Fantasy

You may have heard some rumblings about this Stephen Strasburg guy. Allegedly, he's pretty good.

Check that: he must be good, as usually the only time a Washington National warrants media attention is in relation to a comedy of errors (cough, cough, Nyjer Morgan , cough, cough).

Over the weekend, owners in two-catcher formats got a new name to ponder: the Brewers' Jonathan Lucroy.

With Gregg Zaun going on the DL, the Brewers recalled Lucroy, who Baseball America ranked their fifth best prospect heading into the season.

Splitting time between Double and Triple-A, he posted the following line in 2010:

122 At-Bats
.311 Batting Average (38 Hits)
Two Home Runs
16 RBI
16 Runs
Zero Stolen Bases
.349 On-Base Percentage
.418 Slugging Percentage
.350 Batting Average on Balls in Play

Here’s a look at some unheralded players who played well yesterday.

Scott Rolen, Cincinnati Reds (pictured)

Rolen went 2-for-3 with two HRs and three RBI. He’s hitting .287 with 10 HRs and 27 RBI.

Zach Duke, Pittsburgh Pirates

Duke got a no-decision despite holding the Braves to one unearned run with five Ks in seven innings. He lowered his ERA to 4.47.

Gaby Sanchez, Cody Ross, and Ronny Paulino, Florida Marlins

It’s time to look at the potential two-start options for the upcoming fantasy week.  If I have someone rated as a three, four, or five-star option, they are someone I would definitely use.  A two-star option is someone who is borderline, but I’d strongly lean against it unless I have no other options.  The one-star options are an absolutely not scenario.

So, with that said, let’s take a look at the players available to you this week:

Five-Star Options

Here’s a look at the unheralded players who played well yesterday.

We had a full slate of Interleague games, with plenty of interesting performances.  How about the Twins' 15 runs outburst—Joe Mauer had to have a big night, right?  How about Chad Billingsley & Cole Hamels impressing?

Here’s a look at some unheralded players who played well yesterday.

Luke Hochevar, Kansas City Royals

Hochevar threw a complete game, allowing three runs on four hits with seven Ks, to improve to 4-2 with a 5.37 ERA.

Laynce Nix, Cincinnati Reds

Ben Zobrist finally went deep.  The same could be said about Troy Tulowitzki, who hit just his second home run of the season.  Clayton Kershaw, Jon Lester, and Ubaldo Jimenez dominated.  Let’s look at these stories and all the rest from yesterday’s games.

When you play in a two-catcher league, finding a suitable replacement should there be an injury (or lack of playing time) occur is a difficult feat.  Sometimes you get lucky, stumbling upon a Miguel Montero, but that is rarely the case.

When you play in a two-catcher league, finding a suitable replacement should there be an injury (or lack of playing time) is a difficult feat.  Sometimes you get lucky, stumbling upon a Miguel Montero, but that is rarely the case.