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
1B Mark Teixeira, Yankees 13-25 .520 2-9 0
2B/OF Skip Schumaker, Cardinals 11-22 .500 0-0 0
C Matt Wieters, Orioles 12-25 .480 2-10 0
3B/2B Adam Kennedy, Athletics 10-22 .455 1-7 0
OF/2B/SS Willie Bloomquist, Royals 10-22 .455 0-0 1
OF Carl Crawford, Rays 13-29 .448 1-5 3
1B Joey Votto, Reds 10-23 .435 1-3 0
2B/OF Ben Zobrist, Rays 12-28 .429 1-5 0
OF Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox 11-26 .423 2-6 2
SS Erick Aybar, Angels 10-24 .417 0-2 1
2B Robinson Cano, Yankees 10-24 .417 0-1 0
This is the second consecutive week on a Hot list for Teixeira and Ellsbury. Votto was on the Not list in batting average a week earlier..
Home runs – Twins 1B/OF Michael Cuddyer, Royals C Miguel Olivo and Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki 4; Red Sox OF Jason Bay, Blue Jays 3B Edwin Encarnacion, Dodgers OF Andre Ethier, Orioles OF Luke Scott and Reds OF Drew Stubbs 3.
RBI – Olivo 13; Cuddyer 11; Wieters 10; Bay, Teixeira, Royals 2B/SS Alberto Callaspo, Braves C Brian McCann and Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney 9.
Stolen bases – Athletics OF Rajai Davis 4; Crawford, Dodgers SS Rafael Furcal and Cubs SS/2B Ryan Theriot 3; Ellsbury, Stubbs, Mets 2B Luis Castillo, Padres OF Luis Durango, Cubs 2B/3B Mike Fontenot, Yankees OF Brett Gardner, Dodgers OF Matt Kemp, Pirates OF Lastings Milledge and Giants OF/2B Eugenio Velez 2.
Runs – Tulowitzki and Brewers 2B Felipe Lopez 8; Davis, Furcal, Kennedy, Olivo and Braves 2B/1B/3B Martin Prado 7.
Throws Pitcher, Team IP ERA W-L WHIP SO/BB
RHP Luke Hochevar, Royals 9.0 0.00 1-0 0.44 5:1
RHP Brett Tomko, Athletics 9.0 0.00 1-0 0.56 3:0
RHP Wade Davis, Rays 9.0 0.00 1-0 0.67 10:2
LHP Jorge DeLaRoas, Rockies 8.0 0.00 1-0 0.63 9:2
RHP Chris Carpenter, Cardinals 8.0 0.00 0-0 1.25 4:2
RHP Matt Garza, Rays 7.1 0.00 1-0 1.23 10:6
RHP Trevor Cahill, Athletics 7.0 0.00 1-0 0.43 7:2
LHP C.C. Sabathia, Yankees 7.0 0.00 1-0 0.86 8:2
RHP Javier Vazquez, Braves 7.0 0.00 1-0 0.86 6:3
RHP Homer Bailey, Reds 7.0 0.00 0.71 8:2
Wins – Cardinals RHP Ryan Franklin, Dodgers RHP Jon Garland, Red Sox RHP Diasuke Matsuzaka, Rays LHP David Price and Royals RHP Robinson Tejeda 2.
Saves – Twins RHP Joe Nathan 4-for-4; D-backs RHP Juan Gutierrez and Marlins RHP Leon Nunez; Brewers RHP Trevor Hoffman and Cubs RHP Carlos Marmol 2-for-2. This is the second consecutive week for Nathan and Nunez on the list.
WHIP – Cahill 0.43; Hochevar 0.44; Pirates LHP Zach Duke 0.55; Tomko 0.56; DeLaRosa 0.63
Strikeout/walk ratio (at least 10 Ks and a 2.5:1 ratio) –.Reds RHP Bronson Arroyo 12:2; Athletics LHP Brett Anderson and Phillies LHP Cole Hamels 10:1; Cardinals RHP Adam Wainwright 18:3; Padres RHP Kevin Correia 12:2; Davis and Cubs RHP Ryan Dempster 10:2; D-backs RHP Dan Haren and Phillies LHP Cliff Lee 11:3; Rockies RHP Jason Hammel 10:3. Wainwright has been a frequent visitor to the Hot list, including the last two weeks.
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Not
Pos. Player, Team H-AB Avg. HR-RBI SB
3B/SS Jhonny Peralta, Indians 2-27 .074 0-1 0
OF Nick Markakis, Orioles 2-26 .077 0-1 0
OF Kosuke Fukudome, Cubs 2-23 .087 0-2 0
SS Cristian Guzman, Nationals 2-21 .095 0-0 0
OF/3B Bill Hall, Mariners 2-21 .095 1-1 0
3B Gordon Beckham, White Sox 3-26 .115 1-1 0
3B Mark Reynolds, D-backs 3-25 .120 1-3 1
SS/2B Ronny Cedeno, Pirates 3-23 .130 0-0 0
C Miguel Montero, D-backs 3-23 .130 0-1 0
OF Mike Cameron, Brewers 3-23 .130 0-3 0
Fukudome is on this list for the second consecutive week, an eventful week for Cubs outfielders.
The week’s hitless wonder was Indians SS/2B/3B John McDonald, 0-for-10.
Walk/strikeout ratio (six or more strikeouts) – Angels 1B Kendry Morales 1:12; Blue Jays OF Travis Snider 1:11; Reynolds 1:10; Marlins 2B Dan Uggla 2:10; Rockies 2B/3B Ian Stewart 3:11.
Caught stealing – Indians OF Michael Brantley 0-for-3; Rays OF Carl Crawford 3-for-6; Athletics 1B Daric Barton 0-for-2; Royals OF/2B/SS Willie Bloomquist and Padres SS Everth Cabrera 1-for-3; Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez 3-for-5.
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 Fausto Carmona, Indians 11.0 10.64 0-2 2.09 5:4
RHP Jason Berken, Orioles 9.1 10.61 1-1 2.14 5:3
RHP Joba Chamberlain, Yankees 7.0 10.29 0-1 1.86 4:3
RHP David Hernandez, Orioles 9.0 8.00 0-1 2.11 6:3
RHP Ricky Nolasco, Marlins 12.0 6.75 1-1 1.25 14:1
LHP Jeremy Sowers, Indians 8.0 6.75 0-1 2.25 3:3
RHP Ubaldo Jimenez, Rockies 9.2 6.52 1-1 1.66 14:5
RHP Scott Baker, Twins 10.0 6.30 0-1 1.60 10:3
RHP Justin Verlander, Tigers 14.1 6.28 0-1 1.47 15:2
RHP Garrett Mock, Nationals 13.0 6.23 0-2 1.54 7:4
Losses – Carmona, Mock, Pirates LHP Phil Dumatrait, Angels RHP Jered Weaver and Astros LHP Wesley Wright 2.
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