* The BIG news of the week is the Yankees acquisition of OF Bobby Abreu and SP Corey Lidle from the

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* The BIG news of the week is the Yankees acquisition of OF Bobby Abreu and SP Corey Lidle from the Philadelphia Phillies. I might be the first and only person who thinks leader Bobby Abreu is a bust, not only in Fantasy, but also on the playing field. leader Abreu had more HR s in the HR derby last year, then he did all of the second half of last year, and to this point this year. A guy who consistently was a 30-30 guy, doesn t even have 10 HR s this year, somthings not right here. Abreu goes from Citizen Bank Park, considered by most to be a very friendly hitters park, where he hit just .267-5 HR-35 RBI-33 R-11 SB, to the short porch at Yankee Stadium. Will this help the struggling Abreu? My bet is no. Thank goodness, OBP doesn t factor into Fantasy Baseball, because that s all Abreu seems to have. Lidle is a guy too, who I think will struggle going from the NL to the AL. Lidle, over his last 3 years doesn t quiet have Yankee numbers. He s averaging 12 wins and 13 loses, and a whopping 5.042 era. Some think that the Yankees leader lineup will carry him, but I don t think he ll be any better then Jaret Wright. * Chipper Jones is heading to the DL again. After straining his left oblique Friday night against the Mets, Jones, who prior to getting leader hurt was having an awesome second half of the season, will have to wait until mid-August before he comes off the DL. Fantasy Owners must love his production, but down the stretch he s no help on the DL * Nomar Garciaparra heads to the DL with a strained ligament in his right knee. Bad news for Garciaparra owners, leader but is this really a surprise. There is a bright side to this. Garciaparra, who qualifies at 1B, gives owners plenty of options to pluck a quality 1B off the waiver. * Scott Kazmir, leader who has inflammation in his left rotator cuff, will be put on the DL this week. Kazmir who was slated to have 2 starts this week, will force Fantasy Owners to look for a replacement. Kazmir, 10-7 on season, leader is going to be a hard to replace. Look to replace him with a SP that has a low era or whip. * Remember All-Star 2B Jose Lopez of the Seattle Mariners. The kid was having an excellent season prior to the All-Star break. Since the All-Star break Lopez is batting .158 (6-38) and hasn t had an extra base hit. A nice surprise in the first half of the season, but it s time to look for a new option at 2B. * Dan Kolb s tenure as the Brewers closer has come to an end. Brewers manager, Ed Yost said the he would split time at the closers spot between Derrick Turnbow, and newly acquired Francisco leader Cordero leader until either one of them proves they could keep the spot. Nothing like good old fashion competition. * Although Jason Jennings W-L (6-9) record doesn t show the quality pitcher he really is, Fantasy Owners are starting to take notice. Over Jennings last 7 games, he s only given up more then 2 runs once, is averaging 7 innings a start, and 6 K s a game. Wins are great in fantasy, but keeping leader your era and whip down is key as well. * Ben Sheets, after being on the DL for most of the year, got his first win since coming off the DL this past week. In his second start since coming off the DL, Sheets had 10 K s and only walked one, while picking up the win. Sheets will be a nice pickup for the remember of the season. Scourer the waiver wires and make sure he ends up on your team. * After being traded to the Brewers, leader Kevin Mench has to be extremely happy. Here s a guy who was having a hard time getting into Texas s lineup everyday even with the numvers he was putting up. Now, Mench will be batting 4th for the Brewers which will give him plenty of RBI chances. * Ivan Rodriguez missed his 4th straight game on Sunday due to a bruised right thumb. Rodriguez contends that the thumb is getting better, but that it s still bothering him. Hold him back until he shows he completely ready to go. *** weeklyplanner-1 whoshot whosnot leader With 10 RBI in two games, it was an easy choice as to who my Who s Hot player of the Week award would go to, Carlos Beltran of the Mets. Beltran not only helped leader the Mets to their first sweep of the Atlanta Braves since 1985, but helped propel his Fantasy Owners to victory with his monster week. Beltran ended the week with a .385-5 HR-15 RBI-7 Runs-2 SB. Fantastic Fantasy stats for a player, who at this point last year, was no better then a number 3 Outfielder. At one point this season, Hanley Ramirez was listed on my Rookie Watch. Since that time Ramirez has hit a brick wall. Ramirez is only batting .208 (11-53) since the All-Star break and has been moved to the bottom of the order for the Florida Marlins. Ramirez s is no better then a back up now, with more viable options on the waiver. Replace this guy as fast as you can, you ll thank me later. *** John Smoltz leads this weeks 2 Start Studs with games at Philadelphia and Cincinnati. Smoltz who hasn t lost in his last 9 starts, has had quality leader starts in his last 6 games. In his last outing against