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| Recent Blog Post: Long Game Extra: Live-tweeting the Auction |
| My home AL-only keeper league auction is today (12 teams, 5x5, pretty standard roto ultra rules with the addition of an in-season salary cap), and I figured I might as well live-tweet the thing. Why? For reasons!
If you want to follow along, my Twitter handle is @AntonSirius. I'm starting it out with $173 (only three teams have more, with the big stack carrying $208), and the following roster:
C: Salvador Perez $3B, Tyler Flowers $3C
1B: Eric Hosmer $17Y
SS: Eduardo Nunez $6C
CI: Chris Carter $8B
OF: David Murphy $4B, Jonny Gomes $1B
P: Yu Darvish $31B, Matt Moore $10B, Brett Anderson $2B, Felix Doubront $2B
Minors: Bubba Starling, Michael Choice, Jonathan Schoop
(Note: for long-term contracts we bump the letter designation to the end of the alphabet so that they expire at the end of their 'Z' season.)
As you can see, I'm set at catcher and don't have to worry about scarcity there, but I've got no closers so I'll have to pay full retail for a couple. Third base is also an issue, as there are only three good ones (Miguel Cabrera, Adrian Beltre and Evan Longoria) available. All the young middle-tier guys are protected, so the drop-off in talent after the big three is STEEP. If I don't land one of them, I could be looking at a Matt Dominguez as the fallback. That's scary.
Nunez was the only really difficult choice, but with Jeter out for a bit, the other injury issues the Yankees have and me lacking steals, $6 didn't seem like much of an overpay and I could easily see him going for more at auction. The alternative would have been something like Eric Sogard at $1, and that seemed like a much bigger risk.
Posted by Erik Siegrist at 3/30/2013 6:39:00 AM |
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Recent Houston Astros Player News
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| Carlos Correa (SS) HOU |
5/23/2013 |
| Correa has a hit in nine of his last 10 games and is hitting .372 over that time for Low-A Quad Cities. |
The first overall pick in last year's draft has returned strong from his hand injury. His batting average is up from .238 to .277, while his OBP has stayed consistent sitting at .399 now. |
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| Bud Norris (P) HOU |
5/23/2013 |
| Norris' return from a sore lower back will not be pushed back again, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
Norris didn’t make a scheduled start last Sunday at Pittsburgh. He left Tuesday’s game after six scoreless innings due to lingering back pain. He is expected to start Monday against Colorado at Minute Maid Park. |
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| Jordan Lyles (P) HOU |
5/23/2013 |
| Lyles is working to improve the location of his pitches, the Houston Chronicle reports. |
According to his catcher, Carlos Corporan, Lyles' location is so good that he "doesn't know how to throw balls." Nine walks in 25 innings indicates there may be a bit of hyperbole with that statement, but the main point is that Lyles is still learning how to throw good waste pitches, while making sure that when he misses, he doesn't miss over the plate. He'll get the Rockies the next time he toes the rubber. |
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| Jose Veras (P) HOU |
5/23/2013 |
| Veras picked up his eighth save of the season after tossing a perfect ninth inning during the Astros' 3-1 win over the Royals on Wednesday. |
Veras needed just 13 pitches to close out the Royals and now has a save in each of his last four appearances. He lowered his ERA to 3.32 with the outing and hasn't allowed a hit or a run in his last seven outings. He still remains a low-end option for saves, but has made himself fantasy relevant with such a strong showing in May. |
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| Jordan Lyles (P) HOU |
5/23/2013 |
| Lyles earned his second win of the season as he limited the Royals to just one run on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts over six innings Wednesday night. |
Don't go getting yourself too excited, but Lyles has now had two decent starts in a row, allowing just two runs over his last 11 innings. He now has a 5.40 ERA with a 20:9 K:BB over 25 innings (five starts). This was, however, the furthest Lyles has pitched into a game and he needed 100 pitches (64 strikes) to make it through the six frames. He'll face the Rockies for his next time out, but, despite decent back-to-back outings, he is still not a recommended starter at this time. |
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| Jason Castro (C) HOU |
5/23/2013 |
| Castro went 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and a run scored against the Royals on Wednesday. |
As far as fantasy catchers go, Castro has put together a relatively serviceable season, batting .251 with four home runs. He does tend to be a bit streaky and can frustrate you with some extended cold streaks, but it all seems to balance out for him in the end. Currently, he is 6-for-16 (.375) with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored over his last four games. |
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| J.D. Martinez (OF) HOU |
5/23/2013 |
