Atomic RoadRunners | Andrew Flynn’s High-Energy Fantasy Baseball

Baseball Prospectus recently released the results of the 17th Annual Internet Baseball Awards. Blake Dewitt finished ninth in the balloting. Below are the results:

Rnk Name                        1      2      3       B       P
  1. Geovany Soto             1178     63     17    1258    6096
  2. Joey Votto                 74    618    242     934    2466
  3. Jair Jurrjens              26    302    324     652    1360
  4. Jay Bruce                  21    105    131     257     551
  5. Hiroki Kuroda               8     93    111     212     430
  6. Kosuke Fukudome            10     23     31      64     150
  7. Clayton Kershaw             5     26     31      62     134
  8. Johnny Cueto                0     25     33      58     108
  9. Blake Dewitt                1     11     16      28      54
 10. John Lannan                 0     11     20      31      53

 14. Jorge Campillo              1      5     12      18      32
 14. Chase Headley               1      5     12      18      32
 18. Pablo Sandoval              1      4      6      11      23
 25. Gregor Blanco               0      2      1       3       7
 29. Brandon Moss                1      0      0       1       5
 33. Manny Acosta                0      1      0       1       3
 33. Chris Dickerson             0      0      3       3       3
 33. Greg Reynolds               0      0      3       3       3

Again. Greg Reynolds’ next start has been moved back a day, to Sunday at Detroit, according to the Denver Post. The Rockies will take advantage of Thursday’s off day to give Reynolds an extra day of rest. Colorado is gathering several veteran starting pitchers in Triple-A and Reynolds has only a tenuous hold on a major league rotation spot. (Rotowire)

FAAB Acquisition:

• P - Sean Marshall, Cubs [$2 bid - Add to Actives]

Down:

• P - Charlie Morton, Braves

Cut:

• P - Greg Reynolds, Rockies

Notes:

Yes, Greg Reynolds was released last week as well.  But as part of the Jorge Campillo mess, Reynolds was kept due to an available roster spot for an additional week.

Rockies SP Greg Reynolds allowed six hits and three runs in seven innings during a 3-1 loss Sunday against the Mets. The decisive runs came on a two-run homer by Carlos Beltran in the third. Reynolds (2-5) allowed one walk and struck out two. Reynolds is 2-4 in his last six starts. He has allowed fewer than three runs in only his two wins. The former No. 2 pick in the first-year player draft has just been too inconsistent in 2008. He remains just a NL-only Fantasy SP at this point in his career. His next scheduled start is for Saturday against the Tigers. It’s on the road where Reynolds is 0-3 with a 7.71 ERA this season. (CBS Sports)

Manny Acosta was torched in multiple recent outings, and tied with the upcoming return of Mike Gonzalez, makes Acosta a candidate to be cut from the Roadrunners. Acosta pitched in Wednesday’s loss to the Florida Marlins and gave up four hits and four runs on two homers in 1/3 of an inning picking up a blown save and a loss. Acosta’s inexperience makes him less likely to remain a closer over the long haul, so he might need an injury to Soriano and a failure to return by Gonzalez for him to be a full-time closer. As a reliever, Acosta has enough potential to be useful in any league that uses true middle men, though. (CBS Sports)

Doug Brocail never pitched for the Roadrunners, having been picked up just last week. While hardly a fair shake, he became a victim of a roster crunch with new acquisitions. Brocail looks like the fallback option for Jose Valverde, but Houston won’t use him to close games very often. Leave him for deeper NL-only leagues that require the use of true middle men. (CBS Sports)

Greg Reynolds began to show his inexperience by getting shelled in recent outings. If Reynolds couldn’t bring his A-game for his start against the Giants with personal ties, he probably won’t be able to on a regular night. The former No. 2 pick in the first-year player draft has just been too inconsistent in 2008. Colorado will probably look for starts elsewhere in the coming weeks making Reynolds only a viable option in keeper leagues and NL-only Fantasy formats. (CBS sports)

