated to have major wrist surgery, Thames and Jorge Posada are likely to see a lot of at-bats at DH over the next few months.
John Ely had another strong outing last night, holding the Astros to 2 runs over 7 innings while striking out 8. With the Dodgers offense finally coming into swing, Ely is a decent add in NL-only and deep mixed leagues, as he is shown some capability to strikeout batters in the minors (7.8 K/9).
Jimmy Rollins returned to the Phillies yesterday and had a good first game, going 2-for-4 with a double, RBI, and 2 runs scored. While we’ve yet to see him attempt a stolen base, things look promising for Rollins going forward. Part of that is due to the guys hitting in the middle of that lineup: Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth combined to go 5-for-10 with 2 HR and 10 RBI against the
