FANTASY BASEBALL DAILY SHOW: SPRING TRAINING (Part 1)

March 3, 2012

FANTASY BASEBALL DAILY SHOW: SPRING TRAINING (Part 1)

By Muntradamus

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(FANTASY BASEBALL: SPRING TRAINING PART 1)

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This Page will be Updated Daily. *3/11/12

SPRING TRAINING NOTES:

Jesus Montero hit a HR. Left game after getting two foul tips to the face.
Grant Balfour (1 INN, 3 Hits, 3 ER, 2 K). Joey Devine (1 INN, 0K). Battle for closer begins.

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Hunter Pence (HR). First Game.
Curtis Granderson (HR). First Game.
Cole Hamel (2 INN, 3 Hits, 1 ER, 1 K). Would not be worried.
Jonathan Papelbon (1 INN, 0 K)
Ivan Nova (2 INN, 1 HIT, 1 ER, 2 KS)
David Price (1 INN, 2K). Big Season ahead.
B.J. Upton (2-2)
Matt Capps (1 INN, 1 Hit). Glenn Perkins (1 INN, 1 Hit, 1 K, W). Closer Battle.
Jason Bourgeois (SB). If he plays full time, next Juan Pierre.
Edwin Jackson (2 INN, 1 Hit, 2 BB). Should be in line for good season.
Doug Fister (2 INN, BB). Should be in line for big season.
Matt Minor (2 INN, 1 Hit, 1 BB, 3 Ks). Ready to be a big K pitcher?
Brett Lawrie (2-3, 4 RBI, SB). Huge X-Factor at the 3^rd base spot.
Ryan Roberts (HR). Chris Young (HR). D-Backs have offense.
Tim Lincecum (2 INN, 4 Hits, 1 ER, 2 Ks). Would not be worried.
Jemile Weeks (2-3, HR, 2 RBI, SB). Great value pick with power/speed combo.
Mike Leake (2 INN, 4 Hits, 1 ER, 1 K). Battling Chapman for starting spot.

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Jeremy Hellickson (2 INN, 0 Hits, 0 Ks). Should be an excellent value pick.
Alexia Casila (3-5, SB). Could prove to be a nice sleeper candidate. Batted leadoff.
Stephen Strasburg (2 2/3 INN, 3 Hits, 2 ER, 3 Ks). I would not worry.
Drew Storen (1 INN, 2Ks) Elite option at the closer spot.
Hunter Pence (HR, 2 RBI). Red hot to start Spring Training.
Alex Rodriguez (3-3, HR, 2 RBI). Appears committed to have a Huge season.
Roy Halladay (2 INN, 3 Ks, 1 ER). Should be top pitcher in all leagues.
Sergio Santos (1 INN, 1 K). Francisco Cordero (1 INN, 1 K). So far no battle.
Joel Hanrahan (1 INN, 2 K). Will he have another elite option.
Erik Bedard (2 INN, 1 Hit, 2 BB, 2 ER, 1 K). Hopefully he gets his accuracy back.
Prince Fielder (1-2, HR). Ready to dominate.
Delmon Young (1-2, HR). Should thrive batting 5^th.
Alex Avila (1-1, HR, 2 RBI). Great start to prove last season was no fluke.
Ryan Raburn (2-3, 2 HR, 5 RBI). Could be huge sleeper if he starts at 2^nd Base.
Jhonny Peralta (HR). Tigers have a lot of fire power.
Max Scherzer (2 INN, 3 Hits, BB, 2 Ks, W). Should rack up a lot of wins this season.
Jose Valverde (1 INN, 0 Hits). Last year’s top closer is off to a good start.
Ben Revere (SB). Should rack up plenty of those if he plays every day.
Francisco Liriano (2 INN, 1 Hit, BB, 2 Ks). Looking for a bounce back year.
Josh Beckett (2 INN, 1 Hit, 2 BB). Will be drafted later than he should be.
Billy Butler (HR). Nice to see him find his power stroke early.
Colby Lewis (2 INN, 3 Hits, 2 ER, 1 BB). Bad start, not worried.
Ian Kennedy (1 1/3 INN, 3 Hits, 1 ER, 1 K). Still early.
Alex Pagan (2-4, RBI). SB already looks to be solid in that leadoff spot.
Madison Bumgarner (2 2/3 INN, 1 Hit, 1 ER, 4 Ks). Nice K rate to start the spring.
Zack Grienke (2 INN, 3 Hits, 2 Ks). Elite option that may not be drafted like one.
Jon Axford (1 INN, 3 Hits, 1 ER). Could lose closer spot if he struggles.
Eric Sogard (HR). 2^nd of the spring, he may force his way into lineup.
Brandon Allen (HR). Huge power sleeper if he finds his stroke this Spring.
Carlos Marmol (1 INN, 1 K). Solid start looking for a bounce back season.
Ubaldo Jimenez (1 INN, 5 Hits, 5 Runs, 1 ER, 1 K). Hopefully he bounces back.
Homer Bailey (2 INN, 4 Hits, 1 BB, 3 ER, 2 Ks). vs. Chapman (2 INN, 1 ER, 2 Hits, 3 Ks). They are fighting for that 5^th spot,.
Brandon League (1 INN, 1 Hit). Closer job is all his in Seattle.

