Pierzynski produces vs. Cubs : White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski hit his sixth home run of the season on Saturday against the Cubs. His solo shot off starter Ryan Dempster in the third inning got the Sox rolling en route to a 7-4 win. Pierzynski went 2 for 5 on the day with two runs scored and two strikeouts. (Updated 05/19/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Pierzynski is batting .301 on the year and has drove in 27 runs. He's having an extremely good start to the season for the Sox. He hasn't hit double-digit home runs in the past two seasons and produced just eight homers and 48 RBI in 2011. Pierzynski is well on his way to surpassing those numbers, which gives him plenty of Fantasy value, especially at a thin position. Consider him a solid No. 2 catching option at this time. (Updated 05/19/2012).
05/24/2012 23:46 ChiSox explode for 6 in sixth, top Twins
Paul Konerko and Alex Rios hit back-to-back homers and Alejandro De Aza added a grand slam to cap a six-run sixth, leading the Chicago White Sox to an 11-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday 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.
05/19/2012 22:25 Danks, White Sox get past Cubs
John Danks pitched shutout ball into the seventh for his first win in nearly a month and Dayan Viciedo, A.J. Pierzynski and Adam Dunn homered as the Chicago White Sox beat the Cubs 7-4 on Saturday night.
05/18/2012 17:26 Beckham's HR the difference for Sox
Gordon Beckham hit a tie-breaking homer in the eighth inning Friday and the Chicago White Sox overcame the loss of star Paul Konerko to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in what was likely Kerry Wood's final major league game.
For better or worse, A.J. Pierzynski is still the White Sox's starting catcher. On the one hand, that means he'll remain a reasonable fallback option for the Fantasy owner who waits until the last round (or two) to draft his starting catcher (or catchers), ranking 12th at the position in Rotisserie leagues last year and 13th in Head-to-Head. On the other hand, that means he's blocking the up-and-coming Tyler Flowers, who is coming off a bounce-back season at Triple-A and an encouraging major-league showing in which he hit five homers in only 110 at-bats. Though the presence of Pierzynski in the late rounds is comforting, Fantasy owners would benefit more from a transition to Flowers, which could still be in order given Pierzynski's declining numbers. Yes, he may have hit .287 last year, but at age 35, he's not quite the player he used to be. He no longer offers much in the way of power, and he was never considered much of a defender. Even if he's the technical "starter," a gradual surrender of at-bats to Flowers would curtail Pierzynski's productivity enough to make him perhaps not such a good fallback option after all. If you're looking for a second catcher, you might want to target someone younger. (Updated 1/11/12)
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