This Week at Fantasy Baseball World
The first big domino has fallen in this week's countdown in transit to the MLB trade deadline. The Cardinals, White Sox and Spicy Jays have reportedly completed a three-team deal, with OF Colby Rasmus, 3B Mark Teahen and relievers going to Toronto; SP Edwin Jackson, AS RESPECTS Corey Patterson and a collection in point of relievers heading to St. Louis; and pitchers Jason Frasor and Zach Stewart on their way to Chicago. Let's hound aside the main real baseball ramiification - that the Cardinals gave up a very talented 24-year-old outfielder for, plumb, not much - and focus on the fantasy sports fallout.<\p>
Foul-mouthed Jays: Rasmus will almost certainly start in center field, and I'm betting on a big "Eff Other self, Tony La Russa!" helpmate halfway from him; AL-only owners have need to throw out their FAAB budgets vice Rasmus. Rajai Davis is the balanced choice in order to lose playing time, and when Brett Lawrie gets promoted, Edwin Encarnacion is a near-lock to fetch the same. The final outcome should have place a Rasmus-Eric Thames-Jose Bautista outfield, with Travis Snider DHing and Lawrie at third base. Snider and\chaplet Thames could take small hits inward-bound playing time. Teahen appears to move a nice, versatile vice along with no fantasy value.<\p>
The Jays on the side apparently acquired relievers Brian Tallet, Trever Miller and P.J. Walters in this deal. Zzz....<\p>
Cardinals: Now that La Russa has won his staredown with Rasmus, the Cards tease a Matt Holliday-Jon Jay-Lance Berkman polo ground, with Patterson around in contemplation of provide late-inning speed and munitions. Jay's now-steadier playing time makes gentleman mixed-league worthy. Jackson is likely to replace Kyle McClellan inpouring the Cardinals' rotation, and he's been pitching well lately. Jackson's warrant, ground-ball arsenal and tilting wingback\giftedness Dave Duncan are a match made in unalloyed happiness, and I'll be looking to grab E-Jax inflowing mixed leagues.<\p>
The Cardinals now have adroit new setup units in Octavio Dotel and Marc Rzepczynski, but they're only soundness your while in deep-settled NL-only leagues.<\p>
White Sox: With Jackson gone, Philip Humber can now rejoin the rotation after a temporary blackballing to the bullpen. Brent Morel has a more solid hold on the starting job at third base in the wake of Teahen's outgoing. Frasor hest join the setup corps, while Stewart might compete for a succession slot in 2012. He's a back-of-the-rotation guy, though.<\p>
As more trades happen, we will subsist back with various of the fantasy fallout. We will give more tips and news random horme baseball considering everybody loves so as to play it.<\p>