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At-bats will continue to hold back Eric Chavez
by Scott White | Senior Fantasy Writer
by Scott White | Senior Fantasy Writer
"You'll find if I do it [play him more] he will wear down a little bit and probably have medical problems," manager Kirk Gibson said after Monday's game. "We can't afford that."
Not only does Chavez sit against lefties, but he never plays more than two days in a row. With all those limitations on him, he pretty much has to hit .343 with a .984 OPS to make any sort of impact in Fantasy. As good as he is, he won't keep that up.
Jordan Walden not expected to be ready Monday
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com
Xavier Avery promoted to Triple-A
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Avery played in 32 games for the Orioles last year with a .223 average, a homer, six RBI and six stolen bases. Avery was hitting .300 with Bowie over 160 at-bats this year with 12 RBI, 34 runs scored and 12 steals.
Nolan Reimold to travel on road trip
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Reimold will continue hitting on the trip before eventually going out on a minor-league injury rehab assignment. He is on the 15-day DL due to a right hamstring strain.
Adam Jones playing through leg soreness
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Jones stole second base late in Monday's game and came up a bit lame following hitting the bag. He's healthy enough to hit, but the Orioles want him to take a game off his feet.
Jones, batting .319 on the year, enters Tuesday's game with a five-game hitting streak in which he's gone 8 for 23 (.348) with a homer and five RBI. He also has three stolen bases over that stretch.
Eric Hosmer not elevating the ball
by Scott White | Senior Fantasy Writer
by Scott White | Senior Fantasy Writer
Of course, a relatively low fly-ball rate wouldn't be the worst thing for Hosmer's batting average, but this one is clearly doing him more harm than good.
That's not to say the Royals first baseman trying to hit the ball on the ground, but as often as he's doing it, I can't help but think his mechanics are off. In other words, his problem is correctable. It's just a matter of correcting it.
Practically speaking, none of this does any good for Hosmer owners at the moment, but if his back-to-back multi-hit games lead to a full-fledged hot streak, don't hesitate to buy into him again.
Taylor Teagarden nearing game action
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Teagarden is on the disabled list with a thumb injury and recently had his split removed. He's begun a hitting and catching progression that will lead him to rehab games.
O's down to two choices for Thursday start
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Showalter said a lot will depend on what happens with his bullpen over the next day or two. Arrieta appears to be the favorite to get the nod at this point.
Arrieta was sent down after making four starts this year and going 1-1 with a 6.63 ERA. He was sent down to Triple-A Norfolk to work on his command and he displayed enough improvement to return in the bullpen.
Salvador Perez out of starting lineup with hip injury
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com
Perez has a deep hip bruise, and is considered day-to-day. Perez will not start Tuesday, but is available if necessary. Perez is hitting .308/.324/.413 in 143 at-bats.
Not time to sell low on Matt Kemp
by Al Melchior | Data Analyst
by Al Melchior | Data Analyst
It's not as if he has suddenly stopped hitting flyballs, like Dustin Pedroia and Eric Hosmer have. Kemp normally hits for the most power on balls that go to center field, and he hasn't hit many deep shots that way so far. Still, he has hit just 67 balls up the middle this season -- and that includes grounders -- so we're still looking at a pretty small sample.
As long as Kemp continues to put the ball in the air and avoid popups -- and he's been doing both at reasonable rates -- there's a chance for him to rediscover his power.
