Choo gets just under $5 million: Indians OF Shin-Soo Choo avoided arbitration on Tuesday by agreeing to a one-year, $4.9 million contract. (Updated 01/17/2012)
Injury Report
Oblique - Probable for start of spring training (Updated - 1/4/12)
Fantasy Analysis
Choo technically gets a pay raise after having a down season in 2011. Choo was distracted by some off-the-field issues, which he says he has put in the past. Choo hit .347 in his last 22 games in 2011, adding seven extra-base hits (three homers) and 13 RBI. He hit like the player Fantasy owners relied heavily on in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The fact Choo is healthy and appears mentally tougher coming off a down season, Fantasy owners need to get excited. Choo is still worth a look in the early rounds of all Fantasy formats on Draft Day. (Updated 01/17/2012).
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The Indians were a huge surprise a year ago, remaining in contention in the AL Central until September. What can they offer Fantasy owners in 2012? Our Scott White takes a close look.
With back-to-back .300-20-80-80-20 seasons, Shin-Soo Choo entered 2011 looking like one of the most reliable across-the-board performers in baseball. But just when Fantasy owners started to get comfortable with the idea, drafting him among the top 10 outfielders, he laid an egg, struggling during a season plagued by injuries and off-the-field problems. The trouble started with a DUI arrest on May 3 that he later admitted affected him on the field. Over the next seven weeks, he hit only .241 with one home run in 162 at-bats, making his broken thumb on June 24 almost a welcome opportunity for him to sit back and regroup instead of digging himself into a deeper hole. Though his season as a whole is regarded as a disappointment, he gave Fantasy owners some reason for optimism by hitting .348 with three homers in 46 at-bats between the thumb injury and the strained oblique that cost him 32 of the team's final 33 games. Because he's still young enough at 29 that injuries aren't a long-term concern and because he got back to playing like himself once he got his head right, Choo should still attract plenty of attention on Draft Day. His underwhelming season could make him a modest bargain, but you shouldn't expect to get him as less than a No. 2 Fantasy outfielder. (Updated 1/4/12)
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