Slaten goes on DL; Buckner called up: The Arizona Diamondbacks placed left-handed reliever Doug Slaten on the 15-day disabled list Saturday because of a strained right knee. Slaten was the losing pitcher in Friday's 8-7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing three hits over 1 1-3 innings including James Loney's solo home run leading off the 11th. Slaten faced two more batters before leaving the game with the knee injury. To replace Slaten, Arizona recalled right-hander Billy Buckner from Triple-A Tucson. (Updated 07/19/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/27/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Slaten is 0-3 with a 4.55 ERA. In 36 appearances, he has walked 11 and struck out 15 in 27 2-3 innings. Slaten is a decent middle reliever for the deepest of NL-only leagues that use true middle men when healthy. Buckner was 1-0 in a brief two-game stint with the Diamondbacks in June. He's also just an NL-only middle reliever at this point. (Updated 07/19/2008).
No information available at this time.
Slaten goes on DL; Buckner called up: The Arizona Diamondbacks placed left-handed reliever Doug Slaten on the 15-day disabled list Saturday because of a strained right knee. Slaten was the losing pitcher in Friday's 8-7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing three hits over 1 1-3 innings including James Loney's solo home run leading off the 11th. Slaten faced two more batters before leaving the game with the knee injury. To replace Slaten, Arizona recalled right-hander Billy Buckner from Triple-A Tucson. (Updated 07/19/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/27/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Slaten is 0-3 with a 4.55 ERA. In 36 appearances, he has walked 11 and struck out 15 in 27 2-3 innings. Slaten is a decent middle reliever for the deepest of NL-only leagues that use true middle men when healthy. Buckner was 1-0 in a brief two-game stint with the Diamondbacks in June. He's also just an NL-only middle reliever at this point. (Updated 07/19/2008).
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