Felipe Lopez - Fantasy News & Updates
Felipe Lopez - Fantasy News & Updates
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He scored his finest hitting season with a .310 batting average that went nicely with his nine home runs, 57 RBIs, 88 runs and six stolen bases. He's set to be a free agent, which means he could look at his fifth team in three seasons. Of course, he's put up the kinds of numbers this year that make it seem as if he could hit anywhere if given a fair shot.
A seemingly minor addition earlier in the season, Lopez has performed well enough for the Brewers to discuss moving Rickie Weeks to the outfield in 2010. Weeks isn't wild about the idea, but it says quite a bit about Lopez's fine play that it's even being discussed. While Lopez's vanished stolen base chops -- he's just 6-for-12 this season -- hinders his fantasy utility, he is currently hitting .307, slugging a very respectable .424 and reaching base at a .380 clip. Even without the steals, that's enough to make Lopez a valuable contributor in deeper leagues.
Lopez recorded at least one hit for the ninth time in 10 games with his fifth multiple hit effort during that time frame. The rash of appearances on the basepaths has enabled him to cross home plate 11 times, which is a stupendous rate for a second baseman who goes largely unnoticed in fantasy circles.
Lopez has been among the most dependable second baseman in September, including an astounding stretch of games since Sept. 9. He's batting .382 with 11 runs and 12 walks over that time frame, meaning that he should be owned in every format.
Lopez has been crossing home at a fiendish rate over the last two months as the Brew Crew's fleet-footed leadoff man has come around 31 times since Aug. 1, including six times in his last four games. Chalk it up partially to a newfound level of discernment inside the batter's box, as Lopez has drawn 15 walks against 12 strikeouts during the current month.
He might not stake his living on his ability to drive in runners, but the slap-hitting Lopez has been a venerable RBI king since the start of August, plating 25 of his Brew Crew teammates hitting mostly out of the leadoff spot. On the year Lopez is hitting .306 with nine homers and 51 RBIs.
Lopez got off to a slow start in September after hitting a season-best .325 in August, but seems to be turning it back on over the last two nights. After hitting his ninth homer of the season on Thursday, Lopez logged his first multi-hit effort in six games in this one and boosted his season average to .307.
Lopez has benefited immensely from setting up shop at the top of a potent Brewers lineup, batting .325 with 16 extra-base hits, 25 runs and 21 RBIs in 40 games. For the season, he’s roped 30 doubles and crossed the plate 69 times.
Lopez may not enjoy getting traded, but boy does he adjust to new surroundings. Last year, getting dealt from Washington to St. Louis lit a fire under the middle infielder. This year, going from Arizona to Milwaukee has had the same effect, as Lopez is batting .352 with 20 runs scored, 16 RBIs and a .492 slugging percentage over 122 at-bats for the Brewers. All in all, he's hitting .315 and showing no signs of slowing down.
Lopez has been as hot as he's ever been since coming over from the D-backs, as the multi-position wonder has lashed out a trio of three-hit performances with five runs scored during his last three games. The 29-year-old is hitting a white-hot .350 (35-for-100) since joining his new squad and has done enough to claim a starting position in most formats.
Lopez's hitting streak reached 10 games with his third three-hit effort during that streak. The second baseman has delivered exactly what the Brewers needed since his arrival July 20 by producing a .333 batting average along with 12 RBIs and 15 runs.
Lopez's Friday jack was his first since coming over to the Brewers in late July. The speedy infielder has certainly injected some life into his new club, hitting .319 (29-for-91) with 13 runs scored in 23 games with the Brew Crew, but he hasn't been the prototypical leadoff man that most expected him to be, as he's only attempted one stolen base (and was caught) since coming over from the D-backs.
It's hard to figure out just where McGehee and his .315 average and .523 slugging percentage fit in in the Brewers muddled infield situation. The presence of Bill Hall and Felipe Lopez complicate matters a bit, but the versatile McGehee has done all he can to hold on to a starting job and offers the highest fantasy upside of the three.
Lopez has given the Brewers all that they could have hoped for in a leadoff man, hitting .315 with 13 runs scored since coming over from the Diamondbacks 19 games ago. The only gripe that fantasy owners could have with Lopez this season has been his conservative tendencies on the basepaths. After all, this is a player who swiped 24 bases just two years ago. Minor quibbling aside, Lopez has been a great comeback story this season.
Lopez, not known for his run production, drove in more runs Sunday than he had his previous 17 games. The journeyman second baseman has made a smooth transition into the Brewers lineup, batting .313 with five runs and three extra-base hits in 13 contests.
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