Every Friday I'm going to look at whose fantasy baseball stock is up and whose is down. I'll try to ignore most of the fantasy studs since they're....well....already fantasy studs and try to focus on some of the guys whom  you don't  hear about everyday. Particularly the one's whose stock is rising or falling.

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Edwin Encarnacion - 3B - Cincinatti Reds
Encarnacion came out of the gate extremely slow hitting just .179 with 2 HR and 5 RBI. Since then though he's been scorching hot, especially over the last two weeks when he's batting .340 with 5 HR 10 R  9 RBI and 1 SB. Encarnacion is still just 25 years old and has improved his production each year in the bigs. He hits in a great hitters park for a Reds club that has a nice lineup around him. Some of the more inactive team owners might not have a lot of faith in his recent surge and you may be able to get him on the cheap. If there was ever a time to snag him it's now.

Richie Sexson - 1B - Seattle Mariners
Sexson is probably the cheapest source of power in any fantasy baseball league out there. Year after year he hits around 30 homers and drives in around 90 runs, yet he's only owned in 60% of leagues out there. He's hit safely in his last 6 games, including his last two games being multi-hit efforts. If you can absorb his pathetic average and are in need a power source, then by all means scoop him up. He's pretty much a lock for another .250 - 30+HR -  90+RBI season. You can't do much better off the waiver wire than Sexson.

 Jayson Werth - OF - Philadelphia Phillies
Werth is the epitome of what I like to call a "what have you done for me lately" candidate. Every year I somehow manage to fleece an owner with one of these overachieving spark plugs by trading them at their highest possible value. Werth should be an easy sell right now with his newly acquired starting job in the Phillies OF. With Victorino fresh of the DL, he'll still manage to get plenty AB and provide you the ammo to trade him and upgrade one of your weaker positions. There's no way Werth will be able to keep-up his 30 HR 80+ RBI pace...believe me. He's one cold streak away from losing his gig to the gritty Shane Victorino.
 

Willy Taveras - OF - Colorado Rockies
It's absolutely mind boggling to me that this guy is owned in less than 50% of leagues out there...especially rotisserie formats. Granted he's not gonna hit homers or drive in many runs, but he's an everyday player that hits in a great lineup and he's on pace to swipe 60 bags. With that being said, If I were you I'd put on my Willy Loman hat and pedal this guy to every steals starved team in my league to upgrade another position. Taveras has never sloten more than 35 bags in a season and as a numbers guy I don't see any reason why that trend wouldn't continue. Always remember...sell high buy low.
 

Robinson Cano - 2B - New York Yankees
Cano should be nicknamed Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. For the last two years it's been a tale of two halfs for this young stud and this season's been no diferent. Cano has struggled mightily hitting just .154 with 2 HR and 7 RBI. Last year he wasn't quite this bad and he didn't get it going until July. Regardless, I have a man crush on any second baseman who can hit like Cano and he'll  eventually get on track at somepoint in the near future. If you can get him for a good price, then by all means do so. I would probably wait another couple of weeks and allow the current Cano owners to get a little more frustrated before I began my sales pitch though.

 Kerry Wood - CL - Chicago Cubs
Mark my words, there is absolutely no way Kerry Wood will be able to hold onto his job for more than another few weeks. Honestly, Roger Clemens has a better shot at getting in the HOF at this point than Wood remaing the Cubs' closer by seasons end. He's now blown 3 of his 7 save chances with the latest one coming against their division rival Milwaukke Brewers. Piniella hasn't indicated he would make a move if Wood continues to falter, but I suspect he won't talk about it until he makes the decision. Carlos Marmol, the Cubs' closer of the future, has been lights out in the set-up role with a 1.42 ERA - .74 WHIP and 27 K's in just 19 INN. If you need saves, then I'd grab Marmol now before it's too late.

Travis Hafner - DH - Cleveland Indians
I thought that Pronk may be back to his 2006 form after a nice start to the season, but he's been Ice cold as of late. He's now hitting a porous .221 and was recently benched by Manger Eric Wedge to give him a "mental" day-off. The former soon-to-be fantasy stud doesn't appear to even being close to regaining his must start status and at this rate he may never do so. I'dt expect him to finish the year with a .275 - 28 HR - 85 RBI. If you can get any value for him in return do so while you still can.
 

Phil Hughes / Ian Kennedy  - SP - New York Yankees
I could probably write an entire article on these two but I'll spare you readers from my melodramatic, pessimistic, yet dead on balls accurate commentary. Hughes is hurt...again...and.out until at least July with a rib injury, while Kennedy hasn't lasted more than five innings yet this season. Both of these guys were great sleeper candidates entering the year and are now looking like waiver wire fodder. Darrell Rasner has taken Hughes' spot in the rotation and Kennedy may be in danger of losing his spot to former bust, Kei Igawa. I wouldn't count on either Hughes or Kennedy contributing to your team's success until they prove otherwise. You can only ride potential so far and they may have reached the end of the line. I bet the Yankees would sure like to revisit the Johan Santana trade talks now...huh?