Lance Berkman, Firstbaseman?!?
No, it's not as surprising as Rick Ankiel going to the outfield or cats sleeping with dogs (or Zell Miller declaring himself a Democrat - but that's for a different sort of blog). But it's changes like this that get me sorta excited, but no one else could really give a damn about.
Okay, I realize that the Astros are absolutely terrible this year. The only thing ESPN seems to focus on is Roger Clemens' batting average (which is absurdly high, by the way). But there is a ton of interesting things going on on this team in terms of fantasy news.
It's old news that Craig Biggio is now a 2B - I'm glad I gave that pretty good odds when drafting this year and grabbed him late in a few leagues. But Willie Tavares and his consistent speed have been cheap fantasy points, Ensberg is really getting hot, Bagwell is done for the year (and maybe his career), and ... okay, maybe that's about it.
The news today (or actually, this weekend) is that Lance Berkman started his fifth game at 1B, making him 1B eligible in Yahoo! leagues. This completely slipped under my radar, even though I've been toying with him in my money league all day. For those teams out there who somehow didn't manage to get a good 1B (and really, what are the odds of that? You'd have to be in a huge 20 team league, or just really suck to not have someone decent at first), Berkman could be a great option for you to target. Lord knows, he's pissing his owner off out there who's been waiting for him to put up Berkman-like numbers. Currently, Berkman's numbers have been very un-Berkman-esque - a fact that a couple of my teams know only too well.
Okay, I realize that the Astros are absolutely terrible this year. The only thing ESPN seems to focus on is Roger Clemens' batting average (which is absurdly high, by the way). But there is a ton of interesting things going on on this team in terms of fantasy news.
It's old news that Craig Biggio is now a 2B - I'm glad I gave that pretty good odds when drafting this year and grabbed him late in a few leagues. But Willie Tavares and his consistent speed have been cheap fantasy points, Ensberg is really getting hot, Bagwell is done for the year (and maybe his career), and ... okay, maybe that's about it.
The news today (or actually, this weekend) is that Lance Berkman started his fifth game at 1B, making him 1B eligible in Yahoo! leagues. This completely slipped under my radar, even though I've been toying with him in my money league all day. For those teams out there who somehow didn't manage to get a good 1B (and really, what are the odds of that? You'd have to be in a huge 20 team league, or just really suck to not have someone decent at first), Berkman could be a great option for you to target. Lord knows, he's pissing his owner off out there who's been waiting for him to put up Berkman-like numbers. Currently, Berkman's numbers have been very un-Berkman-esque - a fact that a couple of my teams know only too well.
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