Sunday Lineup Card: Boss Robbie Ross

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Updated on April 19, 2014 9:10PM EST

Projected Starters - A look at Saturday's matchups (all times Eastern)

Blue Jays (Brandon Morrow - R) at Indians (Carlos Carrasco - R), 1:05
Angels (Hector Santiago - L) at Tigers (Rick Porcello - R), 1:08
Braves (David Hale - R) at Mets (Zack Wheeler - R), 1:10
Mariners (Brandon Maurer - R) at Marlins (Kevin Slowey - R), 1:10
Brewers (Marco Estrada - R) at Pirates (Gerrit Cole - R), 1:35
Cardinals (Shelby Miller - R) at Nationals (Stephen Strasburg - R), 1:35
Yankees (TBA) at Rays (Cesar Ramos - L), 1:40
Twins (Phil Hughes - R) at Royals (Yordano Ventura - R), 2:10
Reds (Homer Bailey - R) at Cubs (Carlos Villanueva - R), 2:20
White Sox (Erik Johnson - R) at Rangers (Robbie Ross Jr. - R), 3:05
Astros (Brad Peacock - R) at Athletics (Jesse Chavez - R), 4:05
Diamondbacks (Josh Collmenter - R) at Dodgers (Josh Beckett - R), 4:10
Phillies (Roberto Hernandez - R) at Rockies (Juan Nicasio - R), 4:10
Giants (Tim Lincecum - R) at Padres (Robbie Erlin - L), 4:10
Orioles (Ubaldo Jimenez - R) at Red Sox (Jake Peavy - R), 7:05

Day Game After Night Game: MIL/PIT, ATL/NYM, NYY/TB, SEA/MIA, CWS/TEX, ARZ/LAD, PHI/COL, SF/SD

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Logan Schafer, OF, MIL - (Hamstring) Likely to join the disabled list if he doesn't play Sunday.
Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC - (Back) Removed from Saturday's game with back spasms, but is OK.
Logan Schafer, OF, MIL - (Hamstring) Hurt himself stretching in the on-deck circle Thursday.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB - (Groin) Confined to pinch hitting Saturday and Sunday.
Michael Cuddyer, OF, COL - (Hamstring) Remained out of the lineup Saturday.
Jordy Mercer, SS, PIT - (Ankle) Was out of the starting lineup Saturday with soreness.
Ryan Ludwick, OF, CIN - (Toe) Was out Saturday, but X-rays negative on big toe.
David Freese, 3B, LAA - (Quadriceps) Wasn't in Saturdays lineup.

Players on the DL

Clayton Kershaw, P, LAD - (Back) Faces live batters in a simulated game Sunday.
Brendan Ryan, SS, NYY - (Back) Suffered a setback Saturday morning.
Gavin Floyd, P, ATL - (Elbow) Expected to make at least two more rehab starts.
Jeremy Hellickson, P, TB - (Elbow) Expected to continue throwing Sunday.
Jim Adduci, OF, TEX - (Finger) Placed on 15-day DL from a injury when sliding into a base Friday.
Felipe Paulino, P, CWS - (Shoulder) Placed on the disable list because of inflammation.
Dane De La Rosa, P, LAA - (Shoulder) Felt good after throwing off flat ground.
Sean Burnett, P, LAA - (Elbow) Bullpen session in Arizona referred to as "outstanding".
Eric O'Flaherty, P, OAK - (Elbow) Has thrown 10 bullpen session since Tommy John surgery.
Manny Machado, 3B, BAL - (Knee) Played five innings in extended spring training game Saturday.
Jacob Turner, P, MIA - (Shoulder) Threw a bullpen session Friday and will throw again Sunday.
David Robertson, P, NYY - (Groin) Faced five batters in a rehab outing Saturday.
Skip Schumaker, 2B, CIN - (Shoulder) Joined Reds for road trip, but isn't ready for game activity.
Jake Arrieta, P, CHC - (Shoulder) Need one more rehab start before the returning to the majors.

