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Jason Giambi- CLE- Old Player- Giambi still has some pop in his bat on the rare occasion he gets to play. He went 2-for-3 with a homer, walk, 2 runs and 3 RBI. The homer was his 8th of the...

Ethan Martin- PHI- Rookie- Martin gave up 3 runs in 5 IP and took the loss yesterday. He walked 2, his lowest total so far in 3 major league starts. Control will be the key to Martin's eventual success or...

Chris Archer - Chris Archer faced the Mariners on Tuesday and gave up 5 ER on nine hits while striking out five over just five innings. Archer entered Tuesday's start with a sparkling 2.71 ERA, but he has been outpitching...

Garrett Richards - Richards has been pretty impressive since returning to the Angel rotation, tossing 3 quality starts in 4 (he'd likely have 4 but he wasn't stretched out enough to go more than 5 in his first outing) after...

Andrew Lambo -- Lambo has had a rocky minor league career with suspensions and injuries, but he finally started making good on his promise this year for the Pirates, and he's now earned the call to the majors. I wouldn't...

RA Dickey - Looking to build off back-to-back good outings, RA Dickey faced the Athletics on Sunday and allowed 3 ER on six hits with six strikeouts and two walks over seven innings. Dickey's struggles this season (4.44 xFIP, 4.49...

Michael Wacha -- Wacha was solid last night in a 5-inning, 2-ER effort against the Cubs (with a less solid 4/3 K/BB), but St. Louis announced before the game that it would likely be his last start of the year....

Mark Reynolds- CLE- Drop Value- Reynolds was designated for assignment yesterday but there is a good chance he will catch on with another team soon. That team could be Baltimore. The Orioles' DHs have hit a collective .210 with 16...

Cole Hamels - Cole Hamels faced the Cubs on Wednesday and allowed 2 ER over seven innings. He struck out three and walked zero. Hamels has been pitching better of late, posting quality starts in five of his past six...

Josh Donaldson, 3B, Oakland A's: Cold Batter Donaldson finally drove in a run with a solo homer off of Homer Bailey yesterday afternoon. This marked his first RBI of the second half. He finished the game 2-for-4 with two runs...

Wilmer Flores- NYN- Rookie- It wasn't an auspicious debut for Flores, who went 0-for-4 and committed an error last night. He was hitting .321 with 15 homers in 463 ABs at AAA Las Vegas when he was called up. Flores...

Brett Oberholtzer - I'm sure Oberholtzer's second 7 IP, 0 ER start is going to set off a run to the waiver wire, and perhaps that's OK. The big lefty is an extreme flyball-pitcher with average stuff and good control,...

Everth Cabrera -- The Biogenesis situation came to a head yesterday, and MLB suspended Everth Cabrera 50 games. Cabrera will not appeal the suspension, effectively ending his 2013 season. Cabrera finished the year with a .283/.355/.381 slash line and an...

Andre Rienzo - Andre Rienzo made his second major league start on Sunday against the Tigers, allowing 2 ER on four hits over six innings. He struck out three and walked three. Rienzo pitched well in his debut against the...

Elvis Andrus- TEX- Hot- Andrus extended his hitting streak to 14 games by going 1-for-4. He is 17-for-51 in that span. This may e a continuation of some regression to the mean. Last month, Andrus hit .287 after a mark...

Bud Norris -- Norris was traded from Houston to Baltimore at yesterday's trade deadline. The move wasn't the best case scenario for his value, but Norris still gets a small value boost. He remains in the American League and in...

Brian Wilson- SF- FYI- Wilson had been working out in front of people connected with the Giants but ended up heading to southern California, but not to be one of the Beach Boys. He signed with the arch rival Dodgers....

Alex Rios - The White Sox Alex Rios was linked to the Yankees on Tuesday evening, but had not yet been traded as of late in the evening, although he did leave the game early after fouling a ball off...

Jose Veras - Jose Veras' value takes a big hit today with his trade to Detroit for 19 year old A-ball OF Danry Vasquez. Veras will provide another set-up man for closer Joaquin Benoit in Detroit, and thus will lose...

Tyler Skaggs - Skaggs had a rough go of it last night, allowing 7 runs on 8 baserunners to the lowly Padres over just 3 2/3 innings of work. 5 walks were the major culprit, a common theme in many...

RA Dickey - RA Dickey's inconsistent 2013 continued on Friday against the Astros as the knuckleballer struck out eight Astros over six innings, but also gave up 5 ER to raise his season ERA to 4.86. He now has a...

Daniel Murphy, 2B, New York Mets Over the course of the season, most player hit their hot and cold streaks. For Murphy, his hotstreaks seem to always be scorching hot. Sure a .400 batting average over a two week span...

Jean Segura (SS - MIL): As the season has worn on we're starting to see Segura's strong start to the season regress to a more normalized pace. Segura was a very good hitter in the minors (.313/.367/.439 in 6 seasons)...

Jake Peavy- CHA- Hot- In what could have been his last start as a White Sox (or is it White Sock?) Peavy allowed 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 7 in 7 IP to run his record to...

Taylor Jordan -- The Nationals said yesterday that rookie start Taylor Jordan would be shut down after another 20 or 30 innings. He had Tommy John surgery two years ago and was held to 54.1 innings last year, so this...

Taylor Jordan -- The Nationals said yesterday that rookie start Taylor Jordan would be shut down after another 20 or 30 innings. He had Tommy John surgery two years ago and was held to 54.1 innings last year, so this...

Justin Maxwell (OF-HOU)- Maxwell went hitless in four plate appearances on Wednesday in the Astros loss. He has struggled for most of the year, and he struck out three times to see his slash line drop to .238/.309/.365. Known for...

Rick Porcello - The Tigers' Rick Porcello tossed seven innings and gave up 0 ER against the White Sox on Tuesday and his ERA now sits at 4.49 for the season. Porcello is still inconsistent, but he's showing signs that...

Tim Lincecum-SF-Cold- When Lincecum needed 148 pitches to throw a no hitter that was a sign that his stuff wasn't back to form yet. Although only 52 of those pitches were balls he still allowed 4 walks in his 9...

Ryan Braun -- In a shocking announcement, Major League Baseball suspended Ryan Braun for the rest of the season yesterday, and Braun elected not to appeal, all but admitting guilt in using PEDs. It seems as though MLB had quite...

Henry Urrutia - Henry Urrutia has been called up and apparently will be serving as the primary DH against RHP for the Orioles coming out of the break. A 26 year old OF from Cuba, Urrutia hit 365/427/531 between AA...

A small sampling of Monday's player notes: Francisco Rodriguez (RP-MIL) - The Brewers are looking to be sellers this month, and they have a number of quality reliever that would fit right in with contenders such as the Red Sox,...

Kyle Seager (3B - SEA): Seager is putting together a bit of a poor-man's version of Chase Headley's 2012 season. Seager plays in a tough home-park with a lineup around him that most write-off in fantasy, but he's managed to...

Wil Myers, OF, Tampa Bay Rays: Rookie Myers drove in the 17th and 18th runs of his season (and career) yesterday in Toronto to help Tampa win, 4-3. He finished the game 2-for-4 and now has a line of .310/.336/.460...

Brandon Phillips, 2B, Cincinnati Reds: RBI Machine Phillips only recorded one hit in four at-bats Friday night, but his only hit proved to be huge as he cleared the bases with a double to deep center, narrowly missing a grand...

Ervin Santana - Ervin Santana drew a tough matchup to open his second half of the season, facing the Tigers on Friday, but he was up to the task giving up 0 ER on two hits in 7 1/3 innings....