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Everyone loves a good rest period, and it’s no different for fantasy baseball managers, who look forward to the upcoming, three-day All-Star break from July 18-20. Still, championship managers are the ones always keeping their focus on the task at hand, and the week leading into that rest period is a good time to try to maximize opportunities on the free-agency front. It’s a busy week with three teams scheduled for eight games, as well as a full slate of Coors Field contests.
With that in mind, here are three players you should add and start everywhere:
Nolan Jones, 3B, Cleveland Guardians: Recalled by the Guardians on Friday, Jones started in right field and went 5-for-10 (.500 BA) with one double, one home run and four RBIs while batting sixth or seventh during the team’s three-game series at Kansas City. All indications are that the team regards him a regular contributor from that corner-outfield spot, and with the Guardians facing a busy, league-high eight game schedule this week, he’s well worth the add-and-start, even in leagues as shallow as ESPN’s standard. The reason is that the team is expected to face seven right-handed starters with a possibility of eight, and Jones has shown good ability to hit that side, batting .351/.462/.500 in 91 trips to the plate against them between Triple-A Columbus and the big-league team. He’s not the team’s best prospect, but he’s one of the better ones, a big-time power source whose minor league statistical track record has the look of a three-true-outcomes type.
Aaron Hicks, OF, New York Yankees: I watch this guy play baseball a lot — it’s just in my nature that I see more Yankees games than any other — and can attest that he has been a huge disappointment on the season as a whole, with enough to his slumps that I’d say he’s on the…
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Source : espn
