Matt Carpenter has returned to the majors with the New York Yankees.

The Wire Troll: Matt Carpenter Returns

This season, he’s seeing plenty of action at DH, OF and first base, and while his extra-base sock has dipped a bit (although it seems to have resurfaced this week), he’s upped his walk rate while racking up hits to the tune of a career-best .287 BA. Ramirez is also showing some decent glovework in the outfield and may have done enough to keep getting solid PT, so consider him an AL-only option.

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Brandon Drury is bashing for the Cincinnati Reds.

The Wire Troll: Brandon Drury Raising His Trade Value

And while he remains ice cold now, he had driven in runs in three straight before Friday, making him an intriguing buy-low, streaming or DFS option as he remains as asset in OBP leagues thanks to his superb strike zone judgment (he drew a pair of free passes Friday). Grossman’s BABIP has been ridiculously low lately, and that’s bound to normalize, so taking a flier now could provide nice returns.

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