Bruntlett gets a chance to fill in: The Sports Xchange notes that Eric Bruntlett was taking extra swings in the batting cage Thursday when manager Charlie Manuel told him he would be starting at shortstop in place of Jimmy Rollins, who had been removed from the lineup after showing up nearly an hour late. Bruntlett, a utility player who had only one hit in 16 at-bats dating to June 22, went 3-for-4 with two doubles and eclipsed his career high with 36 hits in a season. (Updated 07/25/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Bruntlett's previous best was 34 hits for the Astros in 2007. Despite the solid performance, don't expect him to suddenly become a useful Fantasy option. His at-bats will still be too limited to rely on him in any Fantasy format. (Updated 07/25/2008).
No information available at this time.
Bruntlett gets a chance to fill in: The Sports Xchange notes that Eric Bruntlett was taking extra swings in the batting cage Thursday when manager Charlie Manuel told him he would be starting at shortstop in place of Jimmy Rollins, who had been removed from the lineup after showing up nearly an hour late. Bruntlett, a utility player who had only one hit in 16 at-bats dating to June 22, went 3-for-4 with two doubles and eclipsed his career high with 36 hits in a season. (Updated 07/25/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Bruntlett's previous best was 34 hits for the Astros in 2007. Despite the solid performance, don't expect him to suddenly become a useful Fantasy option. His at-bats will still be too limited to rely on him in any Fantasy format. (Updated 07/25/2008).
