NOTES THAT COULD HELP YOUR FANTASY BASEBALL TEAM

Jason Kipnis has come on strong in the last two weeks, shaking off an early season slump. The Indians Second Baseman has 4 homers and 13 RBIs these last 14 days.

If you play Fantasy Baseball on the Internet, check and see if Kipnis is sitting on your wire. He may have been dropped by a manager frustrated by his early non-production.

 Chris Sale is on a roller coaster this week. He went from tossing one hit shutout ball against the Angels on Sunday night to getting an abscessed tooth removed on Monday. He is not expected to miss his next scheduled start Friday, against the Angels again. He will hope to improve his already impressive 2.88 ERA so far this season.

RA Dickey seems to be at least trying to adjust to life in the AL East after a somewhat rocky start. He gained the W against the champion Giants this week and has had five quality starts in eight tries. But his ERA sits at an uncomfortable 5.06 currently, and those losses have come in bunches. Stay tuned.

The good news on Bryce Harper is that he is not hurt seriously after slamming into the outfield wall Monday night. He has no concussion and needed 11 stitches on his chin, but no major injuries were incurred. The bad news on Harper is he is sporting a measly .138/.297/.241 slash line for the last two weeks. So a few days off might do him a whole lot of good.

The Pirates are scaring people with their bullpen. Mark Melancon leads the league with 13 holds. His ERA is an itty bitty 0.47, with a WHIP of 0.68, making him the ideal set-up man. Considering that Jason Grilli is making a case for best closer in the league right now, teams should be wary of letting Pittsburgh hold a lead late in the game with their vicious one two punch from the mound.

There’s some of what’s happening with the non-Pinstripe crowd.


Chad R. MacDonald
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