| Cold | 6/19/2013 11:23:00 AM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley has seen Giants hurler Madison Bumgarner 28 times in his career and come away with nine hits, including two doubles and three homers, and 12 RBI. | Insight: Headley has been in a massive slump his last 30 games, hitting . 164 with a .498 OPS and 30 strikeouts in 116 at-bats. However, fantasy owners should play him Wednesday. | | |
| Cold | 6/18/2013 11:03:00 AM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley has struck out 10 times in 31 at-bats against Matt Cain of the Giants, but he is also 10-for-31 (.323) with four doubles, four RBI and three walks against the right-hander. | Insight: Headley has failed to live up to last season's numbers. He's hitting .161 with a .489 OPS and two homers over his last 29 games. | | |
| Cold | 6/15/2013 10:35:00 AM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley is hitless in nine at-bats against Diamondbacks left-hander Wade Miley. | Insight: Headley (.223, 6 HR, 20 RBI) is just three for his last 22. He's killing fantasy owners who believed that last season was more than just a "career year." | | |
| Cold | 6/11/2013 12:08:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley is 1-for-13 against Atlanta veteran right-hander Tim Hudson. | Insight: Headley (.225, 5 HR, 19 RBI) is just one for his last 12. He's killing fantasy owners who believed that last season was more than just a career year. | | |
| Cold | 6/8/2013 4:36:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley is back in the starting lineup after leaving Friday's game with a sore calf. SOURCE: Corey Brock, MLB.com | Insight: Headley (.229, 5 HR, 17 RBI) is just four for his last 30 (.133) with six strikeouts and only one RBI. He'll try to bust out of his slump Saturday versus Rockies lefthander Jeff Francis (2-3, 6.00 ERA). | | |
| 6/8/2013 11:22:00 AM |
Description: San Diego third baseman Chase Headley left Friday night's game with a sore calf and will have an MRI on the injury. | Insight: The third baseman, who exploded for a career-high 31 homers and 115 RBI last year after never hitting more than 12 home runs or driving in more than 64 runs in a season prior to 2012, is batting .229 with five home runs and 17 RBI in 47 games. We expected so much more this season. | | |
| Cold | 6/5/2013 11:03:00 AM |
Description: San Diego third baseman Chase Headley has more strikeouts than hits in his matchups with Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw. He's a career .175 hitter in 40 at-bats against the left-hander. | Insight: The third baseman, who exploded for a career-high 31 homers and 115 RBI last year after never hitting more than 12 home runs or driving in more than 64 runs in a season prior to 2012, is batting .229 with five home runs and 17 RBI in 44 games. Avoid this matchup. | | |
| 5/30/2013 10:13:00 AM |
Description: San Diego third baseman Chase Headley has faced Seattle starter Felix Hernandez 18 times and come away with just three hits (.167). | Insight: Hernandez has struck out Headley seven times. The third baseman, who exploded for a career-high 31 homers and 115 RBI last year after never hitting more than 12 home runs or driving in more than 64 runs in a season prior to 2012, is batting .259 with five home runs and 16 RBI in 38 games. | | |
| 5/21/2013 11:10:00 AM |
Description: San Diego third baseman Chase Headley is just 2-for-12 with five strikeouts against Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright. | Insight: Headley is batting a respectable .287 with four homers, 14 RBI and a .872 OPS, but this isn't a good matchup for the Padres' third baseman. | | |
| 5/2/2013 11:54:00 AM |
Description: San Diego third baseman Chase Headley will go up against Cubs lefty Travis Wood on Thursday. Headley has only faced Wood 12 times, but six of those at bats have resulted in hits. | Insight: Two of Headley's six hits against Wood have gone for home runs. We wouldn't be surprised if Headley (.280, 3 HR, 6 RBI) goes deep again Thursday at Wrigley Field. | | |
| 4/28/2013 9:15:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley, who was 6-for-33 in his first nine games since returning from the DL, went 3-for-3 with a solo home run Sunday against the Giants. | Insight: Headley suffered a left thumb fracture in mid-March and missed the first two weeks of the regular season before returning on April 17. He was a major surprise last year, hitting 31 homers and driving in an NL-leading 115 runs. | | |
| 4/17/2013 11:01:00 AM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley (thumb) is expected to return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Dodgers and ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw. | Insight: Headley doesn't have a good track record against Kershaw, batting just .184 in 38 at-bats with a .421 OPS and eight strikeouts. A smart fantasy owner would leave him on the bench for one more day. | | |
| 4/16/2013 5:09:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley (thumb) is expected to return to the lineup Wednesday against the Dodgers, according to Corey Brock of MLB.com. | Insight: Headley fractured the tip of his left thumb on March 17. He'll play one more rehab game Tuesday. The 28-year-old led the National League in RBIs last season and hit a career-high 31 homers. | | |
| 4/16/2013 11:18:00 AM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley (thumb) could be activated from the disabled list as soon as Tuesday and if that happens he'll have a favorable matchup against Dodgers left-hander Chris Capuano. | Insight: Headley is a career .400 hitter versus Capuano with a homer and a 1.371 OPS. He
fractured the tip of his thumb on March 17 and began a rehab assignment on Friday. | | |
| 4/12/2013 5:05:00 PM |
Description: Padres beat writer Corey Brock predicted Thursday that third baseman Chase Headley (thumb) would start his minor league rehab assignment Sunday but he will actually begin it Friday at Single-A Advanced Lake Elsinore. SOURCE: Darren Smith, 1090 AM San Diego | Insight: Headley fractured the tip of his thumb on March 17. His thumb is fine to hit but he's still feeling some pain when closing his glove, so he'll DH initially and will probably need a week or 10 days before he returns to the big leagues. | | |
| 4/11/2013 8:29:00 PM |
Description: Padres beat writer Corey Brock predicts that third baseman Chase Headley (thumb) will begin his rehab assignment Sunday. | Insight: Headley fractured the tip of his thumb on March 17. His thumb is fine to hit but he's still feeling some pain when closing his glove, so he'll likely need a week or two before he's able to return to the big leagues. | | |
| 4/10/2013 8:24:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley (thumb) took batting practice from both sides of the plate Wednesday, according to Corey Brock of MLB.com. | Insight: Headley, who was a pleasant surprise last season (.286, 95 runs, 31 HR, 115 RBI, 17 SB), fractured the top of his thumb on March 17. He could be back in the big leagues by the end of the month. | | |
| 4/9/2013 8:15:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley (thumb) hit off a tee and took grounders before Tuesday's game. He said his thumb is "healing like it's supposed to." SOURCE: MLB.com | Insight: Headley, who was a pleasant surprise last season (.286, 95 runs, 31 HR, 115 RBI, 17 SB), fractured the top of his thumb on March 17. He could be back in the big leagues by the end of the month. | | |
| 4/1/2013 1:56:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley is taking some soft ground balls and working with weights, according to the team's website. He is expected to miss the first month of the season with a broken thumb. | Insight: Headley was a pleasant surprise last season (.286, 95 runs, 31 HR, 115 RBI, 17 SB) and pre-injury was being drafted among the top-20. | | |
| 3/18/2013 8:05:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley is expected to miss the first month of the season with a broken thumb. | Insight: This should knock Headley down a peg or two in the fantasy rankings. James Darnell could see some time at third while Headley recovers though we're not expecting him to be of much use to fantasy owners (.226, 2 HR, 8 RBI in 62 major league at bats). | | |
