Rangers looking to extend Holland: The Rangers and SP Derek Holland are working on a five-year contract extension, according to the Dallas Morning News. Holland will not be arbitration eligible until 2013, so a five-year deal would cover the coming season, all of his arbitration years, and the first year in which he could otherwise become a free agent. The 25-year-old southpaw posted a 16-5 record with a 3.95 ERA this season. (Updated 12/15/2011)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Though his ERA doesn't reflect it, Holland took a step forward in 2011, increasing his velocity and ground ball rate while improving his control. Though he still can be maddeningly inconsistent, Holland has earned his way into being trusted on draft day by standard mixed league owners. As a viable No. 4 or 5 SP, he can be targeted in the later rounds. (Updated 12/15/2011).
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Derek Holland got his first real shot at the rotation last season and impressed while setting some significant career marks. He went 7-4 with a 4.68 ERA in the first half and got stronger as the season went on. He would end up with a 3.95 ERA in 32 starts and won 16 games while losing just five. He also threw four complete-game shutouts and posted a 162-to-67 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 198 innings pitched. The 25-year-old has secured a spot in the crowed Rangers rotation heading into 2012 and at age 25, he still has some solid upside. While pitching in Texas does not help his ERA as other ballparks would, he is backed up by one of the better offenses in the majors and should be able to win a bunch of games again. Target Holland in the later rounds of mixed leagues on Draft Day. (Updated 1/30/12)
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