Brian Dozier-Twins-2B
Brian Dozier was 1-4 with an RBI in the loss to the Indians. Brian Dozier parlayed a strong start to his 2014 season into an All-Star and HR Derby appearance. Dozier's season line reads .239/19/47 with 16 SB from the very shallow 2B position. Dozier hasn't hit above .255 in any month so far, but still has found plenty of ways to provide value to his fantasy owners. He's projected for 117 runs, 31 HR, 76 RBI, and 26 SB. This is great value for where most fantasy owners drafted Dozier. Don't worry about the low average, because he provides value across the board, that is hard to find at the 2B position.
Trevor Bauer -Indians-SP
Trevor Bauer went 6 innings giving up 3 ER on 6 hits, 2 BB, and 7 K's. Bauer has been really good in July. He has a 2.84 ERA over 25.1 innings pitched. His success can be attributed to his ability to control the strike-zone. He has a 30/10 strikeout-to-walk ratio so far in July. He has also been helped by a lower BABIP and HR/FB ratio. There will be some regression, but hopefully Bauer can continue to limit the number of walks he issues, because it will go a long way in improving his counting stats.
Carlos Santana-Indians-3B
Carlos Santana was 1-4 in the loss to the Twins. Many were not sure of how Santana would be able to handle the hot corner after moving out from behind the plate. However, so far Santana has struggled with the bat not the glove. He has a .215/15/42 slash line. He has been able to hit for power, which has been good, but from the 3B position, fantasy owners need more than power. After an excellent June, Santana has bounced back to norm in July. His peripheral stats are in line with his career numbers, except his BABIP, which should over the course of the season, creep closer to his career numbers. The power numbers will be there and we will hopefully see an increase in his BA, which should help with his counting stats going forward.
Jose Quintana-White Sox-SP
Jose Quintana went 7 innings giving up 1 ER with 2 BB and 3 K's in the loss to the Royals. Quintana sports a 3..15 ERA over 131 innings with a 118:38 K/BB ratio. Quintana's success is legit and sustainable. He has a 3.28 xFIP and a 3.45 SIERA. Quintana's success is predicated on his heavy GB rate (46%) and his ability to limit his walks (7.1%). He is only owned in 70% of ESPN leagues, so if by chance he is available in your league, make the move.
Alex Avila-Tigers-C
Alex Avila was 1-4 with a 2B and 3 RBI in the win against the Diamondbacks. Avila is slashing .225/7/29. Avila's batted ball profile suggests that his counting stats should be higher than what they are. He has a healthy LD rate and BABIP, which if low, are common signs for a low batting average. The only thing that could suggest for his lack of success despite what his batted ball profile suggests, is that he pulls the ball the majority of the time. Defenses are able to shift against him, taking away GB and LD that would normally fall in. Unless Avila begins to use the whole field, his overall success with the bat is going to suffer.
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