Gonzalez also blames mechanics: Red Sox 1B Adrian Gonzalez continued his late-season slide Sunday against the Rays, going 0 for 4 with two strikeouts to make him 0 for 12 over his last four games. Though some reports have suggested that Gonzalez's surgically repaired right shoulder is to blame for his sub-.500 slugging percentage since the All-Star break, Gonzalez has a different excuse. "We're, well, I shouldn't say we are, but personally, I'm swinging at pitches I shouldn't be swinging at," Gonzalez told MLB.com. "I'm not mechanically right and chasing pitches down. I could have walked every at-bat this series so far. I'm just trying to get too overaggressive and trying to make things happen instead of just taking walks." (Updated 09/18/2011)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Gonzalez's shoulder clearly isn't 100 percent. He has been sitting out batting practice every other day and hasn't been demonstrating the same extra-base power in recent weeks. Still, his "slump" is highly overblown. Since July 20, he's batting .333 with nine homers and a .948 OPS in 204 at-bats, making him clearly still a Fantasy stud. He had to rush his offseason program because of the shoulder surgery, so if he's running out of gas at the end of the season, it's not really a surprise. It doesn't sound like anything that should affect him long-term. Continue to start Gonzalez in all Fantasy leagues and plan on drafting him in the first round in 2012. (Updated 09/18/2011).
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The Blue Jays will not sign a player for more than five years. While admirable in today's spend-to-win world, it keeps them from the biggest free-agent names. Danny Knobler wonders if the strategy is practical.
02/07/2012 09:19 2012 Draft Prep: Head-to-Head strategies
Understanding the subtle differences between Head-to-Head and Rotisserie formats leading up to Draft Day can make all the difference. Our Scott White shares some of his battle-tested draft strategies.
Fantasy owners had hoped Adrian Gonzalez would experience a surge in his power hitting when he departed San Diego's PETCO Park for Fenway Park last offseason. That surge never materialized, but Gonzalez had a splendid first year in Boston nonetheless. Though Gonzalez failed to hit 30 home runs for the first time in five years (he finished with 27), he smashed enough doubles (45) and singles (138) to post a career-high .338 batting average. While Fenway rates better as a doubles park than as a home run park, Gonzalez could get a boost to his homer total, assuming his surgically repaired shoulder is healthier this year. Even with his depleted power numbers, Gonzalez was a top three first baseman last season, and he -- along with Miguel Cabrera, Albert Pujols and Joey Votto -- will be among the elite again this year. (Updated 2/8/12)
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