Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool: Runs and Ribbies

Some reasonably available players to assist you in the Runs and/or RBI categories.

These guys are Outfielders unless noted.

Runs

Coco Crisp, Kansas City Royals

Coco struggled at the plate, going 4-for-17 (.235) over the past week, but he did manage to score six Runs. He added a double, triple, HR, five walks, and a SB. He is owned in 74.8 percent of ESPN and 46 percent of Yahoo leagues.

Michael Bourn, Houston Astros

He was covered in yesterday’s Stolen Base article, but I might as well mention him here too, as he scored six Runs over the past week. He went 4-for-22 (.182), so you’ll need to be able to absorb that low average if you’re looking for a boost in runs and SBs. He’s owned in 8.6 percent of ESPN and 19 percent of Yahoo leagues.

Ben Francisco, Cleveland Indians

Ben scored six Runs last week to go with a .263 average (5-for-19). He also has three walks. He didn’t contribute much else, though, as he didn’t homer or steal a base, and he had just one RBI. He’s owned in 1.2 percent of ESPN and three percent of Yahoo leagues.

Asdrubal Cabrera, Cleveland Indians

Ben’s teammate, Asdrubal Cabrera, is a different story. Not only did he score six runs, he also hit .438 (7-for-16) with a double, HR, five RBI, and five walks. He is owned in 16.1 percent of ESPN and 40 percent of Yahoo leagues. He qualifies at 2B, SS, and MI.

Jody Gerut, San Diego Padres

Jody also scored six runs last week with three RBI while hitting .350 (7-for-20). He is owned in 1.8 percent of ESPN and five percent of Yahoo leagues.

Jeremy Hermida, Florida Marlins

Jeremy hit .292 (7-for-24) last week with six runs, a triple, two HRs, seven RBI, and seven walks. The talented Outfielder is owned in 15.3 percent of ESPN and 58 percent of Yahoo leagues. He helps in the RBI category as well.

RBI

Cody Ross, Florida Marlins

Ross is killing it for the Fish. He hit .333 (9-for-27) with four runs, two doubles, three HRs, 11 RBI, and two walks. Ross is owned in 9.5 percent of ESPN and 18 percent of Yahoo leagues.

Ramón Santiago, Detroit Tigers

Santiago did not do much last week, but he did drive in eight runs. He hit an abysmal .188 (3-for-16) and scored just one run. He added a double and two walks. He is owned in 0.7 percent of ESPN and three percent of Yahoo leagues. He is hitting .276 on the season with 11 RBI and qualifies at 2B, SS, and MI.

Mike Jacobs, Kansas City Royals

Royal players are dropping like flies (Alex Gordon and Jose Guillen), but Jacobs has picked a good time to start mashing. He hit .421 (8-for-19) with four runs, a double, three HRs, eight RBI, and a walk. The First Baseman is owned in 23.3 percent of ESPN and 41 percent of Yahoo leagues, which is puzzling because he hit 32 HR last year with 93 RBI for the Marlins.

Jason Kubel, Minnesota Twins

Kubel doesn’t play every day as the Twins have five players (Kubel, Delmon Young, Denard Span, Carlos Gomez, Michael Cuddyer) for three OF positions and DH. He played well last week though, hitting .364 (8-for-22) with five runs, two doubles, a triple, a Grand Slam, and eight RBI. He is owned in 19 percent of ESPN and 41 percent of Yahoo leagues.

Mike Lowell, Boston Red Sox

It’s weird to see Lowell on this list, but the Third Baseman is owned in just 39.1 percent of ESPN and 58 percent of Yahoo leagues. He hit .444 (8-for-18) last week with five runs, two doubles, seven RBI, and three walks.

Originally published at LestersLegends.com.