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StockWatch: Wednesday, May 18

Yahoo for our ownership percentages are in parentheses. From games of Wednesday, May 18.

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Bartolo Colon (28%) pitched his best game of the season, going eight scoreless innings with three hits, one walk and seven strikeouts. Colon lowered his ERA to 3.16 and has a 48-11 K-BB ratio in 51.1 IP. His xFIP sits at a glittering 2.89, which is more than a full run better than his career best of 3.91 in 2005, when he won the AL Cy Young. At this point, the only worry is his health and whether those stem cells help stave off injuries.

Jonathon Niese (8%) finally pitched a stellar game like he had several of in the first half of last season – 7 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K. Niese can be a pretty solid mixed-league SP, as evidenced by his first half last year (3.61 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 7.3 K/9). With his current xFIP of 3.85 nearly matching last season’s 3.80, he should be owned in deeper mixed leagues and has the upside to be a must-start. (more…)

StockWatch: Monday, May 16

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Fernando Salas (28%) took over as the head of the Cardinals’ closer by committee, pitching a perfect ninth inning for his fourth save. Salas has been superb this season, holding opponents to a .161 batting average with a 1.08 ERA a 0.84 WHIP, so there’s a chance he could emerge as the permanent solution. It’s worth noting that Eduardo Sanchez pitched a scoreless, walk-free eighth inning and could resume closing at some point.

Mark Reynolds (68%) is finally showing signs of life, hitting a homer and stealing a base. Reynolds has now hit in four straight games with two homers, raising his average to .191. There could be a big-time hot stretch coming, or this could just be another tease followed by a strikeout-plagued drought. (more…)

StockWatch: Wednesday, May 11

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Jason Bartlett (5%) led the Padres’ 23-hit attack by going 4-for-6 with two steals and hitting two RBI singles in an eight-run eighth inning against the Brewers. Bartlett is 8-for-15 in his past three games to raise his average to .256 and now has seven steals. It’s not a coincidence that Bartlett’s three-game uprising has come at the start of a road trip away from Petco Field, where he’s hitting .164 compared to .344 on the road. If you’re looking for steals, grab Bartlett and try to use him for road games. (more…)

StockWatch: Monday, May 9

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Gaby Sanchez (72%) is on a power binge, going 3-for-4 with his second homer in two days. Sanchez is 7-for-8 with five extra-base hits and six RBIs in that time, good for a 2.000 SLG and an amazing 2.889 OPS. Sanchez is erasing doubts about his power, which was pegged to be around his 19-homer total from last season. But with six homers already, Sanchez could approach 30 and become an elite option at first base.

Josh Willingham (14%) went 2-for-4 with a homer and five RBIs against the Rangers. Willingham should approach 25 homers and 90 RBIs as the A’s cleanup hitter, but could probably be had for a discount since he’s hitting just .235 and it is assumed being in Oakland will limit his power numbers. (more…)

StockWatch: Thursday, May 5

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Homer Bailey (11%) returned from the DL with a bang, limiting the Astros to four hits and one run in six innings with seven strikeouts. We’ve all been waiting for the ultra-talented Bailey to finally have his breakout and this start is a good sign that it could happen now. He’s worth grabbing in mixed leagues to see if you can strike gold.

Eduardo Sanchez (18%) picked up his third save a day after giving up a tie-breaking homer to Mike Stanton, moving to the front of the pack in the crowded Cardinals’ closer committee. Sanchez even faced Stanton for a third straight night and got the young slugger to ground into a double play. Sanchez walked two in the inning, so he could use a clean save to begin to take control of the closer’s job. (more…)

Closer Report: Friday, April 29

A daily look at the fantasy baseball closers who threw in games. For a detailed look at the closing situation for all 30 teams, click here.

Chris Perez came pitched a scoreless inning in a tie game and got the win when the Indians won it in the bottom of the ninth.

Jon Rauch got the final four outs for his fifth save.

Leo Nunez allowed three hits and two runs but managed to get his eighth save because he had a three-run lead. (more…)

StockWatch: Friday, April 29

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ADD OF THE DAY: BRETT WALLACE (17%) went 2-for-2 for his sixth straight multi-hit game and eighth in his past nine games to raise his average to .388. The big-bodied Wallace even stole a base, but suffered a hip pointer in the game and is day-to-day. The power has yet to show up in the form of homers, but eight doubles in his past eight games shows they could be coming soon. The most encouraging sign is that Wallace has developed patience while cutting his strikeouts way down this season – walk rate up from 5.0% to 9.4%, and strikeout rate down from 34.7% to 18.8%. Wallace should be owned in mixed leagues and has a chance for a moderate breakout.

Vance Worley (1%) joined the Phillies’ all-time great rotation when Joe Blanton hit the DL and immediately looked like he belongs with six shutout innings, allowing just two hits against the Mets. The problem was that Worley walked four and threw only 56 of 102 pitches for strikes. The 23-year-old profiles as more of a back-of-the-rotation guy, but he’s had excellent results in 19 major-league innings going back to last September – 0.95 ERA with 17 Ks. Worley is definitely worth adding in NL-only leagues and can be picked up in deeper mixed leagues, but don’t go crazy as the walks combined with middling stuff could lead to some beatings. (more…)

Closer Report | Tuesday, April 26 | Fantasy Baseball Closers

A daily look at the fantasy baseball closers who threw in games. For a detailed look at the closing situation for all 30 teams, click here.

Kevin Gregg earned his third save with a scoreless ninth.

Chris Perez allowed two hits, a walk and a run scored in a non-save situation. (more…)

StockWatch: Tuesday, April 26

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Charlie Morton is our Stock Spotlight for today. Read about the Pirates starting pitcher here

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ADD OF THE DAY: WILSON RAMOS (6%) continues to assert himself as the Nationals catcher of the present over ancient Ivan Rodriguez, stroking two homers and going 3-for-4 to raise his average to .378. The 23-year-old is bound to cool off with the batting average, but it was good to see the solid power surfacing. Ramos should be starting in two-catcher mixed leagues and would make a great fill-in for injured stars like Joe Mauer or Victor Martinez in one-catcher leagues.

Melky Cabrera (14%) went 3-for-4 with a homer and a steal, raising his average to .301. Cabrera has made himself back into a solid AL-only outfielder after a lost season in the NL, but he has a low ceiling and is just a bench option for deeper mixed leagues. (more…)

StockWatch: Monday, April 25

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Phil Humber (1%) is the debut subject of our Stock Spotlight series, where we give fantasy baseball owners a profile of an interesting player to watch or pick up in their leagues. Click here for the analysis on Humber.

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ADD OF THE DAY: SERGIO SANTOS (27%) converted the first save opportunity the White Sox have had since the bullpen melted down on April 13. Santos relieved Chris Sale with two outs in the eighth inning and went the rest of the way for his first career save. Santos has yet to allow a run this season and has 14 Ks in 11 IP, so he could take this job and run with it. You never know with Ozzie Guillen, but it’s time to pick up Santos if he’s still available. (more…)

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