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StockWatch: Wednesday, June 8

Yahoo for our ownership percentages are in parentheses. From games of Wednesday, June 8.

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Ben Revere (1%) is taking advantage of chance to play regularly in the past week, going 3-for-5 with a steal on Wednesday to lift his average to .302 after an 11-for-30 performance in his past seven games, all consecutive starts. Revere is getting ABs with Jason Kubel on the DL, Denard Span battling dizziness and headaches, and Michael Cuddyer often playing second base while Tsuyoshi Nishioka recovers from a broken leg. Revere moved quickly through the minors on the strength of a combined .326 average and 154 steals in 1490 ABs. What’s not to like about a leadoff hitter with a track record like that? In real-life baseball, Revere has a popgun throwing arm and is allergic to walks, limiting his OBP. Then there’s the logjam of veterans in front of him once Kubel, Span and Nishioka are healthy. Revere is a very worthy AL-only addition right now and someone to target if you’re desperate for steals or in a keeper league, but the speedster is likely headed back to a backup role or even the minors in the near future.

Mark Reynolds (69%) is finally heating up, going 2-for-3 with a homer and a steal on Wednesday. He may still be hitting .199, but Reynolds is 5-for-15 with three homers and eight RBIs in his past five games. If he could just make enough contact to get his average near .250, Reynolds could still be a fantasy force since he’s got a shot to reach 30 homers, 100 RBIs and 10 steals. (more…)

Fantasy Baseball Prospects to own

May is over and the service time clock is no longer much of an issue, so it’s time for clubs to start replacing some of the dead weight on their clubs with actual players with upside. In fact, some clubs have already started the process. Here’s a look, alphabetically, at some fantasy baseball prospects who should be owned as they are already in the majors or may be called up soon: (more…)

StockWatch: Thursday, May 26

Yahoo for our ownership percentages are in parentheses. From games of Thursday, May 26.

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Jay Bruce (97%) was 2-for-4 with a homer and is on a Troy Tulowitzki-caliber hot streak. Bruce had 11 RBIs in the four-game series with the Phillies and is 17-for-35 with six homers and 14 RBIs in his past eight games. Having just turned 24, Bruce is entering his prime years and promises to be one of the game’s premier power hitters for the next decade.

Carl Crawford (98%) is finally back, collecting four hits on Thursday and going 8-for-9 with five runs, five extra-base hits and five RBIs in the past two days combined. Now if only Red Sox manager Terry Francona would return to his senses and put Crawford back in the three-hole. (more…)

StockWatch: Tuesday, May 24

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Kelly Johnson (63%) is finally hitting after an April that saw him hit just .180 with three HRs. He 6-for-17 with 2 HRs and 8 RBIs in his past 5 games and is starting to look like a guy who has the potential to put up a 20/20 season at second base.

Matt Joyce (85%) has caught fire since the end of April, as he has hit all eight of his home runs since April 28 and has his average up to .367. He is doing all his damage against right-handed pitchers (.397, 7 HR, 24 RBIs) and his ridiculously high BABIP of .418 probably isn’t going to last long, so enjoy the ride while it lasts. (more…)

StockWatch: Tuesday, May 17

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Ubaldo Jimenez (97%) took our finger off the panic button by going seven solid innings against the Giants, allowing three runs and eight hits. The best part was the 7-1 K-BB ratio, as he had posted a 23-19 K-BB ratio in his past four starts. Jimenez obviously has the stuff to be an elite ace, but keep an eye on those walk totals.

Edinson Volquez (56%) had his first-inning struggles return, but quickly settled down for his lowest walk total of the season with one. Volquez gave up a three-run homer to Carlos Pena in the first frame (started the season by giving up 13 combined first-inning runs in his first four starts), but allowed just one hit in the next five innings and finished with nine strikeouts. Volquez is in the same boat as Jimenez, with electric stuff but control problems that if curbed could make him among the game’s elite. (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: Sunday, May 15

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Justin Turner (1%) is cashing in on an opportunity to get ABs while Ike Davis is on the DL, as the Mets have moved Daniel Murphy over to first base so that Turner can play second. Turner went 2-for-4 with a homer and five RBIs on Sunday and is now hitting .308. Turner is a career .309 hitter in the minors, so he can be a solid NL-only fill-in and possibly even take some ABs away from Murphy when Davis returns.

Jose Bautista (98%) continues to amaze, clubbing three more homers to give him 16 on the season. Even more impressive is the .368 average, up over 100 points from last year’s .260. Bautista has cut his strikeout rate from 20.4% last year to 16.7% and raised his walk rate from 14.6% last season to 23.3%. If you own Bautista, just sit back and enjoy the ride during one of his now-patented hot streaks. (more…)

StockWatch: Thursday, May 12

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Carlos Beltran (80%) broke out in a big way, blasting three homers with six RBIs against the Rockies. OK, so it was at Coors Field, but Beltran is hitting .295 with eight homers and looks like he can be a fantasy force even if the 34-year-old doesn’t steal bases anymore.

Eric Hosmer (47%) homered for the second straight day at Yankees Stadium, going 3-for-5 to raise his average to .333. With five walks and five strikeouts in 26 plate appearances, Hosmer is showing he belongs and may be ready to become an instant fantasy star. (more…)

Closer Report: Monday, May 9

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.

Joel Hanrahan earned his 11th save with a scoreless inning.

Jose Valverde came on to get the final out in a non-save situation.

Ryan Madson earned his fourth save with a scoreless inning. (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…)

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