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C.C. Sabathia (2 INN, 3 Hits, 1 ER, K). Can easily win 20 games any season.
Andrew McCutchen (2-3, RBI). Nice 20/20 candidate, batting order makes a huge difference in his value.
Gio Gonzales (3 INN, 1 Hit, BB, 2 Ks). Should have breakout season.
Jayson Werth (HR). Werth was a disappointment last season, but in this deep lineup if he bats 3^rd he could have a very nice bounce back season.
Craig Kimbrel (INN, BB, K). Elite of the elite closers. Jonny Venters (1 INN, 1 Hit, ER). Good thing he got this bad game out of the way.
Cliff Lee (2 INN, 2 Hits, BB, K). Should have a great season in store.
Rickey Romero (2 INN, H). With a bullpen Romero can now easily win 17+ games.
Brett Lawrie (2-3). I’m starting to develop a fantasy crush on him if he can show some more speed and power.
Austin Jackson (2-3, RBI). Would have liked to see a SB added to that.
Emilio Bonifacio (1-2, SB). If he plays every day he could steal 40 Bases easily.
Brett Myers (1 INN, 2 Hits, ER, BB, K). If he performs like this that closer job will be gone quickly.
Wandy Rodriguez (3 INN, H, K). Will look to rebound after a bad season. Great start.
Chris Snyder (HR). With 2 HR’s already it looks he will leap frog Jason Castro sooner than later.
Matt Capps (1 INN, 2 Hits). Glenn Perkins (1 INN, 2 Ks). Perkins will get that closer job at some point.
Jeff Neimann (2 INN, 2 Hits, R). Not a special pitcher, but he can get a cheap win here and there.
Scott Baker (2 INN, BB). Solid starter with little run support.
Johan Santana (2 INN, BB, H). Good start, hopefully he lasts all spring with no problems.
Jake Westbrook (2 INN, H, 2 BB, 2 Ks). Nothing special, very similar to Jeff Neimann.
Daniel Bard (2 INN, BB, 2 Ks). Should be a very huge sleeper pitching with all that run support.
Billy Butler (2-2). Solid hitter who is having a nice start to the spring.
Vinnie Pestano (1 INN, 2 BB, K). Pestano could be the closer to start the season for the Tribe if he has a strong Spring.
Melky Cabrera (2 HR). It will be tough to do this in SF. Good to show the power potential is there.
Andre Either (HR). He may have hit 1 of his 20 left in the tank.
Barry Zito (2 INN, 4 Hits, 2 ER, BB, 2 Ks). Zito is not a trustworthy pitcher to have for an entire season.
Ted Lilly (2 INN, 6 Hits, 5 ER, 2 Ks). Awful start.
Matt Garza (2 INN, 3 Hits, 2 Ks). Garza will have nice value wherever he falls. Wins will be hard to come by, but good K rate will not.
Alfonso Soriano (3-3, 2 HR, 3 RBIs). He is not done yet.
Joakim Soria (1 INN, 2 Hits, ER, K). Needs a strong Spring.
Jemile Weeks (2-4, SB). Strong start for the Weeks in Oakland.
Yovanni Gollardo (2 INN, H, 4 Ks). Gollardo should be a fantasy beast this season. No Prince Fielder means less run support.
Matt Latos (2 INN, 2 Hits, BB). Latos is due for a bounceback season after the Padres paced him a season ago. Dusty Baker is not afraid to throw guys for multiple Innings.
John Danks (2 INN, 4 Hits, 3 ER, 3 BB, K). Danks needs to have a bounce back start.
Matt Thornton (1 INN, H, K). Closer job is his for now.
Matt Harrison (2 INN, H, W). Harrison will have some competition for his spot, when he is on the mound the Rangers can win any game for him.

