Wainwright to be back to normal?: Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright, who is working his way back from Tommy John surgery, has contended all offseason that he'll be as good as new for the start of 2012. So now that he's spent some time working out at the team's spring training complex, does he feel any differently? Not according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "I expect to be the complete pitcher I had become. I expect to compete every time I go out there. I expect to have my location. I expect to be healthy because I've been feeling pretty good," he said. "My expectation is to make it very hard for them to keep me out of games." Wainwright, who is throwing at about 90 percent effort, is particularly encouraged by his mechanics and velocity. He also says he was able to add lower body strength during his time away from the game. "I've definitely gotten stronger," he said. (Updated 02/09/2012)
Injury Report
Elbow - Questionable for start of spring training (Updated - 1/5/12)
Fantasy Analysis
The Cardinals are anticipating only 150-170 innings for Wainwright this season, but the 30-year-old right-hander isn't willing to set any limits for himself. "I just think it's impossible to call out innings in spring training," he said. "The competitor I am is not going to allow me to talk about 150 innings. That's not a goal. It's not to say the boss is not in charge. But that's not a reasonable goal for me. And neither is 200 innings." Wainwright was coming off back-to-back 230-inning seasons when he injured his elbow last year, and clearly he's hoping to get back to that range. Whether the Cardinals let him is a different story. As reliable as Tommy John surgery has become, you shouldn't be too concerned about Wainwright's ability to bounce back with ace numbers this season, but the workload issue is reason enough to let him drop outside the top 20 starting pitchers on Draft Day. (Updated 02/09/2012).
02/10/2012 13:27 2012 Draft Prep: 12-team, mixed H2H draft
Which picks stood out in our initial 12-team Head-to-Head mock draft for 2012? Check out the results and read what Scott White has to say about some of the more interesting selections.
02/02/2012 12:21 2012 Draft Prep: Our 12-team, mixed Rotisserie draft
It's time for owners to start looking ahead to Draft Day. We get you off and running with our 12-team Rotisserie mock draft. Check out the results!
Adam Wainright missed the entire 2011 campaign after undergoing Tommy John surgery and big things are expected from the right-hander this season. He averaged 16 wins with a 2.93 ERA in his first four seasons as a starter, and recorded 200-plus strikeouts twice over that span. He should fit in nicely behind Chris Carpenter in the rotation for St. Louis and with the loss of Albert Pujols in the offseason, will definitely be counted on to keep the Cardinals in the game every fifth day. Wainwright has the upside for 20 wins with a ton of strikeouts and has not posted an ERA over 4.00 since becoming a regular for the Cardinals. With the way other pitchers have come back from Tommy John surgery, Wainwright should return to being a solid option in Fantasy so target him in the early to middle rounds on Draft Day. (Updated 1/30/12)
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AccuScore Projections) Note: Points are rounded down.
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