Pettitte has really picked things up this month: 2-1, 2.66 with just 16 hits, one homer and four walks allowed in 20 1/3 IP. But how about those 24 Ks? Very sweet rate for the southpaw. Pettitte leads the NL in losses but ranks in the top 10 in wins, strikeouts and innings pitched. In the very, very slim chance he’s available in your mixed league, terminate him off the waiver wire with extreme prejudice.
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Even so, Guillen has suggested that Uribe may not get the job back immediately even when’s he ready. But a trip to the DL may be in the offing soon, so perhaps we’ll be spared that Ozzie-inspired drama for another couple of weeks.
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After going 1-0, 5.41 during Spring Training with the Yanks, he was assigned to High-A. He lasted just five starts there, recording a 1.80 ERA over 30 IP with only 19 hits allowed while fanning 30. Hughes was quickly ushered up to Double-A, where the prospects are separated from the projects. Well, he’s clearly a prospect: in 16 starts and 91 IP, he’s gone 6-3 and has allowed a mere 65 hits and five homers while striking out 106. He’s limiting opponents to a .199 average. Uh, yeah. If Hughes is not owned in your keeper league, you must pounce now. He could be ready to contribute in the majors next year.
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Torii Hunter has been relatively healthy this year, on pace to play his most games in three seasons, and he’s responded with some solid totals. On Sunday, he extended his hitting streak to seven games with a 3-for-5 performance with a run and pair of RBI. Hunter was just a home run short of the cycle and has lifted his average from .269 to .280 during the run. Our chief complaint about him is the lack of steals — just six so far after topping 20 in each of the last two seasons, even last year when injuries held him under 100 games played.
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He’s been scooped up in almost every AL-only league and is starting to garner attention in deep mixed leagues. Have a look at him if you need pitching help.
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By the way, will anyone want to play the suddenly loose Pirates in the second half? Expect them to do some serious spoiling for many a team’s playoff aspirations.
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Olivo, having a solid year, is already on pace to play 134 games this year and this extra action should garner more interest in him in deeper mixed leagues. Hoover, for his part, is a 30-year-old journeyman catcher who was originally a 23rd round pick by Tampa Bay way back in 1997. He’s gone 4-for-21 in two previous big league stints, the most recent in 2002, and is a veteran of 810 minor league games where his claim to fame is some pretty good speed for a catcher, having once stolen almost 30 bases in one minor league season. Hoover is batting .281 through 80 games at Triple-A this year with a bit of pop (20 doubles and five dingers).
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