Author | Jeff Zimmerman

Recent injury data  • Lance Berkman is at 80% after two off season knee surgeries. The team wants him at 100% before he joins the team. He could easiliy miss at least a couple of weeks at the beginning of the season.  • Ricky Romero‘s knee and elbow are feeling better this season after a couple of [...]

February 18, 2013, 2:15 pm EST via fangraphs.com

Mike Aviles played in 136 games for the Red Sox in 2012, mainly at short stop. This off season, Aviles has been on the move. First, he was traded to the Blue Jays. Two weeks after that trade, the Blue Jays traded him to the Indians. Aviles should be an OK middle infielder in deep [...]

November 7, 2012, 3:37 pm EST via fangraphs.com

Fantasy owners hoped for a bounce back in 2012 after Kelly Johnson regressed in 2011 after a superb 2010 season. A second baseman with 16 HRs and 14 SBs normally would have a relatively high fantasy ranking. Johson was only able to hit .225 and therefor was ranked 24th overall in Zach Sander’s postseason 2B [...]

October 22, 2012, 3:33 pm EDT via fangraphs.com

Jose Bautista came out of nowhere two-and-a-half seasons ago and hit 54 home runs at the age of 29. At a time when most players’ careers are declining, Bautista’s taking off. In fact, his  breakout has been completely unprecedented for someone his age. Since the start of the 2010 season, Bautista has accumulated more than [...]

July 27, 2012, 1:00 pm EDT via fangraphs.com