Have you noticed how hot Mahtook is right now? All he has done is record seven multi-hit efforts over the last eight games before Sunday. Mahtook is flashing way more extra-base sock this season, and had homered in two straight heading into action Saturday. Ride the hot hand and grab him while he’s raking.
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Apparently, a change of scenery after nine years in the Rays’ system was all Beckham needed to remind us why he went first overall in the 2008 draft. Since landing in B-More, he’s racked up four straight multi-hit games, including a four-hit bonanza Friday, making him the only active player to put up multiple hits in each of his first four games with his current team. Beckham is finally a productive big leaguer, so grab him now. Perhaps he’s just a late bloomer (remember, he’s still just 27).
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Siani has emerged as a potential first round pick in 2018 thanks to his excellent speed and superb fielding skills as a centre fielder. There’s some raw power here that could manifest itself in game play in time, so small wonder he was named to the Perfect Game 2017 Underclassmen First Team. The hype machine for Siani will begin in earnest in a few months, so if you have a deep farm system in your league that allows you to grab high schoolers, consider him.
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Notwithstanding a stinker Friday, Valencia has been getting it done lately, delivering three hits over the previous two days, and going yard on back-to-back days last weekend. He’s actually cooled off a bit this month after a very nice June, but given his gap power and decent BA, he seems a tad underowned, so if you need corner infield help in a mixed league, give him a look.
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Now that he’s been acquired by the Nats (a hot off the press trade), Doolittle should get another chance to earn saves.
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Since being recalled to the Yanks, Choi has shown power (more than expected) and patience — two things that will keep him in the bigs. He will need to make better contact, and bear in mind the Yanks are shopping for first base help, so his long-term status is up in the air. For now, why not roll the dice and see how it plays out?
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Likely just a deep/keeper league option, Williams has been recalled by the Phillies, and has managed hits in each of his first two MLB games so far. One of Philadelphia’s top prospects, he should receive plenty of chances down the stretch as the team is very much out of it this year and needs to assess its young talent for 2018.
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