Mark Trumbo LAA, 1B, (33%) - Tumbo's low ownership is likely partially explained by those who haven't checked in on the Angels' situation since opening day but there're definitely reasons to look harder at first base in Anaheim. Two reasons to be exact-home runs, and steals. Trumbo's ISO is currently seventh among qualified 1B's at .221 and his stolen base total, six, ties him with Joey Votto for the lead among his colleagues at the cold corner. While I would expect the HR's to keep coming based on solid minor league production the speed is more suspect. Tumbo has just one minor league season with double digit steals and has already been caught three times this year but if his manager is willing to let him try his luck on the base paths his owners will certainly benefit.
Tim Stauffer, SD, SP, (33%) - Stauffer is carrying a career best K/9 and BB/9 so far this year and has a sparkling xFIP of 3.18 to show for it. Unfortunately his ERA has lagged to the tune of 3.99, likely inflated by his BABIP of .330. Normally guys who come in from the bullpen, where he had thirty-appearances last year to go with just seven starts, lose a little in terms of strikeout rate so if you do go with Stauffer keep a close eye on him. Another red flag is his relatively low SwStr% of 7.4 but if you need to speculate on a starter you could to worse than a guy with a 7.07 K/9 and a 2.44 BB/9 who plays his home games in PetCo.
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