Some reasonably available players to assist you in the Strikeouts category. Realize that some of these will come with high ERAs & WHIPs because if a Pitcher has low numbers in those categories and a good K total, they’re already spoken for.
Ian Kennedy, Arizona Diamondbacks Kennedy had 21 strikeouts (9.9 K/9 ratio) over the past 15 days while going 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. On the year he’s 9-9 with 145 Ks (7.9 K/9), a 4.20 ERA, and 1.25 WHIP. Ian is owned in 57 percent of CBS and 12 percent of ESPN leagues.
Joe Blanton, Philadelphia Phillies Blanton had 19 strikeouts (8.8 K/9) over the past 15 days while going 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. On the year he’s 6-6 with 98 Ks (6.4 K/9), a 5.15 ERA, and a 1.42 WHIP. Joe is owned in 53 percent of CBS and 34 percent of ESPN leagues.
Jason Hammel, Colorado Rockies Hammel had 17 strikeouts (8.7 K/9) over the past 15 days while going 1-0 with a 3.57 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP. On the year he’s 9-7 with 123 Ks (7.5 K/9), a 4.32 ERA, and a 1.32 WHIP. Jason is owned in 44 percent of CBS and eight percent of ESPN leagues.
Brian Matusz, Baltimore Orioles Matusz had 17 strikeouts (7.3 K/9) over the past 15 days while going 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA and a 0.81 WHIP. On the year he’s 7-12 with 117 Ks (7.0 K/9), a 4.72 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. Brian is owned in 46 percent of CBS and 35 percent of ESPN leagues.
Jhoulys Chacin, Colorado Rockies Chacin had 16 strikeouts (9.8 K/9) over the past 15 days while going 2-0 with a 0.61 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP. On the year he’s 7-9 with 109 Ks (9.6 K/9), a 3.79 ERA, and a 1.27 WHIP. Jhoulys is owned in 39 percent of CBS and nine percent of ESPN leagues.
Brett Cecil, Toronto Blue Jays Cecil had 16 strikeouts (13 K/9) over the past 15 days while going 2-1 with a 2.49 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. On the year he’s 11-7 with 105 Ks (6.4 K/9), a 3.74 ERA, and a 1.21 WHIP. Brett is owned in 59 percent of CBS and 19 percent of ESPN leagues.
Mike Minor, Atlanta Braves Minor is 3-0 in four starts with 26 strikeouts (10.2 K/9), a 3.91 ERA, and a 1.35 WHIP. He’s owned in 60 percent of CBS and 17 percent of ESPN leagues.
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Here’s a look at the unheralded players who played well yesterday. . .
Kosuke Fukodome, Chicago Cubs Fukodome went 3 for 3 with 2 runs and an RBI to raise his average to .281. He’s 14 for 27(.519) in his last nine games. . .
Brandon Allen, Arizona Diamondbacks Allen went 2 for 3 with a Grand Slam in his season debut. He had 25 HRs and 86 RBIs for Triple-A Reno so keep an eye on him as a power source. . .
Logan Morrison, Florida Marlins Morrison went 2 for 4 with 3 runs to raise his average to .294. He has scored 22 runs in 32 games and 12 in his past nine. .
Potent Middle Relievers
Chris Sale, CLE: Save, 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (16 Ks, 10 IP)
Fernando Abad, HOU: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (7 Ks, 7-1/3 IP)
Sean Marshall, CHC: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Ks (81 Ks, 67-1/3 IP)
Joe Thatcher, SD: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (43 Ks, 30-1/3 IP)
Aroldis Chapman, CIN: Win, 1 IP, o Runs, 2 Ks (3 Ks, 2 IP)
Jordan Walden, LAA: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (7 Ks, 4 IP)
Kevin Jepsen, LAA: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (51 Ks, 45-1/3 IP)
Just because you’ve slipped behind in the Stolen Base category doesn’t mean you can’t catch up. Here are some reasonably available SB threats.
Eric Young, Jr., 2B/OF, Colorado Rockies Young had seven stolen bases in the past 15 days while hitting .246 with eight runs. On the year he’s hitting .245 with 12 SBs, 17 runs, and three RBIs in 98 ABs. Eric is owned in 25 percent of CBS and ten percent of ESPN leagues.
Drew Stubbs, OF, Cincinnati Reds Stubbs had six stolen bases in the past 15 days while hitting .275 with 14 runs and five RBIs. On the year he’s hitting .240 with 24 SBs, 72 runs, 15 HRs, and 59 RBIs. Drew is owned in 44 percent of CBS and 34 percent of ESPN leagues.
Fred Lewis, OF, Toronto Blue Jays Lewis had five stolen bases in the past 15 days while hitting .234 with eight runs and three RBIs. On the year he’s hitting .264 with 16 SBs, 69 runs, 8 HRs, and 36 RBIs. Fred is owned in 15 percent of CBS and three percent of ESPN leagues.
Cliff Pennington, SS, Oakland A’s Pennington had five stolen bases in the past 15 days while hitting .222 with four runs and four RBIs. On the year he’s hitting .255 with 23 SBs, 54 runs, three HRs, and 35 RBIs. Cliff is owned in 30 percent of CBS and nine percent of ESPN leagues.
