By Scott Woodall
The Deep
Casey McGehee – 2B/ 3B
Don’t fret if you never heard of Casey McGehee until this year, I spelled his name wrong three times while blogging this post
Casey McGehee has seemingly come out of nowhere to become a viable option in deep leagues, while his bat remains smoldering. The kicker bonus in Yahoo Fantasy Leagues is the 26 year old righty from Santa Cruz has the coveted Ian Stewart type of eligibility - 2B/3B.
McGehee, who has collected 17 hits in the past 10 games hasn’t officially locked down a full time starter’s role with the Brew Crew, but if he continues to rake the way he has the last couple of weeks that will most certainly come to fruition. Don’t expect steals from Casey at Bat, but he’s proving that batting in front of Ryan Braun is a sweet spot to be in!
If you could use some middle/corner infield help - we would suggest taking a flier on him NOW, because if the hot streak continues, he’ll start to disappear from waiver wires at a break neck pace later this month.
The Shallow
Aaron Cook – Starting Pitcher
Aaron Cook is about as exciting as a roof shingle…
But, roof shingles are important pieces of building any home…
Hmmm…I’m not sure where I’m going with this, so to heck with the house to ballplayer analogy, it’s going on midnight, and as I watch Aaron Cook toss another solid ballgame, I’m thinking - plain & simple – this guy knows how to pitch.
Although not a strike out king, or a sexy young prospect with tremendous upside – Aaron Cook has REALLY been getting’ ‘er done for the past month.
The ground ball specialist has obviously survived the volatile confines of Coors Field for the past eight seasons for a reason. The right hander with the nasty sinker has been an integral reason for the Rockies resurgence since Colorado kicked Clint Hurdle to the curb, and they have been stringing together several victories this month.
If you can pad your K’s from other power arms on your roster, Aaron Cook makes for a decent back end addition to your fantasy rotation, particularly while the Rockie bats remain so hot, and the wins keep on adding up.
Note: WaiverSharks daily column, The Shallow & The Deep will be taking a bit of a breather the next couple weeks to gather our senses, wipe off our dusty baseball pants, and gear up for the 2nd half of the 2009 MLB season.
