The Sports Xchange notes that 1B Shelley Duncan hit cleanup for the Yankees in Thursday's game against Detroit and thought it was "neat". He'd been a cleanup hitter during his minor league days, but he knew it wasn't the ideal situation for a Yankees team missing 3B Alex Rodriguez. "There is no one in the world who can replace Alex," Duncan said. (Updated 05/02/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/12/08).
Fantasy Analysis
With Rodriguez on the disabled list with a right quadriceps injury, manager Joe Girardi wanted to break up the lefties in his lineup, so he went with Duncan, who had been 1-for-8 this season. "You do see how it's a little different trying to create your lineup when you don't have that guy you can pencil in the same spot every day," Girardi said. Duncan went 1-for-5 with an RBI. He doesn't play every day, but should get a fair amount of at-bats with the Yankees dealing with so many injuries over the next couple of weeks. Think about taking a flier on him in AL-only formats because he does have a good amount of pop in his bat. (Updated 05/02/2008).
No information available at this time.
The Sports Xchange notes that 1B Shelley Duncan hit cleanup for the Yankees in Thursday's game against Detroit and thought it was "neat". He'd been a cleanup hitter during his minor league days, but he knew it wasn't the ideal situation for a Yankees team missing 3B Alex Rodriguez. "There is no one in the world who can replace Alex," Duncan said. (Updated 05/02/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/12/08).
Fantasy Analysis
With Rodriguez on the disabled list with a right quadriceps injury, manager Joe Girardi wanted to break up the lefties in his lineup, so he went with Duncan, who had been 1-for-8 this season. "You do see how it's a little different trying to create your lineup when you don't have that guy you can pencil in the same spot every day," Girardi said. Duncan went 1-for-5 with an RBI. He doesn't play every day, but should get a fair amount of at-bats with the Yankees dealing with so many injuries over the next couple of weeks. Think about taking a flier on him in AL-only formats because he does have a good amount of pop in his bat. (Updated 05/02/2008).
