Greetings, weekend warriors. Your resident creeper, J-FOH, is unavailable this week due to either a mani/pedi or macaroni, I'm not quite sure. Bad phone connection. But whether he's tending to some fugly nails or an empty stomach, fear not. I'm here to fill the void, minus a hundred hyperlinks or so. So let's get to it. First up is Preston Tucker, one of the hottest schmotatoes in the land. Over the past week, he's produced a .381/.409/1.048 triple slash with 4 homers, 8 runs, and 6 RBI. That's a 1.048 slugging percentage, not OPS. Pretty Bryce Harper-esque. At home, where he'll be playing six games this upcoming week, he's managed a .291/.351/.523 line, and he's crushed right-handed pitching to the tune of .296/.359/.585. The four righties that he'll be facing - Garrett Richards, Jered Weaver, Rubby de la Rosa, and Jeremy Hellickson - aren't exactly a fearsome group to contend with. As of right now, Tucker is owned in 11.2% of ESPN leagues. Like Chris Tucker in The Fifth Element, he won't outshine the studs, but he should be a valuable role player.
Here are a few other bonus creepers for the week of 7/27 - 8/2:
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