| Cold | 5/21/2013 9:49:00 AM |
Description: Cleveland slugger Mark Reynolds has struggled against Detroit right-hander Max Scherzer, going 0-for-8 with five strikeouts in their matchups. | Insight: Reynolds' average has started to fall as his strikeouts (45 in 42 games) have piled up, but the first baseman still has 12 homers and 37 RBI in 146 at-bats. Facing Scherzer is likely to continue his drive toward another "strikeout title." | | |
| 5/18/2013 8:42:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland corner infielder Mark Reynolds went 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBI Saturday against the Mariners. | Insight: Reynolds' average has started to fall as his strikeouts have piled up, but the first baseman still has 12 homers and 37 RBI in 138 at-bats. | | |
| 5/11/2013 10:15:00 AM |
Description: Cleveland 1B Mark Reynolds has struck out in seven of his 12 at-bats versus Detroit right-hander Justin Verlander and has two hits for a .167 batting average. | Insight: Reynolds is off to a great start in Cleveland, batting .291 with 11 HR and 29 RBI, but this is an unfavorable matchup. | | |
| 5/9/2013 9:36:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland 1B Mark Reynolds cracked his AL-leading 11th home run Thursday against the A's. | Insight: Reynolds went 2-for-3 with two RBI and is batting .291. His strikeout rate is still down from last season, but that could change, as he has fanned 11 times over his last eight games. | | |
| 5/1/2013 10:38:00 AM |
Description: Cleveland 1B Mark Reynolds is hitless in six at-bats versus Phillies starter Cliff Lee and struck out on five occasions. | Insight: Reynolds usually hits a bunch of homers and bats around .220, but he'll take a .301 average and eight home runs into May. This matchup, however, is an unfavorable one. | | |
| Hot | 4/30/2013 10:28:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland 1B Mark Reynolds blasted his eighth home run of the season Tuesday night against the Phillies. | Insight: Reynolds usually hits a bunch of homers and bats around .220, but he'll take a .301 average into May. | | |
| Hot | 4/21/2013 9:15:00 AM |
Description: Cleveland 1B Mark Reynolds has six homers and 17 RBIs in 54 at-bats. | Insight: He's also batting .296 and has walked seven times. Of course, he also has struck out 14 times. We know he can hit the longball, but he'll have to keep his average at a respectable level to be a reliable fantasy option. | | |
| Hot | 4/17/2013 9:53:00 AM |
Description: A career .235 hitter, Cleveland first baseman Mark Reynolds improves to .333 with a pair of solo homers when facing Boston starter Alfredo Aceves.
| Insight: Reynolds is off to a hot start this season having already hit five homers and knocked in 13 runs. This is the power guy we remember from 2009-11. | | |
| 4/14/2013 11:19:00 AM |
Description: Cleveland first baseman Mark Reynolds is off to a hot start this season. With that said, fantasy owners might want to give him the day off Sunday against White Sox righthander Jake Peavy. | Insight: Reynolds is just 2-for-17 against Peavy in his career with nine strikeouts. The 29-year-old usually takes an all-or-nothing approach at the plate. Sunday we think it'll mostly be nothing. | | |
| 4/13/2013 9:28:00 PM |
Description: Indians DH/1B Mark Reynolds belted a grand slam Saturday in a win over Chicago. | Insight: Reynolds finished the afternoon with two hits, five RBI and a stolen base. The grand slam was his fifth home run of the season. That's good for third-best in the American League behind Seattle outfielder Mike Morse and Baltimore first baseman Chris Davis (six each). | | |
| 4/8/2013 9:52:00 AM |
Description: Cleveland DH Mark Reynolds is just a career .192 hitter versus Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda, including 10 strikeouts in 26 at-bats. | Insight: Take a snapshot of Reynolds's statistics as you will likely not see him often with a .300 batting average. He's blasted four homers in five games, but is in an unfavorable matchup on Monday. | | |
| 4/7/2013 7:50:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland DH Mark Reynolds went deep twice Sunday in a win over the Rays. | Insight: Reynolds has swatted a homer in three out of his last four games and he's actually done it while carrying a very respectable .300 batting average. Despite his early season success, Reynolds continues to be a liability in fantasy leagues that deduct points for strikeouts (six punchouts in 20 at bats this season). | | |
| 4/7/2013 10:39:00 AM |
Description: Indians DH Mark Reynolds is 3-for-22 with eight strikeouts against Rays starter David Price, though he does have two home runs against him. | Insight: Reynolds is 3-for-16 with five strikeouts and two home runs in four games this season. If you own him, you know not to expect a high average, and if you play him Sunday, you're gambling that he'll connect for a home run because he likely won't make much contact against Price. | | |
| 4/4/2013 10:18:00 PM |
Description: Indians DH Mark Reynolds has three hits this season, but both are homers. | Insight: Through three games, he is 3-for-13 (.231) with two homers and four strikeouts. That's typical Reynolds. | | |
| 4/3/2013 12:14:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland infielder/DH Mark Reynolds has never had much success against Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow. In 16 at-bats, he's produced two hits against nine strikeouts. | Insight: Reynolds could find a seat on the bench today given this unfavorable matchup, but even if he plays, fantasy owners should have him on their bench and not in the starting lineup. | | |
| 12/10/2012 9:29:00 AM |
Description: Cleveland has signed corner infielder Mark Reynolds to a one-year, $6 million contract. SOURCE: Jon Heyman, CBSSports.com | Insight: According to Heyman, the Indians plan to start Lonnie Chisenhall at third base so signing Reynolds would appear to take the offer to Kevin Youkilis off the table. Reynolds still has impressive power potential but he has posted a .213 batting average over the last three years. He shouldn't be more than a late-round flier in fantasy drafts. | | |
| 12/1/2012 5:41:00 PM |
Description: The Orioles chose not to tender a contract to infielder Mark Reynolds. | Insight: Reynolds will become a free agent. He wasn't as prolific last season as he had been in recent years (23 HR in 135 games) but Reynolds' bat still has plenty of pop. If he finds a home in a favorable ballpark, Reynolds could be a threat to reach 30 homers in 2013. | | |
| 10/31/2012 2:25:00 PM |
Description: The Baltimore Orioles declined their option on 1B/3B Mark Reynolds. | Insight: Reynolds was the darling of fantasy baseball in 2009 when he combined power (44 HR, 102 RBI) with speed (24 SB). It has been a quick slide since that season. He'll probably find a home in 2013, but until he learns to make better contact, and starts running again, he's not likely to be a top fantasy option. | | |
| Cold | 10/7/2012 11:07:00 AM |
Description: Baltimore manager Buck Showalter expects Mark Reynolds to be in the lineup Sunday for Game 1 of the ALDS against the Yankees. Reynolds was hit in the hand on Friday in the Orioles' wild card playoff victory over Texas. | Insight: Reynolds was just 15-for-89 (.169) with 28 strikeouts in his last 23 games of the regular season and he went 0-for-3 Friday. Perhaps facing New York will allow him to heat up again -- Reynolds hit .364 with nine home runs and 17 RBIs in nine games from Aug. 31 to Sept. 8, with seven of those round-trippers coming against the Yankees. | | |
| Cold | 10/4/2012 4:57:00 PM |
Description: Baltimore first baseman Mark Reynolds should be available for Friday's game against Texas after X-rays on his left foot came back negative. | Insight: Reynolds (.221, 23 HR, 69 RBI) injured the foot in Wednesday's regular season finale versus Tampa Bay. The Orioles are hoping Reynolds will be able to break out of his current 0-for-16 slump Friday in the team's most important game of the season. | | |
