Two Week Streak

One of the most important stats to check out is the past two weeks category. Why two weeks and not one? It’s because you don’t want the guy who had one great game but didn’t do much the rest of the week This way, the two-week system gives you some sort of consistency.

Here are three starting pitchers to really take a look at that might be available in your league:

Wandy Rodriguez - Houston Astros
Over the past two weeks, Rodriguez has gone 2-0 with two quality starts. He’s K’d 16 in only 15 innings of work. The only issue with Wandy is the team he is on. The Astros are not good, and they won’t be for the rest of the season. Plus, they just traded away their number-one starter in Roy Oswalt, meaning the Magic Wand might be facing the opposing team’s number-one starter.

Scott Baker - Minnesota Twins
Baker, like Rodriguez, is 2-0 with two quality starts in his past two weeks of work. He had 17 strikeouts in 20 1/3 innings, and he is on a team that is hot with some major bats to help him out.

Kevin Slowey - Minnesota Twins
Another Twins’ starter that enjoyed late July and early August, Slowey is also 2-0 with two QS’s. Like Baker, Slowey appreciates his team’s offensive bite by supporting him with solid run support.

Here are three hitters worth taking a look at:

Dan Uggla - 2B - Florida Marlins
Uggla has turned on the power switch over the past two weeks. Dan hit eight homers while driving in 13 runs with a .333 average. If he’s not hitting the ball, he’s walking to first base. He’s registered 10 walks in this time period.

Raul Ibanez – OF - Philadelphia Phillies
With the absence of Ryan Howard and Chase Utley, Ibanez has picked his game up from an awful first half of the season. Hitting .465 with three homers and 13 RBI, Ibanez could bolster your outfield. Just be careful because that .465 is certain to go down.

Juan Pierre – OF - Chicago White Sox
The Sox are still hot, and one of the main reasons is that Pierre has picked up his game. The speedster has knocked in nine runs – pretty good for a leadoff hitter – and has a .339 average over this period. He is getting on base with base hits and walks. When he does, he steals more bases. Six stolen bases in the past two weeks creates runners in scoring position for the rest of the team to knock him home, which means more points for you in the runs category.