Good Afternoon,
Many of the players who were traded right before the deadline this season are making good first impressions so far with their new teams. Michael Bourn has started off well with Atlanta, Hunter Pence is swinging a hot bat in Philly, Furcal is hitting well with the Cards and Colby Rasmus is starting to heat up with Toronto.
While the players above will continue to contribute to their fantasy owners’ success, look for these names below to be possible candidates to miss some action in the coming days or weeks:
OF, Melky Cabrera/Kansas City Royals: Melky Cabrera was pulled from Saturday night’s game because of a sore left ankle. He hurt that same left ankle earlier in the week, so he might get extended time off for the ankle to fully recover. He was scratched from Sunday’s game and whether he will play or not on Monday, against the Rays, is yet to be seen. The Royals don’t seem to be making too much of the issue, so for right now it doesn’t seem too serious. Melky is considered day-to-day for now.
C/DH, Victor Martinez/Detroit Tigers: V-mart twisted his knee while trying to avoid a tag at home plate during Saturday’s game. He was scratched from the lineup on Sunday against the Royals. Jim Leyland did say however, that Martinez looked better and was walking around comfortably at the hotel and onto the team bus, which was a very positive sign. Considering this news, look for V-Mart to miss maybe a few starts at worst or none at all. A trip to the DL would be a surprise.
SS, Jose Reyes/New York Mets: Jose Reyes left in the second inning of Sunday’s ball game against Atlanta with tightness in his left hamstring; the same hamstring that landed him on the DL in July. Whether Jose Reyes goes back to the disabled list or not, it doesn’t look like he’ll be a full go for much baseball this week anyway, so keep him on your benches for week 19 of fantasy baseball.
Remember all, the lingerie Football Fantasy League season is coming around the corner. The girls will be starting their season on August 26, 2011, at 9pm CT with the Minnesota Valkyrie facing the Green Bay Chill with the playoffs beginning January 28, 2012. So don’t forget to play the LFL Fantasy Football game powered by Fantazzle and select your dime pieces to carry you to glory!
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Enjoy your week!
–Fantazzle David
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