Roto Riteup April 23, 2017

Rich Hill as a reliever?

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Dave Roberts said a bullpen role could happen for Rich Hill. The blister magnet once again landed on the D.L. with that middle finger-recurring issue. He will begin a rehab assignment soon.

This changes up the starting rotation should this occur with Julio Urias being put in the starting rotation. So that could be fun.

The 20-year-old is kind of serving as a placeholder at the moment and after a solid 1.93 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 14 innings with Triple-A Omaha, he could get the start against the Giants Wednesday.

On the Agenda

1. News and Notes
2. Car Mar
3. Maeda

News and Notes

–Troy Tulowitzki landed on the 10-day D.L. because he (along with everyone else in Major League Baseball it seems) has a hamstring injury. Ryan Goins replaced him Saturday night in the lineup. Goins hits a lot of groundballs, but seems to possess a lot of power. If you need a filler spot especially in the daily game, I don’t hate rostering him depending on the matchup.

–Howie Kendrick is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with an oblique strain.

–George Springer is also the recipient of a hamstring injury. He left Saturday’s game with some discomfort. He’s day-to-day, but who knows with those hamstrings.

Car Mar

Carlos Martinez has been riding the struggle bus lately. He’s 0-3 with a 4.76 ERA and recently said he was worried.

“I’m not really sure what’s going on,” he said to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis-Post Dispatch. “I’m just trying to find my rhythm and get the mechanics down right. It’s just trying to locate that fastball.” His zone percentage dropped quite a bit from last season.

I still think he’s worth holding on to, however. He is carrying a 12.31 K/9 rate and even with an increase in his flyball/home run ratio, once he gains control, he can be unstoppable.

Maeda

Kenta Maeda’s next start could be delayed so he can “work on his pitching mechanics.”

He’s allowing a lot of runs this season and can’t seem to find his groove. That’s showing in his 8.05 ERA and even though the hard contact rate off of him has lessened, something is obviously not working.

Fantasy owners should really keep him on a short leash or avoid him altogether in his next start.