Brent Lillibridge CWS, 2B (OF) (1%) - I've mentioned Lillibridge before as a cheap option for speed at second base but lately he's been showing some power to go along with his wheels. In fact, his current ISO of .317 would put him third in the majors behind only Bautista and Granderson if Lillibridge had enough AB's to qualify. Not that I think he'll maintain that mark but he did sport a decent ISO of .153 over sixty-four games last year so expecting a bit of pop isn't irrational. The problem with Lillibridge is playing time. He sits behind Pierre, Rios, and Quentin in the OF, and Alexei Ramirez and Gordon Beckham in the infield. Of course, if Juan Pierre gets caught stealing a few more times, nine SB, eight CS, then maybe the White Sox will decide to give Lillibridge a shot at the starting job. Unfortunately, we have to play our hands based on what the team is likely to do, not what they should do, and so Lillibridge is likely a speculative grab at this point in all but deep leagues.
Chris Narveson MIL, SP, (15%) - Narveson is like the poor man's Bud Norris, who is already the poor man's Brandon Morrow, who is the poor man's, um, Tim Lincecum? He fits into the mold of a high strikeout pitcher-8.45 K/9 this season, 7.96 career-with decent control-3.32 BB/9 this season, 3.24 career. This year he's also managed to up his GB% to a decent 43.2% which has led to an xFIP of 3.29, 26th in the majors. This season has seen Narveson make positive jumps in a lot of categories-SwStr%, F-Strike%, O-Swing%, and Contact% in addition to the stats I've already discussed-so if you think he's taken the next step in his development now's the time to grab him. If you think he's just a journeyman having a bit of luck he's still worth a bench spot as a high K SP.
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