Fantasy Baseball Tonight 7/11

Brandon Wood actually played today for the Angels, and he made the most of it hitting his first home run of the season. This was the first at bat that Wood has been given since being called up the other day, and hopefully this production will earn him more time. It is still too risky to count on him to play for your team every day. If you have a deep roster he might be worth stashing because of his great power potential. Just know that chances are as of now that he won't play very often.

After getting off to a good first couple months, Andy Pettitte has now allowed six runs in consecutive starts, and is looking more risky by the day. After being a .500 pitcher with an ERA near 5.00 last season, many didn't expect him to get out to the 8-3 start. Well, we are now looking at another ERA at 4.85, and he has lost two straight starts. I would definitely consider letting him go at this point, but if you are a devout Pettitte fan give him one more start.

Adam Kennedy continues to stay red hot against American League pitching and connected on his seventh home run of the season. Not bad for a guy who had hit five in the past two seasons combined. What does that tell you? The guy is 33 years old and his career high is 13 home runs. Chances are that he is going to go into a decent slump at some point in the near future. You can continue to play Kennedy while he is hot, but don't expect him to keep up this production.

Luke Scott is hot again, and we all remember what happened the last time this guy got on a good streak. Scott now has an 11 game hit streak that includes four home runs and 13 RBI. Definitely continue to play him until you see him have three or four hitless games in a row. When Scott is on, he can carry a fantasy team all by himself.

Garrett Jones continues to hit since he was called up on July 1st for the Pirates. Jones showed a good deal of power while in the majors, but wasn't among the top rated prospects. Last season at AAA, Jones hit 23 homers and drove in 92 runs in 138 games. He hit .279 and won't bring speed. In ten games since coming to the majors, Jones has now hit four home runs, driven in seven runs and is hitting near .300. Obviously this pace has to slow down, but he is looking like a guy who could possibly help your team.

Jeff Francoeur hit a two run single in his first at bat with the Mets and although it is just one hit, perhaps a change of scenery is just what he needs. If you are in a deeper league or have an injury or a spot that you are looking to replace, give him a try. Citi Field might eat up some of the home runs, but he should produce SOMETHING there. Any offense for the Mets right now is much needed.

John Smoltz hasn't gone deep into games since coming over to the Sox, but he has been good half the time. Smoltz struck out seven over five innings and allowed just one run for his first win of the season. I think that you will get a lot of this kind of thing from Smoltz going forward. He probably won't pitch a ton of innings, but my guess is that the majority of the time they will be quality innings. He won't be an elite pitcher, but definitely worth a roster spot.

Sorry this is so short gang, I was watching the UFC 100 and had a bunch of company to watch Michael Bisping get LAID OUT by Dan Henderson. Definitely a good show! I'll make it up to you tonight.