The Arizona Diamondbacks announced that they are buyers yesterday by acquiring closer Jon Rauch from the Washington Nationals. Rauch will be the set-up man for the D’Backs, unless Brandon Lyon gets yanked from 9th inning duties. With Lyon giving up seven earned runs in his last two outings, he only needs a few more for the move to be possible. In return, the D’Backs only gave up a single prospect in two bagger Emilio Bonifacio. Bonifacio was playing for AAA Tucson, where he had a .348 OBP, swiped 17 bases, and scored 49 runs.
While Rauch’s value takes a hit in fantasy baseball, he could steal a few wins and saves going forward. Hold onto Rauch if you have him, as I expect his value to still be solid the rest of the way.
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