Reyes slumping again: With an 0 for 4 game on Saturday in a 2-0 loss the Indians that dropped his batting average to .243, Marlins’ shortstop Jose Reyes is struggling yet again. He has now picked up just four hits over his last seven games, batting .200 in that span. (Updated 05/19/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
It is hard to explain why Reyes is struggling so much in his first season in Miami, as he is posting the lowest strikeout rate of his career and an above-average line-drive percentage for his career of 23.0 percent. He is putting the ball in play and seems to be making good contact, however for whatever reason balls are not finding holes in the defense. He does have 10 stolen bases on the season, so he is still finding ways to be productive while his average slides. Reyes remains too talented for his production to lag like this, so Fantasy owners simply have to ride it out and hope he finds a way to turn things around. (Updated 05/19/2012).
05/21/2012 22:19 Stanton's slam off Moyer leads Marlins
Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam off Jamie Moyer in a five-run fourth inning, Mark Buehrle was dominant after a shaky first and the Miami Marlins stayed hot by beating the Colorado Rockies 7-4 on Monday 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.
05/17/2012 22:12 Beachy stops Marlins, earns first shutout
Brandon Beachy improved his major-league best ERA with a couple of career milestones and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 7-0 on Thursday night.
05/15/2012 14:47 Ageless Beltran, Furcal helping Cardinals forget about Albert
The Cardinals might be without Albert Pujols, but so what? Scott Miller says there is plenty of production at the plate, beginning with Carlos Beltran and Rafael Furcal -- two veterans off to unbelievable starts.
05/14/2012 13:32 Overshadowed former teammates Wright, Beltran playing like MVPs so far
With good reason, Josh Hamilton is hogging all the headlines right now, just as -- again, with good reason -- Matt Kemp did through much of April. In fact, if MVP voting was held right now, those would be the two winners in landslide fashion. But make no mistake about it: Kemp has company in the NL, in the form of former teammates David Wright and Carlos Beltran.
Well, you can't say Jose Reyes didn't step up to the plate. With free agency in sight, the injury-prone 28-year-old gutted out 500-plus at-bats to put together what was by some measurements a career season. He captured his first ever batting title with a .337 batting average and set career highs in on-base percentage (.384) and OPS (.877) as well. The performance earned him a six-year deal with the Marlins, who saw him as such a good fit for their ballclub that they were willing to reorganize their infield for him, moving franchise player Hanley Ramirez to third base. But before you follow their lead and make Reyes your No. 1 target coming off a rebound season, consider what he was rebounding from. The hamstring problems that held him back in 2009 and 2010 were still present, putting him on the DL twice, and his 39 steals were a far cry from the 60 and 70 he used to provide. As he approaches 30, he's only going to get hurt more and run less, especially since he plays such a demanding position. He may be the second-best Fantasy option at that position, but mostly because the position is so weak. Any earlier than the middle of the second round is too early for Reyes. (Updated 1/4/12)
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