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by Krunk City King$ » Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:48 pm Is someone out there gonna paint this kid's name name over the old logo on the rusty and broken down Matt Riley Train?
FANTASY ANALYSIS
Carmona had a 0.75 ERA with 8 Ks and no walks in 12 spring innings. He warrants an immediate flier in all deeper leagues that allow you to stash reserves, because of his promise and potential 3-to-5 week opportunity starting for a contending club. Carmona, 22, has the ability to stick if he pitches well, but he won't get the chance if he gets lit up or injured in Triple-A on Thursday. Track him in that start. It's crucial for him.
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Carmona could be Indians' Plan B, and yours
April 6, 2006
Eric Mack
Senior Fantasy Writer
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Since you're playing Fantasy Baseball, you know your scouting doesn't end on Draft Day. It has only just begun.
You could have sized up baseball, saw great things to come with the burgeoning young group of stars in Cleveland and found C.C. Sabathia on the board longer than he should have been. Like a good Moneyball -bargain shopper, you say to yourself: "A 25-year-old bad-bodied ace on a contender, undervalued because of some perceived injury risk? Count me in."
Fausto Carmona pitched in the Futures Game and went 7-4, 3.25 in Triple-A in 2005. (Getty Images)
Sabathia (oblique) goes down on opening night and winds up on the DL two days later. Even the best laid plans ...
Well, here's your 3-to-5 week Plan B: Fausto Carmona.
The Indians announced him as their "Sixth Starter" late this spring and then sent their 22-year-old pitching prospect off to Triple-A to start the season opener there. His demotion came after a dazzling spring in which he posted a 0.75 ERA with 8 Ks and no walks in 12 innings.
Then last week in our Prospect Report we ranked the 6-foot-4, 220-pound right-hander the No. 1 among pitchers On the Verge.
He came into camp expecting to open in Triple-A; he came out not expecting to be there long.
Don't be alarmed the Indians called up Jason Davis when placing Sabathia on the DL. They did so to have Davis pitch in relief while they run a four-man rotation out there.
Carmona starts Thursday (2 p.m. ET) for Triple-A Buffalo vs. Richmond, but don't be alarmed if he makes a quick exit. The Indians first need a No. 5 starter April 15. Carmona can get that call if he works a short day-time opener and comes back on short rest to start Monday night in Norfolk. That would get him on schedule to go on regular rest the following Saturday at Detroit.
Success is the culmination of talent and opportunity. Carmona has right side of that equation at this point.
He has the potential to make an Ervin Santana-like impact in 2006: A solid 22-year-old Dominican getting a chance with a contending club. The Indians' offense is even more promising than the Angels'. Carmona will strike out fewer hitters than Santana, but his command and big league readiness grades a little higher at a similar stage.
For your Fantasy team, he won't completely mask the sting of losing Sabathia early in most mixed leagues, but he can soften it some and be a great flier to take for those deeper AL-only teams desperate for a starter.
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