| Cold | 5/22/2013 10:10:00 AM |
Description: Twins outfielder Josh Willingham is 2-for-16 (.125) against Braves veteran left-hander Paul Maholm. | Insight: Willingham hit a home run on Monday to break up Julio Teheran's shutout bid and is 2-for-6 in the series. Still, it would be best to avoid this matchup as he's batting just .154 over the past two weeks. | | |
| Cold | 5/21/2013 10:40:00 AM |
Description: Twins outfielder Josh Willingham is an ugly 1-for-20 (.050) against Braves veteran right-hander Tim Hudson. | Insight: Willingham is struggling over the past two weeks, but did hit a home run on Monday to break up Julio Teheran's shutout bid. Avoid this matchup. | | |
| Cold | 5/18/2013 9:56:00 AM |
Description: Twins outfielder Josh Willingham is an ugly 1-for-14 (.071) against Boston right-hander Ryan Dempster. | Insight: Willingham is struggling over the past two weeks, batting .122 with a .465 OPS over that span. This is not a good matchup. | | |
| Cold | 5/14/2013 11:25:00 AM |
Description: Twins outfielder Josh Willingham is an ugly 1-for-18 (.056) with five strikeouts versus White Sox starter Jake Peavy. | Insight: Willingham is just 1-for-22 over his last six games and dealing with a sore wrist. This bad matchup isn't likely to help any of those numbers. Avoid. | | |
| 5/12/2013 9:32:00 AM |
Description: Twins outfielder Josh Willingham has missed the past two games with a sore wrist and is questionable for Sunday's game against the Orioles. | Insight: He was hitless in his last four games, so perhaps we now know the reason for his recent slump. Willingham is hitting .208 with 34 K, but he has five homers, 24 walks and a .830 OPS. | | |
| 5/3/2013 4:54:00 PM |
Description: Twins outfielder Josh Willingham will get the night off Friday against the Indians. | Insight: Willingham is hitting .239 with 26 K, but he has five homers, 16 walks and a .921 OPS. He should be back in there Saturday. | | |
| 4/29/2013 10:09:00 PM |
Description: Twins outfielder Josh Willingham went deep in the first inning Monday night but that was his only hit of the ballgame. | Insight: Willingham has homered in three of the last five games and has five on the year. His average is just .246, but he has a .949 OPS due to 13 walks and 10 extra-base hits in 19 games. | | |
| 4/22/2013 10:08:00 AM |
Description: Minnesota OF Josh Willingham is 4-for-10 against Miami right-hander Ricky Nolasco with a 1.000 OPS. | Insight: After missing a week with flu-like conditions, Willingham has gone 3-for-8 with four RBI in his last two starts. With this favorable matchup he should be in all fantasy lineups. | | |
| Cold | 4/20/2013 10:21:00 AM |
Description: Minnesota OF Josh Willingham is hitless in 15 at-bats against White Sox right-hander Jake Peavy. | Insight: Willingham hasn't played since Saturday due to the flu and with this unfavorable matchup might get one more day off to rest. He's started slowly, batting .222 with a pair of homers, but 13 Ks in 36 at-bats. | | |
| Cold | 4/17/2013 10:21:00 AM |
Description: Minnesota OF Josh Willingham is just 1-for-12 against Angels starter Tommy Hanson with four strikeouts. | Insight: Willingham missed Monday and Tuesday due to the flu and with this unfavorable matchup might get one more day off to rest. He's started slowly, batting .222 with a pair of homers, but 13 Ks in 36 at-bats. | | |
| 4/16/2013 5:40:00 PM |
Description: Minnesota OF Josh Willingham (flu) is not in Tuesday's lineup. | Insight: Willingham also missed Monday's game. He owns a .105 average (2-for-19) against Angels starter Jason Vargas, so he didn't have much incentive to play Tuesday anyway. | | |
| 4/16/2013 10:30:00 AM |
Description: Minnesota OF Josh Willingham is just 2-for-19 against Angels left-hander Jason Vargas with seven strikeouts. | Insight: Willingham did not play in Monday's game, reportedly due to an illness, but is expected to return on Tuesday. He is coming off a career year for power numbers (66 extra base hits, 30 HR, 110 RBI). Avoid this matchup, but Willingham is a very good fantasy option this season. | | |
| 4/15/2013 12:55:00 PM |
Description: Minnesota OF Josh Willingham is just 2-for-16 against Angels veteran right-hander Joe Blanton with half his at-bats ending in strikeouts. | Insight: Willingham is coming off a career year for power numbers (66 extra base hits, 30 HR, 110 RBI). He's batting just .222 through the first 11 games, but he's still showing the power (.889 OPS). Avoid this matchup, but Willingham is a very good fantasy option this season. | | |
| 4/4/2013 12:07:00 PM |
Description: We only have eight at bats to base it on but history tells us that Josh Willingham usually does pretty well when Rick Porcello is on the mound. | Insight: He's 5-for-8 against Porcello with two doubles. Willingham is one of the more underrated power hitters in the league, having produced 64 HR and 208 RBI over the past two seasons. He'll have a chance to add to those totals Thursday against the Tigers. | | |
| 9/28/2012 8:25:00 PM |
Description: Twins outfielder Josh Willingham may miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, according to Josh Shipley of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. | Insight: Willingham felt a "pinch" in his sprained shoulder ligament Friday. The Twins only have five games remaining after Friday's game with Detroit, so it's not worth it for the team to rush him back. | | |
| 9/25/2012 8:15:00 PM |
Description: The MRI on Twins left fielder Josh Willingham's left shoulder showed no structural damage, according to Joe Christensen of the Star Tribune. | Insight: Willingham has a shoulder sprain and won't return until Friday at the earliest. | | |
| 9/25/2012 10:50:00 AM |
Description: Twins left fielder Josh Willingham was removed from Monday's game against the Yankees after straining his left shoulder and is questionable for Tuesday's game. He will undergo an MRI. | Insight: Considering that Willingham is a career .143 hitter against Yankees starter Phil Hughes with four strikeouts in just seven at-bats, he'll probably get the day off. | | |
| 9/24/2012 10:40:00 PM |
Description: Twins left fielder Josh Willingham was removed from Monday's game against the Yankees after straining his left shoulder. | Insight: Willingham was 0-for-2 with a walk before exiting the game in the eighth inning. Rookie Chris Hermann has come on to replace him. | | |
| 9/19/2012 10:38:00 PM |
Description: Minnesota outfielder Josh Willingham belted his 35th home run of the season Wednesday night on his way to a four-hit performance against the Indians. | Insight: Willingham had been in a 3-for-19 slump prior to Wednesday's game in Cleveland. The former Marlins and Nationals outfielder is now third in the American League with 110 RBI. | | |
| Cold | 9/16/2012 1:21:00 PM |
Description: Twins left fielder Josh Willingham will sit out the team's series finale Sunday versus Chicago. | Insight: Willingham (.258, 34 HR, 105 RBI) has just three hits in his last 21 at bats. Ben Revere (.297, 0 HR, 31 RBI) will get the start in left. | | |
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