Updated weekly, the market watch will keep an eye on the 'stock' of MLB players based on their recent performance. Check back each weekend to find the latest bargains or duds.
(Updated 5/16/07)
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Ken Griffey somehow is one of the top secrets in baseball - he has 8 home runs on the season and 6 in the past 2 weeks. If he's healthy, he's a great 4th OF.
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Gary Sheffield is heating up - .341/.388/.465 over the past 2 weeks to go along with 4 home runs.
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Lance Berkman is a top hitter that has got off to a horrible start. If you can grab him now for anything less than 4th round talent, you are getting a great bargain. He's been showing signs lately of breaking out, so don't wait too long.
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Pat Burrell has been on a mini tear lately, hitting 3 home runs in the past 5 games. You can probably still grab him cheap.
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Curtis Granderson has been solid all year long and is combining good power with good speed. He's flying a bit under the radar so far, but that won't last for long.
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Hunter Pence has had a nice couple of weeks. His first 58 major league at bats have resulted in a .310/.355/.603 line with only 8 strikeouts (4 of which came in his first 11 at bats).
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Mark Teixeira has been heating up as well with 20 hits in his last 53 at bats, of which 12 have gone for extra bases.
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Shane Victorino has been doing his best Juan Samuel impersonation in Philly with 14 steals so far this year and he shows no signs of slowing down with 7 in the past 2 weeks.
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Randy Johnson leads the majors in strikeouts over the past 2 weeks with 25 in 19 innings. Yes, he's old, but he doesn't look it (statistically - anyway).
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Erik Bedard has been heating up lately with 21 k's in his last 20 innings against only 7 walks and 12 hits allowed. He started off slowly in 2006 as well, so expect him to heat up as the season continues.
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Anthony Reyes is an underrated commodity. His numbers this year aren't overly impressive, especially since he's 0-6, but his 1.18 WHIP deserves better than a 5.08 ERA. He's allowing less than a hit per inning and striking out 7.6 per 9 to go a long with a 2.5 k/bb ratio. He's not going to win a Cy Young anytime soon, but expect more production in the coming weeks.
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Magglio Ordonez has been outstanding in the past 2 weeks, but remember that he's 5 years removed from his last 30 home run season. Find a buyer now if you can.
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Hank Blalock has also been lighting up the scoreboard lately. Some may think this is a return to the form he showed in 2003/2004, but I say now is the best time to sell. His value won't be higher this year.
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Jack Cust has doing his best Roy Hobbs impersonation, and while I think he's a decent bet for 20-25 home runs, if you can get good value for him, move him now. His 14 strikeouts in his past 32 AB's aren't a good sign.
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J.J. Hardy is having the season of his life, but along with the .325/.374/.619 line comes a strikeout rate of 23% in the past 2 weeks. Time to sell.
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B.J. Upton is also putting together a great season, but has seen his average dip to only .260 for the past 2 weeks mainly due to his 48 strikeouts in 123 AB's this year. It's tough to his .300 when you strikeout 39% of the time. During this time he also has only 2 home runs and 1 steal.
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John Maine has walked 27 guys in 50 1/3 innings so far this year. Even with a k/9 rate over 8, his k/bb ratio is still under 2:1. Avoid him and if you can move him for a proven starter, make that move.
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Andy Pettitte has a 2.68 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. Those ratios are a little off and his WHIP is elevated due to his 20 walks in 50 1/3 innings pitched. If he continues walking batters at this rate, his ERA won't stay below 3.00.