Casting A Line May 28-June 3

Here's a look at largely unowned players who are currently streaking in the right direction.

Ernesto Frieri  Angels RP

Hardly anyone noticed when the Angels traded light hitting infield prospect Alex Amarista to the Padres, but the addition of Frieri has solidified the back end of the streaking Halos bullpen. Frieri has already notched 2 saves in the past week and allows manager Mike Scoscia the flexibility of using left Scott Downs more in 7th and 8th inning role his had his entire career. In 10 appearances with the Angels, Frieri has already punched out 22 batters and has notched 2+ K's in 8 of those 10 apperances. Downs may still get a few more saves in the short term but Frieri is the obvious choice long term with his power arm and swing and miss stuff (16.62 K/9 in  2012).

Dayan Viciedo White Sox OF

There's currenty not hotter hitter in baseball than Viciedo. After a dismal April which seen the White Sox right fielder hit .206 with 4 RBI, Viciedo has come out in May and posted a .313/.345/.588 slash line. Even hotter, over the past 14 days he's hitting .387 with 7 HR 18 RBI and 11 runs scored.

Alex Rios White Sox OF

Unlike his OF partner Viciedo, Rios actually got off to a solid start this season hitting .311 in April. After a slow start to May, Rios has come back in the past week to hit .381 with 3 HR and 9 RBI. Always a good mix of spped and 18-20 HR power he appears to be on track to having his good every other season type of years.

Jeff Francoeur Royals OF

Seemingly right around the same time the Royals promoted slugging OF prospect Wil Meyers to AAA, the struggling all or nothing slugger seemed to take that as a hint to jump start his season.  Hitting .280 in May, Frenchy has hit .370  with 4 HR 7 RBI over his past 12 games while throwing in a stolen base. Ride the wave as long as Francoeur is playing motivated but be prepared to cut bait once the inevitable coldspell returns.

Homer Baily Reds SP

It seems every year fantasy owners have waiting for the former 7th overall pick of the 2004 draft to make the next step and become fantasy relevent. So far this season Bailey has been nothing but a solid option tallying 7 Quality starts out of his 9 starts. After posting a subpar strikeout rate to begin the season, Bailey has 16 K's over his past 19 innings (2 starts vs ATL 1 vs NYY) while only walking 4 batters and allowing only 6 ER.  Both of his next 2 scheduled starts come versus the Pirates, the worst offense in the MLB. And with the Reds bats hot right now it should be a good time for give Bailey a turn or two over the next couple of weeks.

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