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Jimmy Rollins (2 SBs). If he can stay healthy he will be a huge X-Factor at the SS position and your fantasy team.
Michael Pineda (2INN, 2 Ks). On the Yankees he can be a fantasy beast with all the run support he will receive.
Justin Verlander (2 INN, 1 K). Good start for last season’s MVP and CY Young winner.
Jair Jurrjens (2 INN, 3 Hits, 2 ER, 1 BB). He was great last year, rough start.
Dan Uggla (2-3, HR, RBI). Good to see him get off to a good start. Very streaky hitter.
Alex Gordon (1-2, HR, RBI). Batted leadoff, we will see how long this lasts. That will hurt his RBI chances throughout the season.
Adrian Beltre (3-3, 3 RBI). Huge fantasy contributor last season, monster game.
Derrick Holland (2 INN, 3 Hits, 1 ER). Was great last season, hopefully this was a fluke.
Bruce Chen (1 2/3 INN, 7 Hits, 4 ER). Texas is a tough team to pitch to.
Dustin Ackley (3-3). Think Mark Loretta in his prime type of production.
Carlos Quentin (2-2). San Diego will need him to be big this season.
Chris Naverson (2 INN, 0 ER, 0 Ks). Last years “sleeper” will be watched closely this spring.
Matt Cain (2 INN, 1 K, 1 BB). Excellent pitcher on a team that will give him little run support all season.
Alex Presley (3-3, 2 RBI, 2 Runs). A player to watch this spring.
Kevin Gregg (1 INN, 2 Hits, 2 ER, 3 Ks). Jim Johnson has more breathing room.

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Garrett Jones (HR). Pedro Alvarez (HR). Important for them to have good bats heading into the season.
Jose Tabata (SB). Good category sleeper.
Mark Reynolds (SB). Maybe he can get back his 30 SB form.
Bud Norris (3 INN, 1 BB). Great pitcher with little run support. Worth a late pick.
Jonathan Papelbon (1 INN, 1 Hit, 1 BB, 2 Ks). Still a shut out spring.
Jordan Zimmerman (3 INN, 3 Hits, 1 BB, 3 Ks). Nice sleeper with up and coming Nationals.
Drew Storen (1 INN, 1 Hit, 1 BB). Still shut out spring.
Miguel Cabrera (HR). Potential #1 overall pick in all leagues.
Jose Valverde (1 INN). Solid spring continues.
James Shields (2 INN, 2 Ks, W). Huge last season.
Hiroki Kuroda (2 INN, 3 Hits, 3 ERs, 2 Ks). Rough start.
Russell Martin (SB). 2^nd of the Spring, great SB numbers from catcher position.
Brandon Morrow (2 INN, 1 Hit, 1 K). Great K pitcher.
Francisco Cordero (1 INN, 2 Hits, 2 Runs, 1 K) vs. Serigo Santos (1 INN, BB). Closer job is very safe for Santos for now.
Jonathan Niese (2 INN, 1 BB, 2 K, W). Nice sleeper if he has good spring.
Alex S. Gonzales (2-3, 4 RBI). Good sleeper for a backup SS.
John Axford (1 INN, BB, K). Good rebound to keep closer job safe.
Jake Peavy (2 INN, 4 Hits, 3 ER, 3 Ks). Solid for K’s might have rough season.
Bryan LaHair (2-3, RBI, SB). Holding off Anthony Rizzo for now.
Eric Hosmer (1-2, RBI, SB). Great value pick with huge potential.
Jonathan Sanchez (1 INN, 4 Hits, 3 ER, 1 K). Value is going down.
Tim Lincecum (2 INN, 7 Hits, 5 ER, BB). Terrible start I would ignore.
Carlos Gonzales (2-3, 2 RBI). Great value if you get him outside of top 5.
Yu Darvish (2 INN, 2 Hits, 3 Ks). Great start, it was against SD.
Huston Street (1 INN, 2 Hits, 2 Runs, BB). Bad start, should be fine.
Aaron Harang (2 INN, 4 Hits, 2 ER). Bad Dodger debut.
Kenley Jensen (1 INN, 1 K). vs. Javy Guerra (1 INN, 2 BB, K). Job is Guerra’s for now.
Jered Weaver (2 INN, 3 Hits, 2 K). Good start for possibly top pitcher.
Jordan Walden (1 INN, 1 Hit, 1 K). Potential top closer.
Corey Luebke (2 INN, 1 Hit, 1 BB, 4 Ks). Could be solid in leagues he qualifies at RP/SP.
Shin Choo (1-3 HR, RBI). 20/20 guy if he stays healthy.

