| 5/15/2013 7:06:00 PM |
Description: Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a solo homer Wednesday against San Diego. | Insight: Hardy has one hit in eight of the 11 games of this streak, so his average is still pretty low at .227. | | |
| 5/8/2013 9:32:00 PM |
Description: Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy has homered in three of the last four games. | Insight: Hardy has six homers and 20 RBI, but is batting just .215. Use him at your own risk. | | |
| Cold | 4/28/2013 9:37:00 AM |
Description: Sunday would be a good day to give Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy the day off as he's 2-for-17 (.118) against Oakland's starter Bartolo Colon. | Insight: Hardy has a modest four-game hitting streak, but his average is still below the Mendoza Line. He does have three home runs and has averaged 26 HR over the past two seasons, but it's unlikely this matchup will add to his total. | | |
| 4/21/2013 9:43:00 AM |
Description: Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy went 1-for-6 with a homer, three RBIs, a walk and two runs scored Saturday in a doubleheader against Baltimore. | Insight: Hardy is batting .190, but he does have four doubles, three homers and 10 RBIs. He's not someone you should play all season, but he'll be useful during his two or three hot streaks. | | |
| 4/11/2013 12:55:00 PM |
Description: O's shortstop J.J. Hardy hasn't had much success in 18 previous at bats against Red Sox righthander Alfredo Aceves. Only three of those at bats have resulted in base hits. | Insight: Hardy has had trouble against the Sox in general. Since the start of the 2012 season, Hardy has hit just .214 versus Boston with 16 strikeouts in 84 at bats. He's been especially bad at Fenway Park, the site of Thursday night's series finale (.185 AVG the last two seasons). | | |
| Cold | 4/10/2013 10:10:00 AM |
Description: Baltimore shortstop J.J. Hardy should not be in any fantasy lineups on Wednesday as he's a career .074 hitter (2-for-27) when facing Boston starter Ryan Dempster. | Insight: Hardy has a pair of homers this season, but is batting just .214 through the first seven games. Fantasy owners are hoping he'll rebound from a down 2012 season. | | |
| 4/8/2013 9:42:00 AM |
Description: Baltimore shortstop J.J. Hardy is always happy to see Clay Buchholz on the mound because he is a career .462 hitter with a pair of homers in 13 at-bats against the Boston right-hander. | Insight: Hardy homered on Sunday against Minnesota, his second of the season and has a hit in each of the past four games. Fantasy owners are hoping he'll rebound from a down 2012 season. | | |
| 10/12/2012 9:21:00 AM |
Description: Baltimore shortstop J.J. Hardy is 6-for-14 (.429) against Yankees starter C.C. Sabathia with a homer and four RBI. | Insight: After a throughly disappointing regular season which included significant drops in homers, RBI, batting average and OPS Hardy has continued to struggle in the postseason, batting .167 in the ALDS. However, he's had a bit of success against the Yankees' ace and should be started on Friday. | | |
| 10/10/2012 9:21:00 AM |
Description: Baltimore shortstop J.J. Hardy is just 1-for-10 (.100) against Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda. The one hit was a home run. | Insight: Hardy had a throughly disappointing regular season, dropping significantly in homers, RBI, batting average and OPS. He's 1-for-7 in the ALDS with zero homers and zero RBI. | | |
| 10/8/2012 9:31:00 AM |
Description: Baltimore shortstop J.J. Hardy is just 1-for-15 (.067) against Yankees starter Andy Pettitte. | Insight: Hardy is 3-for-9 in this year's postseason after going 1-for-4 in the ALDS opener. This matchup is one that fantasy owners should avoid. | | |
| 10/6/2012 9:29:00 AM |
Description: Baltimore shortstop J.J. Hardy picked up two hits Friday night in a 5-1 win over Texas. | Insight: Hardy got things going early with an RBI single in the first inning. He singled again in the sixth and would later score on an Adam Jones sacrifice fly. Hardy and the O's open the ALDS at home against the Yankees on Sunday night. | | |
| 9/24/2012 9:39:00 AM |
