| In 2006 and at 32 years of age, Jermaine Dye broke out for a career-high 44 HRs to go with a career-best .622 SLG | |||||
| pct. At 33 years old, Magglio Ordóñez has a career-high SLG pct., is on a career-high HR pace, and currently leads | |||||
| the majors with 41 RBIs, making him this season's Dye. As if his success in his early 30's wasn't enough to make | |||||
| that comparison, Dye and Ordóñez both share the same exact date of birth: Jan. 28, 1974. All of this wildness | |||||
| equates to Ordóñez being Project Prospect Writer Michael Gehlken's biggest riser. | |||||
| The Golden Standard Draft Board is based on the basic 5x5 fantasy scoring settings, and its format is modeled | |||||
| after Yahoo! Sports' Brandon Funston's Big Board. | |||||
| Any questions or comments may be sent to michael.gehlken@gmail.com for future posting. | |||||
| Michael Gehlken's Golden Standard 5x5 Fantasy Board | |||||
| No. | Player | Notes | Prev. | ||
| 1 | Álex Rodríguez, NYY | Four HRs and two SB in last nine games gives him a chokehold on board's top spot | 1 | ||
| 2 | José Reyes, NYM | SLG pct. has dropped below last season's, and only one RBI in last 10 games | 2 | ||
| 3 | Albert Pujols, STL | Fantasy volcano ready to erupt: 12-for-28, with one HR in last seven games | 3 | ||
| 4 | Carlos Beltrán, NYM | Has one of baseball's better balanced 5x5 games:.296/31/8/33/7 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Vladimir Guerrero, LAA | Only thing age has affected is SB output: just two attempts (one SB) so far | 5 | ||
| 6 | David Ortiz, BOS | Smashing righties with all nine of his HRs and a .339/.466/.703 line | 6 | ||
| 7 | Miguel Cabrera, FLA | Solo shot on Friday ended 14-game power drought | 7 | ||
| 8 | Chase Utley, PHI | Hasn't attempted to steal one bag in 18 games, but OPS is continuing annual ascent | 8 | ||
| 9 | Alfonso Soriano, CHC | On Friday had first multi-steal attempt game since Aug. 27, ending a 69-game drought | 9 | ||
| 10 | Travis Hafner, CLE | 2006 home line: .319/.454/.664; 2007 home line: .217/.411/.377 -- but it's starting to come around | 10 | ||
| 11 | Mark Teixeira, TEX | Calendar's been pushed back: First multi-HR game in '06 was on Aug. 26; first in '07 was on May 20 | 11 | ||
| 12 | David Wright, NYM | Thru May 25, has doubled .311 April SLG with a .622 May SLG | 13 | ||
| 13 | Matt Holliday, COL | Feast-or-famish in '07: currently on 11-game HR drought and was on 20-game drought earlier in year | 14 | ||
| 14 | Carl Crawford, TB | On pace for first 100 RBI season, but 100 runs on track to elude him for second straight season | 15 | ||
| 15 | Justin Morneau, MIN | Has taken a step back v. lefties but remains dominant v. righties (10 HRs with a .316/.401/.641 line) | 17 | ||
| 16 | Johan Santana, MIN | Still boss in pitching, but 10 straight starts with a BB is by far longest single-season streak of career | 18 | ||
| 17 | Grady Sizemore, CLE | Opened season five-for-eight, 2 HR v. LHP; is 9-for-54, 0 HRs since | 19 | ||
| 18 | Jimmy Rollins, PHI | Zero HRs, one SB in last nine games, but such periods of cooling are expected | 20 | ||
| 19 | Carlos Lee, HOU | Seeing the ball well of late: only one K in last seven games (26 ABs) | 22 | ||
| 20 | Prince Fielder, MIL | Not slowing down: three HRs in last five games | 31 | ||
| 21 | Aramis Ramírez, CHC | Continues push toward 40 HRs, and we're not even close to July (20 HRs last two years) | 24 | ||
| 22 | Hanley Ramirez, FLA | Even after that three-RBI game on May 23, those 12 RBIs hurt too much to start talking top 20 | 21 | ||
| 23 | Jake Peavy, SD | An effective part of his game: has allowed at least one BB in all 28 starts since June 23, 2006 | 23 | ||
| 24 | Manny Ramírez, BOS | One HR last 15 games; been fighting to stay patient, but something just feels off this season | 12 | ||
| 25 | Lance Berkman, HOU | Was a May bloomer through first nine games, but has since reverted to April funk | 16 | ||
| 26 | Roy Oswalt, HOU | Like Santana, allowing at least one BB in all of season's starts (11) is atypical | 25 | ||
| 27 | Jason Bay, PIT | Two-for-three, two-run, HR, two-RBI game on May 26 is first sign of real life in two weeks | 27 | ||
| 28 | Magglio Ordóñez, DET | This season's Jermaine Dye? They do both share a Jan. 28, 1974 birthday… | -- | ||
| 29 | Ryan Howard, PHI | Welcoming him back to the board, but he is going to have to work his way back up | DL | ||
| 30 | Ichiro Suzuki, SEA | As expected, back to usual self. Not expected: he's hitting .409 at home and just .267 on the road | 33 | ||
| 31 | Félix Hernández, SEA | Looks like he could have used another rehab start or two before coming back from injury | DL | ||
| 32 | Brandon Webb, ARZ | After 10-K win: 10 Ks, 9 ER, L in two starts | 30 | ||
