What’s The Point: Matos To The Moon

What is up party people? Since we last convened, we learned Jung Hoo Lee would undergo season-ending surgery to repair his injured shoulder. I had high hopes for him and hope that he can come back strong next season. While his injury sucks, all injuries suck and you hate to see anyone have their season cut short, it has opened the door for Luis Matos to get a shot at everyday at bats in the majors. So far he has taken that opportunity and run away with it. All he’s done since being called up is bat over .320 with 2 bombs and a whopping 18 RBIs in only 40 at bats. Yes, 11 of those delicious RBIs came in back to back games but the early returns are very encouraging. It’s easy to forget that he just turned 22 this year so he should grow into his skills, especially in the power department. I’ve seen enough to want him on my squad. With his contact abilities, he has the potential to be a points league star.

Alec Burleson – At the risk of sounding like I’m repeating myself, I like what Alec brings to the table. So far he has justified my faith in him by continuing to bat over .300 with just enough power to make things interesting. With the way he’s been hitting it will be mighty tough for the Red Birds to take him out of the lineup. He’s still pretty widely available but I don’t think it will take much longer for folks to notice the numbers he’s been putting up.

Sal Frelick – His season numbers aren’t especially eye popping but they have been solid. The upside is there, I just hope the playing time is as well.

Jake Meyers – I was surprised to see that he has 5 homers this season. He wasn’t really on my radar before the season because he hadn’t really showed himself to be fantasy worthy in the past. He’s already halfway to his home run total from last season and he should blow by it. That doesn’t mean he’s a power hitter but setting a new career high would be cool. He’s cut down on the strikeouts and so far that has led to a dramatically improved batting average than he has shown us before. If that reduction sticks we’re in business. Just keep in mind it’s not something we’ve seen from him before.

Jo Adell – A certain four letter fantasy site thinks it might be time to add him and you know what that means. He’s long gone in leagues that are paying attention.

Dylan Moore – Aside from his batting average he hasn’t been too bad and even that has been serviceable. Not to mention, hitting in the .250s is actually pretty good for him what with his career .213 average and all. Is he suddenly good? Probably not going to be a star but he can absolutely be a useful piece of your team. The big thing is that he’s getting at bats right now and also that his strikeouts are down by about 5% this season compared to his career rate. At this point, I’m willing to grab him at the low cost of the worst player on my bench and see where the season takes us.

David Fry – Those of you in need of help behind the dish may want to take a look at Fry. Coming into the season he wasn’t really on the fantasy radar with Bo Naylor and Austin Hedges in front of him on the depth chart. Well, Bo has been terrible (a .168 batting average with only 3 bombs just doesn’t cut it) and Hedges has barely seen the field during which time he has also been terrible. In their “absence,” Fry has stepped up in a big way batting nearly .350 with a new career high of 5. No matter what happens going forward, it looks like it will be a career season.

Matt Chapman – After struggling out of the gates, Chapman looks to finally be settling into his new home by the Bay. In his last seven games he has been blistering hot batting over .500 with a pair of home runs and 5 doubles. Unfortunately, he only has 5 RBIs over that stretch but that says more about the rest of the Giants hitters than it does about him.

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