Pierre enters Phillies' OF mix: CSNPhilly.com reports that the Phillies reached an agreement with free agent OF Juan Pierre on a minor league deal on Friday. Pierre hit .279 with 27 stolen bases for the White Sox last season. (Updated 01/27/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/11/12).
Fantasy Analysis
The Phillies' left field situation is still unsettled, and Pierre could potentially factor in as either a starter or as a reserve. Especially if he wins a regular role, Pierre has some low-end appeal for owners in mixed Rotisserie leagues, as he could still be a 30-plus stolen base threat. (Updated 01/27/2012).
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For the last decade, Fantasy owners have been willing to overlook Juan Pierre's obvious shortcomings, knowing that his 60-steal potential would prevent him from slipping too much in the outfielder rankings as long as he didn't lose a step. Well, it finally happened in 2011. One year after leading the majors with 68 steals, Pierre slipped to a career-low 27 despite recording only 12 fewer at-bats. And the problem wasn't a reluctant manager. Pierre was caught stealing an MLB-high 17 times. Nope, he simply discovered that, at age 34, he wasn't quite as fast as he used to be, and eventually, he stopped being so aggressive on the base paths. Unfortunately, he didn't have any other skill to fall back on. He wasn't much of an on-base threat, and he still had zero power. As you might expect, he slipped a ways in the Fantasy rankings, averaging fewer Head-to-Head points per game than Nolan Reimold. As you also might expect, he had trouble finding a job this offseason. Not much of a market for a slap-hitting, poor-fielding ex-speedster. After signing a minor-league deal with the Phillies, Pierre's best hope for remaining in the majors is as a bench player. In such a role, he might still contribute enough steals to factor in deeper Rotisserie leagues, but he likely won't get enough at-bats to matter in standard Fantasy formats. (Updated 1/27/12)
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