Mike Stanton - Stanton singled, homered, and tripled last night in the Marlins' 6-5 win in St. Louis. Stanton is still striking out at a prodigious rate, but the massive power that he offers could trump that. People said Ryan Howard struck out too much as well, and he was six years older than Stanton when he broke into the bigs. Stanton may never hit .300, but he should be good for big HR and RBI numbers without really dragging your AVG down very much. Hitters that are able to hold their own at age 20 are generally very special, so sell him short at your peril.
Tom Gorzelanny - Gorzo was excellent last night against the Giants, holding them to three hits over eight innings in a 2-0 victory. Gorzelanny only fanned four, and since his first outing this year his K rate has dropped off considerably, something that seems to be a conscious effort on his part if you believe a few interviews with him. His velocity seemed to be back up last night from what I saw, which would be a very positive sign going forward, but he's been incredibly fortunate on balls in play thus far so has to be expected to regress somewhat regardless. He's still a solid back-end guy for me...this start is a bit above his head of course but I don't expect him to completely implode.
Jair Jurrjens - Jurrjens was tough again last night in his sternest test of the season, holding the Brewers to seven hits (six singles and a triple) over 7 2/3 innings in a 6-2 win. His control has been solid enough thus far to overcome a pedestrian K rate, but a lot of that has to do with his schedule, and that's going to change rapidly. Jurrjens' next five outings are as follows: @PHI, PHI, @ARZ, @LAA, CIN. That's significantly tougher than the Mets and Padres, so I'd look into Drew's advice from last week and see what the market might have to offer.
Greg Dobbs - With Donnie Murphy's wrist not healing like it should, Greg Dobbs and Wes Helms were officially named platoon-mates at 3B for the Marlins, and since Dobbs is the lefty that makes him the logical upgrade if needed. Dobbs is 32, but has offered pretty close to average production at 3B when called upon in the past. He's been hitting well in this year's small sample size of course, but in reality he's likely a guy that will offer you average sort of production in AVG and power with basically no speed. Could be of use in NL-only and deeper mixed leagues, but likely isn't worth it in shallow leagues.
Tyler Greene - With injuries to Skip Schumaker and David Freese (the latter of the long-term variety), guys like Tyler Greene suddenly become interesting in single-league formats. The former first-round pick has shown power and (more consistently) speed in the minors, but didn't really hit for AVG at all until reaching the PCL, which is a pretty good indication that the AVG will remain a problem. What Tony LaRussa will do with the many flawed options at his disposal in an attempt to create an infield is still up in the air, but of all the options (Descalso, Punto, Greene, Theriot...even Allen Craig) the only one likely assured of time is Theriot. Any of the others could get a bunch of time if they get hot right about now, so paying close attention to the Cards box scores right now could definitely benefit your NL-only team. I don't think any of these guys are mixed-league material, but Theriot has been hitting singles all over the place so I'm sure Cards fans love him right now.
