Lawrie to the DL Proving that no place is too strong in Fantasy football, Brett Lawrie is the season will be started by the latest third baseman who on the disabled list. He suffered a rib muscle and left intercostal muscle during a World Baseball Classic scrimmage in early March. The Blue Jays introduced on Monday he'd start the growing season on the disabled list. Fellow next basemen Chase Headley (broken thumb) and David Wright (strained intercostal muscle) also encountered WBC incidents. Hanley Ramirez, who has Fantasy membership at both 3B and Wairuna, also suffered a injury in WBC action; he will miss very nearly two months to start the summer season. Wright is the just one who appears to be prepared for the beginning of the period. Lawrie had just started to play catch last week and expected to find yourself in spring education games early this week. His DL stint should not be looked at as a setback, fundamentally, but an acknowledgement that heall need time and energy to return into baseball condition. Though an early-season recession when he returns wouldnat surprise us, a lengthy absence would not be expected by us. Lawrie has an Average Draft Position of 74 this spring in National Fantasy Baseball Championship leagues, the eighth next baseman off the board. Owners clearly have been reluctant to write him and his ADP would be expected by us to fall now, to perhaps around 90. He'll be a perfect pick for a Corner Infield area, giving an owner good detail at the warm place, with a lot of first baseman to select from as well. Last season, the 23-year-old Lawrie struck.273 for Toronto with 11 HRs and 48 RBI in his first full season. Provided the Blue Jaysa wholesale changes in the off-season a' and this injury a' Lawrie should like a low-pressure time with tempered expectations. While we wouldnat assume a breakout year, we know that if heas healthy, he brings great possibility of value. While Lawrie is injured, we'd assume the 28-year-old Emilio Bonifacio to inherit at-bats. Itas likely Bonifacio might play 2B while Maicer Izturis slides up to next, where he played 30 games last season. Bonifacio has 50 SB potential every single day if he plays. With a strong OF of Melky Cabrera, Colby Rasmus and Edwin Encarnacion plus Jose Bautista at DH, Bonifacio may need to make his living on the IF this season. He enjoyed CF in 51 of his 64 games a season ago. Last time he hit.258 with 1 HR, 11 RBI and 30 SBs in 244 ABs. Bonifacio could be the 58th OF being picked, typically, according to NFBC. His ADP is 217, about where he goes considering he will maybe not see IF membership straight away in several leagues. If your category guidelines qualify him at 2B, or have a low games-played qualifying number, you ought to move him up your draft sheets, but do not achieve or overbid for him. He will give some list flexibility for you personally and must be a nice player to plug in on your own startersa days off. Yankees Obtain Vernon Wells The Vernon-Wells-to-the-Yankees trade includes every little thing a a name, two big cities, vast amounts, contractual requirements, and array changes. It also carries the potential to shake up some Fantasy baseball drafts, particularly in AL-only leagues. Of course, Wells stands to see significantly more playing amount of time in the short term. He's assumed to compete with the recently-signed Brennan Boesch in left field, joining Brett Gardner and Ichiro Suzuki in the Yankees OF. The Yankees will have a logjam of possibilities at first base and designated hitter. Juan Rivera, after the presumed substitute in the Yankees outfield for Curtis Granderson, is likely to see significant playing time; rookie Kevin Youkilis can also be a choice at 1B while young speedster Eduardo Nunez consumes 3B. Travis Hafner is slated as the Yankees DH, but he is more likely to generate ABs to Rivera, Boesch and Nunez at DH as the Yankees try various combinations early in the season. Wells was section of a packed outfield blend in Anaheim with Mike Trout, Peter Bourjos and Josh Hamilton and didn't figure to stay the selection every single day. Wells hasn't been written much this spring, with an Average Draft Position (ADP) of 498 in National Fantasy Baseball Championship leagues. As a beginning outfielder for the Yankees, Wells will be chosen late in many breezes. His playing time last year was restricted due to a mid-season thumb injury. General, he struck.249 with 14 HR and 38 RBI in 289 at bats for the Angels. At age 34, he in impossible to boost much, but a full season at full strength might make him Fantasy-relevant again. Mark Teixeira stands to miss a significant part of the season with an arm injury. The membership is waiting to determine if Teixeira needs surgery on his hand, which would put him out for the summer season. Nunez has changed into a common individual pick in drafts; in National Fantasy Baseball Championship drafts he's being taken, an average of, at amount 364. He must be drafted much earlier as the Yankees were desperate to find him playing time even before any of their spring injuries occurred. The Wells trade, nevertheless, might have more regarding shortstop than every other situation. Membership management recently indicated that SS Derek Jeter may have to open the season on the disabled list after off-season surgery for a broken ankle. If the club wants him to miss a good amount of time, the Wells trade provides a lot more than adequate insurance. If Jeter begins the entire year on the disabled list his position would be filled by Nunez while Rivera and Youk perform third and first, respectively. Those people who have picked Jeter, Nunez, Rivera and Boesch need certainly to stay tuned in to the tale, while Wells might now create a great waiver line state or late draft pick.
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