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Rounding the Bases: Quick Monday Rundown

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Posted by Howard Bender on 05/22/2012 | 1 Comments

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Just a quick rundown today, folks.  Lots of great ball played on Monday and who doesn’t love a full slate of games on what is normally considered a day of rest for the sport?  But while the games were great and there was a bit of action to be had all over the place, no one really stood out as head and shoulders above the rest.  Sure, there were some great pitching performances and obviously there were a handful of hitters that did their fantasy owners right, but for me, no one worthy of that coveted Beast tag today.  What can you do?  It happens.  Doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to see though…

Top 10 Fantasy Performers from Monday

Pitchers


 IP H R ER BB K HR ERA WHIP
Mike Leake, CIN 8.0 2 1 1 1 6 1 1.13 0.38
Gio Gonzalez, WAS 6.0 3 0 0 3 9 0 0.00 1.00
Bud Norris, HOU 7.0 5 0 0 3 8 0 0.00 1.14
Felix Hernandez, SEA 8.0 6 1 1 2 7 1 1.13 1.00
Felipe Paulino, KC 6.2 6 0 0 2 8 0 0.00 1.20

Hitters

Jed Lowrie, SS  HOU 3-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, SB
Drew Stubbs, OF  CIN 2-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, BB
Austin Kearns, OF  MIA 4-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB
Tyler Greene, 2B  STL 3-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
Chris Johnson, 3B  HOU 2-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI

Personal favorites of mine here include Bud Norris, Felipe Paulino, Gio Gonzalez and Drew Stubbs.  Great performances all around and each one certainly worth a look if, for some reason, they are still available on your waiver wire.

Bottom-Feeders of the Day

Nick Swisher, OF  NYY 0-4, 3 K
Michael Young, 3B  TEX 0-4, 3 K
Todd Frazier, 3B  CIN 0-4, 3 K
Scott Van Slyke, OF  LAD 0-5, 2 K
Matt Garza, SP  CHC L, 21.00 ERA, 2.33 WHIP, 2 K

In every life, a little rain must fall, right?  Kind of a bummer for Scott Van Slyke, though, as I was hoping that he put together a little bit of a hot streak before turning out a performance that would land him in this section so soon.

Key Injuries to Watch

Miguel Montero, C  ARI – groin (questionable)

Chipper Jones, 3B  ATL – calf (doubtful)

Cody Ross, OF  BOS – fractured foot (expected to be put on the DL;  out until July)

Ryan Sweeney, OF  BOS – head (might be placed on 7-day concussion DL)

Ryan Braun, OF  MIL – groin (questionable)

Angel Pagan, OF  NYM – illness (questionable)

Neftali Feliz, SP  TEX – elbow (15-day DL; out until atleast early June)

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Howard Bender has been covering fantasy sports for over ten years on a variety of web sites including his own, The Fantasy Baseball Buzz.  You can follow him on Twitter at @rotobuzzguy or email him at rotobuzzguy@gmail.com.

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  • I knew I shouldn'ta dropped Leake. He'd be leading my squad in taters!

    Posted by Franchise, 22/05/2012 11:19am (1 year ago)

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