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Hanley Ramirez (2-3, HR, 2 RBI). If he does not go in the 1^st round he was a steal.
Carlos Zambrano (1 1/3 INN, 3 Hits, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K). Yikes seems like he will be inconsistent this season.
Frank Francisco (1 INN,1 Hit, ER, 1 K, BB, L). What do you know another blown save. He should lose the job in no time.
Jason Hammel (2 INN, 2 Hits, BB, K). Good start for the Orioles.
Mike Minor (3 INN, 3 Hits, 2 BB). Could be a good sleeper.
Delmon Young (1-3, HR, 3 RBI). Really like him this year batting behind Prince Fielder.
Doug Fister (3 INN, H). I am going to target him on draft day with this offense.
David Price (2 INN, 3 Hits, BB, K). Could have been worse.
Jeremy Hellickson (2 INN, 4 Hits, 3 ER, 2 Ks). Benefit of the doubt coming out of the pen.
Miguel Cabrera (3-4, RBI, SB). Let’s see if those SB’s keep racking up during the Spring.
Josh Beckett (3 INN, 2 Hits). He will definitely be undervalued.
Jaime Garcia (2 INN,4 Ks). Those K’s would be a huge bonus if he can keep it up.
Edwin Jackson (4 INN, 2 Hits, 3 Ks). Really like those National pitchers.
Ryan Zimmerman (2-3, HR, 2 RBI). His bat is alive.
Dernard Spann (1-2, 2 SB). Nice SB and run threat with Mauer batting behind him.
Francisco Liriano (3 INN, 1 Hit, 5 Ks). Hot Spring makes him money going into the season.
J.P. Arencibia (1-2, HR, 2 RBI). My Boy this year, I am going to target him in all leagues.
Ivan Nova (2 2/3 INN, 6 Hits, 5 ER). Could lose his rotation spot.
Dan Haren (2 INN, BB, 3 Ks, W). Haren is an elite talent.
Ubaldo Jimenez (2 INN, 2 Hits, 2 ER, 2 BB). Terrible Spring so far.
Carlos Marmol (2/3 INN, 4 Hits, 4 ER, HR, 2 K, L). Uh Oh.
Brandon League (1 INN, 1 Hit, 1 BB, K, W). Solid closer you can grab late.
Alfonso Soriano (1-2, HR, RBI). On fire, he is not done yet.
Miguel Olivo (2-4, SB). Rare to find catchers who steal, Olivo is one of them.
Dustin Ackley (1-3 HR, 3 RBI). Hard to think this will translate to Safeco.
Joey Devine (2/3 INN, H, 4 ER, 3 BB). Closer job is up for grabs again in Oakland.
Andre Either (1-2, 2 RBI). Either is having a good Spring which will make dodger fans pleased.
Dee Gordon (0-1, SB). And so the SB train begins.
Madison Bumgarner (3 INN, 2 H, BB, 5 Ks). Madison is a man on a mission this Spring.
Edinson Volquez (2 INN, 2 H, ER, K). Interesting late flier in case he gets hot.
Ryan Braun (1-2 HR, 2 RBI). First blast of the Spring.
Mike Leake (2 INN, 3 Hits, ER, K). Competing for rotation spot, starts like this will work.
Adam Dunn (2-3, HR, 4 RBI). Do not count this big guy out yet.
Neftali Feliz (2 INN, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 Ks). Nathan owners hope Neftali gets it together.
Joe Nathan (1 INN). Could have huge season if he keeps closer job all season.
Max Ramirez (HR). His 3^rd of the Spring for the Royals, they are going to have problems finding him time.
Cole Hamels (3 2/3 INN, 4 H, 2 Ks). Would have been nice if he could finish the Inning.
Shane Victorino (1-3 HR, 2 RBI). Good to see him get going.

