Nate McLouth

For those who have been lucky to have McLouth of the Pirates on their rosters for his amazing start to the 2008 season have seen his stats dry up of late. Well, too be honest owners who didn't sell high on this guy should be kicking themselves. This is a typical guy who has a quick start to the season and then will slowly go back to his career averages. Nate is a career .264 hitter who, in his 4th season, has only touched double digit home run once (not including this year). So, don't expect McLouth to give you 35HR's out of the blue and bat around .310AVG as well. With most fantasy players, you need to understand the fact that people usually don't go out and have monster starts and sustain it throughout the season.

For owners, if you have McLouth, try and sell this guy right now to someone who might believe he is going to give them more production in the near future. Also, for owners who don't have him and the current first place team does have him, just realize that you are going to slowly creep up on them in the standings after he falls apart.

Soriano...AGAIN

Holy smokes, Alfonso Soriano of the Cubs went off on Pirates pitching again for the tune of 2 more HR's. Soriano just hit another 2HR's for the second straight game and has hit 7HR's in his past 6 games. On top of this he's increased his batting average by 63 points over the span of 6 games to .295.

Again, owners should be happy he's posting such big numbers. Just hope he starts to run in the near future.

Jason times 2

Jason Bay of the Pirates started out slowly but is now finding his swing. In the past week he has accumulated a .300+AVG, with 2HR's, and a SB. Owners who panicked should take this as a learning experience, never ever let the first few weeks of the season cloud your judgment on players who have a history of putting together productive numbers over the course of a MLB season. Owners who found a way to grab him from someone or even off waivers should be laughing to the bank.

Jason Giambi of the Yankees is finding some comfort while trotting the bases. In the past 10 games he's added 4HR's, 11H's, and has even given the Yanks and owners a SB. For AL-only leagues, you should have him in your lineup. For mixed leagues, if you have a bench spot or a player who is struggling right now, take the plunge and grab Giambi and ride his hot bat. Giambi is still capable of giving you HR's and RBI's, just don't expect any of his MVP numbers while in Oakland, those days are well behind him.