Correspondent Report May 4

LATEST TEAM INFO:

Now their hot now their not. That's about what the Diamondbacks have been doing. After two huge losses they were able to win the biggest game so far this year. They came home on April 30th and they lost huge to the Mets. The next night the same result. Then on Wednesday they were able to finally beat the Mets. Danny Bautista has a very hot bat right now and it would be wise to pick him up if you need help with AVG. or HR. I would go ahead and pick him up Both Junior Spivey and Luis Gonzalez are in the middle of slumps right now but both have shown positive signs of late so I think the will turn on there bats very soon and I recommend both of them. Randy Johnson has a lower back strain. It is not expected to be serious but he will miss a start.

LOCAL PERSPECTIVE:

Fan turn out at the park has been surprisingly good even after the two losses to the Mets.

INJURIES:

Matt Mantei 60 day DL recovering from Tommy John surgery, Armando Reynoso 60 day DL recovering from neck surgery, Matt Williams 60 day DL with a broken hip, Jay Bell is in the middle of a rehab assignment in AAA Tucson, Erubiel Durazo will start rehab Tuesday may 7th, He had wrist surgery.

RUMOR MILL:

No serious rumors going around right now.

ON THE FARM:

Jose Valverde. Valverde the top closer in the diamondbacks system right now, even though he lost the last half of 2001 to elbow trouble. Before he had elbow trouble he had strikeout 72 batters and gotten 14 saves in 41 innings. If the diamondbacks ever need help in the bullpen watch for him to be called up. Especially if Matt Mantei comes back and doesn't do as well as hoped.

QUICK VIEW:

Add:

Junior Spivey: He is putting up great stats right now and I expect him to continue to do that for the rest of the season.
Damian Miller: he is really hitting the ball well right now. If you look at his stats he's HR's and RBI's are amazing and I think he AVG will start to rise soon. With catcher being such a hard spot to fill Miller is a great player to have on your team.
Danny Bautista: Bautista seems to be playing most of the time be it in LF or CF. He is also putting up very good stats. If you need a 4th or 5th outfielder I would recommend Danny Bautista.

Hold:

Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling and Luis Gonzalez (do I really have to explain?)
Damain Miller: a good starter for any fantasy team.
Junior Spivey: see Damian Miller.

Trade:

Byung-Hyung Kim: he won't have much of a job when Mantei comes back so trade him now when his value is high.

Drop:

Jay Bell: don't count on him getting his job back.

If you have any questions or comments just e-mail me at diamondbacks@fantasyinfocentral.com