Johnson has tightness in hamstring: Toronto second baseman Kelly Johnson came out of Wednesday's extra-inning loss at Tampa Bay in the ninth inning after experiencing tightness in his left hamstring, reports Sportsnet.ca. Johnson has been dealing with the hamstring issue for a while and is day to day. The Blue Jays are off Thursday and Johnson is expected to be able to return after that at Texas Friday. (Updated 05/23/2012)
Injury Report
Hamstring - Questionable for May 25 at Texas (Updated - 5/23/12)
Fantasy Analysis
Johnson went 1 for 5 with a double and four strikeouts on Wednesday as the leadoff hitter for Toronto. He's been struggling at the plate of late as he's gone 1 for 11 in his last three games with seven Ks. Still, his eight homers and 23 RBI are excellent run production for a second baseman. Johnson can continue to be active in most mixed Fantasy leagues, when healthy. (Updated 05/23/2012).
05/19/2012 15:50 Jays' Morrow fires 3-hit shutout vs. Mets
Brandon Morrow pitched his second shutout in four starts, blanking the Mets on three hits and leading the Toronto Blue Jays over New York 2-0 on Saturday.
05/18/2012 15:49 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.
05/16/2012 22:06 Jays rough up Kuroda, rout Yankees
Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, J.P. Arencibia added a two-run drive and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-1 on Wednesday night. Jose Bautista and Kelly Johnson added solo home runs as the Blue Jays tagged Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda for seven runs, matching a career-high.
05/15/2012 21:56 Rays battle back to beat Blue Jays
David Price won for the fifth time in six starts, Sean Rodriguez homered and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Tuesday night.
05/14/2012 22:42 Bullpen carries Rays over Blue Jays
Cesar Ramos got his first career win after replacing the injured Jeff Niemann, and Ben Zobrist homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Monday night.
Over the last two seasons, Kelly Johnson has discovered the joys of the home run, bashing 47 long balls in 2010 and 2011 combined. However, he enjoys taking the ball out of the yard so much that he has taken to swinging more and more frequently. The formerly disciplined Johnson has swung at an increasing proportion of pitches outside of the strike zone in each of the last two seasons, and not coincidentally, his strikeout rate has soared. Two years ago, Johnson's freer-swinging ways were masked by a high batting average on balls in play (.341 BABIP), but last year he paid for them with a .222 overall batting average. The dearth of hits took a toll on Johnson's run and RBI totals, though he did improve somewhat after an August trade sent him from Arizona to Toronto. The Blue Jays have brought Johnson back for the 2012 season, and his power numbers could get a minor boost playing at Rogers Centre. Despite the strong odds of another mediocre batting average, Johnson's homers make him a viable middle-round pick in standard mixed leagues. (Updated 1/27/12)
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