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Exactly 13 months ago today, we discussed how Melky Cabrera was part of a
select quartet of players that hadn’t gone hitless in back-to-back
games through the first two months and change of the 2014 season. He
wound up enjoying a tremendous comeback season, proving he was past the
PED scandal.



Cabrera signed with the White Sox this winter and he hasn’t come close
to duplicating his fine 2014. His hits are down, his walks are down and
his speed has evaporated. After getting on base more than 35 percent of
the time last year, Cabrera is barely doing so 30 percent of the time
this season.



Now, the good news: the Melk Man is scorching in July. He homered
Thursday to extend his batting streak to eight games (see video below
for one of the biggest hits of his streak) and improve his slash line
this month to .379/.394/.690 — just as the Sox are heating up, winning
seven of nine. Looking for a second half sleeper? Cabrera could be your
man.







The good news: Houston 3B Luis Valbuena returned to action Thursday
after missing three games with a toe woe. The bad news? He went 0-for-3,
dropping his BA to .201 — fourth worst in the bigs. Still, Valbuena has
clubbed a team-leading 19 dingers — an amazing figure considering he
only has 56 hits in total. You don’t usually see a player like Valbuena
having that high a percentage of homers among his hits; that’s usually
reserved for the Mark McGwires and Barry Bonds of the world.

Fantasy Baseball Notes

• Houston LOOGY Joe Thatcher was enjoying a stellar campaign, but he’s
  been scored on in consecutive outings to see his ERA rise from 2.04 to
  3.44. Wildness has been his undoing this year. Ah, the perils of being a
  specialist reliever.
• Speaking of Astros relievers, how about the job Will Harris has done
  this year? With over a strikeout per inning and a mere 16 hits allowed
  in 34 appearances and 39 2/3 IP, he arguably deserves a spot on the
  All-Star team.
• After seeing essentially full-time at-bats and hitting .293 in 2013,
  OF J.B. Shuck has only received 184 at-bats over the last two seasons
  combined. He deserves more action this year based on his play, but he’s
  been rotting on the pine.

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Boston C Ryan Hanigan ($7,887), who had been out since May 1 with a
broken bone in his hand, was activated on Thursday, and it took him a
couple of games to shake off the rust, but on Monday he went 3-for-3
with a walk and drove in two runs. This veteran backstop is no offensive
star, but even though he was the only starting this year because of
injury he was enjoying his best season since 2012 before getting hurt.
The way Boston’s offense is kicking into gear now, Hanigan could be a
sneaky play against Dan Haren and the Fish Tuesday.




In late-July last year, we advised avoiding Arizona 1B Paul Goldschmidt
($13,599), and sure enough, he went 0-for-4 and struck out twice that
night. This time, despite a very tough opponent in Texas SP Yovani
Gallardo, we are going to go with the NL’s All Star first baseman. He
heated up last week (although cooled somewhat the last couple of days),
and has always hit Gallardo well (5-for-9 with a double, three walks and
three RBI). With a walk in seven straight games, Goldschmidt has added
to his NL lead with 66 free passes on the season (hence his amazing .466
OBP).




We love the rookie season Atlanta 2B Jace Peterson ($7,399) is putting
together, and believe he’d have been a better pick as the NL All Star at
second base than DJ LeMahieu. However, Peterson seems to be hitting a
bit of a wall, having gone 4-for-28 over the last week and change, so
we’re avoiding him for now. A better choice at the keystone corner for
Tuesday is Oakland’s Ben Zobrist ($8,933).

DFS Notes

• Baltimore SP Kevin Gausman ($13,290) has not yielded a home run
  since April 19 and over his last six starts he has a 2.04 ERA. It’s
  about time the O’s set this kid free.
• Speaking of young hurlers that are finally getting their shot, how
  about Andrew Heaney ($22,626) of the Angels? All he’s done is go 1-0
  with a 1.38 ERA in his first two starts. Not bad considering how badly
  he was beaten up with the Marlins last year.
• Oh what the hell? Let’s keep the young pitcher theme going.
  Seattle’s Taijuan Walker ($27,371) has won his last five starts,
  recording a 1.67 ERA in the process. Did we mention he’s just 22? Well,
  there you have three reasons that the future of pitching in the AL in
  bright.

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The last time we recommended Pittsburgh 2B Neil Walker ($8,441), he
wound up getting a day off. That serves as a perfect reminder to always
check the daily lineups before finalizing your own roster. At any rate,
Walker has sure shaken off his hip and core injuries recently. He was
stuck in a 4-for-32 rut over a 10-game span, but then started to turn it
around by going 4-for-9 over his next three games.



Then Walker and his teammates went to Motown to face the Tigers and in
the first game of the series, he lashed two hits, including the go-ahead
RBI double as the Pirates won in 14 innings. On Wednesday, he exploded
for a season-best four hits, two of which left the park. Suddenly Walker
owns Detroit, having gone 17-for-40 with four jacks in the last nine
games, and is lobbying baseball to have the Tigers shifted to the
National League. Needless to say, he looks like a great investment
tonight, as he turns things around from a first half in which he simply
didn’t hit as well as last year.



In late-September 2013, we recommended Milwaukee 3B Aramis Ramirez
($6,902), but he only went 1-for-4, striking out twice. Well, we’re
getting back on the ARam horse. He’s been killing the Phillies so far in
this series, going 5-for-9 with seven RBI — despite the fact that he
didn’t even start Monday’s game. Suddenly, we’re not moaning about
Ramirez’s lack of productivity this season. And get this: he has
back-to-back multiple hit efforts for the first time in what’s been a
trying final season.

DFS Notes

• How scorching is Texas SP Yovani Gallardo ($23,158) right now? Since
  May 24, he’s 4-0 with the lowest ERA in the bigs (0.99) and has not
  given up a single long ball.
• Whatever you do, don’t start a southpaw against the Toronto Blue
  Jays. They are hitting an MLB-best .306 against lefties. Needless to
  say, Boston SP Wade Miley ($20,458) is to be avoided on Thursday.
• Atlanta C A.J. Pierzynski ($7,049) is feasting on Washington
  pitching at home this season, having gone 8-for-19 (.421) with 10
  ribbies in five games at Turner Field.

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