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Baseball second-half sizzlers

June 21st, 2011

By Brandon Gordon Sports Central Columnist

In the world of fantasy baseball, the first two months of the season are a wait-and-see period. Wait and see if your sleepers rise to the top or wait and see if your superstars flop.

The wait-and-see period is over. Players are now overvalued and undervalued. The key for a successful virtual general manager is to correctly assess which players will cool off and which players will heat up. Numbers always have a way of evening out by the end of the season.

When looking around the league, there are slumping superstars everywhere. It is up to you, the general manager, to do anything in your power to acquire one of these sleeping giants before they explode. The following is a list of the top-eight players that will rip it up for the rest of the season.

1. Jason Giambi

Yes, Giambi is on pace for 42 dingers and 120 RBIs. Yes, that is normal, but his average is a lowly .234. Giambi’s worst average in the last four years has been .314, which means this man is going to start hitting soon. His average increase will also likely increase his homeruns and RBIs. If someone is trying to give him away, it’s time to pick him up.

2. Vladimir Guerrero

Guerrero is batting .301 with 8 homeruns, 33 RBIs, and 5 SBs. These numbers are way below all of his averages. Yes, I know Guerrero just went on the DL with a disc problem, but when he comes back, watch out. » Read more: Baseball second-half sizzlers

Fantasy Baseball: AL In Review

June 21st, 2011

MLB and Fantasy Baseball owners are back to begin another great season in 2004.

No more mock drafts, in-depth player analysis, projections, sleeper picks, injury breakdowns, number crunching, rankings, and so on in attempting to draft the very best player at third base in A-Rod or the sleeper diamond in the rough pitcher in Matt Riley.

It’s on!!!

Each week, the “Fantasy Baseball Week in Review” will profile the “Fantasy Delights” and “Fantasy Bites” for every AL and NL team.

In addition, player points and overall rankings will be calculated each month in comparison to the pre-season rankings to quantify how we’re doing.

Baltimore Orioles

* C Javy Lopez (Fantasy Delight): Lopez is certainly adjusting well to the American League and after a week he has jumped to the top of the catcher rankings with robust softball-type numbers.

* SP Kurt Ainsworth, BAL (Fantasy Bite): So much for this potential sleeper, Ainsworth (0-1, 37.80 ERA) pitched just 1-2/3 innings on April 7th against the Red Sox giving up seven runs, all earned, in a 10-3 loss.

Boston Red Sox

* 1B/DH David Ortiz (Fantasy Delight): Since beginning the season with just one hit in six at-bats, Ortiz has been on fire (.353-3-8 with six runs and five walks in the last five games) including a walk-off game winning blast against the Blue Jays. » Read more: Fantasy Baseball: AL In Review