DeRosa spends time with ailing father: Washington utility player Mark DeRosa returned to the club after spending the last two days with his ailing father, reports MLB.com. DeRosa's father has cancer. "He is battling hard. He has had a few surgeries in the last couple of days to give him a chance to be strong enough to accept the chemotherapy that he has to go through," DeRosa said. DeRosa hopes to be back in the majors and activated off the DL by June 15. "Hopefully, I'm not too far off," DeRosa said. (Updated 05/23/2012)
Injury Report
Oblique - 15-day DL. Out until at least early June (Updated - 5/1/12)
Fantasy Analysis
DeRosa, 37, was hitting .081 in 13 games this season with two RBI as he served mainly as a bench player for Washington. He does give them versatility, especially late in games, but that doesn't translate into a lot of Fantasy value. Owners should continue to ignore the veteran, healthy or not. (Updated 05/23/2012).
02/24/2012 10:25 2012 Fantasy outlooks: Washington Nationals
Pitching runs deep in the nation's capital, but does Washington have what it takes on offense to compete in the tough N.L. East? Al Melchior breaks down the Nationals in a Fantasy team outlook.
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