Play Smarter: Fantasy Baseball - Cody Ross

Boston OF.   Where's the love, man?  Don't people remember what he did in the 2010 playoffs, or more importantly, how he was absolutely en feugo (8HR, 28 RBI,  .833 OPS in in 133 ABs) before he got hurt last month?  His ownership has dropped to a mere 20.6% in ESPN leagues as of today, making him a great value add onto your roster's DL slot.

Play Smarter: Fantasy Baseball - Jerrod Parker

Oakland SP.  Yeah, I've heard those A's have produced some good pitchers over the years (though many now play for other teams).  Parker has been consistently solid for the A's all year: less than 2 ER given up in 7 of his 8 starts, with a 2.40 ERA and 1.12 WHIP.  And look how he's schooled some pretty good offenses: TEX  0 ER; TOR 2 ER; DET 2 ER, CWS 1 ER, BOS 1 ER.  Guy looks legit, and only 27.1% owned in ESPN leagues as of today,

Play Smarter: Fantasy Baseball - Felipe Paulino

Kansas City SP.  Look, I'm not thrilled to be recommending a Royals SP not named Greinke, but 1) you ain't reading this unless you're desperate and 2) check out the stats: 1.70 ERA, 3-1 record, 9.5 K/9 in six starts.  And not against cupcakes, either: he's pitched twice against the Yankees and won twice, giving up zero ER in 12.2 innings with a 14/4 K/BB ratio.  Another sign he may be legit: pitched twice against the Orioles giving up only 3 ER in 12.2 innings.  47% owned in ESPN leagues as of June 5.

Play Smarter: Fantasy Baseball - Quintin Berry

Tigers OF.  Guess who's hitting leadoff for the Tigers?  If you said Quintin Berry, congrats.  A .333 AVG, .393 OBP and 6 SB in only 51 ABs.  With some guys named Cabrera and Fielder and Delmon Young hitting behind him when he gets on-base.  Who knows if he'll keep this up, but in a deep league do you want to wait around to find out?  25% owned in ESPN as of June 5.

Play Smarter: Fantasy Baseball - Dexter Fowler

Rockies OF. Don't look now, but Fowler is on a tear and looks to be a great pickup if you own Kemp and Ellsbury and need an OF who isn't in the hospital.  His .954 OPS would rank him 17th in baseball if he had enough ABs to qualify.  8 HRs, 28 runs scored, 5 steals, he's walked 21 times and driven in 26 - and only 35.8% owned in ESPN leagues.

Play Smarter: Fantasy Baseball - David Hernandez

Arizona RP. Though I've been watching him all year, I have to give ESPN credit on this one.  Only 3.2% owned in ESPN leagues, that is likely to change soon.  With JJ Putz looking like JJ Sucks, Hernandez is looking like the next Diamondbacks closer.  A 1.93 ERA,  1.07 WHIP, 12.34 K/9, 4.0K/BB ratio, 9 holds and 1 save (which he just got last night - and expect more of that).  Great peripherals and a dirt-cheap way to speculate on saves if you need help there.

Play Smarter: Fantasy Baseball - Jason Grilli

Who?  The Pirates setup man, that's who.  You realize this guy has the second-highest K/9 rate (15.67) among all qualified MLB pitchers but is only 0.5% owned in ESPN leagues?  Key stats: a 1.89 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 33Ks/9 BBs in 19 innings.  Dude has more strikeouts than either Ted Lily and Tim Hudson.  Plus a win and 11 holds, he will get you almost starter-level K's and great ratios every week.

Play Smarter: Fantasy Baseball - Wade Miley

Arizona SP.  It's almost June 1 and Miley - a pitcher with 6 Ws and a 2.41 ERA (the 9th best in all of baseball!) - is barely 20% owned in ESPN leagues.  Yes, not a lot of Ks but he wins games, doesn't give up runs, and gets to pitch in SF, SD, and LA.  Now please don't go dropping Chris Sale for him, but if you're in need of SP help in a deep league, you could do a lot worse.

Other SP options for the pitching poor that are 30-35% owned in ESPN leagues Erik Bedard, Drew Smyly, and Vance Worley.

Play Smarter: Fantasy Baseball - Ernesto Frieri

Angels relief pitcher.  You don't need me to tell you that the closer position has been decimated this year - one more reminder why you should never pay for saves in fantasy baseball.  Another reason: the emergence of guys like Frieri.  Dude has pitched 11 innings for the Halo, giving up zero runs and striking out 23 batters while picking up 2 saves and 3 holds .

For the year, he has a 1.19 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 41Ks in 22.2 innings and a 3.42 K/BB ratio.  Only Jason Grilli has a better K/9 ratio among all RPs in baseball.

Insane that he is only owned in 31.5% of ESPN leagues as of May 28.  Though the Angels' closer situation may be unclear, Frieri is clearly the Angels' best reliever.  He'll either get 20+ saves or 20+ holds along with a steller ERA, WHIP and K/9 the rest of the way.

Play Smarter: Fantasy Baseball - A.J. Ellis

L.A. Dodgers Catcher.  Time to pick him up, Montero and Avila owners: after 120 ABs, his triple slash is .317/.442/.959.  Ranks 6th in the NL in walks and 9th in OPS.  Popped 5 HRs, his batting eye is solid (26 BB vs 27Ks), yet he's only 22.3% owned in ESPN leagues as of May 28.