FORT MILL - Remember Alex Cintron.
The year was 2003 and Cintron was the hot rookie SS in Arizona who hit .317 with 13 HR in 117 games and was a targeted SS the following season by many fantasy "experts."
Alas, Cintron hit .262 with 4 HR in fulltime duty as the Diamondbacks SS in 2004 (I bought into the hype) and fell into the Desert Doghouse. He was later shipped to the White Sox before the 2006 season.
The White Sox released Cintron, who was picked up by the Cubs, but he couldn't quite crack the Cubs' logjam of infielders in spring training this year and Cintron signed a minor league deal with Baltimore.
Cintron is quietly making a case to become fantasy relevant again, hitting .310 with the Norfolk Tides. Cintron jacked his 2nd HR in 4 days today and with Luis Hernandez batting .222 and Brandon Fahey .200 it's just a matter of time, maybe days, before the Orioles bring up Cintron to help rescue the position. Hernandez and Fahey have combined for 0 HR and 4 RBI this year, splitting time at short.
Fantasy Spin: Cintron won't light the world on fire, but he's still got some pop in the bat and could help in some deeper AL-only leagues.
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