Prado showered with bravos: Atlanta outfielder Martin Prado finished 2 for 4 with a pair of singles during the Braves' 2-0 win over Tampa Bay in an interleague meeting on Sunday. Prado, who had his 10-game hitting streak halted on Saturday, is now carrying a team-high .323 batting average through 40 games. The 28-year-old has also notched multiple hits in seven of his past eight games while driving in five runs during that span. He now has 21 RBI this year. (Updated 05/20/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Prado continues to distance himself from his injury-plagued 2011 campaign (.260 batting average in 129 games) and ranks among the NL leaders in several categories, including average and doubles. He has shined during the month of May, reaching base in all but one of his 18 outings to produce a .379 batting average and .447 on-base percentage. Fantasy owners should keep him locked as must-start in all formats for now. (Updated 05/20/2012).
05/24/2012 13:12 By the Numbers: Check-in time has arrived
With roughly two months in the books, it's time to do a little reflecting. Our Al Melchior looks back at some of his spring sleepers and busts to determine their true value in his latest By the Numbers.
05/23/2012 06:45 Dear Mr. Fantasy: Ups and downs of young players
Last year your team was a juggernaut. This year it's sitting in the cellar. What happened? You might even have most of those players back. If you're relying on young talent, our Scott White says prepare to take some lumps in his latest Dear Mr. Fantasy.
05/20/2012 22:47 The Lineup: Lucroy explodes, Yu vs. King Felix on tap for Monday
3 Up, 3 Down; On Deck; Pepper. It's The Lineup. Today's version gives some love to Jonathan Lucroy, Ryan Cook and Scott Van Slyke. We also look ahead to Yu Darvish vs. Felix Hernandez and have a video of an instant replay FAIL in Japan.
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.
Safe to say the deck was stacked against Martin Prado in 2011. Though his primary value to the Braves was as a middle infielder who could actually, you know, hit, the team moved him to left field, where his bat wouldn't have profiled even if he repeated his All-Star 2010 season. As it was, he had arguably his worst offensive season, hitting a career-low .260. He saved his worst for last, hitting .228 with a .598 OPS over the final two months to contribute to the Braves' historic collapse. The Braves openly shopped him in the offseason, but for now, he appears to be staying put, which isn't such a bad thing for Fantasy owners. After all, in between outfield starts, he'll fill in for an aging Chipper Jones at third base, which is the position he'll most likely fill for Fantasy owners. True, Prado will need to hit better than he did last year to amount to anything in mixed leagues, but keep in mind he didn't crash and burn until he came down with a staph infection that sidelined him for five weeks beginning in June. With a bounce-back performance, the career .293 hitter will be a bargain pick in the middle-to-late rounds. (Updated 1/25/12)
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