This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)Pirates (Charlie Morton – R) at Cubs (Edwin Jackson – R), 4:05
Braves (Mike Minor – L) at Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R), 7:05
Orioles (Ubaldo Jimenez – R) at Yankees (Hiroki Kuroda – R), 7:05
Tigers (Rick Porcello – R) at Indians (Corey Kluber - R), 7:05
Astros (Jarred Cosart – R) at Rays (David Price – L), 7:10
Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – R) at Reds (Mat Latos – R), 7:10
Mets (Daisuke Matsuzaka – R) at Marlins (Henderson Alvarez – R), 7:10
White Sox (Hector Noesi – R) at Twins (Ricky Nolasco – R), 8:10
Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R) at Royals (James Shields – R), 8:10
Phillies (A.J. Burnett – R) at Cardinals (Jaime Garcia – L), 8:15
Brewers (Marco Estrada – R) at Rockies (Christian Bergman – R), 8:40
Giants (Tim Lincecum – R) at Diamondbacks (Josh Collmenter – R), 9:40
Red Sox (Felix Doubront – L) at Athletics (Jesse Chavez – R), 10:05
Rangers (Joe Saunders – L) at Angels (Garrett Richards –R), 10:05
Dodgers (Dan Haren – R) at Padres (Ian Kennedy – R), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Alex Gordon, OF, KC (Illness) – Did not start on Thursday.
Adam Lind, OF, TOR (Foot) – Did not start on Thursday.
Brett Lawrie, 3B, TOR (Hand) – Missed Thursday's game although X-Rays came back negative.
Ben Revere, OF, PHI (Knee) – Did not start on Thursday.
Justin Upton, OF, ATL (Illness) – Did not start on Thursday.
Glen Perkins, RP, MIN (Back) – Will be available for the weekend series.
Torii Hunter, OF, DET (Hamstring) – Hopes to return to action on Saturday.
Ryan Ludwick, OF, STL (Back) – Scratched from Thursday's starting lineup.
Players on the DL
Dan Hudson, SP, ARI (Elbow) – Was transferred to the 60-day DL.
Mark Trumbo, OF, ARI (Foot) – Likely won't return until after the All-Star break.
Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD (Wrist) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
David DeJesus, OF, TB (Hand) – Will be in a cast for the next three weeks.
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS (Thumb) – Took soft-toss batting practice on Thursday.
Eduardo Nunez, SS, MIN (Hamstring) – Was placed on the DL on Thursday.
Mike Pelfrey, SP, NYM (Elbow) – Was moved to the 60-day DL on Thursday.
Wilson Ramos, C, WAS (Hamstring) – May start a rehab assignment over the weekend.
James Paxton, SP, SEA (Back) – Expected to throw a bullpen session early next week.
Pedro Beato, RP, ATL (Elbow) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Michael Saunders, OF, SEA (Shoulder) – Will start a rehab assignment on Friday.
Jedd Gyorko, 2B, SD (Foot) – No timetable for a return after being put back into a cast.
Corey Hart, OF, SEA (Hamstring) – Will begin a rehab assignment on Saturday.
Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS (Knee) – Threw six shutout innings on Thursday in second rehab start..
Joe Kelly, SP, STL (Hamstring) – Had a good bullpen session on Thursday heading towards a future rehab assignment.
Cody Asche, 3B, PHI (Hamstring) – Expected to be activated from the DL on Friday.
Felix Doubront, SP, BOS (Shoulder) – Will start on Friday after being activated from the DL.
Bruce Chen, SP, KC (Back) – Struck out 11 batters on Wednesday in rehab start.
Dillon Gee, SP, NYM (Back) – Expected to start rehab assignment next week.
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL (Finger) – Stitches will be removed in about a week.
Brett Anderson, SP, COL (Finger) – Expected to throw another bullpen session over the weekend.
Tyler Chatwood, SP, COL (Elbow) – Expected to throw another bullpen session over the weekend.
Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL (Finger) – Close to returning to action.
