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Current season stats notwithstanding, whom would you rather have from this point forward? David Wright or Albert Pujols?

By Dalton Del Don Other than players who rack up steals, is there anyone with a bigger disconnect between real life value and fantasy value than Carlos Lee? Don’t get me wrong, he’s an asset to the Astros, but when you combine his poor defense with his career .840 OPS, his real life value falls…

By Dalton Del Don Ryan Howard is on pace to strike out a shocking 234 times this season, which would shatter the MLB-record he already holds. He’s still an excellent buy-low option, as his current .231 BABIP is well below his career level (.353). And as for real baseball, strikeouts are often overstated in how…

“Greener on the Other Side” has changed to Fantasy Phenoms. Brett Greenfield knows his stuff, so check it out.

By Dalton Del Don Over the last two days, David Ortiz is 5-for-10 with three walks, three homers, five runs scored and eight RBI. He’s going to sit a little more frequently this season because of the balky knee, but any chance of buying low has officially dissipated. Despite the horrifically slow start, he’s still…

By Dalton Del Don I expect John Smoltz to return to the mound within three weeks and be a top-five closer over the course of the season. Considering his age and balky shoulder, he’s certainly not without risk, but his stuff was about as good as ever before going on the DL. He knows how…

By Dalton Del Don Jay Bruce needs to be added in anything but the shallowest of leagues without a bench. He’s probably gone in the majority of formats already, but if not, pounce on him. He’s hitting .328 with six homers currently in Triple-A, but even more encouraging, he’s finally learned to translate his speed…

By Dalton Del Don The Cliff Lee train kept on chugging Wednesday with another gem, only this time coming in New York against the Yankees. There’s simply no stopping Lee, who now sports a ridiculous 39:2 K:BB ratio. Entering 2008, Lee had allowed 1.27 homers per nine innings. He’s surrendered just one long ball through…

By Dalton Del Don So I pulled off a blockbuster in NL LABR recently. I gave up: Ryan Church, Scott Olsen, Clayton Kershaw, Rich Hill and Shawn Chacon. I received: Shane Victorino, Adam Wainwright and Chuck James. I did it primarily because I was desperate for steals, something I’m hopeful Victorino can provide. Church and…

By Dalton Del Don Adrian Beltre looks primed for the second best season of his career, already clubbing six homers to go with four stolen bases. Just as encouraging are the 18 walks, which is by far the highest BB rate of his career. In fact, he’s almost halfway to last year’s total, which took…

By Dalton Del Don And on the seventh day, God created Max Scherzer. There’s a rumor Scherzer’s ERA can cure cancer – too bad he doesn’t have one. Yes, use you’re No. 1 waiver priority on him, and anyone who saw his debut knows why. He’s the real deal. Tim Lincecum has to be treated…

By Dalton Del Don Manny Ramirez is off to a fantastic start this season, entering Tuesday with a line of .347/.413/.643. All the extra offseason work seems to have really paid off, and it’s apparent his career isn’t in such the decline last year suggested. That said, his .424 BABIP is the second highest in…

By Dalton Del Don Any chance of buying Josh Beckett relatively low vanished with Sunday’s brilliant performance. He doesn’t come without some questions healthwise, but since he’s never had any arm issues, he’s not a huge risk. Beckett now has 29 strikeouts over 26.1 innings and remains my choice to win the Cy Young this…

By Dalton Del Don It’s too late in most leagues, but Felipe Lopez needs to be picked up. Thursday marked the seventh straight start for him, so he’s now entrenched in the lineup. He’s not going to help your batting average, but there’s some solid stolen base and power potential from the middle infielder. RFK…