The players listed here were the major league statistical leaders last week. Batting averages are based on 20 at-bats, and ERA and WHIP on seven innings pitched. In most cases, we eliminate batters with an average lower than .280 and pitchers with ERAs above 4.00 from the Hot list. Keep in mind players’ career performance and current-season totals even more than current trends in deciding on whether to keep those players in your lineup.
Hot
Pos. Name, Team H-AB Avg. HR-RBI SB
3B/1B Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox 16-29 .552 2-7 0
2B Jose Lopez, Mariners 12-22 .545 3-8 0
OF Matt Holliday, Cardinals 13-26 .500 3-7 0
OF Bobby Abreu, Angels 11-22 .500 1-8 2
SS Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies 11-24 .458 2-6 1
OF Shin-soo Choo, Indians 11-24 .458 0-2 2
3B Aramis Ramirez, Cubs 10-22 .455 2-8 0
3B Mike Lowell, Red Sox 9-20 .450 1-11 0
OF/2B Eugenio Velez, Giants 12-27 .444 1-7 0
3B Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals 11-25 .440 3-8 0
3B Casey Blake, Dodgers 11-25 .440 0-1 0
This is Holliday’s second consecutive week among the majors’ leaders in batting average.
Home runs – D-backs 3B Mark Reynolds 5; Angels 1B Kendry Morales and Orioles OF Adam Jones 4; Holliday, Lopez, Zimmerman, Padres OFs Kyle Blanks and Max Venable and 1B Adrian Gonzalez, Rangers OF Andruw Jones and 3B/SS Michael Young, astros OF Carlos Lee, Pirates OF Andrew McCutchen, Indians 3B/SS Jhonny Peralta and Nationals OF Josh Willingham 3.
RBI – Morales 13; Lowell and Willingham 11; Adam Jones and White Sox 3B Gordon Beckham 10.
Stolen bases – Red Sox OF Jacoby Ellsbury 4; White Sox 2B Chris Getz and Nationals OF Nyjer Morgan 3; Abreu, Choo, Padres SS Everth Cabrera, Athletics OF Rajai Davis, Brewers OF Corey Hart, D-backs OF Justin Upton and Mets 3B David Wright 2. Ellsbury, now tied for the major league lead, also was on this stolen base list a week earlier.
Runs – Ellsbury 12; Youkilis and Zimmerman 9; Abreu, Adam Jones, McCutchen, Athletics 2B Mark Ellis and Mariners OF Ichiro Suzuki 8.
Throws Pitcher, Team IP ERA W-L WHIP SO/BB
RHP Tim Lincecum, Giants 17.0 0.00 2-0 0.88 23:4
RHP Matt Cain, Giants 9.0 0.00 0-0 0.56 4:2
RHP Joba Chamberlain, Yankees 8.0 0.00 1-0 0.63 5:2
RHP Randy Wells, Cubs 8.0 0.00 1-0 1.00 1:2
LHP Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers 8.0 0.00 0-0 0.75 7:2
LHP Johan Santana, Mets 7.0 0.00 1-0 0.71 8:1
LHP Zach Duke, Pirates 7.0 0.00 0-0 1.00 1:1
RHP Bud Norris, Astros 10.0 0.90 1-0 1.00 9:5
LHP Cliff Lee, Phillies 9.0 1.00 1-0 0.67 6:2
LHP Derek Holland, Rangers 8.2 1.04 1-0 0.35 10:1
It's the second consecutive week on this list for Cain and Chamberlain.
Wins – Lincecum, Red Sox RHP Josh Beckett, Cardinals RHP Chris Carpenter, Marlins RHP Brendan Donnelly and Mets LHP Pedro Feliciano 2. Lincecum and Carpenter were two of my highest recommendations for the week.
Saves – Twins RHP Joe Nathan, Royals RHP Joakim Soria, Rockies RHP Huston Street and Rangers LHP C.J. Wilson 3-for-3. This was Wilson’s second consecutive 3-for-3 week, but he might soon lose the closer's job with RHP Frank Francisco off the disabled list.
WHIP – Padres RHP Mat Latos 0;29: Holland 0.35; Mariners LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith 0.43; Rays RHP Jeff Niemann 0l50; Cain 0.56. Two of the majors' best pitching prospects head this list.
Strikeout/walk ratio (10 Ks, at least a 2.5:1 ratio) – Tigers RHP Justin Verlander 13:0; Brewers RHP Yovani Gallardo 11:1; Holland, White Sox RHP Gavin Floyd and Cardinals RHP Adam Wainwright 10:1; Marlins RHP Ricky Nolasco 13:2; Rockies RHP Ubaldo Jimenez 12:2; Lincecum 23:4; Astros LHP Wandy Rodriguez and Giants LHP Barry Zito 11:2. Nolasco is a repeater on this list.
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Not
Pos. Player, Team H-AB Avg. HR-RBI SB
SS Yuniesky Betancourt, Royals 1-21 .048 0-0 0
SS Alex Gonzalez, Reds 1-21 .048 0-1 0
C Jason Kendall, Brewers 1-20 .050 0-1 0
2B/SS Clint Barmes, Rockies 2-22 .091 2-4 0
DH Travis Hafner, Indians 2-20 .100 0-0 0
SS Alberto Gonzalez, Nationals 3-24 .125 0-3 0
C Jorge Posada, Yankees 3-23 .130 0-2 0
OF Laynce Nix, Reds 3-21 .143 1-3 0
C/1B Ryan Doumit, Pirates 3-20 .150 0-1 0
OF/1B Chris Gimenez, Indians 3-20 .150 0-2 0
The frigid Barmes has made the batting average Not list in each of the last two weeks.
The week’s hitless wonders were Reds OF Willy Taveras 0-for-12 and Phillies C Paul Bako 0-for-10.
Walk/strikeout ratio (10 or more strikeouts) – Phillies 1B Ryan Howard 2:12; Reynolds and Rays OF Pat Burrell 3:11; Athletics OF Jack Cust 13:10.
Caught stealing – Astros OF Michael Bourn, Angels 3B Chone Figgins and Nationals/Marlins 1B Nick Johnson 0-for-2.
The following pitchers made two starts last week, doubly damaging their real and fantasy teams.
Throws Pitcher, Team IP ERA W-L WHIP SO/BB
RHP Craig Stammen, Nationals 7.2 12.91 0-1 2.22 1:0
RHP Vin Mazzaro, Athletics 11.0 10.64 0-1 2.18 7:5
RHP Trevor Cahill, Athletics 10.1 10.45 0-2 2.32 7:6
LHP Mark Buehrle, White Sox 10.2 10.13 0-2 1.78 3:2
RHP Jason Berken, Orioles 7.1 9.82 0-1 2.32 3:4
LHP Glen Perkins, Twins 11.0 9.00 1-1 1.82 5:2
RHP Armando Galarraga, Tigers 12.2 8.53 0-2 1.58 8:3
RHP Clay Buchholz, Red Sox 9.2 8.38 0-0 2.48 6:6
RHP Scott Feldman, Rangers 9.1 7.71 1-1 2.04 5:4
LHP C.C. Sabathia, Yankees 12.2 7.11 1-1 1.66 11:2
Buehrle and Feldman were on the ERA Not list a week earlier.
Losses – Buehrle, Cahill, Galarraga, Pirates LHP Paul Maholm, Rays RHP James Shields and Dodgers LHP Randy Wolf 2.
Blown saves – Cubs RHP Kevin Gregg 0-for-2.
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