Welcome back to Buy & Sell, and this week’s edition theme is CCR: Cincinnati, Cardinals, and Rangers. I know that’s kind of cheating with flipping the team location and names, but I was listening to them while writing this, okay? And perhaps for good reason, as lots of these guys are older players cranking out hits, yet who can easily get overlooked, especially during the mid-June prospect frenzy. But these will be the ones that will help more in the long haul, and help your team keep on rollin’, rollin’ rollin’ on the river.
BUY
Carlos Gomez (OF, Texas Rangers) - You may have been one of the many mourning his productive days from yesteryear, never again to return. But turns out Gomez is back, and doesn’t appreciate your Morticia impersonation. It has always been about health, and although he’ll probably always deal with some nagging injuries (such as his sore back) he’s hitting the ball with authority, with a career-best 40.3% Hard% and a nice low 38.3% GB% with 25.2% LD%. He’s still not a 30 stolen base guy or perhaps even a 20 stolen base guy, and his 30% K rate makes him a batting average liability, but he can go 25-15 and thus should be owned in all mixed leagues. Go to his games and hope you get a souvenir in the Gomezzanine.
