Fantasy Baseball

BY ADAM RONIS

Hanley Ramirez has moved to the No. 3 spot in the lineup and it's a boost for his fantasy value, as if he can climb much further. It looks like he will be better than I anticiapted.

Dan Uggla hit his seventh homer today. He also has 19 RBIs. He''ll hurt your average, but that production from a second baseman is big.

Andrew Miller finally pitched a good game. He went six innings, allowing four hits, two walks and struck out four. He is 2-2 with a 7.96 ERA. Not convince he's right yet. He could have value late in the season.

Darrell Rasner picked up a win for the Yankees with a solid start. He went six innings and allowed five hits, two runs, walked none and struck out four. Consider him in AL-only leagues.

Joakim Soria picked up his eighth save and has yet to allow a run. Hope you took my advice and drafted him.

Scott Downs picked up his third save. B.J. Ryan has yet to pitch consecutive days, but I'm sure it will happen soon.

B.J. Upton returned to the starting lineup and went 0-for-3 with a walk.

Scott Kazmir returned from the DL and wasn't good against the Red Sox. In four innings he allowed six hits, four runs -- three earned -- walked three and struck out five. He threw 90 pitches, including 55 for strikes. Be patient.

Mike Cameron hit two home runs and now has three after being back for one week. Make sure he is owned.

Eric Gagne blew his fifth save of the season against the Astros. He has a 6.14 ERA and he is lucky there is no clear cut closer in waiting. The Brewers might be forced to make a change soon.

Joe Saunders improved to 6-0, but he was very hittable today, which is why I advised you to sell high on him in today's newspaper column. He allowed 12 hits, four runs, walked none and struck out one. He has a 2.61 ERA. K-Rod picked up his 13th save.

Greg Smith pitched another good game for the A's. In six innings he allowed just three hits, one run, walked two and struck out 10 in a no-decision. Should be owned in AL-only leagues and considered in deep mixed leagues. Santiago Casilla picked up the win and has yet to allow a run and gets a bevy of strikeouts. If you need a reliever to help your WHIP, he's a good candidate.

Johan Santana has been throwing too many pitches forcing him to leave games early. He threw 116 pitches in six innings against the D-Backs. He's a second half pitcher, so don't trade him. He will get more efficient with pitch counts.

Billy Wagner speaks his mind, which I like since no one on the Mets says anything, but he has backed it up. He has looked great and he retired the side in order for his seventh save. He hasn't allowed an earned run yet.