| Martinez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run off James Shields as the Astros beat the Royals 3-1 on Wednesday. |
Martinez battled back from an 0-2 count and launched the ball into the right field seats, giving the Astros a two-run lead in the first inning. It was his fourth home run of the season and he is now batting .250 on the season. Manager Bo Porter has recently indicated that he has finally settled on his outfield configuration and Martinez will receive consistent starts out in left. Though his overall fantasy value is still limited, an everyday job will certainly help boost that. |
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| Jimmy Paredes (OF) HOU |
5/23/2013 |
| Making his first start of the season at third base, Paredes went 0-for-3 with a strikeout against the Royals on Wednesday. |
Taking the place of Matt Dominguez, who sat with a quad injury, Paredes showed good versatility and played a solid, error-free game at third. This, coming off of a tough stretch of games in which he caused two collisions in the outfield because of poor communication. While the switch-hitting 24-year old has limited fantasy upside right now, his value could grow with regular playing time and additional position eligibility. He played five games at second base last season and has now appeared in the infield twice this season. It may not be something to help you this season but he could become a sneaky infield play next season if he can garner a few more games at second and third as the season rolls along. |
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| Bud Norris (P) HOU |
5/22/2013 |
| Norris (back) said he doesn't anticipate missing his next start, MLB.com reports. |
The decision may not be in Norris' hands after he left his last two starts early with the back spasms. For now, he'll receive massage treatment and go through a more thorough prevention process in an attempt to ensure the issue doesn't crop up again. In spite of the back woes, Norris has been one of the few bright spots for the Astros, particularly at Minute Maid Park, where he has posted a 1.93 ERA through six starts this season. |
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Recent Houston Astros Team News
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1/21/2005 |
| The Lexington Legends, the low Single-A South Atlantic League affiliate of the Astros, has been sold to Fun Entertainment LLC, a group that recently purchased the new Southwest Michigan Devil Rays of the low Single-A Midwest League. The purchase price, said to be in the $12-15 million dollar range. is one of the highest minor league price tags ever, with the league-high previously at $7 million-plus for the Delmarva Shorebirds back in 2001. |
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11/1/2004 |
| Gerry Hunsicker has resigned from his position as General Manager for the Astros, the Associated Press reports. Assistant GM Tim Purpura will take over as head GM. |
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7/14/2004 |
| The Astros have fired manager Jimy Williams, pitching coach Burt Hooton and hitting coach Harry Spilman. Phil Garner has been named interim manager. |
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Roster
Majors
Altuve, Jose 2B
Ambriz, Hector P
Barnes, Brandon OF
Bedard, Erik P
Blackley, Travis P
Carter, Chris OF
Castro, Jason C
Cedeno, Ronny SS(DTD)
Cisnero, Jose P
Clemens, Paul P
Corporan, Carlos C
Crowe, Trevor OF
Dominguez, Matt 3B(DTD)
Fields, Josh P(15D DL)
Gonzalez, Edgar P
Gonzalez, Marwin SS
Grossman, Robbie OF
Harrell, Lucas P
Keuchel, Dallas P
Lyles, Jordan P
Martinez, J.D. OF
Maxwell, Justin OF(15D DL)
Norris, Bud P(DTD)
Paredes, Jimmy OF
Pena, Carlos 1B
Veras, Jose P
White, Alex P(60D DL)
Wright, Wesley P
AAA
Berger, Eric P
Chapman, Kevin P
Clark, Cody C
Cosart, Jarred P
Cruz, Rhiner P
Elmore, Jake SS
Ely, John P(7-Day DL)
Fick, Chuckie P
Humber, Phil P
Jaramillo, Jason C
Krauss, Marc OF
Laird, Brandon 3B
Lin, Che-Hsuan OF
Martinez, Jose 2B
Martinez, Fernando OF
Oberholtzer, Brett P
Owens, Rudy P(Out)
Peacock, Brad P
Valdez, Jose P
Villar, Jonathan SS
Wallace, Brett 1B
Wates, Austin OF
Wojciechowski, Asher P
Zeid, Josh P
AA
Borchering, Bobby 3B
Buchanan, Jake P
Burgess, Michael OF
Doran, Bobby P
Escalona, Sergio P
Flores, David 3B
Foltynewicz, Mike P
Garcia, Rene C
Heidenreich, Matt P
Hernandez, Enrique SS
King, Blake P
Lamb, Cameron P
Lo, Chia-Jen P
Lopez, Jose C
Martinez, David P
Meyer, Jonathan 3B
Mier, Jiovanni SS
Perez, Carlos C
Santana, Domingo OF
Seaton, Ross P
Springer, George OF
Stoffel, Jason P
Tropeano, Nick P
Urckfitz, Pat P
Vallejo, Jose 2B
Villar, Henry P
Weiland, Kyle P(Out)
Wikoff, Brandon SS
A+
Cruz, Luis P
DeShields, Delino 2B
Devenski, Chris P
Fontana, Nolan SS
Gillingham, Alex P
Nash, Telvin OF
Rodgers, Brady P
Rollins, David P
A
Cain, Colton P
Correa, Carlos SS
Hauschild, Mike P
Hernandez, Teoscar OF
McCullers, Lance P(DTD)
Pena, Roberto C
Singleton, Jonathan 1B(Suspension)
Velasquez, Vincent P
Rookie
Armstrong Jr, Jack P(Out)
Barrios, Agapito P
Bushue, Tanner P
Comer, Kevin P
Ferreira, Edgar P
Gomez, Edwin SS
Heredia, Angel P
Houser, Adrian P
Lucati, Andrea P
Mejia, Yonathan 2B
Musgrove, Joe P
Perez, Juri P
Ruiz, Rio 3B
Stassi, Max C
Toney, D'Andre OF
Walters, Blair P
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