Monday's game made two straight games with a home run for Lucas Duda, as he went 2-4, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI. Duda has been a useful fantasy asset many times in the past, and he's doing the same thing he always does this year. Duda had a brief DL stint and I think that's why he's so widely-available in fantasy leagues right now, but he should be owned in a lot more (he's available in around 92% of ESPN leagues). Over the past month, Duda has been hitting .273/.377/.591, and while I think he's more of a .250s hitter, you'll take that streak any time. If you're in an OBP league, I think Duda should absolutely be owned, because the guy has the ability to hit 25-30 home runs and he's walking 13.5% of the time right now. The main thing that's drawn people away from Duda has been the average, but if you've got OBP instead of average, that disadvantage goes away, as he should end the year with an OBP in the .350s, which is more than useful when coupled with his power and RBIs. If you're in need of power, take a look at Duda, he's probably available.
Let's take a look at some of the other performances from Monday:
OBP.. Suarez or Duda…. Inciarte or Polanco?
Sorry I’m just seeing this now, but I’d go Duda and Polanco (though it’s close between Polanco and Inciarte)
Souza, Thames, or Desmond rest of season?
H2H yahoo
I’d go Desmond