style='mso-spacerun:yes'>Â
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Underperforming Hitters Who Are
Coming Around
Good
morning everybody. Today we are going to
look at players who have generally not met our expectations this season, but
who have been showing signs of life lately.Â
Even though the majority of the season is over, there is still more time
left than you think. There are nine
weeks remaining, which is actually more than a third of the season.
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>Â For fantasy purposes there are still some
gains to be had if you know where to find them.
Our
analysis today will go position by position, and will focus on a couple of
areas. First, we will attempt to
identify players that have generally been a disappointment.
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>Â We will do this by comparing their preseason
projected FPI against their current FPI.Â
If a player meets that criteria, we will then look at his month by month
FPI performance. I've divided the four
months of the season into two 'halves' (April-May and June-July).
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>Â I'm looking for the players that had the
biggest difference between their average FPIs for those two periods (meaning
they are playing well lately).
In the data
below, DIFF1 represents the percentage difference between the players current
FPI and their preseason projected FPI.Â
Players with a current FPI more than 10% worse than their preseason
projection met the first criteria. Next,
DIFF2 represents the percentage difference between a players FPI for the
June-July time period compared to the April-May time period.
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>Â Again here, players with the largest percentage
difference indicates that they are playing well lately, and could very well be
on their way to eventually meeting our projection.
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>Â Now on to the data...
0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Player
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TM
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Current
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proj
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>April
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>May
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>June
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>July
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DIFF1
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DIFF2
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>C
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Kendall,J.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Oak
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.29
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.56
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.15
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.18
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.48
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.11
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-49%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>79%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>C
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Navarro,D.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.30
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.53
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.45
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.03
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.33
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.47
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-44%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>67%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>C
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Ross,D.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Cin
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.40
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.61
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.16
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.54
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.37
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.43
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-35%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>14%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>C
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Paulino,R.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Pit
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.42
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.58
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.28
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.43
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.42
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.54
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-27%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>35%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>C
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Laird,G.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.45
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.57
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.29
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.53
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.50
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.56
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-22%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>29%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>C
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Bard,J.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SD
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.54
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.69
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.52
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.38
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.63
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.65
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-22%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>42%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>C
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Montero,M.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ari
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.43
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.53
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.45
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.25
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.53
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.45
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-18%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>40%
As
evidenced by the data above, the catching position is not for the faint of
heart (unless you've got a
or a Mauer or a Martin on your roster).Â
returned to a pathetic FPI level in July.Â
Any of these other guys is worth a shot.
0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Player
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TM
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Current
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proj
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>April
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>May
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>June
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>July
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DIFF1
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DIFF2
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>LaRoche,A.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Pit
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.53
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.72
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.23
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.62
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.40
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.76
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-27%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>36%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Delgado,C.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>NYN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.55
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.72
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.25
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.67
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.36
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.83
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-24%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>29%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Pujols,A.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>StL
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.81
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.92
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.59
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.76
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.86
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.96
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-12%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>35%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Howard,R.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Phi
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.80
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.91
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.60
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.82
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.83
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>1.01
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-12%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>30%
The 1B list
sports two names that you may find available or easy to acquire, and two
players who you're unlikely to be able to acquire easily.
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>Â LaRoche and Delgado are the former, and both
finally started to deliver some results in July after disappointing most of the
season. They should be decent bets to
produce well the rest of the way. Pujols
and Howard both had slow starts, thus they met our criteria, but they have both
been mashing the last two months, so that isn't any secret.
0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>P
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Player
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TM
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Current
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proj
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>April
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>May
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>June
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>July
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DIFF1
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DIFF2
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Barfield,J.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Cle
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.41
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.63
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.16
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.54
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.51
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.34
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-34%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>21%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Sanchez,F.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Pit
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.53
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.62
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.29
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.52
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.64
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.54
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-14%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>46%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Miles,A.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>StL
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.46
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.52
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.38
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.41
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.67
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.29
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-12%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>22%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Iguchi,T.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ChA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.56
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.64
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.59
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.32
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.66
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>1.00
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-12%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>82%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Cano,R.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>NYA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.61
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.69
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.45
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.46
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.54
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.99
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-12%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>68%
Iguchi and
Cano lead the list of 2Bs that may have broken out of their underperforming
habits from earlier this year. Iguchi
especially stands to score a ton of runs in the Philly offense.
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>Â Barfield has been a pretty consistent
disappointment from month to month this season, but he still has the talent to
turn it around.
