Fantasy Baseball Daily: A New Shef in the Citi and a Closer Emerges in the Rockies

With the season drawing near and Fantasy Baseball managers scrambling to fill out their rosters before opening day, the Mets and the Rockies have made some moves that may have you scrambling to finalize your rosters before opening day.




The New York Mets brought Gary Sheffield aboard after he was released by the Detroit Tigers a few days earlier. As an aging slugger, coming off a bad year and signing with a National League team where he won't have the benefit of DH'ing most nights, I can't say this really affects he value because he has none. Avoid him like the guy on the subway with no concept of personal space. However, this does affect owners who were hoping for breakout seasons from either Daniel Murphy or Ryan Church.


I'm not sure how many at bats Sheffield will steal from Church and Murphy, but it's obvious that this move certainly doesn't help their fantasy prospects. It's possible that the Mets are simply bringing him in to pull in some extra fans that may be interested in watching the over-the-hill slugger hit HR #500, but considering Minaya's obsession with veteran "names", I think the Shef is in it for the long haul. Church and Murphy owners may want to look elsewhere.


As for the Rockies, the closer battle has ended and Huston Street has emerged the victor. I can't say this is much of a surprise, really. The Rockies had a solid bullpen for the most part last year, and wouldn't have asked for him in the trade this off season if they weren't planning on using him where he has had success in the past. If you own Street, congratulations. If you own Corpas, and hadn't thought to handcuff him with Street, all you can do at this point is hold on to him and hope Street's past injuries and/or bouts of ineffectiveness come back into play. Corpas can help your ERA/WHIP while you wait and will probably pick up some cheap saves along the way. Don't give up just yet.


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