Valencia finds stroke in minors: Twins minor leaguer Danny Valencia homered and drove in three runs Monday for Triple-A Rochester to extend his hitting streak to eight games. Valencia is 12 for 33 (.363) with two homers and seven RBI during his hitting streak. (Updated 05/22/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
If Valencia was hitting this well in the majors, then he would still be the Twins' starting third baseman. While this is a positive run for Valencia, the Twins haven't indicated yet they are ready to bring him back to the majors. Minnesota seems content with using Trevor Plouffe and Jamey Carroll at third base. Valencia is primarily worth stashing in AL-only Fantasy formats, but only if you have ample reserve spots. (Updated 05/22/2012).
05/06/2012 17:17 Hit Parade for Week 6
Plenty of pitching matchups to take advantage of as we look ahead to Fantasy Week 6. Our Scott White helps you make sense of some platoons and maximizes your lineup's potential in his Hit Parade.
05/01/2012 00:52 Hunter's two-run HR keys Angels in win
C.J. Wilson pitched five-hit ball into the eighth inning, Torii Hunter homered and drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Angels returned from a rough road trip with a 4-3 victory over the miserable Minnesota Twins on Monday night.
04/29/2012 17:31 Hit Parade for Week 5
Which hitters are facing marginal starting pitching in favorable parks in Fantasy Week 5? Our Scott White helps set your Fantasy lineups for the upcoming scoring period in his Hit Parade.
04/24/2012 23:21 Ortiz homers, drives in three for Red Sox
Josh Beckett had five strikeouts and one confrontation with an umpire in six sharp innings and David Ortiz homered with three RBIs to lead the Boston Red Sox to an 11-2 romp over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
04/23/2012 23:46 Ross' two HRs snap Red Sox skid
Cody Ross homered twice, tying the game with a two-run shot in the seventh inning and giving Boston the lead with two outs in the ninth to snap a five-game losing streak for the Red Sox and beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Monday night.
After an impressive rookie season in which he hit .311 to finish third in AL Rookie of the Year voting, Danny Valencia came back down to earth a little in 2011. He wasn't a complete disaster, providing modest pop to finish 14th at a weak position in standard Head-to-Head leagues, but he was a desperation play for most Fantasy owners given his low batting average and pathetic on-base percentage. His biggest problem was he couldn't hit right-handers, batting only .224 against them compared to .309 against lefties. Unfortunately for him, the vast majority of pitchers throw right-handed, so unless he makes an adjustment, he'll have trouble being the .298 hitter in the majors that he was in the minors. And his pop isn't good enough to make him a noteworthy Fantasy option otherwise. The lefty-righty split is so extreme that Valencia could eventually wind up in a platoon role. For now, though, the rebuilding Twins don't have anyone else to slot at third base. At age 27, Valencia still has a chance to improve, but given his limited ceiling, you should only draft him if you have no one else to slot at third base in a standard mixed league. (Updated 1/5/12)
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