Fantasy Baseball Manager of the Year

Week 6: Hot or Not Players

May 16, 2006 — We're going to do something a little different in the MOTY Talk Snapsot for Week 6. Instead of highlighting upwards of 50 players in one breakdown - both climbing and falling in overall fantasy value - we’re going to break the Snapshot into two posts.

First, we’ll offer a quick list of “Hot” players and “Not” players, one per position for each league. Again, focusing on guys who may be available in your league or prime trade targets/bait. Of course, you can find more players heating up or cooling down, based on their MOTY#s, by hopping between the weekly rankings for YTD, MTD and Last Week at fantasybaseballmoty.com

Then, after giving you a day or few to digest the “Hot/Not” players, we’ll post a follow up MOTY Talk — since we’re almost 25% of the way through the season, we’ll examine players shaping up as potential 2006 Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player and Breakout Player candidates.

But first, the Hot/Not players in each league.

American League — Hot:

The story here lies in the marked improvement in Last Week (LW) MOTY#. Key to this list is that these players may be on the wire in your league — or prime trade targets if they scuffled early in the season, leading to disappointing YTD MOTY#s.

John Buck  c  (KC)  —  YTD MOTY#:  3.77     MTD: + 2.48     LW: + 2.90
Week 6:  3 runs,  2 hr,  6 rbi,  0 sb,  .538 avg.,  1.677 ops (.600 obp/1.077 slg),  1.000 bb/K

Lyle Overbay  1b  (TOR)  —  YTD MOTY#:  10.73     MTD: + 6.91     LW: + 3.16
Week 6:  4 runs,  2 hr,  6 rbi,  0 sb,  .296 avg.,  .900 ops (.345 obp/.566 slg),  1.000 bb/K

Luis Castillo  2b  (MIN)  —  YTD MOTY#:  13.68     MTD: + 9.60     LW: + 4.62
Week 6:  6 runs,  1 hr,  8 rbi,  1 sb,  .320 avg.,  .866 ops (.346 obp/.520 slg),  .500 bb/K

Brandon Inge  3b  (DET)  —  YTD MOTY#:  9.86     MTD: + 5.89     LW: + 1.66
Week 6:  2 runs,  1 hr,  4 rbi,  0 sb,  .286 avg.,  .875 ops (.375 obp/.500 slg),  .500 bb/K

Yuniesky Betancourt  ss  (SEA)  —  YTD MOTY#:  6.22     MTD: + 4.70     LW: + 2.57
Week 6:  3 runs,  2 hr,  5 rbi,  2 sb,  .350 avg.,  1.000 ops (.350 obp/.650 slg),  .000 bb/K

Reed Johnson  of  (TOR)  —  YTD MOTY#:  9.86     MTD: + 4.34     LW: + 3.94
Week 6:  3 runs,  2 hr,  5 rbi,  2 sb,  .350 avg.,  1.000 ops (.350 obp/.650 slg),  .000 bb/K

Kameron Loe  sp  (TEX)  —  YTD MOTY#:  8.60     MTD: + 2.60     LW: + 4.72
Week 6:  1 win,  0 sv,  4 K,  1.20 WHIP,  0.00 ERA,  4.00 K/bb (1 bb),  1 gs (5.0 ip)

Francisco Rosario  mr  (TOR)  —  YTD MOTY#:  30.08     MTD: + 30.08     LW: + 25.36
Week 6:  1 win,  0 sv,  4 K,  0.67 WHIP,  0.00 ERA,  4.00 K/bb (0 bb),  2 gp (3.0 ip)

Eddie Guardado  cl  (SEA)  —  YTD MOTY#:  2.59     MTD: - 4.32     LW: + 1.33
Week 6:  0 win,  0 sv,  2 K,  0.33 WHIP,  0.00 ERA,  2.00 K/bb (0 bb),  3 gp (3.0 ip)

American League — NOT:

The insight is found in the stark decline in Last Week (LW) MOTY#. Key to this list is that these guys are almost certainly on a roster in your league, epsecially yours, and maybe down trending … toward the bench or (maybe) as trade bait.

