Fantasy Baseball Stats: Daily All-Stars from September 9

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Not all of Tuesday’s best fantasy baseball stats came from the expected sources, but they’re good enough to be relevant in this game of fantasy baseball.

As a matter of fact, the hitter that we start with best demonstrates that point.

Daily Fantasy Baseball Stats MVP

Alejandro De Aza — Baltimore Orioles

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He hardly has the fantasy relevance of a Mike Trout, but De Aza is owned in enough leagues to be fantasy relevant. He definitely benefited from the Red Sox using prospect pitchers, but we don’t ask how the fantasy baseball stats happen, only that they happen.

De Aza hasn’t played every day since joining the Orioles, but he’s hit safely in all five games. We’ll see if the at bats come frequently enough for his ownership to grow over the last two-and-a-half weeks, but he’s a capable hitter when in the lineup.

Daily Fantasy Baseball Stats Honorable Mentions

1. Devin Mesoraco — Cincinnati Reds

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Another rock solid day from the Reds catcher, who’s gone from breakout player to possible star in the making. The Reds haven’t done a ton of hitting this year, but they were all hitting with Mesoraco on Tuesday against the Cards.

It might be easy to miss this, as the Reds have been losing, but Mesoraco has been hitting very well. This was his third homer in the last five games.

2. Yusmeiro Petit — San Francisco Giants

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It’s not easy to throw a complete game with nine strikeouts while throwing only 84 pitches. Petit was just dominant on Tuesday, establishing a rhythm early and never getting out of it.

Like De Aza, Petit’s ownership is only barely high enough to make him relevant. Still, he’s very good in San Francisco. If the Giants rotation holds, Petit has only three starts remaining. Two of those outings are in San Francisco and the other is in San Diego. Maybe not the worst add.

3. Josh Donaldson — Oakland Athletics

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It’s not that easy to make this list without hitting a homer or stealing a base, but there are exceptions to every rule. Not many guys get five hits, two runs scored, and four RBI so in this case, he’s the exception.

The second half slump from Donaldson and his team has probably knocked him out of any realistic MVP talk, but he’s had another great year for the A’s. He’s not a fluke.