| 33 | Vernon Wells, TOR | Unmemorable May: One HR, 0-for-3 in SB att., and a .228/.282/.316 line | 28 | ||
| 34 | Cole Hamels, PHI | Raw, but comes with the potential of a 15-K CG every time he's on the mound | 34 | ||
| 35 | Adrián González, SD | I have a reverse hometown fantasy bias with Padre batters, but the former 1st overall pick is legit | 39 | ||
| 36 | Paul Konerko, CWS | Hitting .400 with five runs in the four games since Thome's May 20th return | 46 | ||
| 37 | Chipper Jones, ATL | Pressing the panic button after cortisone shot to hand, and can you blame me? | 26 | ||
| 38 | Russell Martin, LAD | Same type of fantasy game as Mauer but more HRs and SBs thus far | 35 | ||
| 39 | C.C. Sabathia, CLE | Yesterday's five-strikeout start ended six-game streak of seven or more Ks | 37 | ||
| 40 | Victor Martinez, CLE | Seven HRs and 36 RBIs in 39 games | 47 | ||
| 41 | Dan Haren, OAK | Has won last five decisions and leads MLB starters with a 0.89 WHIP | 49 | ||
| 42 | Torii Hunter, MIN | Never underestimate a contract-year player that is nicknamed "Franchise" | -- | ||
| 43 | J.J. Hardy, MIL | Hit 14 HRs in 159 games in first two MLB seasons; has hit 15 HRs in first 46 games of '07 | 48 | ||
| 44 | Andruw Jones, ATL | 0-for-5, 5 K game on May 20 at Fenway says it all for '07 season struggles | 32 | ||
| 45 | Jeremy Bonderman, DET | Has received 9.25 runs of support over last four starts (3-0) | 42 | ||
| 46 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS | Season's ERA may never level out while in AL East divison, but wins, Ks should be there | 40 | ||
| 47 | Carlos Guillén, DET | Six-for-11, five runs, two HRs, and six RBIs in last three games | -- | ||
| 48 | Matt Cain, SF | May be figured out: all 23 of his earned runs have been allowed off an 0-0 swing | 36 | ||
| 49 | B.J. Upton, TB | Got a little overexcited over the 22-year old with last week's ranking; long power slumps inevitable | 38 | ||
| 50 | Garrett Atkins, COL | One HR since Apr. 14, but expecting him to eventually erupt for another big second half | 41 | ||
| Dropped Out | |||||
| Adam Dunn, CIN; Rich Hill, CHC; Ian Kinsler, TEX; Brian McCann, ATL; Michael Young, TEX | |||||
| On Deck Circle | |||||
| Ted Lilly, CHC; Tim Hudson, ATL; Curt Schilling, BOS; Jonathon Papelbon, BOS; Jeff Francoeur, ATL; Brad Penny, LA; James Shields, TB; | |||||
| John Lackey, LAA; John Smoltz, ATL; Tim Lincecum, SF; Barry Bonds, SF; Delmon Young, TB; Joe Nathan, MIN; Álex Ríos, TOR; | |||||
| Kelly Johnson, ATL; Rickie Weeks, MIL; Shane Victorino, PHI; Jhonny Peralta, CLE; Chris Young, SD; Todd Helton, COL; Chris B. Young, ARZ | |||||
| Gary Sheffield, DET; Chris Duncan, STL; Francisco Rodríguez, LAA; Ian Snell, PIT; Johnny Damon, NYY; Dan Johnson, OAK; | |||||
| Bobby Abreu, NYY; Derek Jeter, NYY; Derrek Lee, CHC; Miguel Tejada, BAL; Carlos Zambrano, CHC; Rafael Furcal, LA; Adam Dunn, CIN; | |||||
| Rich Hill, CHC; Ian Kinsler, TEX; Brian McCann, ATL; Michael Young, TEX; Jim Thome, CWS; Nick Markakis, BAL; Hunter Pence, HOU | |||||
| Infirmary | |||||
| Chris Carpenter, STL (August+); Roy Halladay (early-to-mid June); Joe Mauer, MIN (late May/early June) | |||||
| Waiver Wire Wrestles of the Week | |||||
| Position elibility is based on (liberal) Yahoo! settings. | |||||
| Pos. | Player | Notes | |||
| SP | Justin Germano, SD | 2-0, 0.47 ERA in three starts of Clay Hensley-replacement; could keep rotation spot upon his return | |||
| SP | Yovani Gollardo, MIL | MLB debut may be soon; worth a pick-up if you like upside in your fantasy rotation | |||
| SP | Sean Marshall, CHC | Looked awfully sharp in first MLB start of season against the Padres | |||
| RP | Kevin Gregg, FLA | Manager Fredi Gonzalez's flavor of the week | |||
| RP | Henry Owens, FLA | Still think he will come out of the Marlin closer mess on top; will return from DL at anytime | |||
| 1B | Ryan Garko, CIN | 26-year old is hitting .395 with 12 runs, 4 HRs, and 12 RBIs in May | |||
| 2B | Kaz Matsui, COL | Recenty returned to Rockie line-up (back spasms); he's a poor man's Hanley Ramírez | |||
| 3B | Ryan Braun, MIL | A run and 2 RBI in first MLB start; the 23-year-old rookie had 10 HRs in AAA before May 24 call-up | |||
| 3B | Kevin Kouzmanoff, SD | Three HRs last four games; he's startable in all formats right now | |||
| 3B | Mark Reynolds, ARZ | 23-year old Chad Tracy-replacement has a .459 AVG, 10 runs, 3 HRs, and 11 RBIs in only 10 games | |||
| OF | Brad Hawpe, COL | Was high on him in the off-season; he's starting to come around (four HRs, .319/.413/.565 in May) | |||
| OF | Jeremy Hermida, FLA | Only a matter of time before he gets hot and showcases multi-talents at the MLB level | |||
| OF | Hunter Pence, HOU | For those who didn't get the memo: picking up Pence is a good idea | |||
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