Weekly Fantasy Touts: July 17-23
By Michael Salfino
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Put 'em in
Kevin Mench, OF, Rangers: Nice buy-low candidate, as he'll get regular at-bats due to some All-Star break roster shuffling by Texas.
Milton Bradley, OF, A's: If you're unfortunate enough to own Bradley, you must activate him now because it's not likely going to be long before the next strain or sprain.
Bench 'em
Eric Chavez, 3B, A's: Tendinitis in both forearms does not bode well for a second-half breakout. Chavez says he's focused on the last two months of the season, which rules out the rest of July.
Ambiorix Burgos, P, Royals: Mike MacDougal returns to the closing role. This is good news for Burgos owners, who will no longer be tempted to tolerate all those bad innings by the prospect of a few saves.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Put 'em in
Mike Cameron, OF, Padres: San Diego players are lobbying for Cameron to be moved into the three-hole (nine homers and 18 RBI since June 1).
Dontrelle Willis, P, Marlins: Five straight quality starts and 10 in his last 11. More important are the 31 Ks in the last 38 innings (10 walks).
Bench 'em
Pedro Martinez, P, Mets: Now, it's a stomach virus that's causing him to miss his Tuesday start. The Mets are going to treat the rest of the regular season as extended spring training for Pedro, who they want to preserve for October.
Royce Clayton, SS, Reds: The only park that would improve Clayton's power (no homers) is in Williamsport, PA, home of the Little League World Series.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kevin Mench, OF, Rangers: Nice buy-low candidate, as he'll get regular at-bats due to some All-Star break roster shuffling by Texas.
Milton Bradley, OF, A's: If you're unfortunate enough to own Bradley, you must activate him now because it's not likely going to be long before the next strain or sprain.
Eric Chavez, 3B, A's: Tendinitis in both forearms does not bode well for a second-half breakout. Chavez says he's focused on the last two months of the season, which rules out the rest of July.
Ambiorix Burgos, P, Royals: Mike MacDougal returns to the closing role. This is good news for Burgos owners, who will no longer be tempted to tolerate all those bad innings by the prospect of a few saves.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Mike Cameron, OF, Padres: San Diego players are lobbying for Cameron to be moved into the three-hole (nine homers and 18 RBI since June 1).
Dontrelle Willis, P, Marlins: Five straight quality starts and 10 in his last 11. More important are the 31 Ks in the last 38 innings (10 walks).
Pedro Martinez, P, Mets: Now, it's a stomach virus that's causing him to miss his Tuesday start. The Mets are going to treat the rest of the regular season as extended spring training for Pedro, who they want to preserve for October.
Royce Clayton, SS, Reds: The only park that would improve Clayton's power (no homers) is in Williamsport, PA, home of the Little League World Series.
Entry #115306884552726302 posted by Catherine Salfino at 12:52 PM
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