Blanton on the trade block?: ESPN.com reported on Wednesday that the Phillies have been shopping SP Joe Blanton. Blanton, who battled an elbow injury for most of the 2011 season, went just 1-2 with a 5.01 ERA in 11 appearances (eight starts). (Updated 02/08/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Blanton appears to be fully recovered from his elbow problems but it looks as though the Phillies are ready to move on without the right-hander. He had been a reliable starter before 2011 so he should be able to get back on track as long as he is healthy. Keep an eye on the situation going forward to see if he ends up with a new team. As long as Blanton has a spot in the rotation in 2012, he should be considered a late-round Fantasy option on Draft Day. (Updated 02/08/2012).
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Joe Blanton should be over his elbow issue, which plagued much of his 2011 season, and back in the Philadelphia rotation entering 2012. The Phillies lost Roy Oswalt and will likely have Blanton back in the No. 5 spot behind Vance Worley. The 31-year-old Blanton went just 1-2 with a 5.01 ERA last year in 11 appearances and eight starts. He will look to round back to his 2008-09 form when he went 21-14 over two seasons with an ERA in the mid-4.00s. Blanton has been injury prone, however, and hasn't topped 200 innings in a season since 2007 with Oakland. How long he'll be able to hold up will be a big storyline for Blanton in 2012. Fantasy owners should consider him no more than an NL-only Fantasy option to open the season. (Updated 2/7/12)
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