Nick Swisher: 1/5 with his 5th HR while hitting .200. Swisher hit a grand slam in this one but he hasn't been worthy of usage since the start of the season as the average has fallen out completely.
C.J. Wilson: 7 IP 3 H 1 ER 4 BB 6 K with an ERA of 3.34. Thank you very much Ernesto Frieri. Please go away. Like forever.
Ernesto Frieri: third blown save with 1 ER in .1 IP with an ERA of 5.83. Good golly this guy sucks. Joe Smith all the way. Make the add.
Dustin Pedroia: 2/4 with his 4th HR while hitting .266. You wonder if Pedroia's slight frame is causing some early erosion like those who can remember was the case with Carlos Baerga who went from an All Star to a complete bust at 28. Not saying Pedroia is dropping off the map like that but the numbers just have not rallied enough at any point this season.
Yoenis Cespedes: 2/4 with his 15th HR while hitting .266. Pedroia and Cespedes are both hitting .266 but the power has exploded for the latter. What is really good to see is that Cespedes is not hitting .230 with the 15 home runs which was the case last season.
Scott Kazmir: 7 IP 4 H 2 ER 0 BB 8 K with an ERA of 2.08. Kazmir is up to 9 wins and is a firm challenger for the AL Cy Young. It truly is amazing that Kazmir was forced to pitch in the Independent League as recently as 2012. And yes the Mets still traded him straight up for Victor Zambrano. We just have to continue to wait and see if fatigue becomes an issue.
Ryan Howard: 2/4 with his 14th HR while hitting .242. Howard has been hot the last week so put him in the lineup if you are an owner as the home runs could fly routinely for a short while.
Yohan Pino: 7 IP 5 H 2 ER 2 BB 7 K with an ERA of 2.57. Continues the K/IP ratio Pino showed in the minor leagues this season and the late bloomer should be picked up in all formats to see where this goes.
Josh Willingham: 1/4 with his 6th HR while hitting .258. If a guy has been around long enough like Willingham has been, eventually the numbers end up where they should which in his case means an ugly average with good power. Clear starter in five outfielder formats and AL-only leagues only.
David Wright: 1/3 with his 6th HR while hitting .266. This is what I said last week two home runs ago regarding Wright "The fact the weather is heating up will likely add some more home runs to Wright's total." Yup.
Zack Wheeler: 9 IP 3 H 0 ER 1 BB 8 K with an ERA of 3.93. Wheeler is as volatile from start-to-start as any pitcher in fantasy baseball but the talent is obvious. One day Wheeler will harness it all and be as good as an SP 2 and he has every chance to finish the 2014 season strong. Consistency needs to be found first which is Wheeler's biggest challenge.
Evan Longoria: 1/4 with his 9th HR while hitting .265. Remember in 2010 when everyone just had to have Longoria in the first round? I don't remember either.
Colin McHugh: 6 IP 4 H 0 ER 3 BB 6 K with an ERA of 2.76. The .255 BABIP is surely helping keep the ERA down a full run from where it should be but in defense of McHugh, his 9.92 K rate has been extremely impressive. I bet you there is an Astros fan out there playing fantasy baseball who drafted McHugh and Dallas Keuchel and is now leading his league in ERA and WHIP.
Chris Archer: 6.2 IP 3 H 0 ER 2 BB 8 K with an ERA of 3.14. Maybe I was a bit impatient in dropping Archer back in April when he was pitching miserably but oh well. Guy has turned his season around no doubt and pushed up the K rate so last season's optimism has returned.
Edwin Encarnacion: 2/4 with his 21st HR while hitting .264. 40 home runs here we come.
Melky Cabrera: 2/4 with his 11th HR while hitting .298. Cabrera has not let up at all since the start of the season as his steroids past is being pushed further and further into the back end of the fantasy baseball community's memory. If it wasn't for Nelson Cruz, Cabrera would be Biogenesis MVP.
Jesse Hahn: 7 IP 5 H 0 ER 2 BB 7 K with an ERA of 2.16. Told you all to pick up Hahn after his last start. Hope you listened. The kid has some sneaky good K stuff and I would actually take him over Tyson Ross.
Danny Duffy: 7 IP 3 H 2 ER 1 BB 5 K with an ERA of 2.80. Really I don't know what your waiting for here. Kid has immense strikeout potential and he looks night and day with the control. Sometimes ironing out the walks is all it takes for a pitcher to reach top end status and Duffy could be heading there based on what we are seeing out of his arm this season.