Yankees' Golden Boy Joba Chamberlain had to leave his start on Monday with what the team is calling a stiff shoulder. He wasn't pitching his best tonight by any stretch, but after giving up a hit to Marlon Byrd, the trainer and manager Joe Girardi rushed out to the mound, when it was reported you could see Chamberlain point to his shoulder. He was immediately replaced. The way the Yankees have treated him with kid gloves along his entire professional career, I would say his next start is in serious jeopardy, but as of writing this nothing official has been announced.

In other Yankee news, it appears safe to put Robinson Cano back into your lineups. One day after returning in a pinch hitting role, Cano homered in Monday night's game against the Rangers. Get the hot second half hitter back active. Newly acquired Xavier Nady is paying immediate dividends. One day after driving in six runs, Nady is at it again on Monday. He homered in the eighth inning, giving him four dingers since joining the Yanks.

Kerry Wood is about to come off the disabled list after being out since July 11th with a blister. He has really been pushing the rehab and recovery, and is due to rejoin the Cubs anyday. It is time to figure out who you have to let go of to get Wood back active. He has far exceeded expectations this year as the Cubs closer.

After missing seven starts since having a concussion, Brian McCann is back in the Braves' lineup on Monday, and needs to be back in all fantasy lineups immediately. McCann has been the best catcher in fantasy this year, and the sweet swinging catcher should continue to rake for the rest of the year.

In Cleveland, Cliff Lee won his 15th game of the season as he continues to be a guy that I completely missed on this season. Even as he is 15-2 I still am not believing that this guy is for real, perhaps when he wins the AL Cy Young I will give him some credit, but he is not a pitcher that I will be drafting high next season. He will be the first guy on my bust list, you can count on that. But you can't discount his remarkable season, as he allowed just two runs again on Monday over seven innings, and struck out two. Since the beginning of June, he has allowed more than two runs only twice. When Victor Martinez went down, it left many fantasy owners searching for a replacement. It looks like you didn't have to look any farther than Victor's replacement, as Kelly Shoppach is tearing the cover off the ball. The former Red Sox prospect has increased his batting average by 25 points over the last ten days, while hitting four homers and driving in ten runs. If you have any lack of production from your catcher position, don't hesitate to grab this guy. Even when Victor comes back he might be able to get playing time if they can DH Martinez or try the first base experiment again.

Francisco Liriano returned to the Twins rotation on Sunday with great results. Liriano pitched six shutout innings, and although the reports were that his fastball had lost some velocity and his slider didn't have the same dive, he still looked great considering how far he had come. I picked him up in every league I am in where he was still available, but by the time you read this it will probably be too late if you haven't already acted.

He may have had only two homers at the break, but Royals rookie Billy Butler is making up for lost time now. He has hit five homers since the break, and driven in 19 runs over that time. The concern with Butler was he showed good power in the minors, but it hadn't yet translated to the major leagues yet. It is starting to translate big time right now, and if you are in a keeper league, I would try to get him before his value gets any higher. If you are in a seasonal league, I would still want him for the stretch run, even if he doesn't start everyday for you.

A's rookie Carlos Gonzalez looks like he might be hitting "the wall". After a great start to his major league career, Gonzalez is just three for his last 26, and hasn't driven in a run over that time. Gonzalez is a nice speed/power combinations, but you have to have patience with young players. He is talented enough that I would keep him on my team, although I don't think he would be in the starting lineup for my team on a daily basis right now.

Ryan Braun is red hot as he crossed the 30 homer plateau for the second time in as many years of his career. After getting off to a slow start, and fueling speculation that he wasn't as good as last year's numbers said, he has officially silenced all his critics, and should be a first round selection in all fantasy drafts in 2009.

The Reds' Joey Votto is also on a hot streak. In his last five games, he has eight hits and has driven in nine runs. This guy should have big value in keeper leagues, and for the rest of you, he should continue to hit around .280 and drive in another 30-40 runs for the rest of the year. Rookie Jay Bruce homered for the third time in four games, as he looks to regain the trust and interest of fantasy owners. After going on a ridiculous tear to open the season, Bruce inevitably cooled down and many people shied away from him. What did you think he was going to hit .550 for the rest of the year????? Bruce is now at ten homers, and looks like he should be a valuable player for the rest of the season.

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