| 5/10/2013 10:04:00 PM |
Description: Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder blasted his ninth homer of the season Friday night against the Indians. | Insight: Along with a .298 average, Fielder has a .422 OBP and is slugging .573. His 33 RBI are second in all of baseball to teammate Miguel Cabrera. | | |
| 5/1/2013 9:45:00 AM |
Description: Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder is just 1-for-9 (.111) against Minnesota left-hander Scott Diamond. | Insight: Fielder went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer Tuesday against the Twins. He's hitting .301 with seven homers and 27 RBI this year, but this is an unfavorable matchup. | | |
| 4/30/2013 10:14:00 PM |
Description: Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder has homered in two straight games. | Insight: Fielder went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer Tuesday against the Twins. He's hitting .301 with seven bombs and 27 RBI this year. | | |
| 4/29/2013 10:04:00 PM |
Description: Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder erased a 3-1 deficit with a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth Monday against the Twins. | Insight: It was Fielder's only hit of the game. The first baseman is 3-for-20 over his last six games but he has seven walks in that span. | | |
| 4/26/2013 11:32:00 AM |
Description: Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder is just a .137 hitter (7-for-51) when facing Atlanta left-hander Paul Maholm with 15 strikeouts and a .337 OPS. | Insight: Those are some ugly numbers for a career .287 hitter (.933 OPS). Fielder is off to a fine start, batting .311 with five homers, 21 RBI and a 1.025 OPS, but this matchup is unfavorable. | | |
| Hot | 4/11/2013 7:39:00 PM |
Description: Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder went 2-for-2 with two walks and four RBIs Thursday against the Blue Jays. | Insight: Fielder is batting .355 and has 14 RBIs in nine games. The top five hitters in Detroit's order -- Austin Jackson, Torii Hunter, Miguel Cabrera, Fielder and Victor Martinez -- are just deadly for opposing pitchers. | | |
| 4/5/2013 4:35:00 PM |
Description: Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder exploded for two homers and five RBI in the Tigers' home opener on Friday. | Insight: Fielder was just 2-for-12 in the first series against Minnesota, but it's an odd-numbers year so this should just be the beginning of a big year. Fielder averages .295 with 102 runs, 44 HR, 126 RBI and a 1.002 OPS in odd-numbered seasons versus .280 with 86 runs, 31 HR, 93 RBI and an .880 OPS in even-numbered years. | | |
| 4/4/2013 12:13:00 PM |
Description: Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder has lit up Twins starter Mike Pelfrey in the past. | Insight: He carries a .455 lifetime batting average against him. Fielder is already a must-start so fantasy owners shouldn't have to scramble to their computer to insert him into the lineup last minute. | | |
| 10/24/2012 9:30:00 AM |
Description: Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder is a career .167 hitter (3-for-18) against Giants Game 1 starter Barry Zito with a .599 OPS and five strikeouts. | Insight: Fielder didn't produce much in the ALCS, batting .235 without a homer and just one RBI. This matchup isn't likely to improve those numbers. | | |
| 10/11/2012 10:35:00 AM |
Description: Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder had a strong game with his bat, but his fielding error in the sixth inning allowed the A's to come back and tie the series at two wins a piece. | Insight: Fielder was robbed of a home run and an extra base hit Tuesday thanks to incredible defensive plays by Oakland outfielders Coco Crisp and Yoenis Cespedes but on Wednesday, he would not be denied. Fielder homered in the fourth and later smacked a single in the eighth. For the series, he's hitting .188 with one RBI. | | |
| 10/2/2012 9:42:00 AM |
Description: Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder has only faced Minnesota right-hander eight times, but he's has five hits and a walk for a .778 OBP and a 1.778 OPS. | Insight: Fielder is having another fine season, batting .313 with 30 HR and 108 RBI. Not quite up to his "odd-year" production, but certainly enough to force pitchers to throw to AL MVP favorite Miguel Cabrera. Tuesday is a favorable matchup and a must-start. | | |
| 9/29/2012 9:42:00 AM |
Description: Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder has only faced Minnesota right-hander nine times, but he's has four hits and three walks for a .778 OBP and a 2.111 OPS. | Insight: Fielder is having another fine season, batting .310 with 28 HR and 105 RBI. Not his best, but certainly enough to force pitchers to throw to AL MVP favorite Miguel Cabrera. Saturday is a favorable matchup and a must-start. | | |
| 9/28/2012 1:36:00 PM |
Description: Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder has only faced Minnesota youngster Scott Diamond six times, but he's still looking for his first hit and he's struck out three times. | Insight: Fielder is having another fine season, batting .310 with 28 HR and 105 RBI. Not his best, but certainly enough to force pitchers to throw to AL MVP favorite Miguel Cabrera. Friday, however, is an unfavorable matchup. | | |
| 9/26/2012 9:30:00 AM |
Description: Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder has only faced Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie five times, but he's pounded out four hits for a 2.033 OPS. | Insight: Fielder is having another fine season, batting .309 with 28 HR and 104 RBI. Not his best, but certainly enough to force pitchers to throw to AL MVP favorite Miguel Cabrera. Start him on Wednesday. | | |
| 8/17/2012 10:17:00 PM |
Description: First baseman Prince Fielder provided two home runs and four RBI Friday as the Tigers beat Baltimore 5-3. | Insight: Fielder's two-run shot in the eighth broke a 3-3 tie, paving the way for Detroit's third win in a row. That home run was Fielder's 22nd of the season. | | |
| 8/1/2012 3:19:00 PM |
Description: Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder has struggled in his career against Boston's Aaron Cook (3-for-20, zero homers, four strikeouts). | Insight: These two used to face each other on a fairly regular basis back when they were both playing in the National League and it usually didn't end well for Fielder (.301, 16 HRs, 72 RBIs). | | |
| 7/9/2012 10:54:00 PM |
Description: Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder won the second Home Run Derby crown of his career Monday at Kansas City. | Insight: Fielder (.299, 15 HR, 63 RBIs) hit five homers in the first round but went deep 11 times in the second and 12 times in the finals to best Toronto's Jose Bautista. Fantasy owners would definitely like to see some more home run production from Fielder in the second half. | | |
| 7/6/2012 10:31:00 AM |
Description: Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder is a career .316 hitter versus Kansas City starter Jonathan Sanchez, but that's without any home runs and a .901 OPS which is a 23 points below his career OPS average | Insight: Between Fielder and Miguel Cabrera, they have faced Sanchez 31 times and have yet to take him out of the park. Advantage Sanchez. | | |
| 6/27/2012 10:31:00 AM |
Description: Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder is a career .316 hitter versus Kansas City starter Jonathan Sanchez, but that's without any home runs and a .901 OPS which is a 23 points below his career OPS average | Insight: Between Fielder and Miguel Cabrera, they have faced Sanchez 31 times and have yet to take him out of the park. Advantage Sanchez. | | |
| 6/22/2012 10:46:00 AM |
Description: Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder has faced Pittsburgh starter A.J. Burnett just eight times, but owns a .375 batting average with a pair of long balls. | Insight: Fielder scuffled over the past week batting just .188, so this matchup could be the one to wake up his sleeping bat. For the season Fielder is putting up his usual "even numbered year" statistics, that's to say not as good as he produces in odd numbers years. | | |
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