The Cincinatti Reds have officially announced that they will recall Homer Bailey, due to the setbacks Edison Volquez is experiencing. In his last five starts at AAA Louisville, Homer has posted a 0.47 ERA, 38:7 K:BB while going 4-0. Homer has only allowed one run in his last 38+ innings.

Fantasy Impact: Fans and experts have been waiting for Bailey to make a major league impact for the last two seasons. However, his repulsive numbers (0-6, 7.93 ERA) during his time with the big boys may cause some fantasy owners to balk at the opportunity to add him. If you have the flexibility within your league/roster to make the add in an NL only or 12 team or greater mixed,it may be worth it. For me, I will wait to see how he chucks against the Tribe on Saturday, then reevaluate.

A Bonus "Young Gun" to Consider:

Dallas Braden (SP-OAK) - Despite the fact that his record is 5-6, Braden has been posting excellent ratios in his past seven outings while getting little run support. In his last seven trips to the hill, Dallas has lasted at least 6IP while not allowing more than 3 ER/game, 2BB/game and has only given up a total of 3 HR. Dallas has racked up 12 quality starts so far this season.

Fantasy Impact: Dallas is a low risk/high reward pitcher for those of you who don't necessarily need the wins. He will provide you with modest numbers in the ratio categories and a decent amount of K's. Braden is available in about 40% of Y! leagues and 90% of ESPN leagues. Add and start him with confidence until further notice.

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Tags: The Fantasy Fix, Young Guns, Cincinnati Reds, Homer Bailey, Oakland Athletics, Dallas Braden, Fantasy Baseball, Roto

The MVP to date, Raul Ibanez, has hit the 15 Day DL today with a strained left groin. The Philles web site reports that the team is taking a proactive approach with this injury and that he will be sidelined for a few weeks.

Fantasy Impact: For those of you riding Ibanez through the 1st half of the season may be nervously scrambling to find a plug and play solution that will provide your team with similar numbers. Seriously, that's not going to happen, but here are a few players owned in less than 60% of Yahoo! leagues to look at for a temporary patch.

All statistics represent the production over the last month.

Juan Rivera (OF-LAA), owned in 55% of Y! leagues, is batting .343, 7 HR and 23 RBI

Cody Ross (OF-FLA), owned in 56% of Y! leagues,  is batting .317, 20 runs , 4 HR, 16 RBI and 2 SB.

Scott Podsednik (OF-CWS), owned in 38% of Y! leagues, is batting .333, 16 runs, 15 RBI and 8 SB.

Aaron Rowand (OF-SFG), owned in 56% of Y! leagues, is batting .343, 15 runs, 3 HR, 14 RBI and 3 SB.

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