Gregor Blanco, OF, Kansas City Royals Blanco had four stolen bases in the past 15 days while hitting .293 with eight runs, one HR, and three RBIs. On the year he’s hitting .277 with ten SBs, 20 runs, one HR, and eight RBIs in 155 ABs. Gregor is owned in seven percent of CBS and three percent of ESPN leagues.
Roger Bernadina, OF, Washington Nationals Bernadina had four stolen bases in the past 15 days while hitting .281 with 11 runs, three HRs, and nine RBIs. On the year he’s hitting .271 with 13 SBs, 40 runs, ten HRs, and 40 RBIs. Roger is owned in 11 percent of CBS and six percent of ESPN leagues.
Will Venable, OF, San Diego Padres Venable had four stolen bases in the past 15 days while hitting .231 wiht five runs, one HR, and six RBIs. On the year he’s hitting .227 with 26 SBs, 47 runs, 11 HRs, and 45 RBIs. Will is owned in 17 percent of CBS and eight percent of ESPN leagues.
Lorenzo Cain, OF, Milwaukee Brewers Cain had four stolen bases in the past 15 days while hitting .270 with six runs and three RBIs. On the year he’s hitting .303 with five SBs, 11 runs, and six RBIs in 66 ABs. Lorenzo is available in virtually all CBS and ESPN leagues.
Here’s a look at the unheralded players who played well yesterday. . Jordan Zimmermann, Washington Nationals Zimmerman gave up 1 hit with 9 strikeouts in 6 scoreless innings as he lowered his ERA to 4.50. It was just his second start of the year. . Brian Matusz, Baltimore Orioles Matusz gave up 2 runs with 6 strikeouts in 6 innings as he improved to 7-12 with a 4.72 ERA. He’s 4-1 with a 2.43 ERA in his past six starts. . A.J. Pierzynski, Chicago White Sox A.J. went 1 for 4 with a HR (7) and 3 RBIs (45). He’s hitting .258. He has raised his average by 17 points during his current ten-game hitting streak. . Justin Masterson, Cleveland Indians In what could be his last start of the season Masterson gave up 1 run on 4 hits with 7 Ks in 7-2/3 innings. He’s 5-12 with a 5.04 ERA. . Jhonny Peralta, Detroit Tigers Peralta went 3 for 5 with an RBI (62) to raise his average to .249. He’s 16 for 41 (.390) with 7 runs and 12 RBIs in his past 11 games. . Ian Kennedy, Arizona Diamondbacks Kennedy gave up 3 runs with 5 strikeouts in 7 innings to even his record at 9-9 with a 4.20 ERA. Ian is 3-0 with a 2.77 ERA and 28 Ks in his last four starts. .
Here’s a look at the unheralded players who played well yesterday. .
J.A. Happ, Houston Astros Happ threw a two-hit shutout to improve to 5-2 with a 2.89 ERA. .
Travis Hafner, Cleveland Indians< Hafner went 4 for 5 with 2 runs and an RBI (40) to raise his average to .282. Hafner is 9 for 16 in his past four games. .
Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs Zambrano gave up 1 unearned run with 7 Ks in 5-1/3 innings to improve to 6-6 with a 4.36 ERA. He’s 3-0 with a 2.15 ERA in his past five starts. He faces the Mets in his next start meaning he could be in line for another good performance. .
Joe Saunders, Arizona Diamondbacks Saunders gave up 2 runs in 8 innings to improve to 2-4 with a 4.70 ERA for the Diamondbacks. Overall he’s 7-14 with a 4.64 ERA. .
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Are you hurting in the RBI category? Here are some reasonably available players that can help you out.
Jhonny Peralta, 3B/SS, Detroit Tigers Peralta had 14 RBIs over the past 15 days while hitting .289 with 7 runs and 4 HRs. On the year he’s hitting .244 with 47 runs, 13 HRs, 61 RBIs, and 1 SB. Jhonny is owned in 12 percent of ESPN and 46 percent of CBS leagues.
Pat Burrell, OF, San Francisco Giants Burrell had 12 RBIs over the past 15 days while hitting .213 with 7 runs and 4 HRs. On the year he’s hitting .253 with 38 runs, 14 HRs, and 48 RBIs. Pat is owned in 20 percent of ESPN and 43 percent of CBS leagues.
Yuniesky Betancourt, SS, Kansas City Royals Betancourt had 12 RBIs over the past 15 days while hitting .311 with 4 runs and 3 HRs. On the year he’s hitting .268 with 51 runs, 13 HRs, and 61 RBIs. Yuniesky is owned in 27 percent of ESPN and 41 percent of CBS leagues.
Russell Branyan, 1B, Seattle Mariners Branyan had 11 RBIs over the past 15 days despite hitting .196 with 8 runs and 6 HRs. On the year he’s hitting .238 with 42 runs, 20 HRs, 46 RBIs, and 1 SB. Russell is owned in 7 percent of ESPN and 26 percent of CBS leagues.
