Trading Tips: June 17

Trading Tips: June 17
Buying low on Gary Sanchez and selling high on Jake Arrieta are among the trading tips offered by Fred Zinkie this week.
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Trading Tips: June 17

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Buying low on Gary Sanchez and selling high on Jake Arrieta are among the trading tips offered by Fred Zinkie this week.

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Jurickson Profar - SS - Rangers

Jurickson Profar finished 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and four RBI in Sunday's 13-12 victory against the Rockies.

Profar has hit safely in five straight and 14 of his past 17 outings. He has also been quite the run producer lately, picking up two doubles, five homers and 14 RBI in 14 games during the month of June. That comes on the heels of a 19-RBI month in May. He still isn't hitting for high average, but Profar has really endeared himself to fantasy owners in the homers and RBI departments.
Jun 17 - 8:26 PM
Yovani Gallardo - R - Rangers

Yovani Gallardo allowed five earned runs, six hits and three walks with four strikeouts over five innings in a no-decision Sunday against the Rockies.

Gallardo threw just 55 of his 98 pitches for strikes, including first-pitch strikes to 16 of the 24 batters he faced. It was Gallardo's first start since coming over from the Reds. He just hasn't been very effective in his four appearances this season, turning in just three scoreless frames in 7 1/3 scoreless innings. He is tentatively penciled in for Saturday afternoon in Minnesota but he has a long way to go before fantasy owners can trust him again.
Jun 17 - 8:19 PM
Wade Davis - R - Rockies

Wade Davis allowed four earned runs, two hits and four walks while retiring just one batter in Sunday's blown save and loss in Texas.

Davis was given a three-run cushion in the top of the ninth inning after a Trevor Story two-run homer but the closer was unable to take advantage. Davis was all over the place, throwing just 15 of his 38 pitches for strikes, including zero first-pitch strikes to the seven batters he faced. He has logged 20 saves through 24 chances, but he has blown his past two opportunities and he is 0-2 with a 15.43 ERA in six June appearances. He still isn't likely skating on thin ice, but he'll need to pull it together soon.
Jun 17 - 8:15 PM
Ian Desmond - 1B - Rockies

Ian Desmond went 2-for-5 with an RBI in Sunday's series finale in Texas.

Desmond certainly enjoyed his stay in Arlington, going 6-for-13 with two homers, three runs scored and three RBI in the three-game interleague set to raise his average above the Mendoza line from .195 to .209. He still has a ways to go in the average department before pleasing his fantasy owners, but his average is at the highest it has been since April 12 when he was hitting .213. The upward ascension is nice, and at least he has been providing some nice power along the way.
Jun 17 - 8:09 PM
Gerardo Parra - OF - Rockies

Gerardo Parra went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, a run scored and four RBI in Sunday's 13-12 setback in Texas.

The left-handed hitting Venezuelan slugger enjoyed a solid May, hitting .329 with five doubles, two homers and 11 RBI. He is on pace to have an even more productive June, going 18-for-49 (.367) with three doubles and 11 RBI in just 14 games. While he hasn't had a homer in 21 outings dating back to May 21 in Los Angeles, that's about the only thing fantasy owners can carp about.
Jun 17 - 8:06 PM
Trevor Story - SS - Rockies

Trevor Story finished 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI Sunday in Texas, cracking a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning.

Story gave the team a brief 12-9 lead in the top of the ninth, but the bullpen was unable to hold the lead in what looked more like a beer-league softball game with all of the offense. Story entered the season with at least 24 homers in each of his first campaigns in the majors and he is on pace for 34 homers with over 100 RBI this season. Both would be career bests if he can maintain the pace.
Jun 17 - 8:02 PM
DJ LeMahieu - 2B - Rockies

DJ LeMahieu finished 2-for-5 with a double and a solo home run while coming across to score twice in Sunday's 13-12 slugfest loss in Texas.

It wasn't all great, as LeMahieu did strike out three times. Still, he is a solid 20-for-70 (.286) with five doubles, two homers and 10 RBI in 15 games with 16 runs scored since coming off the 10-day disabled list on June 1, including five multi-hit efforts. He appears to be fully back to 100 percent healthy after recovering from a thumb sprain and small fractured in his left wrist at the end of May.
Jun 17 - 7:59 PM
Nick Vincent - R - Mariners

Nick Vincent (groin) is on track to return to the Mariners' bullpen on Friday.

Vincent was expected to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Monday, but instead he'll head right to Double-A Arkansas instead where he'll pitch on Monday and Wednesday.
Source: Greg Johns on Twitter
Jun 17 - 7:56 PM
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