Fantasy

Brett Lawrie, 2B Toronto Blue Jays (23 percent owned in Yahoo, 22.7 percent in ESPN)

Current Stat Line: 2/4, 1 RBI

Brett Lawrie has finally arrived! He tore up AAA pitching this season going .353/64/18/61/13. In my opinion, the call-up should have happened much earlier—but it didn't. Then Lawrie suffered a hand injury on May 31st which kept him out of the game for a while. Now that it is completely healed, expect him to rake for the Blue jays.

Mark Trumbo, 1B Los Angeles Angels (40 percent owned in Yahoo, 80.5 percent in ESPN)

Current Stat Line: .261 AVG / 36 R / 17 HR / 41 RBI / 8 SB

Ryan Dempster was a roller coaster ride last year. Check out his ERA by month:

April: 2.75
May: 4.54
June: 3.24
July: 5.03
August: 2.89
September/October: 4.59

This year Dempster started off in the outhouse with a 9.58 ERA in April. He then went 3-1 with a 3.08 ERA in May and 1-2 with a 3.13 ERA in June. I wouldn’t quite call that the penthouse, but he has his numbers at least looking respectable at 5-6 with a 4.99 ERA and 1.41 WHIP.

Sam Fuld came as a much-needed spark following a dismal start by the defending AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays. The relatively unknown outfielder came to the Rays as part of the trade for Matt Garza.

Just because you’ve slipped behind in the Stolen Base category doesn’t mean you can’t catch up. Here are some reasonably available stolen base options.

Orlando Hudson, San Diego Padres

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

Chicago White Sox @ New York Yankees

Philip Humber gave up one hit with five strikeouts in seven scoreless innings to improve to 2-2 with a 3.20 ERA. A.J. Burnett (eight IP, one run, three hits) pitched well but took the loss.

Washington Nationals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

April 25, 2011 was a good day in baseball, as there were a couple of walk-offs, a couple of complete game-shutouts and a near no-hitter.

Road team standouts are listed first, followed by the home team.

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

Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers

Austin Jackson went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Brennan Boesch went 2-for-4 to raise his average to .348. A.J. Pierzynski went 2-for-4. It was Max Scherzer’s eight shutout innings that told the story though.

Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

It's time again for Fantasy Stats and Recaps, bringing you all of the heavy hitters from yesterday's highlight reel.

And here we go...

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With three weeks in the books, the 2011 fantasy baseball season is starting to take shape.

Surprise players are playing out of their minds, while several stars are off to very slow starts.

That being said, it’s crucial to keep an eye out on free agency.  Not only is it a great place to find hot players and replacements for your slumping stars, but there are several good pitchers available who are making two starts this week as well.

Here are 10 players that are good waiver wire pickup options this week.