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| Height: 6-1
Weight: 231
Throws: R
Bats: L Born: Jan 16, 1979, Flemington, NJ |
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September 24, 2008 Wednesday's game against the Rangers was a case of deja vu for Jack Cust. He duplicated Tuesday night's performance by going 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a strike out. Our View:Cust leads the AL in walks and strikeouts and is just four home runs from the lead in home runs. Say what you will about the oft-whiffing Cust, but owners know exactly what they're getting when they draft him. |
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September 23, 2008 In a none-too-shocking evening, A's designated hitter Jack Cust hit his 31st home run of the season, walked for the 107th time and struck out for the 191st time in his team's 6-4 loss to the Rangers. Our View:This is what Cust does. His .230 average is just something fantasy owners will have to deal with if they want that power. |
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September 21, 2008 Jack Cust leads the AL in strikeouts with 188, and he also leads the league with 105 BB, and on Sunday he hit his 30th home run of the year to knock in his 71st and 72 RBI of the season. Our View:Cust is the definition of an all or nothing bat, but when he gets a hold of one, it goes a long way. Cust sports a OBP over .370, so he figures to continue to be run out there almost every day if he ends up staying with the Athletics this off-season. |
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September 19, 2008 For those of you who had selected Jack Cust to break an AL record this season, congratulations! With two strikeouts on Friday night, Hurricane Cust set the AL single season mark for strikeouts with 187 according to the AP. Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard set the major league mark last season with 199 strikeouts. Our View:This is obviously a bit of a concern for Cust owners in league's that count strikeouts. In his defense...ah, hell you can't defend this kind of record. But, this may be an appropriate time to point out that he also leads the AL in walks. |
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September 11, 2008 Jack Cust went 1-for-4 with a run scored and three strikeouts on Thursday night. He is now hitting .228. Our View:Cust has 176 K and 96 BB as he leads the junior circuit in K and BB. What you see is what you get here, and what that basically means is that you have a scaled down version of Adam Dunn. |
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September 10, 2008 Jack Cust went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in the A's 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. Our View:Cust's 28 home runs are great, as is his on-base percentage, but he doesn't give fantasy owners the whole package. Because of his .228 average, he has only 66 RBI, remarkably low for someone with as many home runs as him. |
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September 6, 2008 Jack Cust homered twice off of Orioles' pitchers on Saturday. His blasts accounted for three RBI in the A's 5-1 victory over Baltimore. Our View:Cust's average is still just .230 and he has 171 strikeouts this year but it's hard to ignore his 27 home runs. |
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August 30, 2008 Jack Cust went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Twins. Our View:He has homered in two straight games, and hit three over his last five. His average (.228) leaves a lot to be desired, but should remain a solid source of power for AL-only leagues. |
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August 30, 2008 Jack Cust was Oakland's lone source of scoring in Friday's 12-2 loss to Minnesota, as he went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer. Our View:Cust is only batting .227, but has been solid in the power department with 24 homers. Two of his homers came over his last four games. |
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August 23, 2008 Jack Cust was fine Saturday after experiencing blurred vision in his right eye Friday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. However, Cust was not in Saturday's lineup, anyway, because manager Bob Geren wanted to play Rajai Davis against lefty Jarrod Washburn. Our View:Cust is available to pinch hit tonight and should be back in the lineup tomorrow. |
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August 20, 2008 Jack Cust went 1-for-3 and registered Oakland's lone RBI in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to Minnesota. His hit was a single. Our View:That was his only RBI in the three-game set against the Twins. |
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August 16, 2008 Jack Cust went 3-for-3 with a pair of homers in Oakland's 6-4 win Friday. Our View:Cust is batting only .231 on the year, but the A's don't really mind the low average since it's come along with 22 homers and a .377 OBP. |
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August 14, 2008 Jack Cust went 0-for-5 and struck out three times as a part of the A's 7-6 loss to the Tampa Rays. Our View:Cust has not been good with the bat over the summer months. Since June 1, he is hitting just .206. He also has 12 home runs since that time, but is that really enough of a trade off for fantasy owners? |
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August 8, 2008 Jack Cust was out of the Athletics starting lineup on Saturday due to swelling in his injured right thumb that precluded him from swinging properly, according to MLB.com. Our View:Cust had hoped to still play on Friday, but there is a chance the team could hold him out of action the next a couple of days to make sure the infection in his thumb doesn't worsen. |
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August 8, 2008 Jack Cust was a late scratch Thursday because of an infection on his right thumb, according to the SF Chronicle. Our View:Cust is considered day-to-day. He is only hitting .227 but has been a solid source of power with 20 homers, and hopefully he will be fine for the new fantasy week. |
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August 1, 2008 Jack Cust hit his 20th home run of the season, an opposite field blast over the Green Monster on Friday night. Our View:Cust also made a nice diving catch on the night, flashing the leather in a display that many thought they would never see. Cust is only hitting .226, but his OBP is .372, giving him some extra value in non-traditional fantasy leagues. |
