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Now that the Mannyroids talk is dying down a little bit, it’s time to get down to business! This is going to be a weekly column about typical fantasy diamonds in the rough. These are players you can look to add to give your team a little boost that are available in 50% or plus of most common fantasy formats.

Koji Uehara (Bal – SP) – I’m not jumping up and down about Koji yet, but if you’re in a deep league, you could do worse than adding him. My colleague Bush10623 does a great job talking about why to add him here. I personally would put him on your watch list wait one more start to see if he’s for real. He’s availble in about 93% of most leagues, so no rush yet.

Freddy Sanchez (Pit – 2B) – Freddy is an interesting guy to be on this list. A former batting champ, who had an injury plagued 2008 is about 57% available in all Fantasy formats. The depth at second base is really good this year, but this guy is for real. He will get 170-190 hits, bat .300+ and knock in 60-80 runs. Sanchez is the real deal who should be owned in most formats.

Chris Duncan (Stl – 1B/OF) – Chris Duncan’s power is real. He’s definitely a threat to hit 20HR’s and drive in 70+. His average is not however. Duncan is a career .268 hitter, but becomes valuable in leagues that carry OBP and SLG. He’s available in almost 75% of all fantasy formats. If your power numbers are lacking, or you drafted Adam LaRoche (sucks doesn’t he), he can help you in the power and OBP departments.

Jesus Flores (Was – C) – Flores will not wow you with his career .261 BA. However Flores is only 24 years old and is only in his third year in the major leagues. Flores will not keep up the power hitting, but he has the potential to hit around .300 and slg close to .450. Fantasy owners looking to stop the bleeding after the Ryan Doumit injury, look no further an Flores. He’s available in over 80% of fantasy leagues and could be a nice replacement over the next 6-8 weeks.

Remember don’t expect the world with these finds, I’m only showcasing a handful of players who could be interesting additions in the short term to your line up. Always add or drop players at your own risk!

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