Lyle Overbay, 1B, Toronto Blue Jays Overbay had 11 RBIs over the past 15 days while hitting .231 with 7 runs and 3 HRs. On the year he’s hitting .248 with 59 runs, 16 HRs, 56 RBIs, and 1 SB. Lyle is owned in 9 percent of ESPN and 32 percent of CBS leagues.
Casey Kotchman, 1B, Seattle Mariners Kotchman had 10 RBIs over the past 15 days while hitting .292 with 6 runs and 2 HRs. On the year he’s hitting .225 with 30 runs, 9 HRs, and 47 RBIs. Casey is owned in 1 percent of ESPN and 11 percent of CBS leagues.
Ryan Raburn, OF/2B, Detroit Tigers Raburn had 10 RBIs over the past 15 days while hitting .327 with 12 runs, 4 HRs, and 1 SB. On the year he’s hitting .2345 with 33 runs, 8 HRs, 40 RBIs, and 2 SBs. Ryan is owned in 34 percent of ESPN and 27 percent of CBS leagues.
Here’s a look at the unheralded players who played well yesterday.
Ian Kennedy, Arizona Diamondbacks Kennedy gave up 1 hit with 12 Ks in 7 scoreless innings as he improved to 8-9 with a 4.22 ERA. He’s 3-0 in his past three starts with a 2.37 ERA and 23 Ks.
Jhonny Peralta & Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers Peralta went 1 for 4 with a HR (13) and 4 RBIs (61). He’s hitting .244. He’s 7 for 14 with 10 RBIs in his past four games. Scherzer gave up 1 run on 6 hits with 8 Ks in 8 innings to improve to 10-9 with a 3.60 ERA. He’s 3-0 with a 1.31 ERA in his past six starts.
Logan Morrison, Florida Marlins Morrison went 2 for 2 with 3 runs and 2 RBIs to raise his average to .320. He’s 10 for 23 (.435) with 8 runs during his current six-game hitting streak.
Ian Desmond, Washington Nationals Desmond went 4 for 7 with a run and 3 RBIs to raise his average to .279.
Skip Schumaker, St. Louis Cardinals Schumaker went 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs to raise his average to .268. He’s 6 for 14 in his past four games.
Are you hurting in the run category? Here are some reasonably available players that can help you out.
Ryan Raburn, OF/2B, Detroit Tigers Raburn scored 12 runs in the past 15 days while hitting .353 with 5 HRs, 11 RBIs, and one stolen base. On the year he’s hitting .246 with 32 runs, eight HRs, 39 RBIs, and two SBs. Ryan is owned in 29 percent of ESPN and 25 percent of CBS leagues.
Logan Morrison, 1B/OF, Florida Marlins Morrison scored 12 runs in the past 15 days while hitting .365 with one RBI. On the year he’s hitting .307 with 13 runs and seven RBIs in 25 games. Logan is owned in three percent of ESPN and 25 percent of CBS leagues.
Brandon Inge, 3B, Detroit Tigers Inge scored nine run in the past 15 days while hitting .311 with two HRs, and ten RBIs. On the year he’s hitting .259 with 33 runs, eight HRs, 51 RBIs, and two SBs. Brandon is owned in six percent of ESPN and 20 percent of CBS leagues.
Jose Tabata, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates Tabata scored nine runs in the the past 15 days while hitting .308 with one HR, three RBIs, and two SBs. On the year he’s hitting .309 with 41 runs, three HRs, 19 RBIs, and 14 SBs in 67 games. Jose is owned in 23 percent of ESPN and 41 percent of CBS leagues.
Drew Stubbs, OF, Cincinnati Reds Stubbs scored nine runs in the past 15 days while hitting .256 with one HR, six RBIs, and two SBs. On the year he’s hitting .237 with 66 runs, 15 HRs, 59 RBIs, and 20 SBs. Drew is owned in 22 percent of ESPN and 39 percent of CBS leagues.
Here’s a look at the unheralded players who played well yesterday.
John Jaso, Tampa Bay Rays Jaso was the Rays’ lone bright spot going 3 for 5 with a HR and 3 RBIs. He’s 9 for 22 (.409) in his last six games.
J.A. Happ, Houston Astros Happ gave up 2 runs in 6-1/3 innings to beat his old mates and improve to 4-2 with a 3.45 ERA. He’s 2-1 with a 2.92 ERA in his last four starts.
Neil Walker & Daniel McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates Walker went 1 for 4 with 3 RBIs. He’s hitting .296 with 41 RBIs in 75 games. It was his second straight game with a trio of RBIs. McCutchen gave up 3 hits with 5 Ks in 6 scoreless innings as he improved to 2-5 with a 5.84 ERA.
Kevin Kouzmanoff, Oakland A’s Kouzmanoff went 2 for 4 with a run and 3 RBIs (60) to raise his average to .256.
Logan Morrison, Florida Marlins Morrison went 3 for 5 with 2 runs to raise his average to .307. He is 8 for 21 (.381) during a five-game hitting streak.
Brian Matusz, Baltimore Orioles Matusz gave up 1 run on 3 hits with 5 Ks in 7 innings to improve to 6-12 with a 4.79 ERA. He’s 3-1 in his past five starts with a 2.32 ERA.
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