Placed on the DL

Adam Lind, 1B, TOR
Macier Izturis, 2B, TOR (transfered from the 15-day to 60-day disabled list.
Felipe Paulino, 1B, CWS
Jim Adduci, OF, TEX

Activated from the DL

Jose Reyes, SS, TOR
Denard Span, OF, WAS
Sean Marshall, P, CIN

Called Up

Matt Daley, P, NYY
Juan Francisco, 1B, TOR
Shawn Camp, P, PHI
Chris Stewart, C, PIT
C.J. Riefenhauser, P, TB
Andre Rienzo, P, CWS
Luis Sardinas, OF, TEX

Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)

Cesar Cabral, P, NYY
Munenori Kawasaki, SS, TOR
Jonathan Pettibone, P, PHI
Steven Souza Jr., OF, WAS
Curtis Partch, P, CIN
Tony Sanchez, C, PIT
Brad Boxberger, P, TB
Travis Ishikawa, 1B, PIT
Donnie Veal, P, CWS

Closer Watch

Diamondbacks - Addison Reed had a 2-1 lead coming into the bottom of the ninth inning against the Dodgers on Friday, and gave up only one hit which unfortunately was a home run to Juan Uribe that tied the game. Ultimately the Diamondbacks won the game in inning number 12, with Trevor Cahill picking up his first career save in only his second career appearance out of bullpen. Reed has been far from perfect this season, but it was his first blown save of the season, so his spot as the teams closer is probably far from being in question. Cahill had been terrible in his first four starts this year giving up 13 earned runs over 13.2 innings, so maybe this move to the bullpen could at least keep him on the Diamondbacks MLB roster.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – April 20, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
M. Brantley	OF	CLE vs TOR 1:05PM	B. Morrow	13	5	2	0	1	0	3	.385	.385	.615	1.000
D. Murphy	OF	CLE vs TOR 1:05PM	B. Morrow	11	4	1	0	0	1	2	.364	.417	.455	.871
C. Santana	C	CLE vs TOR 1:05PM	B. Morrow	10	5	2	0	2	4	1	.500	.600	.700	1.300
M. Trout	OF	LAA @ DET 1:08PM	R. Porcello	10	4	1	1	6	1	1	.400	.455	.700	1.155
R. Cano	2B	SEA @ MIA 1:10PM	K. Slowey	10	3	2	1	3	0	2	.300	.300	.700	1.000
C. Hart	1B	SEA @ MIA 1:10PM	K. Slowey	17	5	2	2	2	0	4	.294	.294	.647	.941
R. Martin	C	PIT vs MIL 1:35PM	M. Estrada	11	4	1	1	1	0	2	.364	.364	.636	1.000
G. Sanchez	1B	PIT vs MIL 1:35PM	M. Estrada	10	3	2	1	2	2	1	.300	.417	.700	1.117
B. Butler	DH	KC vs MIN 2:10PM	P. Hughes	18	5	4	1	3	1	2	.278	.316	.611	.927
M. Moustakas	3B	KC vs MIN 2:10PM	P. Hughes	10	3	3	1	1	1	2	.300	.364	.800	1.164
A. Rizzo	1B	CHC vs CIN 2:20PM	H. Bailey	11	3	1	0	1	5	0	.273	.500	.364	.864
N. Schierholtz	OF	CHC vs CIN 2:20PM	H. Bailey	15	7	3	1	3	0	3	.467	.467	.800	1.267
J. Votto	1B	CIN @ CHC 2:20PM	C. Villanueva	18	7	2	1	3	1	1	.389	.421	.611	1.032
A. Hill	2B	ARI @ LAD 4:10PM	J. Beckett	38	15	8	1	8	2	5	.395	.439	.658	1.097
C. Pennington	SS	ARI @ LAD 4:10PM	J. Beckett	10	5	2	0	0	1	2	.500	.545	.800	1.345
J. Morneau	1B	COL vs PHI 4:10PM	R. Hernandez	31	9	5	3	9	6	3	.290	.405	.645	1.051
C. Headley	3B	SD vs SF 4:10PM	T. Lincecum	44	12	7	4	7	7	15	.273	.377	.614	.991
S. Smith	OF	SD vs SF 4:10PM	T. Lincecum	35	10	6	3	5	2	10	.286	.324	.629	.953
D. Young	OF	BAL @ BOS 7:05PM	J. Peavy	13	3	2	1	3	1	5	.231	.333	.538	.872
J. Gomes	OF	BOS vs BAL 7:05PM	U. Jimenez	15	5	2	2	5	2	5	.333	.412	.733	1.145
D. Pedroia	2B	BOS vs BAL 7:05PM	U. Jimenez	13	7	1	0	4	1	3	.538	.571	.615	1.187

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Hot Pitcher Matchups – April 20, 2014