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July 13, 2008 Jack Cust went 2-for-2 on Sunday afternoon, but it wasn't enough as the Angels scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to earn a 4-3 win over the A's. Our View:One of Cust's hits was his 18th home run in 292 at bats. Cust offers owners streaky production and power, but his .229 batting average is difficult to swallow. |
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July 12, 2008 Jack Cust has extended his strikeout streak to 18 games on Friday, tying Reggie Jackson's record for a non-pitcher set back in 1970, according to the SF Chronicle. Our View:He still has a three-game hitting (and RBI) streak, and homered in two of his last three outings. |
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July 4, 2008 Jack Cust led the Athletics in Friday's 7-1 win over the White Sox, as he went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer. Our View:He is only hitting .236 but has 15 homers and 43 RBI. He has homered in back-to-back games against Chicago, and it was his third over his last six outings. |
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June 25, 2008 Jack Cust hit his first home run since June 7 on Tuesday against the Phillies. It was also just his second extra base hit in that time. Our View:Cust now has 12 home runs on the year, and his BA has stayed consistently around .250. However, his OBP has not been under .400 since May 1. |
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June 12, 2008 The Athletics brought the wood to the Yankees in tonight's 8-4 win over New York, spreading 11 hits through the evening, led by outfielder Jack Cust . Cust went 2-for-2 with two walks to total three RBIs and one runs scored on the night. Our View:Cust isn't known for prolific offense, but he hit .303 through May with an impressive seven home runs and 14 RBIs. Thus far in June he has smacked an additional three home runs with eight RBIs. |
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June 1, 2008 Jack Cust finished May hot and began June with the same fire. The A's left-fielder hit a home run and drove in two runs as the Oakland Athletics rallied for a 13-8 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday to end their four-game losing streak. Our View:Cust now has nine home runs, 23 RBI and 29 runs scored on the season. |
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May 21, 2008 Jack Cust continued his hot month of May Wednesday, belting a pair of two-run homers in the win over Tampa Wednesday. Our View:Cust hit just .188 with one homer in April, but he's humming along at a .339-6-10 clip this month. Hopefully you bought low on him. |
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May 17, 2008 Jack Cust hit a solo home run and the Oakland Athletics beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Saturday night to end a season-worst four-game losing streak. Our View:Cust has become a popular free agent pickup of late. The A's slugger has five home runs, 21 runs scored and 13 RBI while hitting .239 on the season. Those numbers don't explain his popularity. |
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May 5, 2008 Jack Cust has been named the AL Player of the Week, according to the AP. Cust hit .500 last week with three home runs, a double and four RBI. Our View:For the season, Cust is only batting .244 with four home runs and 11 RBI over 28 games. If you don't trust him to remain solid, now is the time to trade him while his stock is on the upswing. |
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May 4, 2008 Jack Cust is on a roll. The DH/outfielder went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in Sunday's win over the Rangers. It was his third long ball over the last four games, and he is up to .244 after hitting .176 in April. Our View:Maybe Cust is the A's version of Adam LaRoche and simply despises April. We were just about ready to give up on the slugger, but this hot streak has renewed some of our faith. |
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May 2, 2008 Jack Cust dropped a fly ball which led to five unearned runs, but he partially made up for that with a perfect night at the plate as he went 4-for-4 with two walks for the A's. Our View:Cust hit his second home run of the season on the night as well as boosting his average .056 points to .222. |
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March 25, 2008 Jack Cust had a tough day at the plate in the season opener against Boston, as he went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts (while leaving four men on base). Cust notably had a problem with strikeouts through spring training and this was a disastrous start to the new season for him. |
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March 20, 2008 Jack Cust struck out twice and forced one walk against the Cubs on Wednesday. His spring average now sits at .278 and he is tied for second on the team with 12 strikeouts. |
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March 11, 2008 Jack Cust hit his third home run of spring training today as the Athletics silenced the Chicago Cubs 6-4 in Cactus League action. Cust was acquired from the Padres last season to help fill the void left at DH when Mike Piazza fell to injury, and during this short time in the league showed great promise, making several starts in left field and working towards a spot on the major league roster. He's a total gamble for fantasy owners now, but if he stays hot through spring training, anything is possible. The A's love to give youthful prospects a shot to shine and Cust could be their next subject for testing. |
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March 9, 2008 Jack Cust was beaned on his helmet by a pitch Saturday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. "I'm not as dizzy, but I still feel it," Cust said. "I was a little unstable. I wanted to stay in, but when I got on my feet, I felt a little woozy." He was sent for X-rays, though the results haven't been made available. It sounds like he'll be all right, but we'll have to wait for an update to be certain. |
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March 4, 2008 Jack Cust, who started in left field Monday, was forced to leave the game early after being hit by a pitch, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. "I'm fine," Cust said. "It'll be good. It's not the first time. This (removal) was precautionary because it was a little numb." He said he doesn't expect to miss any time. |
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January 27, 2008 Jack Cust, one of the many players named in the Mitchell Report, has denied using performance-enhancing substances. Former teammate Larry Bigbie dropped Cust's name to Mitchell. "I was surprised and upset the way it came up," Cust said in the San Francisco Chronicle. Asked if he had ever used steroids, Cust said: "No. No. Not even one game." |