Showing posts with label Eric Hosmer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eric Hosmer. Show all posts

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Fantasy Baseball Closer Pickup And Drop Ideas For Monday 5/23/11

Two Mondays Ago's Recommendation - Drop Aubrey Huff and Pickup Eric Hosmer

Huff has hit just one home run since I recommended dropping him two weeks ago, while Eric Hosmer has already hit three homers with a better average in his short major league career.  Hosmer is going to continue to be a strong hitter and is worth making a trade to pick up now that he's owned in almost every league.  Huff continues to be worth dropping for a guy like Mark Trumbo or Freddie Freeman.

Last Monday's Recommendation - Drop Jed Lowrie and Pickup J.J. Hardy

This recommendation looks bad right now, but thats only because Hardy is mired in the midst of a slump. Hardy has hit safely just once since I offered him as a pickup, so hasn't accumulated any counting stats for you either.  I would still make the move right now.  Lowrie's playing time still can't be banked on, and when Hardy starts hitting again, he'll produce better than Lowrie does anyways.

This Monday we are going to take a look at a pair of relief pitchers.  One is a closer on the way out of a job, while the other might be picking one up, and is worth a roster spot in anything but shallow ten team mixed leagues even if he doesn't.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Pickup And Drop Ideas For Monday 5/16/11

Last Monday's Droppable Player - Aubrey Huff - 5/16 - .313 Average - 1 Run - 1 Home Run - 4 Runs Batted In - ESPN Player Rater Last 7 Days - 1.39
Last Monday's Pickup - Eric Hosmer - 6/24 - .250 Average - 4 Runs - 2 Home Runs - 5 Runs Batted In - ESPN Player Rater Last 7 Days - 4.36

It's only a week, but Hosmer looks like the better choice than Huff already.  Hosmer is going to keep playing every day in the Royals lineup, and is only going to get better as he gets more accustomed to major league hitting.  While Huff is on the downside of his career, Hosmer is on the upside.  You should have made the move last week, but Huff is still droppable if you can find another good replacement.  This Monday we are going to look at some Shortstops...

Monday, May 9, 2011

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Pickup And Drop Ideas For 5/9/11

In what should become a second daily column here on Big Derf Sports, I'm going to give you an idea of a hitter that is officially droppable and offer you a pickup idea for a player at that same position.  Hopefully this will keep your roster in tip top shape as we drive towards summer here in fantasy baseball...