For those who don’t know, this will be the last edition of the slate this semester. So this will also be the last fantasy update. I hope my picks were useful to you in some way this season. I know that I miss judged a few, but I think I got some right too. As always here are five players that you can look to add this week.
Josh Reddick, OF – I featured his replacement, Mark Canha, a few weeks ago and now the A’s star player is back. With an average above .300, 7 RBI’s, and a home run Reddick’s return has been great especially for a player coming off of the DL. The best part is that people have not seemed to notice as he is only owned in 7% of all leagues according to Yahoo.
Jordan Lyles, SP – Building a solid lineup of pitchers for your fantasy team can be difficult. One thing I look for in free agent pitchers is there consistency and Lyles is just that. Putting up over 10 fantasy points in three of his four starts and an era of 2.92. His only loss of the season resulted in only 3.25 points, but you have to appreciate any pitcher without a negative performance.
Jimmy Paredes, 3B – The Baltimore Orioles infield has seen more than its share of injuries to start this season. With these losses came a big addition as Jimmy Paredes was called up for the first time this season. Since his season debut on April 18th he is hitting around .400 with 8 RBI’s and 3 HR’s. Paredes has earned his time in the lineup whether it’s the infield or designated hitting.
J.A Happ, SP – The last two starts for Happ saw him pitch into the seventh inning and only give up 2 runs. Only one of those was good for a win, but with three starts under his belt Happ is also pitching with consistency. Similar to Lyles he is unknown by many so I would expect him to be available in your league. An era of 2.61 and 9 strike outs is good for a middle rotation guy like Happ.
Adeiny Hechavarria, SS – I may not know how to pronounce his name but I do know that he is hitting very well right now. He started the week with a good series against Philadelphia and finished with an even better series against the Nationals. In those six games, he batted around .500 with 8 runs scored and 10 RBI’s. This is a legitimate hot streak that lasted all week with big numbers each night.
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