Injuries and Updates

With all of the injures happening in today’s game, we have to talk about the players who take the place of those injured stars. No David Ortiz? Well that is not a problem JD Drew has been lighting it up since Big Papi has been on the DL. Next available player in most AL only leagues and all mixed leagues is Alexei Ramirez. He is in that red hot White Sox offense. In a keeper league I would make an attempt at this guy. Another Player who is getting placed in to the spotlight, Manny Parra; with the loss of Yovani Gallardo, he has looked good at times and GREAT at others. He has nice control and great stuff, and will also be a two-start pitcher with sleeper upside in a couple weeks. Rickie Weeks has been bad this season, and I have continued to place him in my line up every week. Not any more though, he is headed to the DL! I wonder if Bill Hall wants that trade now. This will also make way for veteran Craig Counsell.

Was listening to Will Carroll from baseball Prospective on Fantasy Focus talk about Wainwright? The middle finger is the issue and we all know that he throws most of his pitches with his middle finger. He is headed to the DL. The cardinals are having some problems at the moment with the injury bug. Thank God in the off season they picked up long time right hander Kyle Lohse, who has not looked bad at all in the starts made this season.

Well that’s it for now each Monday I will give an Injury report and updates.