So Carlos Gomez, Michael Bourn, and Nyjer Morgan aren’t available in your roto-league, what ever will you do?
Luckily for you, DeWayne Wise gone-done separated his shoulder diving for a catch. Wise, the gamer that he is, got up to throw the ball after dislocating his shoulder and managed to toss the ball about 4 feet in typical 7-year old girl fashion.
Since Brian Anderson has rather large issues with maintaining a batting average over .230, the CF job may fall to newly recalled Jerry Owens.
Owens can boogy, but he’s probably not going to hit over .260-.270. The projection robots have Owens hitting anywhere from .259 (CHONE) to .270 (Bill James & ZiPS)
Owens will sport a moderately tolerable .50 to .60 BB to K ratio. While this isn’t stellar, it at least helps to contribute to his lack-luster .330-.340 OBP.
Owens will have to get on base to steal, but once he’s there — the fun begins:
- Jerry Owens is quick-fast, and could easily swipe 6 bases in the 15 or so games 12 Weeks!!that Wise will miss. Edit: Apparently Grade III shoulder separations, mean that both ligaments were torn, and it’ll take 12 Weeks or longer for it to heal. Possibly longer for full strength to return.. ruh roh. WikiLink Here: Grade III Shoulder Separation.
- The Southsiders really don’t have a lead-off man this side of Chris Getz, and Getz has issues of his own getting on base. Getz’s is currently the proud owner of a .176/.286/.286
- Ozzie Guillen is crazy, and I think everyone has the green light, all the time. I expect to see Paul Konerko match last-years career high of 2 SB
Unfortunately, Ozzie Guillen’s craziness cuts both ways. I wouldn’t be even slightly surprised to see one-time prospect Brent Lillibridge play centerfield.
Either way, the most likely outcome is that Brian Anderson continues to be awful, and Jerry Owens Jr. manages to snag the lead-off spot.
If Owners grabs the lead-off spot, he should be quite useful in your fantasy league. He’ll score runs, steal bases, and try his best not to kill your batting average. Unfortunately, Owens considers .250 a success, a rip-roarin’ success.
If you said “YES! Nyjer Morgan, Carlos Gomez and Michael Bourn ARE GONE,” then you probably want to pick up Jerry Owens.
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