2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: August 16
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| Player | Matchup | Salary | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP – Derek Holland |
Seattle | 8,800 | 20 K, 5 BB in 12.1 IP vs. SEA in ’13 |
| SP – Gerrit Cole | Arizona | 6,800 | 22 K in 24.1 IP, 0.86 WHIP last 30 days |
| C – Victor Martinez |
James Shields | 3,500 | Almost .500 OBP, 9.9 PPG last 10 |
| 1B – Adam Dunn |
Kevin Correia | 3,900 | .510 OBP last 10 |
| 2B – Jedd Gyorko |
Jon Niese | 3,700 | 1.100 OPS in last 10 coming into Thursday night |
| 3B – Adrian Beltre | Hisashi Iwakuma | 5,000 | Iwakuma can be homer-prone; Beltre on fire either way |
| SS – Wilmer Flores |
Ian Kennedy | 2,300 | Playing well since debut; price too good to pass up |
| OF – Andrew McCutchen |
Brandon McCarthy | 5,200 | 11.9 PPG, 1.420 OPS last 10 |
| OF – Jose Bautista |
Jeremy Hellickson | 5,000 | .965 OPS last 10 |
| OF – Justin Upton |
Taylor Jordan | 5,500 | 6 HR, .380 average in August |
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