Gerrit Cole, SP, PIT (Shoulder) – Could return to the rotation June 28.
Neil Walker, 2B, PIT (Appendectomy) – Expected to start a rehab assignment soon.
Brett Cecil, SP, TOR (Groin) – Was placed on the 15-day DL on Wednesday.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from the DL
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, MIA
Placed on the DL (15-day DL, unless otherwise noted)
Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD (Wrist)
Brett Cecil, RP, TOR (Groin)
Daniel Hudson, SP, ARI (Elbow) – transferred to 60-day DL
Called Up
Kevin Gregg, RP, MIA
Jake Goebbert, OF, SD
Matt Stites, RP, ARI
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, OF, NYM
Cameron Rupp, C, PHI
Steve Delabar, RP, TOR
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
J.T. Realmuto, C, MIA
Matt den Dekker, OF, NYM
Dan Jennings, RP, MIA
Tony Campana, OF, ARI
Closer Watch
Boston Red Sox – It's worth mentioning that closer Koji Uehara gave up a run in one inning pitched on Wednesday. He did manage to pick up the win in a non-save situation, but the reason I bring Uehara up is that his save opportunities have been lacking since the end of May. During that time, Uehara has only managed to lock down four saves over a 20-day stretch. This is an indication of the Red Sox' club as a whole and their struggles to gain wins this season. You're obviously holding tight with Uehara if you own him, but you should lower your expectations a bit – he's not a 35-save guy.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – June 20, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| J. Baker | C | CHC vs PIT 4:05PM | C. Morton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .364 | .545 | .909 |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC vs PIT 4:05PM | C. Morton | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .458 | .458 | .750 | 1.208 |
| I. Davis | 1B | PIT @ CHC 4:05PM | E. Jackson | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .273 | .429 | .636 | 1.065 |
| S. Marte | OF | PIT @ CHC 4:05PM | E. Jackson | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .471 | .550 | .588 | 1.138 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT @ CHC 4:05PM | E. Jackson | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | .462 | .563 | .923 | 1.486 |
| F. Freeman | 1B | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | .412 | .500 | .647 | 1.147 |
| J. Heyward | OF | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .391 | .462 | .565 | 1.027 |
| D. Uggla | 2B | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11 | .400 | .455 | .667 | 1.121 |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .286 | .261 | .667 | .928 |
| N. Markakis | OF | BAL @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .364 | .591 | .955 |
| D. Murphy | OF | CLE vs DET 7:05PM | R. Porcello | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .429 | .467 | .643 | 1.110 |
| C. Santana | C | CLE vs DET 7:05PM | R. Porcello | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .324 | .378 | .647 | 1.025 |
| N. Swisher | 1B | CLE vs DET 7:05PM | R. Porcello | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | .296 | .367 | .519 | .885 |
| M. Cabrera | 3B | DET @ CLE 7:05PM | C. Kluber | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .524 | .565 | 1.000 | 1.565 |
| V. Martinez | DH | DET @ CLE 7:05PM | C. Kluber | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .563 | .714 | 1.277 |
| C. Beltran | OF | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .385 | .467 | .923 | 1.390 |
| S. Hairston | OF | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | M. Minor | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .400 | .438 | .733 | 1.171 |
| A. LaRoche | 1B | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | M. Minor | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| J. Werth | OF | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | M. Minor | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .364 | .462 | .727 | 1.189 |
| R. Ludwick | OF | CIN vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .333 | .545 | .879 |
| J. Reyes | SS | TOR @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Latos | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| A. Ramirez | SS | CWS @ MIN 8:10PM | R. Nolasco | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.100 | 1.700 |
| J. Buck | C | SEA @ KC 8:10PM | J. Shields | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .294 | .294 | .706 | 1.000 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA @ KC 8:10PM | J. Shields | 81 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 15 | .395 | .424 | .691 | 1.115 |
| J. Mayberry | OF | PHI @ STL 8:15PM | J. Garcia | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .455 | .727 | 1.182 |
| M. Carpenter | 3B | STL vs PHI 8:15PM | A. Burnett | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .429 | .520 | .714 | 1.234 |
