| Thu Apr 21 2011 | 12:47 | Sands out of Dodgers' lineup | ||||
Jerry Sands is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Braves. | ||||||
Sands made three consecutive starts in left field to begin his major league career, but Tony Gwynn will play in Thursday's series finale. He'll lead off against Jair Jurrjens. | ||||||
| Source: Los Angeles Dodgers on Twitter | ||||||
| Tue Apr 19 2011 | 02:52 | Dodgers' Sands doubles, knocks in run | ||||
Jerry Sands had a double and a sac fly off Tim Hudson in his major league debut Monday night against the Braves. | ||||||
Sands struck out in his other two at-bats, but it was still a nice game for the 23-year-old. He'll start in left field regularly if he hits. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Mon Apr 18 2011 | 20:54 | Sands to play left field, some first base | ||||
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Monday that Jerry Sands will play left field and may also see time at first base against tough left-handers. | ||||||
It makes sense to use Sands at first base against left-handers so they will still have a way to keep Marcus Thames in the lineup. James Loney's job isn't in immediate jeopardy here, but he has officially been put on notice. Sands is already worth a grab in all NL-only leagues, but he could be even more useful with first base eligibility. | ||||||
| Source: Los Angeles Dodgers on Twitter | ||||||
| Mon Apr 18 2011 | 18:15 | Dodgers call up Jerry Sands from Triple-A | ||||
Dodgers purchased the contract of INF-OF Jerry Sands from Triple-A Albuquerque. | ||||||
Sands will start in left field Monday and bat seventh against Tim Hudson. The 23-year-old was batting .400/.422/.875 with five homers and 17 RBI over his first 45 plate appearances with the Isotopes this season. He has enough pop to potentially be a respectable regular in either left field or at first base, both positions where the Dodgers could use some help right now. Go ahead and pick him up in NL-only leagues. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Tue Apr 12 2011 | 05:26 | Sands homers in third straight game | ||||
Dodgers prospect Jerry Sands homered in his third straight game on Monday, leading Triple-A Albuquerque to a 3-2 victory on Monday. | ||||||
Sands is hitting .421 with nine RBI in only five games. "I'm just trying to grasp what these Triple-A pitchers are doing and staying with my approach," he said. The highly touted prospect is making a strong case for an early season promotion. | ||||||
| Source: minorleaguebaseball.com | ||||||
| Mon Mar 7 2011 | 18:13 | Jerry Sands hits three-run bomb | ||||
First-base prospect Jerry Sands hit his first home run of the spring on Monday, driving in three runs against the Rockies. | ||||||
He went 2-for-2, improving his spring average to .462. The Dodgers' minor-league player of the year in 2010, Sands' 35 home runs tied for third in the minor leagues. He's likely to begin the year at Triple-A, but a promotion will not be out of the question if he continues to rake. He's worth monitoring in deeper NL-only leagues. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||