Pierre's average taking a hit: Philadelphia outfielder Juan Pierre went 0 for 3 with an RBI during the Phillies' 5-1 loss to Boston in an interleague contest on Sunday. It was Pierre's third straight hitless outing to drop his batting average to .319 on the season. His sacrifice fly in the eighth marked just his seventh RBI of the year. (Updated 05/20/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/23/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Pierre seems to have hit a minor rough patch as he has managed just four hits over his past seven games, which includes six starts, to chop his batting average down from .351 last Sunday. Now 34, the speedy veteran hasn't been as active on the base paths as previous years and tallied just six steals in eight attempts. But he remains a quality contact hitter and is worth utilizing in NL-only Fantasy formats for now. (Updated 05/20/2012).
05/21/2012 22:06 Gonzalez K's 9 in Nationals' victory
Gio Gonzalez allowed three hits over six innings and Ian Desmond homered and drove in both runs to lead the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.
05/20/2012 19:47 Hit Parade for Week 8
Some catchers have been bitten by the injury bug in recent days, leaving some owners scrambling. Our Scott White shares some recommendations and helps set your lineups for Week 8 in his Hit Parade.
05/20/2012 16:44 Beckett, Red Sox manhandle Phillies
Josh Beckett pitched 7 2/3 strong innings and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a three-run homer to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
05/14/2012 21:59 Polanco gets 2,000th hit in Phillies' win
Joe Blanton pitched seven-plus strong innings and Placido Polanco homered for his 2,000th career hit to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night.
05/13/2012 20:18 Hit Parade for Week 7
As interleague play gets under way there are many matchups to break down. Our Scott White tells you who the best bets and biggest risks are in his Hit Parade for Week 7.
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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