| P. Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI vs SF 9:40PM | T. Lincecum | 24 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 5 | .542 | .536 | 1.458 | 1.994 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI vs SF 9:40PM | T. Lincecum | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .529 | .636 | .765 | 1.401 |
| R. Ibanez | OF | LAA vs TEX 10:05PM | J. Saunders | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .348 | .375 | .652 | 1.027 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD @ SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .333 | .375 | .600 | .975 |
| M. Kemp | OF | LAD @ SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .250 | .273 | .600 | .873 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Hot Pitcher Matchups – June 20, 2014Hot Pitcher Matchups – June 20, 2014Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | |||||||||||
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | 149 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 23 | .228 | .234 | .381 | .615 |
| David Price | TB vs HOU 7:10PM | 62 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 19 | .210 | .234 | .352 | .587 |
| Henderson Alvarez | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | 85 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 | .212 | .262 | .308 | .570 |
| Dan Haren | LAD @ SD 10:10PM | 125 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 32 | .248 | .270 | .403 | .673 |
Cold Batter Matchups – June 20, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| D. Barney | 2B | CHC vs PIT 4:05PM | C. Morton | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .308 | .100 | .408 |
| A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC vs PIT 4:05PM | C. Morton | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .267 | .600 |
| P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT @ CHC 4:05PM | E. Jackson | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .217 | .217 | .391 | .609 |
| C. Barmes | SS | PIT @ CHC 4:05PM | E. Jackson | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| R. Martin | C | PIT @ CHC 4:05PM | E. Jackson | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .158 | .238 | .211 | .449 |
| T. Snider | OF | PIT @ CHC 4:05PM | E. Jackson | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .211 | .333 | .544 |
| C. Johnson | 3B | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .278 | .278 | .278 | .556 |
| A. Simmons | SS | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 |
| B. Upton | OF | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .154 | .267 | .231 | .497 |
| N. Cruz | OF | BAL @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .176 | .222 | .176 | .399 |
| J. Hardy | SS | BAL @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .150 | .150 | .350 | .500 |
| N. Hundley | C | BAL @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .133 | .143 | .276 |
| M. Machado | 3B | BAL @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .267 | .533 | .800 |
| A. Avila | C | DET @ CLE 7:05PM | C. Kluber | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .176 | .300 | .294 | .594 |
| T. Hunter | OF | DET @ CLE 7:05PM | C. Kluber | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .188 | .188 | .250 | .438 |
| A. Jackson | OF | DET @ CLE 7:05PM | C. Kluber | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .523 |
| B. Gardner | OF | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| B. Ryan | SS | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 |
| I. Suzuki | OF | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| M. Teixeira | 1B | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .063 | .167 | .063 | .229 |
| D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | M. Minor | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .231 | .231 | .615 | .846 |
| R. Bernadina | OF | CIN vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .231 | .250 | .481 |
| C. Carter | OF | HOU @ TB 7:10PM | D. Price | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .182 | .308 | .273 | .580 |
| L. Duda | OF | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | H. Alvarez | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | H. Alvarez | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .158 | .190 | .211 | .401 |
| E. Young Jr. | OF | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | H. Alvarez | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .400 | .673 |
| A. Eaton | OF | CWS @ MIN 8:10PM | R. Nolasco | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| D. Ackley | 2B | SEA @ KC 8:10PM | J. Shields | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| W. Bloomquist | SS | SEA @ KC 8:10PM | J. Shields | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| M. Byrd | OF | PHI @ STL 8:15PM | J. Garcia | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| R. Cedeno | SS | PHI @ STL 8:15PM | J. Garcia | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI @ STL 8:15PM | J. Garcia | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .167 | .167 | .417 | .583 |
