by mrCane
Has anyone noticed Chris Davis has 3hr in his past 4 games? Davis is starting to heat up after a very slow start. His teammate Nelson Cruz is doing just the opposite hitting at a .200 clip over his past 20AB, although one of those hits was a homerun off Roy Halladay.
Ian Kinsler just might be the best fantasy player right now. To date Kinsler has 7hr and 7sb, 21RBI, 18RS and has not missed a beat since getting a sports hernia last year to end his season. If he can only stay healthy is a great candidate to approach 30/30 this year.
Carlos Pena, a notoriously streaky hitter has 8hr and 21RBI. In my opinion Pena is a great sell high candidate right now. He won’t continue at his currently clip, and when he slumps it can get ugly.
Big Papi continues to struggle at the plate. As a die hard Red Sox fan my heart says everything will be ok. As an experience fantasy baller I say sell if someone is buying.
Zach Greinke continues to be dominant with 29IP and 36K. The most impressive thing is that Zach still hasn’t allowed an earned run. Don’t sell! He will continue to be impressive all year, and will top 200K.
Eric Bedard has squashed owners injury fears to this point with some great pitching. With more than a strikeout per inning Bedard is looking like the guy from a couple years ago. When his value gets high enough, look to get a more sure arm in a trade and let someone else deal with the injury waiting to happen. I do think that Bedard makes 25 starts, but I would rather get a number two guy back who will make 34 starts.
Jarred Washburn add a new pitch to his arsenal. He did get shelled today but is a good bet in spacious Safeco to be a respectable number 5 in larger mixed leagues.
James Shields has only 13K in 27IP. This is showing a progression over the last couple years, where Sheilds has decreased his K’s from 184 in 2007, 160 in 2008 and is on pace to go right below those numbers now, 103 k’s!! Sell high cause his other numbers look pretty good.
Lastly, AJ Burnett got destroyed by the Boston Red Sox saturday after cruising through the first 5 innings. I was not a Burnett fan coming in, his best years being in contract years. Most owners either love him or hate him. Expect a roller coaster of a year with some DL stints included.
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