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Marco Estrada	MIL @ PIT 1:35PM	128	28	13	7	14	4	30	.219	.242	.446	.689
Jake Peavy	BOS vs BAL 7:05PM	68	13	8	1	7	6	19	.191	.275	.336	.610

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Batter Matchups – April 20, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
A. Cabrera	SS	CLE vs TOR 1:05PM	B. Morrow	12	2	0	0	1	3	1	.167	.333	.167	.500
N. Swisher	1B	CLE vs TOR 1:05PM	B. Morrow	27	4	1	1	2	4	8	.148	.258	.259	.517
A. Jackson	OF	DET vs LAA 1:08PM	H. Santiago	15	2	1	1	1	1	6	.133	.188	.333	.521
H. Kendrick	2B	LAA @ DET 1:08PM	R. Porcello	22	5	3	0	8	0	8	.227	.227	.364	.591
C. Johnson	3B	ATL @ NYM 1:10PM	Z. Wheeler	11	1	0	0	0	1	2	.091	.167	.091	.258
J. Buck	C	SEA @ MIA 1:10PM	K. Slowey	17	5	2	0	0	0	3	.294	.294	.412	.706
P. Alvarez	3B	PIT vs MIL 1:35PM	M. Estrada	18	3	1	1	2	0	8	.167	.167	.333	.500
C. Barmes	SS	PIT vs MIL 1:35PM	M. Estrada	13	1	0	0	0	0	3	.077	.077	.077	.154
S. Marte	OF	PIT vs MIL 1:35PM	M. Estrada	12	2	2	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.417	.583
A. McCutchen	OF	PIT vs MIL 1:35PM	M. Estrada	25	7	3	2	4	0	4	.280	.280	.560	.840
T. Snider	OF	PIT vs MIL 1:35PM	M. Estrada	10	1	0	0	0	1	6	.100	.182	.100	.282
S. Castro	SS	CHC vs CIN 2:20PM	H. Bailey	27	5	2	2	4	2	5	.185	.241	.407	.649
L. Valbuena	3B	CHC vs CIN 2:20PM	H. Bailey	13	1	1	0	0	2	2	.077	.200	.154	.354
B. Phillips	2B	CIN @ CHC 2:20PM	C. Villanueva	24	3	1	1	5	1	2	.125	.160	.250	.410
E. Chavez	3B	ARI @ LAD 4:10PM	J. Beckett	26	6	3	0	4	1	7	.231	.250	.346	.596
M. Montero	C	ARI @ LAD 4:10PM	J. Beckett	10	2	1	1	1	1	3	.200	.273	.500	.773
G. Parra	OF	ARI @ LAD 4:10PM	J. Beckett	11	3	1	0	0	0	3	.273	.273	.364	.636
M. Prado	3B	ARI @ LAD 4:10PM	J. Beckett	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Y. Alonso	1B	SD vs SF 4:10PM	T. Lincecum	21	2	0	0	1	1	8	.095	.136	.095	.232
A. Amarista	2B	SD vs SF 4:10PM	T. Lincecum	10	2	0	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.200	.400
E. Cabrera	SS	SD vs SF 4:10PM	T. Lincecum	16	3	0	0	2	7	6	.188	.435	.188	.622
W. Venable	OF	SD vs SF 4:10PM	T. Lincecum	48	11	3	0	2	2	18	.229	.260	.313	.573
J. Hardy	SS	BAL @ BOS 7:05PM	J. Peavy	17	1	1	0	0	3	4	.059	.200	.118	.318
A. Pierzynski	C	BOS vs BAL 7:05PM	U. Jimenez	20	4	3	1	2	0	3	.200	.200	.450	.650

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Pitcher Matchups – April 20, 2014

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Ubaldo Jimenez	BAL @ BOS 7:05PM	76	25	13	6	20	9	16	.329	.406	.659	1.064

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Recommended Pickup

Robbie Ross Jr., SP, TEX - It is pretty hard to ignore any starter that has a 1.00 ERA to his name in the world of fantasy baseball, yet Ross is still available in most leagues. There are reasons that many would disregard those numbers especially considering they are only over three starts, with only one of those lasting more than six innings, and that Ross was a reliever his first two seasons with the Rangers, but he should still be considered by any fantasy owner with questions in regards to their starting pitching depth. On the other side of the coin there are many cases over the years of pitchers starting their careers as relievers and then turning into great starters. While Ross may not be the next Johan Santana, there are signs that Ross could stick in the Rangers rotation, and could prove to be a valuable low-cost asset off the waiver wire.

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