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Are you hurting in the RBI category? Here are some reasonably available players that can help you out.
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Russell Martin, New York Yankees:  Martin’s monster five for five, two home run, six RBI day sways his numbers a bit, but he’s hitting .304 for this month with 14 runs, seven home runs, and 19 RBI. Martin plays catcher and is owned in 69.0 percent of Yahoo! and 52.2 percent of ESPN leagues.
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Lucas Duda, New York Mets:  Duda is also having a wonderful month for New York’s other team. He’s hitting .329 with ten runs, five home runs, and 19 RBI. Lucas is eligible at first base and outfield and is owned in less than ten percent of fantasy leagues.
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Kyle Blanks, San Diego Padres:  Blanks is starting to live up to his promise. He’s hitting .316 for the month with 14 runs, six home runs, and 18 RBI. Kyle is eligible at outfield (and first base in Yahoo! leagues) and is owned in less than 20 percent of fantasy leagues.
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Rod Barajas, Los Angeles Dodgers:  Barajas is hitting .370 in August with seven runs, five home runs, and 16 RBI making him a solid option if you’re looking for some pop at catcher. Rod is owned in less than five percent of fantasy leagues.
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Delmon Young, Detroit Tigers:  Delmon has found new life since going over to the Tigers. He’s motivated and hitting in front of Miguel Cabrera. In 11 games with the Tigers he’s hitting .313 with four runs, two home runs, and nine RBI. Delmon plays outfield and is owned in 46.0 percent of Yahoo! and 60.3 percent of ESPN leagues.
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John Mayberry, Jr.:  Mayberry is hitting .326 this month with 11 runs, six home runs, and 15 RBI. John plays outfield and is owned in less than ten percent of ESPN leagues.
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J.D. Martinez, Houston Astros:  Martinez is hitting .295 since coming up on July 30th with 14 runs, five home runs, and 24 RBI. J.D. plays outfield and is owned in ten percent of Yahoo! and 18.1 percent of ESPN leagues.
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Juan Rivera, Los Angeles Dodgers:  Rivera is hitting .315 for the month with ten runs, two home runs, and 18 RBI. Juan is eligible at first base and outfield and is owned in less than five percent of fantasy leagues.
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Also check out:

• Can Torii Hunter Stay Hot?
• Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool – 2011 Strikeout Kings Vol. 9
• Will the Move to Detroit Salvage Delmon Young’s Season?
• Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool – 2011 Run Scorers Vol. 9
• The Bruce Is Loose

Brought to you in honor of Strikeout for Troops.

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.
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Rich Harden, Oakland A’s: Harden had 11 strikeouts his last time out to give him 60 on the year in 53 innings (10.2 K/9) of work. Aside from the nice strikeout ratio Harden is 4-2 with a 3.91 ERA and 1.23 WHIP. He’s owned in about 20 percent of fantasy leagues making him a nice target. Harden’s next start is against the Yankees on Thursday.
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Javier Vazquez, Florida Marlins:  Vazquez has turned it on collecting 21 strikeouts over 19 innings (9.9 K/9) in his past three starts. He also has a 2.45 ERA over his past five starts. He is owned in less than 40 percent of fantasy leagues. Vazquez’s next start comes Wednesday against the Reds.
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Mike Minor, Atlanta Braves:  Minor is 2-0 with a 3.63 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 17-1/3 innings (10.4 K/9) over his past three starts. Minor is owned in less than 15 percent of fantasy leagues. He makes a real nice start later today against the Cubs.
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Gavin Floyd, Chicago White Sox:  Floyd is 2-0 in his past thee starts with a 3.72 ERA, a 0.93 WHIP, and 19 strikeouts in 19-1/3 innings (8.8 K/9). On the year he’s 11-10 with a 1.19 WHIP and 117 strikeouts. Floyd is owned in less than half of fantasy leagues. He has a favorable match-up against the Mariners on Sunday.
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John Danks, Chicago White Sox:  Danks is 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA, a 1.14 WHIP, and 18 strikeouts in 19-1/3 innings (8.4 K/9) over his past three starts. On the year he has a 3.88 ERA and 104 strikeouts. Danks is owned in about 55 percent of fantasy leagues. His next start is on Saturday against the Mariners.
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Also check out:

• Will the Move to Detroit Salvage Delmon Young’s Season?
• Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool – 2011 Run Scorers Vol. 9
• The Bruce Is Loose
• Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool – 2011 Speed Demons Vol. 9
• Is J.J. Hardy Back?

Are you hurting in the RBI category? Here are some reasonably available players that can help you out.
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Josh Willingham, Oakland A’s:  Willingham has 16 RBI since July 28th to bring his season total up to 66 on the year. He’s struggling with his average hitting .249, but it’s not stopping him from driving in the runs. Willingham has 19 home runs on the year as well. Josh is owned in about 30 percent of Yahoo and 60 percent of ESPN leagues.
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Yunieksy Betancourt, Milwaukee Brewers:  Betancourt had 15 RBI since July 27th entering last night’s game against the Cardinals to give him 50 on the year, which isn’t bad for a shortstop at this point in the season. He has a hit in 20 of his past 22 games, eight of them being multi-hit games. Yuniesky has been red hot since June, but is still only owned in a little under 30 percent of fantasy leagues.
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Mike Carp, Seattle Mariners:  Carp is hitting .310 with 12 runs, four home runs, and 18 RBI in 35 games (116 at bats) since debuting on June 8th. He’s riding a nine-game hitting streak. Mike is owned in less than fifteen percent of fantasy leagues.
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Rick Ankiel, Washington Nationals:  Ankiel has 11 RBI since July 29th as he’s finally finding a groove. He has a hit in nine of his past ten games. Rick is also owned in less than fifteen percent of fantasy leagues.
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Juan Rivera, Los Angeles Dodgers
Rivera has ten RBI since July 31st to bring his season total up to 41. He has a hit in 11 of his past 12 games. Juan is owned in less than two percent of fantasy leagues.
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Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Indians:  Kipnis has six home runs and 11 RBI since debuting on July 22nd. Jason is owned in 30 percent of Yahoo! and 60 percent of ESPN leagues..
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Also check out:

• Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool – 2011 Strikeout Kings Vol. 8
• Is Alejandro De Aza Worth Owning?
• Hiroki Kuroda: Proof That Wins Aren’t Everything
• Can Josh Willingham Finish Strong?
• Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool – 2011 Run Scorers Vol. 8

Brought to you in honor of Strikeout for Troops.

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.
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Rich Harden, Oakland A’s:  Harden is 3-2 in seven starts with a 4.07 ERA, a 1.17 WHIP, and 45 strikeouts in 42 innings ( 9.64 K/9). Rich is owned in 12 percent of Yahoo! and 10.9 percent of ESPN leagues. His next start is on Sunday against Texas so you may want to hold off on throwing him into your lineup. Of course, if you’re in a weekly league where you are already out of the ERA and WHIP category for the week and need strikeouts, Harden can be used.
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John Danks, Chicago White Sox:  Danks had 28 strikeouts in his past 25-1/3 innings (9.95 K/9) while going 1-1 with a 3.20 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. On the year he’s just 4-9 but has a 4.00 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and 93 strikeouts in 119-1/3 innings (7.01 K/9).  August has been rough, but Danks was untouchable in June and July. His next start is Sunday against Kansas City. John is owned in 53 percent of Yahoo! and 60.4 percent of ESPN leagues.
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Luke Hochevar, Kansas City Royals:  Hochevar had 20 strikeouts in his past 21-1/3 innings (8.44 K/9) while going 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA and a 0.89 WHIP. He’s won his past four decisions to improve to 8-8 with a 4.79 ERA and 1.30 WHIP. He hadn’t been a strikeout pitcher up to this stretch, but you can ride him while he’s hot. His next start is on Saturday against the White Sox. Luke is owned in less than ten percent of fantasy leagues.
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Cory Luebke, San Diego Padres:  Luebke had 18 strikeouts in 20-1/3 innings (7.97 K/9) in his past three starts while going 1-2 with a 4.43 ERA and 1.13 WHIP. On the year’s he’s 4-6 with a 3.06 ERA, a 0.96 WHIP, and 91 strikeouts in 88-1/3 innings (9.27 K/9). Cory is owned in about 35 percent of fantasy leagues.
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Jake Peavy, Chicago White Sox:  Peavy had 21 strikeouts in 27 innings (7 K/9) while going 1-2 with a 3.33 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. On the year he’s 5-5 with a 4.63 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and 63 strikeouts in 81-2/3 innings (6.94 K/9)
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Also check out:

• Is Alejandro De Aza Worth Owning?
• Hiroki Kuroda: Proof That Wins Aren’t Everything
• Can Josh Willingham Finish Strong?
• Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool – 2011 Run Scorers Vol. 8
• Can Doug Fister Produce For Detroit?

Are you hurting in the RBI category? Here are some reasonably available players that can help you out.
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Hideki Matsui, Oakland A’s:  Matsui is on fire knocking in 17 runs over the past 15 days while hitting .444 with seven runs and three home runs. On the year he’s hitting .244 with 32 runs, nine home runs, 51 RBI, and a stolen base. Hideki is owned in 11 percent of Yahoo! and 16.4 percent of ESPN leagues.
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Derrek Lee, Baltimore Orioles:  Lee had 11 RBI over the past 15 days while hitting .326 with six runs and two home runs. On the year he’s hitting .248 with 37 runs, 11 home runs, 39 RBI, and two stolen bases. Derrek is owned in 27 percent of Yahoo! and 35.7 percent of ESPN leagues.
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Greg Dobbs, Florida Marlins:  Dobbs had 11 RBI over the past 15 days while hitting .435 with four runs and two home runs. On the year he’s hitting .307 with 27 runs, four home runs, and 32 RBI. Greg plays third base, which makes him a nice option, and is owned in less than five percent of fantasy leagues.
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Jesús Guzmán, San Diego Padres:  Guzmán had 11 RBI over the past 15 days while hitting .367 with five home runs, two home runs, and a stolen base. On the year he’s hitting .310 with eight runs, three home runs, 15 RBI, and a stolen base in 71 at bats.  Jesús has first base eligibility and one percent ownership in Yahoo! and first base and shortstop eligibility and 2.4 percent ownership in ESPN leagues.
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Michael Martinez, Philadelphia Phillies:  Martínez had 11 RBI over the past 15 days while hitting .213 with five runs, two home runs, and three RBI. On the year he’s hitting .223 with 16 runs, two home runs, 19 RBI, and three stolen bases in 130 at bats. Michael is eligible at 2B, 3B, SS, and OF and is owned in eight percent of Yahoo! and 18.2 percent of ESPN leagues.
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Also check out:

• Does John Lannan Have Fantasy Worth?
• Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool – 2011 Strikeout Kings Vol. 7
• Can You Trust Jhoulys Chacin?
• Is Cameron Maybin Getting It?
• Can Mat Latos Dominate Again This Year?