His BB/K ratio is now up to .86, the highest of is young career. And as soon as his BABIP of .275 catches back up towards his career .328 mark, Sizemore potentially could post his first .300 season.Torii Hunter, OF LAA (DOWN) After a tremendous April, Hunter has continued to fall backwards. His OPS in April was .912, while his OPS in May fell to .762, and has stayed there through half of June Hunter’s monthly OPS has fallen again to .677. While this trend cannot continue in this direction much longer, what we once thought in April is now a distant memory. I still believe that Hunter will snap out of his current funk and be a solid buy-candidate. He continues to show normal plate discipline, GB/FB rate, and BABIP among others. The main difference is his decreased HR/FB rate of 12.5 percent.
In the end, we will likely see the Hunter of 2004 (.271 AVG/23HR/81RBI/21SB) rather than the recent versions of 2006 and 2007.Jhonny Peralta, SS CLE (DOWN) As hot as Grady Sizemore has been for the Indians, Peralta has been that cold. Peralta has hit just .206, and he has struck out 13 times to only two walks in June. The saving grace to Peralta and his value has been his increased power production He has 11 home runs on the season, but none since May 28th. With his recent struggles, Peralta’s name will likely begin popping up on many leagues’ drop lists. If so, I wouldn’t hesitate to look at him as an option to pick up.
With a very poor BABIP of .249 as compared to his career .321, Peralta will come around. He may not hit for a very high average, likely in the .260-.270 range, but with increasing power and a decreasing strikeout rate, I still like him from here on out.Edgar Renteria, SS DET (DOWN) Remember Edgar Renteria as a Red Sox player? That’s pretty much where this season is again headed for Renteria, at least offensively. To date, Renteria is hitting .274 with five home runs, 31 RBI, and an OPS of .686, which is 35 points lower than his Red Sox season Part of the problem is a decrease in power. He is still hitting home runs at a normal rate, but somehow has a total of just five doubles, after averaging nearly forty per season over the past five years. It is very perplexing, especially in a good double and triples ballpark such as Detroit. Plus, Renteria has stopped stealing bases, with just one on the season. If he doesn’t start doing either soon, his value will continue to drop. PitchersDustin McGowan, SP TOR(UP) Overshadowed by Roy Halladay and the overall success of Toronto's rotation, Dustin McGowan is having a fine season himself He is 5-4 with a 3.92 ERA.