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Chris Iannetta delivered a two-run homer, an RBI single and a walk Thursday in the Rockies’ 5-3 defeat of the Pirates. The dinger traveled approximately 400 feet and came on a broken bat swing. His home run broke a 3-all tie, and it came off of a bat Iannetta said he cracked in his previous at-bat. “I think the bat was already broken. Maple bats, you can’t always tell,” he said. “I hit it good. I was a little surprised the bat broke.” Iannetta has a lot of power and continues to gain the Rockies’ short- and especially long-term favor. Iannetta has run away with the starting job just like the Rockies hoped he would last year. He’s hitting .281 with 10 homers and 37 RBI in 171 at-bats. In 2007, he had just four homers in 197 at-bats.

“I didn’t feel like myself and I couldn’t explain why,” said Iannetta, who hit just .218 last year and spent time in Triple-A. “I’d swing at balls that I would normally would hit well and swing right through it. This year I’m getting the same pitches and I’m able to barrel them up.” This year he’s hitting .281 and feeling confident. He’s also showing more power. With the kind of upside and numbers he has, he deserves to start as a No. 1 Fantasy catcher. (Rotoworld, Rotowire, CBS Sports)

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