Ortiz settles before hearing: DH David Ortiz and the Red Sox came to terms on a one-year contract hours before the two sides were set to go to an arbitration hearing. Ortiz signed a one-year, $14.575 million contract. (Updated 02/13/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/15/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Now that Ortiz has this business out of the way he can get down to focusing on the baseball aspect of things. Ortiz hit .309 with 29 homers and 96 RBI in 2011. He is DH-eligible only in Fantasy, which hurts his appeal a bit. But Ortiz remains a viable early-to-mid-round Fantasy pick on Draft Day. (Updated 02/13/2012).
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.
02/10/2012 09:03 2012 Fantasy outlooks: Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox didn't make much noise this winter after a disasterous end to their 2011 season. Our Al Melchior examines the revamped roster for owners in advance of Draft Day.
02/09/2012 05:02 2012 Fantasy outlooks: Chicago Cubs
Chicago has a new front office and several new names to consider on Draft Day. Our Scott White breaks down the Cubs in a Fantasy team outlook.
After three straight seasons with batting averages of .270 or lower, Fantasy owners may have forgotten that David Ortiz isn't just about home runs. Cutting back his strikeout rate dramatically, Ortiz posted the fifth .300-plus batting average of his career in 2011, while still providing the power and run production that has made him a useful Fantasy hitter, even though he lacks a position. Even though Ortiz saw fewer pitches, he continued to draw walks while sending 29 balls into the stands. Another encouraging sign for Ortiz is that he put his recent trend of poor splits against left-handed pitchers behind him, batting .329 with eight home runs against southpaws in 173 at-bats. There is no reason to think Papi is slowing down just yet, and he is worth targeting within the first 10 rounds in mixed league formats. (Updated 1/27/12)
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