Sean Burnett - Lost in the departure of Matt Capps and the ascension of Drew Storen has been the performance of Sean Burnett in the Nationals' bullpen this year. Burnett has pitched exactly nine innings here in August, allowing four hits and two runs while walking three and striking out twelve, and with he and Storen seemingly splitting the save chances down the middle in the post-Capps era I'd say that Burnett is certainly deserving of a bullpen look in deeper leagues. He has had a steady velocity increase the past few seasons, and at age 27 anyone that improves their walk rate, K rate, GB%, and velocity for two years running deserves a second look.
Logan Morrison - The departure of Cody Ross removes one more potential obstacle for Logan Morrison's playing time the rest of the way, and the young lefty is hitting 324/439/412 in August to help justify that PT. Morrison hit 307/427/487 in 68 games at AAA this year, and in fact he hasn't posted an OBP under .400 since 2007, making the 22 year-old a must start in most formats (and all formats that value OBP). With 52 XBH as a 20-year old in 2008, I think there is going to be significant power development over the next few seasons as well. He is definitely a potential star.
Rafael Betancourt - Betancourt finally did give up his first run of the month last night, but after vulturing the win he's now 3-0 with a mind-boggling 29 K's over 13 1/3 innings in his last 15 games. He's allowed only 9 baserunners over that span, and with the majority of leagues requiring a sizable number of relievers and with only 30 closers to go around (if that many), Betancourt does indeed have value in most formats.
Brett Myers - Myers is now 9 for 10 in quality starts since the beginning of July, after shutting down his former team last night in a 3-2 win. Myers has posted a 2.38 ERA since the break, walking 13 and striking out 50 in 56 2/3 innings over eight starts. He's been tremendously impressive almost every time out, and at this point I'd almost feel comfortable treating him as a #2 starter. His BB rate, HR rate, and GB% are the best of his career here in 2010 even though his stuff isn't perhaps as good as it was a few years back....he is a must-start in all formats.
Joe Blanton - Blanton pitched very well against the Astros last night, allowing just six hits and a run over seven innings, striking out nine without walking a batter. Blanton has managed a 5.75 K:BB ratio here in August, and despite a K rate that is down a bit from 2009 his swinging strike% is actually up again this season. Blanton has gone from an extremely overrated arm in Oakland to perhaps a slightly underrated one here in Philly, and he has progressed to the point that I would feel comfortable using him as a back-end rotation member in most formats.
