Montero out until at least Friday: Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero was held out of the starting lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers after leaving Monday's game with a strained left groin. Henry Blanco replaced Montero in the starting lineup. The Diamondbacks said Montero will avoid a stint on the disabled list, reports MLB.com. That said, Montero will be out until at least Friday at the earliest. "We don't think it's 15 days, but at the same time, we don't want to push him," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "We'll see the treatment and the kind of relief he gets. He is a catcher though, he's got to block balls. He's not going to start tomorrow for sure." (Updated 05/22/2012)
Injury Report
Groin - Out until at least May 25 vs. Milwaukee (Updated - 5/22/12)
Fantasy Analysis
Montero may still end up needing the disabled list if he cannot return Friday or in the games following Friday's contest. Fantasy owners will want to pay attention to that. The good news is Montero said he didn't hear a pop when suffering the injury. Blanco and Konrad Schmidt will likely share time behind the plate in his absence. Montero is batting just .207 in his last 16 games. He has 20 strikeouts in that span, which is a bit alarming. He's mired in a slump, but we all know Montero can be a high-end Fantasy catcher. It's the reason he remains a viable Fantasy start when healthy. (Updated 05/22/2012).
05/23/2012 01:40 De Jesus clutch in ninth, Dodgers win
Ivan De Jesus hit a two-run double with two outs in the ninth to give the Dodgers the lead and Dee Gordon went airborne to turn a game-ending double play as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 on Tuesday night.
05/22/2012 01:20 Dodgers cruise past Diamondbacks
Matt Treanor, Andre Ethier and James Loney homered to power Chris Capuano to his sixth victory, and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their fifth straight by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Monday night.
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.
05/17/2012 18:49 Miguel Montero is on the who's not list
Arizona catcher Miguel Montero has fallen to the who's not list. The Fantasy Baseball 360 crew has all the analyis.
05/16/2012 01:27 D-Backs capitalize, cool off Dodgers
Wade Miley wiggled out of a couple jams while pitching into the seventh inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped the Los Angeles Dodgers' five-game winning streak with a 5-1 victory Tuesday night.
Miguel Montero bounced back nicely from a 2010 campaign that was shortened by knee surgery, posting career highs in home runs (18), RBI (86) and runs scored (65). In 2011, only Carlos Santana made more plate appearances among catchers than Montero, and going into next season, there is no one on the Diamondbacks to seriously challenge Montero for playing time. A catcher who can play nearly every day is a rarity, and that alone gives Montero value in any Fantasy format. He also possesses a good power bat for a catcher, so he should easily outproduce backstops like Yadier Molina and Kurt Suzuki who also rarely rest. Mixed league owners should look to Montero as a low-end No. 1 catcher who will likely come off the board within the first 10 rounds in next spring's drafts. (Updated 1/9/12)
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