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| Esteban German had a rare offensive explosion at the plate on Wednesday. He went 5-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in the Rangers' 10-0 blanking of the Indians. |
Our View: German only has 25 at-bats this season, which explains why his average went from .125 to .320 after Wednesday's performance.
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| Esteban German has been activated from the 15-day DL following his recovery from a strained groin, according to TSN. |
Our View: German is only hitting .167 over 12 brief at-bats with Texas this season. He is not likely to register a blip on the fantasy radar in his latest stint with the club.
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| Esteban German has been placed on the 15-day DL due to a strained right groin, according to the Sports Network. Pitcher Guillermo Moscoso was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City as the adjoining move. |
Our View: German held a .167 batting average (2- for-12) with one stolen base since being recalled from Triple-A in early August. He won't be missed in fantasy leagues while recovering on the DL. The move is retroactive to August 14.
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| Esteban German has been recalled by the Rangers from Triple-A Oklahoma City, according to the Star-Telegram. John Bannister was designated for assignment to make room on the roster. |
Our View: The 31-year-old utility man is a career .277 hitter in the majors, but won't likely see enough action with Texas to be useful for fantasy leagues.
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| Esteban German has signed with the Rangers, according to MLBblogs.com. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. |
Our View: The 31-year-old vet holds a .277 average over 946 career at-bats in the majors, but will likely just serve as organizational depth with Texas. There is currently no room for him in their crowded outfield mix.
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| Esteban German has been signed to a minor league deal by the Chicago Cubs. He is thought to be used as a backup third baseman. |
Our View: This gives the Cubs infield more depth, but German should have zero fantasy impact.
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| Esteban German has cleared waivers with the Royals and the club has released him, according to the Kansas City Star. |
Our View: The 31-year-old vet is now a free agent. German should find work with another club in need of a utility infielder, but he is not expected to hold much fantasy value.
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| Esteban German has been designated for assignment by the Royals, according to the Associated Press. He was moved to make room for reliever Juan Cruz on the 40-man roster. |
Our View: He is a utility infielder, and was not expected to hold any fantasy value if he held on to make the Royals' roster.
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| Esteban German has signed a one-year deal to return to the Royals, according to the Kansas City Star. |
Our View: German is a utility infielder with no fantasy value. He hit .245 last season with a .303 OBP and no home runs.
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| Esteban German went 3-for-5 with three RBI in Saturday's exciting 9-7 win over the White Sox. He almost hit for the cycle, as he registered a single, double, and a triple. |
Our View: This was another strong outing in his bid to earn more playing time with the Royals.
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| Esteban German has 11 hits in 22 AB in July leading manager Trey Hillman to comment that he will find more opportunities to get German's bat in the lineup, according to the Kansas City Star. |
Our View: German owns a career .282 average and has been a useful fantasy performer in the past with a .326 average in 2006 an 11 SB in 2007. Don't look for him to become an everyday starter, but German might finally be at a place where he can be a nice play in AL Only leagues.
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| The Royals found a way to pull the 8-7 win against the White Sox today, using the bat of Esteban German to get the job done. German went 3-for-3 at the dish, hitting two doubles with one walk to post two RBIs and one run scored on the day. |
Our View: This was the Royals' first series win at US Cellar field since 2003. The team tried to steal defeat from the jaws of victory, blowing two leads early in the game, but getting two runs off German's double in the eighth sealed the deal.
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| Esteban German went 1-for-3 with a pair of RBI, hence making him the lone source of scoring for the Royals in Sunday's 9-2 loss to the Rays. |
Our View: German has been a decent reserve in larger AL-only leagues as of late, as he notched four RBI over his last seven games.
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| Esteban German is slated to lead off and play left field in tonight's interleague contest against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. The everyday left fielder, David DeJesus, is on the bench. |
Our View: With southpaw Doug Davis on the mound left-handed hitting DeJesus will be available to pinch hit.
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| Royals manager Trey Hillman indicated Tuesday that Esteban German would be the primary right fielder if Jose Guillen fails to get his 15-day suspension lifted, according to the KC Star. "I would probably lean toward going with German," Hillman said. "He has played very well out there. I want to leave (Mark) Teahen alone in left." The utilityman would make for a decent short-term option in AL-only leagues, since he'd get a couple of weeks of action as a starter. |
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| Reserve infielder Esteban German and the Royals avoided an arbitration hearing, agreeing Wednesday on a $1 million, one-year contract, according to the AP. German batted .264 with four home runs, 37 RBIs and 11 stolen bases in 348 at-bats last season. He'll battle newly-acquired Alberto Callaspo for playing time on the KC infield this season. |
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| Esteban German was held out of Saturday's lineup, essentially to rest his sore back and hip, the AP reports. Buddy Bell says German will play Sunday. |
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| Esteban German returned to the starting lineup Tuesday and went 0-for-3 against Detroit. He sat out Monday's game with a sore left shoulder. |
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| Esteban German was forced out of Monday's game due to a sore left shoulder, according to the AP. He's considered to be day-to-day at this time. |
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| Esteban German went 2-for-4 with a walk and two stolen bases in Saturday's win over the Cubs. The outing raised his spring average to .240. German is expected to open the year as the Royals second baseman, filling in for the injured Mark Grudzielanek. |
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