As your fantasy baseball marathons come down to the wire look to these players to help your team or keep them from hindering your team. Rookies’ Starlin Castro and Ike Davis should have stellar weeks for your team.
Start ‘Em
Starlin Castro | Chicago Cubs | 81 percent
This 20-year-old phenom has been a work in progress with his glove but clearly has been an offensive asset. This week Castro faces the Cardinals and Marlins. In 36 at-bats this year against, Castro has hit .361 and .359 since the All-Star break. This should be a strong sign that his numbers will keep pace for these games.
Ike Davis | New York Mets | 35.4 percent
Ike faces two opponents this week that really haven’t given a problem all year and on top of that they are at home where he’s hitting a solid .294. This is over a 50 point jump from his away splits. Pittsburgh is up first where Ike is hitting .500 in 10 at-bats. Ike’s next opponent has been more of a challenge. This year against Atlanta Ike has only hit .233. However, his OBP is .421 and his isolated power is fairly strong at .189. Look for him to buck that average trend and hit for some power against the Braves.
Sit ‘Em
Adam Jones | Baltimore Orioles | 84.5 percent
Jones faces a tough road ahead this week with the Blue Jays and then the Yankees. Against the Blue Jays this year, Jones is hitting a weak .217 through 46 at-bats. His next opponent, the Yankees, have held him to a .216 average through 51 at-bats. Making matters worse for Jones, he will be facing three left-handed pitchers, against which he is only hitting .261, with a .293 OBP.
Mike Napoli | Los Angeles Angels | 87 percent
Napoli will be playing on the road for both series this week. His first stop is in Cleveland, at Progressive Field. His next stop is in St. Petersburg at Tropicana Field. Collectively at both stadiums, Napoli has an unimpressive career average of only .170, through 48 at-bats. Worse is the fact that all but one of the starting pitchers that Napoli will face is right-handed. Against righties this year Napoli is hitting .212 with a .279 OBP.
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