Buck is still Marlins starting catcher: Despite Brett Hayes starting a second straight game Thursday against the Giants, Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen still backed John Buck as the team's starting catcher. “I’m not going to take away the job from Buck. We all now Buck is struggling right now but the way Hayes is swinging the bat right now I will use him,” Guillen said, per The Palm Beach Post. (Updated 05/24/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Buck's average has sagged to .173 and he has totaled nine strikeouts in his last six games. Perhaps a few days off will allow Buck to refocus at the plate. Buck has never really been a good contact hitter, but he has decent pop for a catcher. He is clearly more of an NL-only Fantasy option until he emerges from his slump. (Updated 05/24/2012).
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.
05/13/2012 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.
05/13/2012 17:07 Marlins dump Mets in grand fashion
Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-out grand slam to cap a ninth-inning rally by the Miami Marlins, who beat an angry Frank Francisco and the New York Mets 8-4 Sunday.
05/11/2012 22:29 Dobbs' single wins it for Marlins vs. Mets
Greg Dobbs' single with two outs in the ninth inning scored Emilio Bonifacio from second base with the winning run Friday night, and the Miami Marlins rallied to end the New York Mets' five-game winning streak with a 6-5 victory.
05/10/2012 01:41 Marlins win in 12, complete 8-1 road trip
Omar Infante's two-run single in the 12th inning lifted the Miami Marlins to a 5-3 victory against the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.
John Buck managed to spin a career-best 2010 season into a multi-year deal with the Marlins before predictably returning to career norms last year. His 16 homers were healthy enough for a catcher, but his .227 batting average? Yup, that's exactly the John Buck we remember from all those years in Kansas City. The 31-year-old backstop has pop, but he's a free-swinger with a propensity for pop-ups -- a combination that, apart from that one magical year in Toronto, condemns him to a batting average in the low-.200s. Buck should have a better supporting cast in 2012, which should lead to some modest gains in RBI and runs scored, but given his return to normalcy last year, you wouldn't want to draft him as more than a second catcher in mixed leagues -- and even then, only if you're willing to absorb the hit in batting average. (Updated 1/25/12)
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