Herewith, Week Twenty One of (Waiver) Wired and Baked (made up of players in fewer than 50% of Yahoo leagues).  Over the past two weeks, I’ve highlighted the Betancourts (Rafael and Yuni), Jesus Guzman, Lawrie, Giavotella, Encarnacion, Carp, Venable, and Ivan Nova, pay attention, my young Jedis…
           
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Peter Bourjos (OF, Angels) – 24%.  The #4 on Yahoo’s Player Rater the past 2 weeks, Bourjos has found the combination of power and speed the Angels expected when they bumped Torii Hunter to right field for Pete.  Hitting a robust .330 with 5 homers, 6 steals, 14 rbi and 21 runs since the All Star Break, Bourjos is even hotter in August, hitting .391 with 5 homers and 10 rbi.  At 24% owned, he’s almost definitely available in your league.

Casper Wells (OF, Mariners) – 7% owned.  You want a guy no one’s looking at?  Casper the Friendliest Ghost, the Friendliest Ghost in Town has 5 home runs the past weeks – virtually one every other day, and in fact, only CarGo and The Grandy Man have more homers over that span.  The Mariners must have seen something in him to make him the offensive centerpiece of the Doug Fister deal with the Tigers, and maybe you need to welcome him into your clubhouse too.

Mitch Moreland and J.D. Martinez (1B/OF, Rangers and OF, Astros) – 41% and 7%, respectively. If you need an infielder, take Moreland.  If you need an outfielder, take a flyer on Stros’ rookie Martinez.  Moreland certainly has more experience, and sports a .882 OPS in August to go with 3 homers and 13 rbi (and a very impressive 5:10 K:BB ratio), but I like Martinez.  He’s got a similar .885 OPS to Moreland, with a little more power (5 homers to Moreland’s 3) and rbi (20 to Moreland’s 13), and actually owns a higher OPS away from Enron Minute Maid than at home.  With a bunch of slap-hitting speedy guys batting in front of, J.D. is my man.

Tony Campana (OF, Cubs) – 0%.  His position really should be Pinch Runner, but if you can afford the spot (i.e. you’re comfortably ahead or behind in hitting categories), you might want to consider Campana.  The generously-listed 5’8” Campana has 15 steals in just over 100 at bats, spread across 68 games.  He has more steals (3) than starts (2) in August and July (4 steals, 1 start), but if you just need steals – not many guys are better.

The sub-20% Ownership Hitters:

Nick Hundley (C, Padres – 9% owned) – Need a streaming catcher?  Hundley’s hitting .516 with power since returning from the DL 2 weeks ago.

Kyle Blanks (1B/OF, Padres – 8% owned) – 6’6”, wears #88…what’s not to love?  Plus, Blanks sports a .338 BA and a 1.057 OPS in August.

Lucas Duda (1B/OF, Mets – 6% owned) – He’s hit .300 for two straight months with good power and rbi numbers – 6 homers 24 rbi, and a .907 OPS since July 1.

The sub-20% Ownership Pitchers:

Guillermo Moscoso (SP/RP, Athletics – 7% owned) – 24 IP, 20 K, 2 wins, 2.92 ERA, 0.97 WHIP in August – and against the Blue Jays twice, Orioles, and Rays.

Rich Harden (SP, Athletics – 20% owned) – Just gets in under the wire, always a threat to blow up but always the potential to throw an 11-K, 2-hit gem like the other night.

Fausto Carmona (SP, Indians – 14% owned) – Looks like we’re back on Good Fausto. 2.63 ERA and 1.12 WHIP (and .222 BAA) since the Break, but only 2 wins to show for it.

Written exclusively by Jesse Mendelson for www.thefantasyfix.com.  And lo and behold, Jesse joined Twitter.  Follow him @jessemendelson immediately.

(August 1, 2011 – Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images North America)