| J. Rollins | SS | PHI @ STL 8:15PM | J. Garcia | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 |
| A. Craig | 1B | STL vs PHI 8:15PM | A. Burnett | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL vs PHI 8:15PM | A. Burnett | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .160 | .185 | .200 | .385 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL vs PHI 8:15PM | A. Burnett | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | .200 | .261 | .400 | .661 |
| D. Stubbs | OF | COL vs MIL 8:40PM | M. Estrada | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .067 | .125 | .133 | .258 |
| M. Montero | C | ARI vs SF 9:40PM | T. Lincecum | 57 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | .175 | .217 | .246 | .462 |
| B. Crawford | SS | SF @ ARI 9:40PM | J. Collmenter | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .313 | .563 |
| H. Pence | OF | SF @ ARI 9:40PM | J. Collmenter | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .188 | .188 | .375 | .563 |
| P. Sandoval | 3B | SF @ ARI 9:40PM | J. Collmenter | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
| C. Iannetta | C | LAA vs TEX 10:05PM | J. Saunders | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 |
| H. Kendrick | 2B | LAA vs TEX 10:05PM | J. Saunders | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .364 | .614 |
| A. Pujols | 1B | LAA vs TEX 10:05PM | J. Saunders | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 |
| M. Trout | OF | LAA vs TEX 10:05PM | J. Saunders | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .167 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
| A. Beltre | 3B | TEX @ LAA 10:05PM | G. Richards | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .176 | .222 | .353 | .575 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD @ SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .200 | .276 | .400 | .676 |
| H. Ramirez | SS | LAD @ SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 |
| E. Cabrera | SS | SD vs LAD 10:10PM | D. Haren | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .294 | .294 | .353 | .647 |
| C. Headley | 3B | SD vs LAD 10:10PM | D. Haren | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .286 | .306 | .429 | .734 |
| W. Venable | OF | SD vs LAD 10:10PM | D. Haren | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .067 | .067 | .267 | .333 |
Cold Pitcher Matchups – June 20, 2014Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | |||||||||||
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Stephen Strasburg | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | 146 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 41 | .315 | .395 | .454 | .849 |
| Corey Kluber | CLE vs DET 7:05PM | 99 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 23 | .313 | .370 | .501 | .871 |
| R.A. Dickey | TOR @ CIN 7:10PM | 81 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | .321 | .372 | .537 | .909 |
| James Shields | KC vs SEA 8:10PM | 156 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 32 | .333 | .358 | .590 | .948 |
| Ricky Nolasco | MIN vs CWS 8:10PM | 77 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 15 | .325 | .362 | .569 | .931 |
| Tim Lincecum | SF @ ARI 9:40PM | 192 | 59 | 23 | 8 | 30 | 17 | 43 | .307 | .357 | .523 | .880 |
| Garrett Richards | LAA vs TEX 10:05PM | 65 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | .308 | .354 | .390 | .744 |
Recommended Pickup
Jake Arrieta, SP, CHC – Do you remember when Arrieta was a highly-rated prospect within the Baltimore Orioles system? I do. It's crazy how things just don't work out sometimes early on in a player's career with one team, but they do with another team down the line. Arrieta isn't a highly-touted prospect anymore, but rather a 28-year old veteran who is only realizing his potential now. I'm not saying that Arrieta is the next Clayton Kershaw (ahem), but the Cubs' starter does provide solid value potential down the line. Over his last two starts, Arrieta has only given up one earned run over 14 IP while striking out 20 batters. Yes, you read correctly - 20 batters. Snag Arrieta while you can, just don't expect dominant numbers. He's well worth owning as we head toward the second half of the season, helping with your ratios, strikeouts and even picking up some wins here and there.
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DraftStreet Value Picks
SP: Joe Saunders, TEX ($8,449)
C: Wilin Rosario, COL ($5,129)
1B: Adrian Gonzalez, LAD ($5,442)
2B: Chase Utley, PHI ($6,203)
SS: Ian Desmond, WAS ($5,622)
3B: Mike Moustakas, KC ($5,166)
OF: Drew Stubbs, COL ($5,538)
