2nd Half Batters to Watch ( PART 1 )

BATTERS


1. Hank Blalock 1B, 3B TEX- Hammerin Hank is back in action. Blalock has taken over at 1st base with Chris Davis being sent down to AAA. Though not known for a high batting average he will be a great addition for power. Blalock already has 19 home runs and is on pace for 30 to 35, and with Josh Hamilton back in the line up Blalock should have more RBI opportunities.



2. Felipe Lopez 2B, 3B, SS, OF MIL- Now that Lopez has been traded to the brew crew he will be a run scoring machine. With 104 hits and a .301 average he should be on base a ton for the Prince and Ryan Braun to hit him in. Being a first round pick in 1998 it looks like he is filling out his potential. Lopez will be a great addition for Hits, Average, and Runs.




3. Juan Rivera OF LAA- Rivera has posted solid first half numbers so far. With a .309 average, 15 HRs and 53 RBIs you should see him finish up with around .301 29 95. That is a solid year around the board. If you have a struggling outfielder on your team like a Matt Holliday, or Alfonso Soriano you may want to add Rivera until your see if your big names will get or not. Rivera is that player who will improve your team in many categories I suggest if you have the space add him now, but add with caution Rivera has been battling some leg problems which has caused him to miss some games this year.




4. Martin Prado 2B, 3B, OF ATL- As of late Prado has struck fire in Atlanta. With a .324 average Prado has been abusing NL pitching lately. After finishing off strong in the first half he looks as if he could keep up this hot hitting. Although not many HRs 5, or RBIs 20 you should see the numbers go up as his hot hitting continues. He should finish with .315 14 65 and would not be a bad addition to a struggling team.