| 5/21/2013 10:00:00 AM |
Description: Texas shortstop Elvis Andrus is hitless on six at-bats versus Oakland starter Dan Straily. | Insight: Andrus has raised his average to .276. The shortstop continues to be a source for runs scored and stolen bases, but his .664 OPS is a drain on power categories. This is not a favorable matchup. | | |
| Hot | 5/19/2013 10:43:00 AM |
Description: Texas shortstop Elvis Andrus is just 4-for-22 (.182) in his career against Tigers starter Doug Fister. | Insight: Andrus finally has had some better luck recently and has raised his average to .282. The shortstop has a career-high 24.8 percent line-drive rate, but was hitting .262 before going 5-for-5 Saturday. Fister usually holds him in check, however. | | |
| 5/16/2013 10:43:00 AM |
Description: Tigers starter Justin Verlander, who will be on the hill Thursday, has held Texas shortstop Elvis Andrus to a .188 average (3-for-16) in their career meetings. | Insight: Andrus has a strong line-drive rate of 23.7 percent, but he has been incredibly unlucky this season. He has lined out on 14 of his 33 liners. He has a career .678 average on line drives, and if he picked up just three more hits on liners this season, he'd be hitting .285 instead of .267. His luck should turn eventually, but he's unlikely to get good wood on the ball against Verlander Thursday. | | |
| 5/1/2013 10:53:00 AM |
Description: Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus is hitless in eight at-bats versus White Sox ace Chris Sale. | Insight: Andrus is doing what he always does which is score runs and steal bases, but this is an unfavorable matchup. | | |
| 4/27/2013 1:15:00 PM |
Description: Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus is not in the Texas lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins. | Insight: Andrus isn't injured and is currently on a modest six-game hitting streak, so this must simply be a scheduled day off. | | |
| Cold | 4/8/2013 10:08:00 AM |
Description: Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus is hitless in six at-bats versus Tampa Bay hurler Jeremy Hellickson. | Insight: Andrus is 5-for-27 (.208) in the early going and this matchup doesn't figure to help him break out of his tough start. | | |
| 4/7/2013 10:42:00 AM |
Description: Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus is 23-for-60 (.383) with four doubles, two homers, three walks and five RBIs against Angels starter Jered Weaver. | Insight: Andrus is 5-for-21 with a pair of triples, two walks and a steal over the first five games this season. He'll get Weaver Sunday. | | |
| 4/1/2013 6:05:00 PM |
Description: CBS reports that the Rangers have inked shortstop Elvis Andrus to an eight-year, $120 million contract extension. | Insight: Andrus had been involved in trade rumors this offseason but apparently the Rangers had a change of heart and decided to keep their franchise shortstop. Top infield prospect Jurickson Profar is close to becoming a full-time big leaguer, which means that Ian Kinsler's status has to be addressed. Kinsler could be moved to a different position or the Rangers could just trade him. | | |
| 11/8/2012 9:35:00 PM |
Description: The Rangers won't include shortstop Elvis Andrus or prospect Jurickson Profar in any trade for Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton according to Jon Heyman from CBS Sports. | Insight: Considering those were the two players Arizona wanted, this deal is probably not going to happen. That doesn't necessarily mean that Texas is done shopping Andrus though. Profar is considered the team's shortstop of the future. | | |
| 9/28/2012 1:10:00 PM |
Description: Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus is a career .386 hitter against Angels starter Jered Weaver with a surprising 1.013 OPS. | Insight: Andrus is having another fine season with a career high .289 batting average and .730 OPS. He's still primarily a runs and stolen base guy, but he has produced 43 extra base hits this season. | | |
| 9/23/2012 11:02:00 AM |
Description: Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus is only hitting .228 with 16 strikeouts in 20 games this month and he's never had success against the pitcher he'll face Sunday, Jason Vargas of the Mariners. | Insight: Andrus is 7-for-30 (.233) with two RBIs and a .550 OPS in his career against Vargas. Combined with his September swoon, Sunday's unfavorable matchup should be avoided. | | |
| 9/18/2012 9:39:00 AM |
Description: Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus is a career .407 hitter (22-for-54) and the singles hitter even has two homers off Angels starter Jered Weaver with a 1.068 OPS. | Insight: Andrus has struggled a bit over the past two weeks, batting just .238 with a .646 OPS, but this matchup is favorable. | | |
| 9/6/2012 11:41:00 AM |
Description: Thursday could be a long night for Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus. He's hitting just .167 for his career against Royals starter Luke Hochevar. | Insight: Andrus continues to hit right around .300 for the season, though we wouldn't expect him to have a productive evening Thursday versus Hochevar. | | |
| 8/28/2012 10:00:00 AM |
Description: Texas shortstop Elvis Andrus is a stunning 10-for-16 (.625) with four extra base hits against Tampa Bay ace James Shields. | Insight: Andrus has been solid this season, though running less than in the past two years with just 19 stolen bases. He's improved in other areas, however, matching his career high with 35 extra base hits and batting .298. | | |
| 8/26/2012 1:41:00 PM |
Description: Texas shortstop Elvis Andrus won't be on the field Sunday against Minnesota. | Insight: Andrus has been consistently good all season for the Rangers, collecting a .297 average and 19 stolen bases in 122 games played. Luis Hernandez will start in his place Sunday. | | |
| 8/16/2012 10:47:00 AM |
Description: Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus has never recorded a hit in seven career matchups against Yankees starter Ivan Nova. | Insight: With Nova pitching on Thursday, today might be a good day for fantasy owners to leave Andrus (.297, 2 HR, 48 RBI, 19 SB) on the bench. | | |
| 8/10/2012 9:15:00 AM |
Description: Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus is just 2-for-15 (.133) against Detroit right-hander Max Scherzer. | Insight: Andrus doesn't offer any power but he is still one of the top shortstop options in fantasy baseball due to his contributions in batting average, runs and steals. Despite having just two homers he has still managed to post a .773 OPS with 64 runs scored and 18 stolen bases. Friday, however, is not a favorable matchup. | | |
| 8/7/2012 5:10:00 PM |
Description: Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus (shoulder) is back in the starting lineup Tuesday. | Insight: Andrus doesn't offer any power but he is still one of the top shortstop options in fantasy baseball due to his contributions in batting average, runs and steals. Despite having just two homers he has still managed to post a .770 OPS because he's reached base at a .368 clip. | | |
| 8/6/2012 4:40:00 PM |
Description: Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against Boston due to a sore right shoulder. | Insight: Andrus is batting a career-high .296 with 61 runs, 46 RBI and a .770 OPS. He's batting .306 since the All-Star break. | | |
| Hot | 8/5/2012 7:38:00 PM |
Description: Texas shortstop Elvis Andrus came out of Sunday's game because of shoulder soreness. | Insight: He had been 2-for-5 with two RBIs before exiting and is now 11-for-25 (.444) in his last five appearances. This doesn't look like anything too serious, so expect Andrus (.296, 2 HR, 46 RBI) to be back in action Monday night in Boston. | | |
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