Major league batting leader Chipper Jones was held out of the Atlanta Braves' starting lineup for Thursday's game at Philadelphia because of a sore groin. Jones had two hits in the Braves' 8-6 win over Philadelphia on Wednesday, raising his average to .418. He winced in his final at-bat in the ninth inning and was to be replaced in Thursday's starting lineup by Omar Infante. (Updated 05/15/2008).
Injury Report
Groin - Questionable for May 16-18 series vs. Oakland (Updated - 5/15/08)
Fantasy Analysis
Jones has hit safely in 32 of 37 games and ranks second in the major leagues in on-base percentage (.479) and slugging percentage (.705). He is the first qualifying hitter with a .400 average as late as May 14 since 1994, when the Yankees' Paul O'Neill was hitting .461 on that date and San Diego's Tony Gwynn was batting .419. Jones has always been an injury-risk headache, but when he is healthy and on his game, he is one of the best hitters in baseball. This appears to be a minor issue, so there is no need to worry yet. Jones remains a must-start Fantasy option. (Updated 05/15/2008).
Jones was held out of the Atlanta Braves' starting lineup for Thursday's game at Philadelphia because of a sore groin. (Updated 05/15/2008)
Advice
Jones had two hits in the Braves' 8-6 win over Philadelphia on Wednesday, raising his average to .418. He winced in his final at-bat in the ninth inning and was to be replaced in Thursday's starting lineup by Omar Infante. Jones has hit safely in 32 of 37 games and ranks second in the major leagues in on-base percentage (.479) and slugging percentage (.705). He is the first qualifying hitter with a .400 average as late as May 14 since 1994.
Major league batting leader Chipper Jones was held out of the Atlanta Braves' starting lineup for Thursday's game at Philadelphia because of a sore groin. Jones had two hits in the Braves' 8-6 win over Philadelphia on Wednesday, raising his average to .418. He winced in his final at-bat in the ninth inning and was to be replaced in Thursday's starting lineup by Omar Infante. (Updated 05/15/2008).
Injury Report
Groin - Questionable for May 16-18 series vs. Oakland (Updated - 5/15/08)
Fantasy Analysis
Jones has hit safely in 32 of 37 games and ranks second in the major leagues in on-base percentage (.479) and slugging percentage (.705). He is the first qualifying hitter with a .400 average as late as May 14 since 1994, when the Yankees' Paul O'Neill was hitting .461 on that date and San Diego's Tony Gwynn was batting .419. Jones has always been an injury-risk headache, but when he is healthy and on his game, he is one of the best hitters in baseball. This appears to be a minor issue, so there is no need to worry yet. Jones remains a must-start Fantasy option. (Updated 05/15/2008).
