Ryan Garko Trade: The Fantasy Impact

The San Francisco Giants have reportedly acquired Ryan Garko from the Cleveland Indians for Single-A pitcher Scott Barnes, according to Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com (click here for the article). Garko has hit .285 with 11 home runs and 39 RBI over 239 AB this season, though he had been significantly better then that in July, hitting .343 with three homers and seven RBI in 70 at bats.  He provides an improvement for the Giants at first base, where Travis Ishikawa had been the main man at the position, but only a marginal one.  Garko’s value is not going to increase much, if at all, thanks to the move.  He is what he is at this point, so look at him as nothing more than a corner infielder in the deepest of formats, but not much past that.  The fallout in Cleveland is much more intriguing.  The main question is, who’s on first?  Victor Martinez is likely to see increased time there initially (he played there yesterday, though, keep in mind th...