Young came back a little earlier than expected from injury last
week. Young's start emphasized the advantages and disadvantages of owning him. Young did very well at the beginning of the game and then faded in the
fifth. He only threw 75 pitches, and a low pitch count early on will make wins
hard to come by. He's a soft tosser at this point, too, with virtually no margin for error. Young is a low-end N.L.-only flier. I wouldn't trust him in
deeper mixed formats.
In the Minors
Thornburg is a small-ish righty (as in big in real life, small
compared to other athletes) whose size led some to wonder if he'd survive as a
starter. So far so good...and he's mowing them down this year in AA and could
buck the odds and see a mid-season promotion. Thornburg isn't a future ace, but
more like a potential mid-tier rotation option. I don't think we'll see him
until August at the earliest, but keep in mind that with pitching prospects
timetables can change rapidly if circumstances on the big club change.
Thornburg should be monitored for those in leagues with farm systems.
There are some fantasy owners looking at Davidson and his prodigious
minor league power numbers and salivating about a mid-season call-up. But there
are a few red flags here. For one, Davidson's strong minor league numbers are
fueled by a terrific April. While the power has still been there since May,
Davidson's strikeouts have spiked while his batting average has tailed off. The
other big problem is the defense. Davidson has 15 errors in 57 games at the hot
corner. With Paul Goldschmidt hitting, third base would be Davidson's clearest
path to the Majors. I think there might be some who think Davidson could get
called up the DH in interleague play. It's certainly not out of the realm of
possibility, but I doubt it's going to happen. Davidson looks like a 2013 ETA
to me.
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