Victor Martinez  c  (CLE)  —  YTD MOTY#:  14.91     MTD: + 10.24     LW: - 3.38
Week 6:  1 runs,  0 hr,  2 rbi,  0 sb,  .087 avg.,  .217 ops (.087 obp/.130 slg),  .000 bb/K

Travis Hafner  1b  (CLE)  —  YTD MOTY#:  25.91     MTD: + 8.94     LW: - 2.10
Week 6:  0 runs,  0 hr,  3 rbi,  0 sb,  .240 avg.,  .721 ops (.321 obp/.400 slg),  .750 bb/K

Tadahito Iguchi  2b  (CWS)  —  YTD MOTY#:  11.25     MTD: + 6.94     LW: - 0.48
Week 6:  4 runs,  0 hr,  1 rbi,  1 sb,  .150 avg.,  .340 ops (.190 obp/.150 slg),  .000 bb/K

Eric Chavez  3b  (OAK)  —  YTD MOTY#:  14.45     MTD: + 5.08     LW: - 1.31
Week 6:  0 runs,  0 hr,  0 rbi,  0 sb,  .000 avg.,  .000 ops (.000 obp/.000 slg),  .000 bb/K

Juan Castro  ss  (MIN)  —  YTD MOTY#:  1.84     MTD: + 0.25     LW: + 0.41
Week 6:  1 runs,  0 hr,  2 rbi,  0 sb,  .263 avg.,  .526 ops (.263 obp/.263 slg),  .000 bb/K

Johnny Damon  of  (NYY)  —  YTD MOTY#:  14.31     MTD: + 7.57     LW: - 0.98
Week 6:  1 runs,  0 hr,  1 rbi,  0 sb,  .227 avg.,  .519 ops (.292 obp/.227 slg),  .400 bb/K

Curt Schilling  sp  (BOS)  —  YTD MOTY#:  35.18     MTD: - 16.95     LW: - 10.45
Week 6:  0 win,  0 sv,  5 K,  2.00 WHIP,  10.80 ERA,  2.50 K/bb (2 bb),  1 gs (5.0 ip),  1 L

Kevin Gregg  mr  (LAA)  —  YTD MOTY#:  14.84     MTD: + 14.84     LW: - 43.20
Week 6:  0 win,  0 sv,  2 K,  2.47 WHIP,  12.71 ERA,  2.00 K/bb (1 bb),  1 gp (5.667 ip),  2 L

Ambiorix Burgos  cl  (KC)  —  YTD MOTY#:  6.59     MTD: - 3.01     LW: - 4.64
Week 6:  1 win,  1 sv,  5 K,  2.73 WHIP,  12.27 ERA,  1.00 K/bb,  3 gp (3.667 ip),  33% sv pct

National League — Hot:

Damian Miller  c  (MIL)  —  YTD MOTY#:  12.01     MTD: + 11.63     LW: + 4.87
Week 6:  3 runs,  2 hr,  7 rbi,  0 sb,  .421 avg.,  1.189 ops (.400 obp/.789slg),  .000 bb/K

Mike Lamb  1b  (HOU)  —  YTD MOTY#:  6.61     MTD: + 6.42     LW: + 4.88
Week 6:  5 runs,  2 hr,  5 rbi,  0 sb,  .583 avg.,  1.833 ops (.583 obp/1.250 slg),  .000 bb/K

Dan Uggla  2b  (FLA)  —  YTD MOTY#:  11.50     MTD: + 10.45     LW: + 3.01
Week 6:  5 runs,  0 hr,  3 rbi,  0 sb,  .429 avg.,  .947 ops (.519 obp/.429 slg),  1.500 bb/K

Pedro Feliz  3b  (SF)  —  YTD MOTY#:  8.75     MTD: + 7.96     LW: + 4.02
Week 6:  8 runs,  2 hr,  5 rbi,  0 sb,  .370 avg.,  1.097 ops (.393 obp/.704 slg),  .167 bb/K

Khalil Greene  ss  (SD)  —  YTD MOTY#:  9.93     MTD: + 7.17     LW: + 2.91
Week 6:  5 runs,  3 hr,  8 rbi,  0 sb,  .222 avg.,  .822 ops (.267 obp/.556 slg),  .500 bb/K

