Carlos Santana-Indians-3B
Carlos Santana was 2-4 with 2 RBI in the loss to the Mariners. Santana is slashing .234/20/52. Santana has been a disappointment overall, but has really picked it up as of late. Santana has hit .304 with 8 HR and 20 RBI in the month of July. Reason for his hot July, is also the same reason for his cold start. Santana had .178 BABIP through the first three months. He has seen his BABIP rise to .360 in June and .313 in July. The rise in BABIP was bound to happen and also correlates with his recent run of success. It is fairly safe to say the Carlos Santana that we all knew coming into 2014 is back.
Chris Young-Mariners-SP
Chris Young went 5.1 innings and gave up 4 ER on 7 hits, two walks, and one strikeout in the win against the Indians. Young's season line reads 3.19 ERA over 129.2 innings with a 1.10 WHIP. Young has a xFIP of 5.14 and a SIERA of 5.18, which indicate he is a candidate for regression. Meaning his peripheral stats show that he is vastly outperforming his numbers. He is due for regression because of his low strikeout rate (5.65/9 innings), low BABIP (.215), and high FB rate (58%). Don't expect his success to continue all season.
Tyler Skaggs-Angels-SP
Tyler Skaggs went 4.2 innings and didn't give up any runs while striking out 7 and walking 2. Skaggs season line reads 4.30 ERA with 86 strikeouts over 113 innings. Skaggs has been much better on the road than at home. He owns a 3.69 ERA and batters hit .216 off of him away from Angel Stadium. At home he owns an underwhelming 5.27 ERA and a .302 BA against. Avoid him at home and feel free to use him on the road.
J.D. Martinez-Tigers-OF
J.D. Martinez was 2-3 with his 14th HR of the year in the win against the White Sox. Martinez has followed up a breakout June with a very solid July. Martinez hit .321 with 5 HR and 14 RBI. The bad news being that he did that on a 20:4 K/BB ratio, which does not bid well for the future. Couple that with his career high HR/FB rate and BABIP that are not supported by his batted ball profile, and you have a candidate for regression going forward.
Drew Smyly -Tigers-SP
Drew Smyly was traded to the Rays as part of the David Price deal. Drew Smyly went 5 innings and gave up 11 hits and 4 ER with 2 strikeouts. Smyly has been up and down this year. His season line reads 3.93 ERA over 105.1 innings with a 89:31 K/BB ratio. Smyly has been inconsistent due to his inability to get RHB out. RHB have a .378 wOBA and 12 HR against Smyly. He has been able to hold LHB to a .164 AVG. Until Smyly finds a way to get RHB out at a better rate, he is not going to be able to move up the SP ranks.
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