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Justin Verlander (4 INN, 3 Hits, 4 Ks). MVP, CY Young is there.
Brandon Inge (HR). Started at 2B, we will see if they make it final.
Jose Valverde (1 INN, 2 Hits, ER, 2 Ks, HR). Not perfect after all.
Aubrey Huff (2-3, HR, RBI). 2^nd HR of the Spring, man is on a mission.
Mark Trumbo (1-2, HR, 3 RBI). Started at 3^rd, so far no problems.
C.J. Wilson (3 INN, H, BB, 2 Ks). Good Spring.
Colby Lewis (4 INN, 5 Ks). Huge potential as he is now the ace of a great squad.
Josh Johnson (2 1/3 INN, 2 BB, 3 Ks). Great start to recovery.
Kyle Loshe (3 INN, 2 Hits, ER). Mediocre fantasy option when it comes down to it.
Heath Bell (INN, H, 2 Ks). Bell is going to see a lot of save opportunities with Miami.
Travis Snider (HR). 3^rd of the Spring. May be hard to find him PT.
Jose Bautista (2-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI). There he goes.
Chad Billingsley (2 1/3 INN, 6 Hits, 3 ER, BB, 3 Ks). Bad start.
Kenley Jensen (INN, K). I may target him.
Dee Gordon (1-2, SB, R). Red hot, 3^rd SB.
Gordon Beckham (SB) 2^nd of the Spring.
Billy Butler (2-3, HR, 2 RBI). Butler is showing some pop this Spring.
Jhoulys Chacin (3 INN, 3 H, ER, 3 Ks). Nice bounce back start after a rough one.
Erik Bedard (3 INN, H, 3 Ks). He is a streaky pitcher who can have some great starts.
Joel Hanrahan (INN, 2 Ks). Solid.
Casey McGehee (3-3, RBI). Needs to build off of that.
Ryan Zimmerman (2-3, 2 Doubles, 2 RBIs). Heating up.
Ike Davis (2-3, Double). He could be a huge sleeper if he stays healthy.
Yoenis Cespedes (2-2, HR, 2 RBI). HR in first game, he is for real.
Erick Sogard (SB). Pennington is in danger of keeping his job all season.
Jonny Cueto (2 INN, 5 H, 2 ER, BB). Bad start against Oakland.
Starlin Castro (1-3, HR, RBI). 1^st of the Spring.
Alex S. Gonzales (1-3, HR, RBI). 1^st of the Spring.
Ryan Dempster (3 INN, 2 H, 2 BB). Nice value.
Chris Naverson (3 2/3 INN, 2 H, ER, 3 Ks). Good spring so far.
Jon Axford (INN, 2 Ks). Closer job is all his for now.
Alex Rodriguez (1-3, 2 RBI). Having a nice Spring.
Brett Gardner (SB). 1^st of the Spring.
Michael Pineda (2 2/3 INN, 4 H, ER, 3 BB, K, W). Should get plenty of Ws.
Jair Jurrjens (2 1/3 INN, 5 H, 6 BB, 3 ER, 3 Ks). Those 6 BBs are alarming.
Chris Davis (1-3, HR, RBI). Davis has monster HR potential.
Joe Blanton (3 INN, 4 H, BB, 3 Ks). Nice start.
Jimmy Rollins (CS). Active Spring.
Brian Matusz (4 INN, 3 H, 4 Ks). Could finally put it together.
Brandon League (INN). Closer job is safe.
Mat Gamel (2-3, HR, 3 RBI). Could be nice sleeper filling in for Prince.
Pablo Sandoval (2-4, 2 RBI). Could be an expected line over the season.
Barry Zito (3 INN, H, K, W). Nice start.
Daniel Bard (3 INN, 2 H, 2 BB, K, W). Could be huge this season.
Wade Davis (2 2/3 INN, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 Ks). Avoiding him.
Shin Soo-Choo (2-2, HR, RBI). 2^nd of the Spring.
Huston Street (INN, H, ER, 2 Ks). Needs to find himself.
Justin Masterson (3 INN, 4 H, ER, 4 Ks).

March 3, 2012