The Scoop

Rich Harden, Huston Street, Mike Piazza, Eric Chavez, Milton Bradley, Travis Buck, Justin Duchsherer, Mark Kotsay, Bobby Kielty, Chris Snelling and Esteban Loiaza are all currently hurt for the Oakland A’s.

With 2 outs and runners in scoring position, Barry Bonds is 1-for-2 with a home run and 12 walks this season – good for a .929 OBP and 2.929 OPS.

Jose Guillen hasn’t had a great year, but he has his uses in daily formats – he’s batting .394/.444/.788 vs. lefties this season.

What has gotten into Ken Griffey Jr? After looking completely done last year (lowest OPS (.802) since his rookie season, a 78/39 K/BB ratio), Griffey is currently in the midst of his best campaign since his Seattle days. He’s showing remarkable plate discipline (18/26 K/BB ratio), so it’s hardly a fluke. In 21 games during May, he has nine homers and 20 RBI. See what he can bring you back in a trade before the next injury strikes, but when healthy, it looks like he’s rediscovered some of his old magic.

It’s official – Lou Piniella has lost his mind. In fact, it probably happened a few years back. Switching Ryan Dempster back into the rotation makes zero sense. Not only has he been an effective reliever, but he’s proved time and again that he’s a terrible starter. All because Angel Guzman hasn’t proved capable of lasting more than 5-6 innings during his first few starts. Then again, he’s already changed his mind since I started writing this.

How about my boy Tim Lincecum? Since he got the first career start jitters out of the way, he’s posted a 1.64 ERA and a 20/3 K/BB ratio over 22 innings. Tuesday’s dominating perfromance came against a team he faced just five days earlier, so the first time through the league excuse can be thrown out as well. Do you realize that he doesn’t throw a 4-seam fastball? That’s right, his 97 mph heater is a 2-seamer – meaning more movement and more groundballs than the typical 4-seamer. He’s going to face some struggles at some point, and hyperbole aside, after Johan Santana and Jake Peavy, is there a pitcher you’d rather own in fantasy baseball right now?

RotoWorld recently went over that fantasy football mock draft I was in a few weeks back, and Gregg Rosenthal must have been wearing knee pads when discussing my picks.

I finally watched “Little Children” this week, and I have to say, if I redid my list for 2006 movies, it would be at the top. Without a doubt, Todd Field is one of the very best filmmakers of the 21st century.

Have you seen the footage of a reporter walking up to Michael Vick and asking him if he thinks he’ll be exonerated? After a brief pause in thought, Vick responds with a “no comment.” Do you think if that same reporter asked Vick if he thought he’d be cleared of all charges he’d get the same response? It’s safe to say Vick doesn’t know what “exonerated” means


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9 responses to “The Scoop”

  1. Lister Avatar
    Lister

    Chone Figgins just became available on the waiver wire, and I have waited a long time in climbing the ranks to now be at the 2nd waiver position. Do I snatch him up or hold onto my #2 position for something better. I am currently dominating the 16 team league that uses the following (nerdy) 5×5 categories:

    O: OPS, R, RBI, SB, TB
    P: ERA, K/9, WHIP, IP, TB Allowed

    My position player team as it stands is (C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, UTIL) by the following eligibilities:

    2: Ramon Hernandez
    3: Prince Fielder, Ryan Garko, Nomar Garciaparra
    4: Josh Barfield, Ian Kinsler
    5: A-rod, Morgan Ensberg
    6: Jhonny Peralta
    7/8/9: Grady Sizemore, Delmon Young, Jeff Francouer

    So do I pick up Chone (who is 2B, 3B, OF eligible)?

    Thanks,
    Lister

  2. Jeremy Avatar
    Jeremy

    I say kick Ensberg to the curb. Its not like anyone else is going to pick him up

  3. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Lister – Sorry, I have been gone all day and just got back from the Giants game. Despite Ensberg’s bomb tonight, I have to agree with Jeremy and say dump him for Figgins. Obviously, Figgin’s been awful, and a finger injury can affect a hitter throughout the year, but there’s no reason to think he won’t be a big contributor in SBs from here on out, especially since the injury wasn’t to his legs. I don’t know the specifics of your league, but I doubt a bigger asset will become available later on the waiver wire, so I’d use the high priority now.

    The fact you use OPS and TB stunts his value, no doubt, but b/c he’s so flexible when it comes to position eligibility, and steals are such a rare commodity, I think you’ve got to make the move.

  4. acsportsbooks Avatar

    I hate Vick. I hope he isn’t exonerated.

  5. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Agreed acsportsbook.

  6. Eddie Avatar
    Eddie

    I hated to do it, but Lincecum hype overcame someone in my league and they dealt me Buehrle and Francisco Cordero for Timmy alone. Desperate for a closer and with an already solid staff, I couldn’t pass that up.

    But putting him directly behind Peavy and Santana? That gives me pause.

  7. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Eddie – I can’t blame you for doing that deal, Buehrle is back and Cordero looks like a top-5 closer since coming to the NL. Also, I’m probably a little too optimistic with my projection, and he’s bound to hit some bumps in the road. That said, I would’ve given you even more for him.

  8. Keith Avatar
    Keith

    I was at all the A’s/Giants game this weekend, and was very disappointed to not get a chance to see Tiny Tim in person…but I’m stoked to own him in both of my leagues. I had high hopes for Ensberg, and thought I got a steal when I got Atkins late in the 3rd round of a 14-team league…he’s killing me, but I do expect a bounce-back. Braun’s getting called up, and he seems to be legit…though Gordon-itis has me a little worried.

  9. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Ya, I just missed Timmy by a day yesterday. Not sure what happened to Ensberg, the plate discipline is there. Atkins will be fine. Ryan Braun has to be picked up in all leagues immediately.

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