It may have been All-Star week, but a bunch of lesser names dominated this week's Top Three. Okay, so the gold-medal winner may not be a no-name, but his appearance on the list is at least a surprise, thus showing that anything is possible in a short week:
Gold
Nomar Garciaparra (Los Angeles Dodgers): Perhaps he just needed to move back to SS for a revival, but Garciaparra certainly looked like the Nomar of old last week. Garciaparra hit .462 with two HR, three RBI, and scored three R as he took over at SS while seemingly the rest of the Dodger infield was fighting injuries. Garciaparra has been playing steadily at SS since his return from injury, and he suddenly becomes a valuable fantasy option because he now qualifies at 1B, 3B, and SS.
Silver
Marco Scutaro (Toronto Blue Jays): Scutaro has almost been splitting histime equally at three positions, but he played two of his three games this week at SS. Wherever he played, he produced. Although he hit only .250, his five RBI paced all short stops, and he also added in three runs scored. Scutaro does not have a lot of fantasy value, but in the unlikely event that you started him, he may have given your team the RBI boos it needed in this short week.
Bronze
Mike Aviles (Kansas City Royals): Aviles is starting to become a frequent guest on this list. In a year where SS are disappointing their fantasy owners, Aviles has been a revelation. He continued to hit after the All-Star break, compiling a .417 AVG with four RBI and scoring two runs. Aviles is hitting .318 for the year with decent enough power and run-producing numbers for fantasy owners to continue to ride his wave.
Other Top Performances:
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| 1B
| 2B
| 3B
| SS
| LF
| CF
| RF
| RP
| SP