First off, let me just say I am hanging my head in shame about my Danny Valencia call last week. Not only did he only see 3 at-bats up to Saturday morning, he was DFA’ed by Wednesday. Painful, and I’m not just talking about the shot to my pride. Grey’s paddle is pretty formidable and has ‘O.B. Badass’ written on one side of it. I used to be such a sweet, sweet thing till they got a hold of me…but I have to let the past lie in the past and move on. Or do I? Maybe instead this week I should go Back To The Future on y’all and revisit a man who used to be a great weekly ride but has shown his age a bit this year and see what’s left in the tank. So join me as we see why Luke Scott should be a nice pick-up for week 15 of the 2013 fantasy baseball season…
Some important things to know about cool hand Luke before we get down to brass tacks. Luke Scott’s brother is Hagrid. Luke Scott owns over 100 guns and keeps them in a small rented apartment, at least as of April 2011. Luke Scott also believes Obama is not an American. Luke Scott has Wolverine Mutton Chops. Why are all these things important for fantasy baseball you ask? They’re not, I’m just funking with you! Though everything I typed is true. Guy’s what we like to call the poor ‘crazy’ but considering he plays baseball and has made at least 1 million dollars up to this point in his life, we’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and give him the rich man’s moniker of ‘eccentric’ instead. No, what we should really know about Luke Scott is this: he don’t hit no lefties. He’s a total right winger, through and through. Oh and for his career, Luke has a .229/.303/.435 slashline against south paws. Yes, that was where I was going with that. Of course, that doesn’t make him a good creeper in and of itself now does it? No, what makes him a solid creeper this week is a 7 game slate at home where he gets to face right handed pitching Monday thru Friday against which he’s fared much better in his career: .269/.352/.498. The best part? He gets to face two of the worst staffs by ERA in the league: the Twins and the Astros. Now he is getting a bit old for a slugger, admittedly, and the career trend for him is pointing downward. But he went 3/4 on Friday night and should be well rested after sitting against LHP over the weekend – Chris Sale and John Danks – for a nice 5-day run at some bad right handed pitching. At around zero percent owned in ESPN leagues, it’s worth a shot if you’re desperate for a chance at a power surge this week. And if he fails, well, I guess Grey gets to put back on his Fred O’Bannion suit and go to town. No more Mr. Nice Guy indeed…
