Weekly Free Agent Pickups - 7/25/08
Fighting Chance Fantasy would like to welcome Troy Patterson, the head writer over at RotoSavants.com. Troy writes on player reviews, strategy, Pitch F/x and pickup suggestions. He will be writing a weekly free agent pickups update here. Troy will supply one from each of the following positions (C, CI, MI, OF, SP and RP) and will include there current availability (which may have changed since his initial review).
FA Pickups 7/25/08
C - None - I couldn’t suggest any this week who I haven’t already suggested. Chris Iannetta is a great pickup, but he is oned in 67% so he might not be widely available.
CI - Chad Tracy - Tracy is still widely available and is a great play at 3B or CI. He has good power, but won’t approach 30 like he did in 2005 again. He also has eligibility at 1B so he is a good bench reserve as well.
He is only owned in 26% of CBS leagues.
MI - Ian Stewart - Unfortunately I don’t see him getting the starts needed to retain 2B eligibility for next year, but using his power at 2B this year is a good idea. Since returning he has gone 11 for 20 and appears much more adjusted then his first callup. I think he makes a great play at 2B for the remainder of the season and gives you some extra homers.
He is only owned in 17% of CBS leagues.
OF - Adam Lind - I reviewed him awhile ago when he got his first callup. He has been hitting well since the break and for most of July. He is a 4 or 5 OF, but don’t be afraid to use him for some power on your bench spot.
He is only owned in 32% of CBS leagues.
SP - Chris Carpenter - Chris is throwing well in his minor league rehab. I think he will help your team when he gets up in August. He isn’t ready yet so don’t rush out to get him. I would claim him once you get a potential start date.
He is owned in 24% of leagues.
RP - Joel Hanrahan - His K/9 is 9.86 and a FIP of 3.60 is about the best WAS can do right now. He will get enough K’s and although you can’t expect more than 10 saves this last 2 months you need to own him as a closer on a team that will probably need a closer in any wins left this season.
He is only owned in 26% as of this morning on CBS.
