Some Late Season Pickups.....Maybe

Just a reminder as your regular season winds down and the playoffs are fast approaching, keep your eye peeled for late season call ups and players that are turning things around or just someone who is hot at the moment. I know your team made the playoffs or you wouldn't be reading this....those that didn't or won't make the playoffs are now turning their attention to 'fantasy football'....sorry I said those words in my last two posts, but you know you will play it and it will carry you over to spring training. Another reason to watch as the rosters are expanded in September is to catch a rising star for your keeper league.

I might as well thump my own chest and tell you that I picked up Bronson Arroyo off the wavier wire this week and yes he is one that has been pretty good for the most part the last couple months. Hell he can still win fifteen games this year, how many of you thought he had a chance to do that back around the All-Star break. Bronson threw a complete game tonight and got me a very nice 22 points and still has another start this week. I just took a chance that his two starts this week against bottom feeders Houston and San Francisco might be worth a flier the way he has been pitching lately. I am sure he has been dropped at least once in every league this year......is he available in yours!!!!

Another Red I like right now is outfielder Chris Dickerson and in his first twelve major league games he is hitting .327 and has smashed three home runs.....get him while he is hot if you need OF help.

This guy might be a long shot to be still be available but check out Ian Stewart 3B for the Rockies....thru 53 games he is hitting .316 and has 9 home runs, this is way ahead of what he did in his first call up last season where he only had a .209 average in a short 35 games and only had 1 home run.....so Ian is showing a much better average to go with much much more power.....If you are like me and planning a good playoff run then don't get lazy as the season winds down.

Another guy that deserves your attention is White Sox MI Alexei Ramirez who has a very strong line this month.....315-6-21 those are numbers that if your projected them over the course of the season would be HUGE. Is he worth picking up in keeper leagues!!!!!!!!!!!