Description: Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy is 2-for-18 (.111) in his matchups against Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero with eight srtrikouts and an ugly .325 OPS. | Insight: Hardy has improved his post All-Star break numbers (.244, 9 HR, 33 RBI), but he's not going to reach last year's very productive level. In 2011 he hit .269 with 30 HR and 80 RBI, to date this year he's banged out just 21 homers with 66 RBI and is averaging .232. Avoid this Monday matchup. | | |
| 9/21/2012 9:29:00 AM |
Description: Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy is 5-for-11 (.455) in his matchups with Boston lefty Jon Lester, including three extra base hits and a 1.500 OPS. | Insight: Hardy has improved his post All-Star break numbers (.254, 9 HR, 33 RBI), but he's not going to reach last year's very productive level without a monster September. In 2011 he hit .269 with 30 HR and 80 RBI, to date this year he's banged out just 21 homers with 66 RBI. Friday is a favorable matchup. | | |
| 9/5/2012 9:39:00 AM |
Description: Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy likes seeing Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow on the hill. He's 5-for-12 in his career with a pair of homers and a 1.417 OPS. | Insight: Hardy has improved his post All-Star break numbers (.247, 6 HR, 24 RBI), but he's not going to reach last year's very productive level without a monster September. In 2011 he hit .269 with 30 HR and 80 RBI, to date this year he's banged out just 18 homers with 57 RBI. Wednesday, however, is a favorable matchup. | | |
| 9/4/2012 9:42:00 AM |
Description: Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy loves seeing Blue Jays hurler Carlos Villanueva on the hill. He's 7-for-12 in his career with four extra base hits and a 1.699 OPS. | Insight: Hardy has improved his post All-Star break numbers (.243, 6 HR, 23 RBI), but he's not going to reach last year's very productive level without a monster September. In 2011 he hit .269 with 30 HR and 80 RBI, to date this year he's banged out just 18 homers with 56 RBI. Tuesday, however, is a favorable matchup. | | |
| Hot | 8/25/2012 10:44:00 PM |
Description: Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy continued his hot streak with three more hits Saturday in an 8-2 triumph over the Blue Jays. | Insight: Hardy is 5-for-9 in the series and is now hitting .238 in 42 at bats against Toronto this season. | | |
| 8/24/2012 9:31:00 AM |
Description: Baltimore shortstop J.J. Hardy is 6-for-9 (.667) in his career against Toronto starter Carlos Villanueva with three extra base hits and a 1.922 OPS. | Insight: Hardy's production this season is significantly down from 2011, in part due to his batting just .228 over the past four weeks with an OPS of .612. Friday, however, is a favorable matchup. | | |
| Cold | 8/20/2012 7:45:00 PM |
Description: Baltimore shortstop J.J. Hardy is getting the night off Monday against Texas. | Insight: After hitting .314 in May, Hardy limped to a .193 mark in June, slumped to .184 in July and now he's batting just .239 in August. It looks like Hardy is headed nowhere fast. Don't let the struggling shortstop bring your fantasy team down with him. | | |
| Cold | 8/20/2012 11:19:00 AM |
Description: Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy is an ugly 2-for-27 (.074) with seven strikeouts against Texas starter Ryan Dempster. | Insight: One year after hitting 30 homers and knocking in 80 runs, Hardy has been a huge disappointment, batting just .226 with 16 HR, 49 RBI and a .645 OPS. The OPS is 156 points below last year's production level. | | |
| 8/19/2012 9:40:00 AM |
Description: Sunday would not be a day to start Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy. He's 3-for-20 (.150) with zero RBIs against Sunday's starter Doug Fister of the Tigers. | Insight: One year after hitting 30 bombs, Hardy has been a massive disappointment, batting under .200 in three of the five months this season. He has a .238 average and two homers in August and a poor matchup Sunday, so sit him down. | | |
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