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Week 14 Rundown
With the All-Star game break approaching, week 14 is the last week before the three day break from the daily grind.
Key players will be returning to their respected lineups, including Aramis Ramirez, Erik Bedard, and possibly Raul Ibanez. Josh Hamilton is also slated to return to the Rangers' lineup sometime this week.
The all-star break will be July 13-15, so this week is very important to your fantasy leagues since week 15 is a shortened fantasy week.
Players to pickup for week 14
Mike Hampton, SP (HOU): Hampton is slated to pitch twice in week 14, and has very favorable matchups facing both the Pirates and the Nationals. He also pitched great in his first game back off of the disabled list giving up only one run and four hits over six solid innings last Tuesday.
He is a hit or miss fantasy player, but this week should definitely be a hit.
Ryan Sadowski, SP (SF): Sadowski was the best young arm in the Giants farm system this season. After pitching in two games for the Giants so far, he has yet given up a run giving him 13 scoreless innings to start his career.
This obviously will not last forever, but expect good things form this rookie stud.
Luke Hochevar, SP (KC): After a shaky start to his season, Hochevar is now starting to settle down and wins games for the Royals. In his last three games, he has recorded a win in each game.
Hochevar will have up and down moments for the rest of the season, so if you pick him up just use him in spot starts if he starts to pitch badly.
Howie Kendrick, 2B (LAA): After a poor start to the 2009 season, the Angels optioned Kendrick to Triple-A Salt Lake. He has since been promoted and did record a hit in his first game back.
Kendrick made this list because he was probably dropped in fantasy leagues across the fantasy world, and may be a good sleeper pick if he gets back to his 2008 form.
Miguel Olivo, C (KC): Over the past month of the season, Olivo has been the only player in the Royals lineup with consistent power numbers. He has seven home runs and 16 RBI over that time frame while batting a decent .263 BA.
He is definitely a great option if you are lacking a catcher and need more power form that position. I don’t know how long the power will last, but ride him now while he’s hot!
Nate Schierholtz, OF (SF): Schierholtz has been as close to perfect over the last month of the season as you can get. He is batting .384 over that time span with three home runs and 13 runs scored.
Schierholtz seems to have a locked down his position in the Giants outfield for the near future. He should finish out the season with a good batting average, but I don’t expect to see a batting average of .384 for the remainder of the season.
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