FAAB Acquisitions:

• P Charlie Morton, Braves [$9 bid, add to actives]
• P Seth McClung, Brewers [$6 bid, add to actives]
• P Josh Johnson, Marlins [$0 bid]

Up:

• 3B/OF Chase Headley (to Utility)
• OF John Bowker
• P Jorge Campillo
• P Mike Gonzalez

Down:

• P Jason Marquis
• P Carlos Villanueva
• P Todd Wellemeyer
• P Jason Bergmann
• OF Ryan Spilborghs
• 3B Blake DeWitt

Cut:

• P Manny Acosta
• P Greg Reynolds
• P Doug Brocail

Greg Reynolds was roughed up by the Giants on Thursday, giving up eight runs in 3 1/3 innings in a loss. Reynolds was 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in three previous starts at Coors Field, but he allowed 12 of the 21 batters he faced to reach against him today. While he never embarrassed himself until today, the fact that he has as many homers allowed (nine) as strikeouts after seven starts suggests that he simply doesn’t belong in the majors. He went just 3 1/3 innings and gave up 10 hits and eight runs against a team he grew up idolizing. “This game was personal to me,” Reynolds said. “I looked forward to this one for a long time. I’m disappointed with myself.” (Rotoworld, CBS Sports)

Greg Reynolds recorded his first major league victory after allowing two runs in six innings versus the Brewers on Saturday. Reynolds didn’t have a strikeout in the game. He hasn’t embarrassed himself in six starts to date, but his 9/20 K/BB ratio in 34 1/3 innings suggests that he isn’t up to stay. (Rotoworld)

Up:

• SP Brett Myers

Down:

• SP Greg Reynolds

Notes:

• Stanimals picked up former Roadrunner Matt Herges for $0 FAAB today.  He cut Dodgers P Esteban Loaiza.
• Misogynistic Padres picked up former Roadrunner Reynel Pinto for $0 FAAB today.  He cut Brewers P Derrick Turnbow.

Jason Bergmann: Playing for the lowly Nationals has been rough on young Bergmann, who has at times pitched better than his record suggests. Bergmann went three straight starts from May 15 to May 26 without giving up a run, but has since let nine men score in his last two outings. He looked like a must-add in all Fantasy formats for a while, but has since come down to Earth. Continue to use Bergmann in NL-only formats and keep watch to see if he can bounce back. (CBS Sports)

Greg Reynolds: Reynolds, the second overall pick in the 2006 draft, had his sinker working, breaking four Brewer bats as he picked up his first win in six starts. He remains, however, only a stopgap option for the Rockies and should only be starting in NL-only Fantasy leagues. Reynolds next starts Friday at the Chicago White Sox. (CBS Sports)

Aaron Miles: Miles was coming off a nice series against Tampa Bay, and he is batting .458 (22-for-48) in interleague play the last two seasons and .349 (61-for-175) for his career. Manager Tony La Russa continues to rotate Adam Kennedy, Brendan Ryan and Miles at second and hit them in the No. 2 hole in front of Albert Pujols. However, it hurts their Fantasy value since none of them have an everyday role. All three players are just NL-only Fantasy options. (CBS Sports)

FAAB Acquisitions:

• SP Jason Bergmann, Nationals [$2 bid, Add to Actives]
• SP Greg Reynolds, Rockies [$0 bid, Add to Actives]
• 2B Aaron Miles, Cardinals [$0 bid]

Up:

• P Carlos Villanueva
• OF Ryan Spilborghs

Down:

• OF John Bowker
• P Brett Myers
• P Reynel Pinto
• P Manny Acosta

Cut:

• P Nelson Figueroa
• P Chuck James
• OF Matt Murton

Note:

New acquisition Jason Bergmann was released by Misogynistic Padres on May 6th. He had originally been selected in the 4th Round of the 2008 WBRL Minor League draft (with $10 assigned salary).