Welcome back to one of the final editions of Buy & Sell for this year! Thanks to Very Great & Mashley Olson, I narrowly survived the PitcherList writer’s league playoffs for another week, and hopefully some of you were similarly rewarded. Now he’s owned in 35.5% of leagues, and all I’ll say is that’s still not nearly enough. This week we’ll look into some deeper dives for some of the other question mark boxes that can be the final lap’s blue shell. Hopefully your homestretch goes better than me when I had to race on Rainbow Road. Trust me, it was pathetic.
BUY
Jose Martinez (OF, St. Louis Cardinals) - Not to be confused with the other Jose A. Martinez (shortstop in the Cardinals’ farm system), this Jose is suddenly setting himself apart. Over the past 2 weeks he’s hit .410 with 3 HR and 8 RBI in 39 AB. He’s managed to do this with a 5/4 K/BB ratio and seems to be taking well to regular at-bats. His ownership jumped from 1.2 to 24.5%, and it should be higher as his ability to hit for power with a low 19% K rate and draw walks (9.7%) makes him a must-own in 15-team mixed and a viable flyer in both AVG. and OBP 12-team leagues.
