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So the weekly hot hitter stats are up on the main site, and while updating those stats I was pleasantly surprised to see the Blue Jays own Alex Rios at the top of the list.  Alex has been tearing it up since the all-star break, hitting more home runs (a total of four) in the past week than he did in the entire first half.  It’s a bit sad if you think about it, but it’s really part and parcel with the pathetic Jays offense this year.  Viewing from a glass half full perspective, it’s good to see Alex starting to pick things up … it’s long overdue.  However I’m not holding my breath that he’ll keep this going.  I’m still kicking J.P. Ricciardi for the fact that he didn’t trade Rios for the current leading NL Cy Young candidate, Tim Lincecum.  Hindsight is 20/20 but that would have been a sweet trade … you can never have enough quality pitching!

On another note, when I was reviewing the weekly top hitters from the past month to look for any trends, it became apparent to me how quickly a player rotates in and out of a hot streak on a weekly basis.  Over the past 4 weeks, only 2 players were able to make it to the Top Ten list more than once.  Can you guess who they were?

If you guessed the usual suspects such as: Alex Rodriguez, Hanley Ramirez, Jose Reyes, Albert Pujols or even Josh Hamilton, you would be incorrect.  No, instead of these fantasy household names the two players that have earned this prestigious distinction are:

Ryan Braun (Mil - 3B,OF) - Ranked #2, Week of July 20-26 and Ranked #8, Week of July 6-12
Matt Holliday (Col - OF) - Ranked #3, Week of July 20-26 and Ranked #1, Week of June 29-July 5

What does that tell you?  One thing is that picking up the hottest player of the week doesn’t necessarily equate to that same player staying hot for the next week.  More often than not, that player will fall out of the Top 10 the following week.  The other is that baseball is a long season, and any metric at a specific point in time is not enough to make a good fantasy player evaluation decision.  It’s really a good mix following the latest news, as well as the weekly stats that will help you find that next hot fantasy gem.

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So Yankee All-Star third baseman Alex Rodriguez is making the news again, for all of the wrong reasons.  The latest news is that he’s hooking up with Madonna who is over 15 years his senior, for some late night visits for chats and advice.  Now it doesn’t take a genius to deduce that she’s not giving him any hitting or fielding tips … not on the baseball field anyway.  This is on top of the scandal he had last year, where he was reportedly seen hanging out with a mysterious busty blonde, in my hometown of Toronto.  This blonde was Joslyn Noel Morse, a stripper from Las Vegas and aspiring PlayBoy bunny.

Now don’t get me wrong, if the guy is a player, that’s his thing … but being the top paid athlete in baseball, having a wife and children, and basically a role model to millions of kids out there, you kinda hope that he’ll be portraying himself in a better light.  Maybe I’m just too old school to expect that from famous athletes, but given the amount of money and stature these players have, you would like to think that they think about that, instead of always just thinking about themselves.

Back on the baseball field, A-rod has been lighting it up the past few days, so it’s almost like the controversy sparks him … either that or Madonna is better at giving him “baseball” advice and motivation than we all think!

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Starting last Sunday, the top performers will be posted on the Roto Fantasy Guru site to show which baseball players are on a hot streak and merit your attention. Last week’s focus was on Top Hitters, and brought up some nice surprises such as Evan Longoria coming in at number 2, and the young Boston Red Sox second baseman, Dustin Pedroia at number 4.

Some of the key consensual top picks such as Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees, Jose Reyes of the New York Mets, and Hanley Ramirez of the Florida Marlins were shut out from the list.  Though I have a feeling that won’t last for very long, there’s too much talent there for that to happen!

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