Shane Victorino  of  (PHI)  —  YTD MOTY#:  5.94     MTD: + 5.59     LW: + 4.30
Week 6:  4 runs,  1 hr,  2 rbi,  0 sb,  .529 avg.,  1.556 ops (.556 obp/1.000 slg),  .000 bb/K

Tony Armas  sp  (WAS)  —  YTD MOTY#:  26.01     MTD: + 7.58     LW: + 10.03
Week 6:  2 win,  0 sv,  10 K,  0.62 WHIP,  0.69 ERA,  3.33 K/bb (3 bb),  2 gs (13.0 ip)

Ramon Ramirez  mr  (COL)  —  YTD MOTY#:  80.22     MTD: + 64.49     LW: + 20.10
Week 6:  0 win,  0 sv,  4 K,  0.30 WHIP,  0.00 ERA,  4.00 K/bb (0 bb),  2 gp (3.33 ip)

Gary Majewski  ciw  (WAS)  —  YTD MOTY#:  1.55     MTD: - 4.56     LW: + 0.91
Week 6:  0 win,  0 sv,  3 K,  1.25 WHIP,  0.00 ERA,  3.00 K/bb (1 bb),  4 gp (4.0 ip)

National League — NOT:

Jason LaRue  c  (CHC)  —  YTD MOTY#:  1.49     MTD: + 1.49     LW: + 0.20
Week 6:  1 runs,  1 hr,  1 rbi,  0 sb,  .091 avg.,  .649 ops (.286 obp/.364 slg),  .500 bb/K

Todd Helton  1b  (COL)  —  YTD MOTY#:  10.19     MTD: - 0.09     LW: - 2.24
Week 6:  2 runs,  0 hr,  1 rbi,  0 sb,  .200 avg.,  .539 ops (.259 obp/.280 slg),  .667 bb/K

Orlando Hudson  2b  (ARI)  —  YTD MOTY#:  2.85     MTD: + 2.27     LW: - 0.34
Week 6:  1 runs,  0 hr,  0 rbi,  1 sb,  .067 avg.,  .258 ops (.125 obp/.133 slg),  .250 bb/K

Scott Rolen  3b  (STL)  —  YTD MOTY#:  9.48     MTD: + 2.16     LW: + 0.02
Week 6:  0 runs,  0 hr,  0 rbi,  0 sb,  .000 avg.,  .000 ops (.000 obp/.000 slg),  .000 bb/K

Omar Vizquel  ss  (SF)  —  YTD MOTY#:  9.78     MTD: + 4.34     LW: - 2.32
Week 6:  3 runs,  0 hr,  1 rbi,  0 sb,  .080 avg.,  .268 ops (.188 obp/.080 slg),  .750 bb/K

Barry Bonds  of  (SF)  —  YTD MOTY#:  6.89     MTD: + 6.25     LW: - 2.16
Week 6:  2 runs,  0 hr,  0 rbi,  0 sb,  .056 avg.,  .402 ops (.346 obp/.056 slg),  4.000 bb/K

Greg Maddux  sp  (CHC)  —  YTD MOTY#:  33.81     MTD: - 11.65     LW: - 14.65
Week 6:  0 win,  0 sv,  5 K,  2.00 WHIP,  10.80 ERA,  2.50 K/bb (2 bb),  1 gs (5.0 ip),  1 L

Duaner Sanchez  mr  (NYM)  —  YTD MOTY#:  13.13     MTD: - 5.81     LW: - 29.58
Week 6:  0 win,  0 sv,  1 K,  3.00 WHIP,  19.29 ERA,  1.00 K/bb (1 bb),  3 gp (2.33 ip),  2 L

Chad Cordero  cl  (WAS)  —  YTD MOTY#:  9.14     MTD: + 1.29     LW: - 11.31
Week 6:  0 win,  0 sv,  3 K,  3.00 WHIP,  16.88 ERA,  1.00 K/bb,  2 gp (2.67 ip),  0% sv pct