0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>P
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Player
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TM
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Current
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proj
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>April
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>May
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>June
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>July
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DIFF1
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DIFF2
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>3B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Gordon,A.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>KC
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.48
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.75
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.30
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.36
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.81
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.38
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-36%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>80%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>3B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Atkins,G.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.58
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.80
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.55
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.28
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.83
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.65
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-28%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>78%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>3B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Rolen,S.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>StL
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.55
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.75
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.44
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.63
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.59
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.61
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-26%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>12%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>3B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Kouzmanoff,K.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SD
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.45
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.61
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>-0.01
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.77
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.43
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.58
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-26%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>33%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>3B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Zimmerman,R.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Was
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.54
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.68
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.37
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.64
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.48
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.68
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-21%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>15%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>3B
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Chavez,E.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Oak
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.54
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.68
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.58
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.32
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.74
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.56
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-20%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>44%
There is
some real talent available at 3B that meets our criteria.
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>Â Atkins has come back a little bit after his
big June breakout, but still has quite a way to go before reaching the level of
our preseason projection. Ryan Zimmerman
and Eric Chavez are two other lesser-heralded players that should continue to
improve.
0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Player
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TM
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Current
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proj
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>April
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>May
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>June
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>July
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DIFF1
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DIFF2
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SS
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Vizquel,O.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.41
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.59
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.33
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.32
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.55
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.45
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-30%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>54%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SS
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Greene,K.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SD
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.49
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.65
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.61
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.22
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.72
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.42
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-25%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>37%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SS
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hou
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.37
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.47
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.51
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.16
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.52
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>1.18
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-22%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>154%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SS
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Young,M.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.59
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.70
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.34
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.66
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.78
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.64
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-15%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>42%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SS
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Bartlett,J.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Min
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.55
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.62
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.46
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.48
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.65
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.44
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-11%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>16%
The most
intriguing names on this list are Greene, Young, and Bartlett.
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>Â Despite a horrendous May, Young has steadily
improved, and is actually within striking distance of our projection.
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>Â He has had such a quiet year, though, that he
might be available for cheap. Jason
Bartlett is another player to consider especially if you have needs in the SB
category.
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Player
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TM
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Current
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proj
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>April
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>May
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>June
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>July
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DIFF1
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DIFF2
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Langerhans,R.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Was
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.29
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.61
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.83
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>-0.50
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.58
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.13
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-52%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>115%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jones,J.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ChN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.41
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.63
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.49
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.29
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.31
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.62
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-34%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>19%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Drew,J.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bos
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.53
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.77
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.61
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.33
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.70
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.41
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-31%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>18%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Brown,E.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>KC
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.45
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.66
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.22
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.50
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.62
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.46
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-31%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>50%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Abreu,B.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>NYA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.62
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.83
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.57
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.32
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.82
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.86
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-25%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>89%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Scott,L.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hou
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.62
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.74
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.42
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.64
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.69
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.76
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-17%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>37%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Hall,B.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Mil
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.58
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.69
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.49
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.50
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.78
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.47
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-16%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>26%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Ramirez,M.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bos
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.72
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.85
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.40
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.80
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.84
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.88
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-15%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>43%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Duffy,C.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Pit
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.52
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.62
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.57
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.40
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.65
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.76
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-15%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>45%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Cameron,M.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SD
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.57
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.67
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.27
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.77
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.75
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.47
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-15%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>17%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Patterson,C.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bal
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.60
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.69
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.52
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.35
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.39
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.98
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-14%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>57%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Pierre,J.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>LAN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.59
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.68
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.59
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.49
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.54
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.67
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-13%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>12%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DeJesus,D.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>KC
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.58
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.65
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.69
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.33
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.75
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.58
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-12%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>30%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Roberts,D.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SF
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.60
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.67
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.61
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.27
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.52
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.84
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-10%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>55%
The player
who has most convincingly turned around their bad start to the season is Bobby
Abreu. He and Manny both have played at
their expected level for the past two months, but their slow beginnings may
have owners still frustrated. Seek to
acquire either if you can. Corey
Patterson and Dave Roberts are other Ofs that have played well of late.
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Player
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TM
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Current
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proj
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>April
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>May
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>June
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>July
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DIFF1
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DIFF2
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>DH
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Gibbons,J.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bal
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.36
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.58
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.26
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.41
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.34
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.60
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-37%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>40%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>DH
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thomas,F.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Tor
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.60
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.69
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.58
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.47
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.73
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.61
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-12%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>28%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>DH
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Kubel,J.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Min
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.50
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.55
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.44
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.43
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.65
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.57
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-10%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>40%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>DH
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Vidro,J.
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sea
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.58
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.64
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>0.59
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.51
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>0.54
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>0.71
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-10%
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>14%
At the DH
position, the most interesting player is the once highly-regarded Jason Kubel.
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>Â He's been slowed by injuries the last several
years, but could be showing signs of coming around, as evidenced by his
presence on this list.