Lonnie Chisenhall (OF-CLE) - Chisenhall has been a disappointment for most of his career after being a top prospect, but he's still done enough to have regular at-bats as an outfielder. Tuesday, Chisenhall went 3-for-4 with his first homer of the year to raise his slash to .292/.364/.427. The first two numbers of that line are excellent, but the power has been non-existent to date. Chisenhall may eventually be pushed aside by a guy like Bradley Zimmer or Clint Frazier, but for now, Chisenhall will hit in the lower third of the order and hope to build upon Tuesday's effort. If anything, his 9.3% BB% would represent a career-high if he's able to maintain it, but unless he can go on a power run, he's not worth rostering in 12-team mixed leagues.
Sam Dyson (RP-TEX) - Dyson notched his 6th save of the season Tuesday, retiring a pair of Indians to lower his ERA to 2.30. Dyson also has 10 holds, so if your league is a points league that values saves and hold, Dyson may very well be a top-10 reliever to date. His 22:6 K:BG in 25.2 innings isn't elite closer type numbers, but with Shawn Tolleson sporting a 10.13 ERA, Dyson looks to have plenty of job security. Dyson throws easily in the mid-90s while generating nearly 6 ground balls per fly ball, so he has the potential to be an elite closer if he can just start missing a few more bats.
CC Sabathia (SP-NYY) - Sabathia is doing his best to return to 12-team mixed league relevance, tossing six innings of two-run ball in a loss to the Blue Jays. Sabathia walked one and fanned four and has a 2.85 ERA and 40:16 K:BB in 47.1 innings. If Sabathia keeps this up and the Yankees are out of the race in late-July, they would be wise to deal him for a prospect or two. Sabathia is averaging a career-low 88.5 mph with his fastball, but his 7.6 K/9 and 3.0 BB/9 are pretty much in line with his recent efforts. Sabathia is obviously on the downside of his career., but after posting 4.7+ ERAs in each of the last three years, Sabathia is avoiding the long ball and maintaining solid ratios. He's okay to use in shallower formats given he's yet to allow more than three runs in any start this year.
Anibal Sanchez (SP-DET) - Sanchez's woes continued in Anaheim Tuesday, as the Tigers RHP allowed six runs in just three innings to the Angels, including three home runs and a whopping eight hits. Sanchez now has a 6.67 ERA in 56.2 innings. The primary reason? A whopping 14 home runs allowed along with a 4.6 BB/9. Bottom line: Sanchez has been brutal and should not be owned in any format right now. Sanchez has seen his velocity drop a bit this year (91.9 mph avg fastball to 90.6 mph), but that's not enough to completely explain how terrible he's been. Just avoid and count your blessings if you haven't owned him this year.
Cheslor Cuthbert (3B-KC) - With Mike Moustakas sidelined for the year with an ACL injury, it appears Cuthbert is getting first crack at regular third base at-bats. The Royals also have 27 year-old rookie Whit Merrifield (real name?) on their third base depth chart, but Merrifield is also seeing time at second base (Omar Infante struggling) and left field (Alex Gordon hurt), so Cuthbert has a real shot at running away with regular at-bats. Tuesday, Cuthbert was 2-for-5 hitting out of the eight hole and is now batting a pedestrian .253/.272/.329 in 79 at-bats with a 15:2 K:BB. Cuthbert was once a fairly highly-touted prospect after signing five years ago out of Nicaragua at the age of 18, but his minor league numbers have been pedestrian at most stops. Still, he's worth a look in deeper formats given he's getting regular at-bats despite not exactly putting up George Brett numbers.
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