Adam Lind - Fantasy News & Updates
Adam Lind - Fantasy News & Updates
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What a performance it was for Lind, who not only arrived in the bigs for good after two uneven campaigns, but delivered top-shelf power numbers at a discount rate. He won't come cheap next year, but his emergence as a 100-RBI bopper is for real.
Early reports casted doubt on whether Lind, who homered in his first three at-bats on Sept. 30 before being plunked by Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, would be healthy enough to play Friday. That said, the Blue Jays have said they expect Lind to return some time this weekend to wrap up his breakthrough campaign.
X-rays taken late Tuesday night came back negative, but manager Cito Gaston said the designated hitter/left fielder is still sore and could miss "a couple of days." Travis Snider and Jose Bautista will likely see additional at-bats in the outfield while Lind recovers. Owners have to hope that Lind will make it back in time to put an exclamation point on what has been a tremendous breakout season.
A career night for Lind, whose multi-homer outburst was his second in the last four games and his third of the season. The 26-year-old has exploded onto the mixed-league scene in 2009, batting .305 with 114 RBIs and a .562 slugging percentage, the latter two of which rank among the Top 5 in the AL.
Lind's third multi-homer game helped him reach 20 RBIs in September. It was the first time since April that he reached the mark, but he's still been wildly consistent. Lind produced 18 RBIs in May and July and drove in 19 runners in August, leaving June (14 RBIs) as the lone month this year in which he didn't drive in at least 18 runners.
The breakout season just keeps getting better for Lind, whose performance Monday brought his average and RBI total up to .299 and 106, respectively.
As if emerging as one of fantasy's biggest breakout players wasn't enough, Lind joined elite company as one of the few hitters sporting a .300 average, 30 homers and 100-plus RBIs this season.
Each of the starters has logged well over 500 at-bats this season and has missed only about 20 combined games this year because of minor ailments. Owners of any of the four Blue Jays regulars in leagues with weekly changes should factor in Gaston's plan when setting their lineups while those in formats that feature daily changes should check to ensure that their player(s) is in the starting lineup.
Lind and Longoria also tied for the AL lead with three homers for the week. Lind, the Blue Jays' 26-year-old primary DH, collected eight of his RBIs in his second career multi-homer game, on Aug. 31 against the Rangers. That output was one shy of Toronto's almost 32-year-old record, set by Roy Howell on Sept. 10, 1977, against the Yankees.
A breakout season finds Lind batting .304 entering tonight's game against Minnesota, with 28 homers and 94 RBIs.
The long ball was Lind's third in two days, coming one night after a monster performance in which he tallied a career-high eight RBIs. Among the season's biggest breakthrough hitters, the 26-year-old outfielder boasts a .306 average with 28 dingers and 90 RBIs.
It was a memorable night for Lind, who fell one RBI shy of Roy Howell's single-game franchise mark, set back in 1977. The performance highlights one of the year's top breakthrough campaigns, which includes a .303 average, 27 dingers and 89 RBIs, numbers that render Lind an elite run producer in just his first full season.
Although he didn't drive in any Sunday, the slugging outfielder has emerged as one of the AL's most prolific run producers. His 79 ribbies -- which place him just outside the AL top 10 -- combined with his .300 average and 25 dingers have made him one of '09s best value picks.
Lind has now hit in five straight, and continues to produce at a very impressive clip. His 25 homers are good for 10th-most in the AL, and his 73 RBIs put him just out of the top-10. After a pair of rocky stints with the Blue Jays in 2007 and '08, the slugger has officially delivered on his promise, and is on track to top 30 homers and 100 RBIs.
Fully entrenched in the Blue Jays lineup for the first time in his big league career, Lind is showing exactly why he was such a highly regarded Minor League prospect. He remains a must-start in all formats.
Lind, who knocked in multiple runs for the third time in four games, has flipped the power switch since the beginning of June, cranking 14 of his 22 homers. The fourth-year left fielder is batting a rock-solid .301 with 71 RBIs and a .920 OPS.
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