Casting A Line June 4-10

A current look at underowned fantasy options that are trending up.

AJ Burnett SP PIT

Take away one start (5/2 @ STL - 12 ER) and  Burnett has been dominant for the Pirates. Notching 5 straight Quality Starts (3-0 1.57 ERA 25/8 K/BB) he has been the no. 10 SP in fantasy over the past 28 days. He's allowed 2 or fewer runs in 7 of his 8 starts this season while not allowing any runs in 3 starts including his past 2 turns.


Justin Smoak 1B SEA

Saying the Mariners 25 year old first baseman has been a dissapointment since being traded for Cliff Lee would be an understatement. In his first full season in Seattle he hit only .234 with 15 HR 55 RBI. After another brutal April (.211) to start this season Smoak has seemingly begun to tap into the potential the M's seen in him. Over the past 3 weeks he is hammering the ball, hitting .315 7 HR 19 RBI over his past 73 at bats. Ranking as the #6 fantasy 1B over the same stretch.


Quintin Berry OF DET

 Berry has hit .361 and stolen 6 bases and scored 11 runs since filling in for injured lead off man Austin Jackson. Jackson is not going to be ready to come off of the DL as soon as expected allowing Berry to remain hitting at the top of a productive Tigers lineup. The former Phillie's prospect has stolen 40 + bases in 4 of last 5 minor league seasons and could provide some cheap speed for owners for the short term.

Lonnie Chisenhall  3B CLE

Once a top prospect, Chisenhall struggled in his first taste of the big leagues hitting just .255 over the 66 games he played last season. After a horrible spring and losing the starting duties , Chisenhall began the season in Columbus and found his groove posting a .319/.352/.531 line. Now with Jack Hanahan on the DL, the third baseman has been called up and gone 6/17 with 2 HR and 2 SB in his first week of action. With all of the third base injuries , Chisenhall could provide 12-15 HR power the rest of the way out if he can remain in the big leagues.


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