For whatever reason, people tend to over-project when it comes to prospects that get called up.  But with prospects we have far less information, so any prospect projection is inherently more speculative. Sure, every once in awhile a Mike Stanton comes along and lives up to the hype by hitting 22 homers in his first 359 major league at-bats, but more often call-ups go the way of Jerry Sands (hitting .188 since his call-up) or Brandon Belt (hit .192 in 52 AB before being sent back to AAA) in their first stint in the majors.

I say all that to say this: ease up on the Eric Hosmer love-fest. Hosmer was called up by the Royals yesterday, and the fantasy baseball corner of Twitter exploded with hype and optimism.  As you can tell, I am taking the more pragmatic approach.

· Jason Bourgeois stole two more bags and is now tied for the league lead in that category with Will Venable and teammate Michael Bourn. He may struggle to get regular playing time when Carlos Lee returns to the lineup, but if you need speed in a deeper league, Bourgeois might be able to help.

· Speaking of the Astros, Brandon Lyon has been placed on the DL. If you are searching for saves, Mark Melanconprobably gets the first shot at the 9th inning. But if you are really prospecting, Wilton Lopez might get a shot at some point as well.

· News flash: David Price is good. He turned in his best start of the year with this line: 8.2 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 10 K, W.

· Erick Aybar also had him a day. 4-6 with two runs, a ribbee, and two steals. He’s now hitting .342 and is 7 for 7 in steal attempts on the year.

· Right after returning from the DL (and taking away playing time from Carlos Gomez), NyjerMorgan broke his thumb while bunting and gave back the PT to Gomez.

· Brandon Beachy: 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 9 K. His ERA is now under 3.00 and his K/9 is over 9.00. There is certainly room for regression with a BABIP under .240, and a fly ball rate over 50% isn’t ideal, but the ability to miss bats like that has value. His ownership percentage should be higher than 61.2% (ESPN).

· Speaking of guys who should be owned in more leagues, I give you Jason Hammel.  Yesterday Hammel went seven innings, allowed no runs, gave up four hits, walked three, and struck out four. His ERA is now down to 3.23, but his ownership percentage is only 13.1%. That should (and will) change. Make sure you are the guy in your league that adds him if you need pitching help. 

· Brandon League notched his ninth save of the season while not allowing a base runner and striking out two. Not sureDavid Aardsma gets that job back if and when he comes off the DL.

Written by Brett Talley exclusively for thefantasyfix.com. Brett is a law student in Dallas who is about to be an intern not in Dallas. You can follow him and/or ask him for fantasy advice on Twitter  @therealTAL

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