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The 23-year-old flamethrower hasn’t given up an earned run since June 11th. He has a string of 32 scoreless games (31.2 IP) which includes 55 strikeouts.

Upton, who is having an excellent season (.298, 25 HR, 77 RBI, 19 SB), shouldn’t miss more than one or two games with what was diagnosed as an elbow contusion. Great news.

Morneau has played just 63 games this season, hitting a disappointing four home runs and knocking in 27 while batting .217. He simply hasn’t been the same guy since his July, 2010 concussion and has little fantasy value at this point in time.

Ellsbury might not have Curtis Granderson numbers, but he is having a great season, batting .313 with 89 runs scored, 22 HR, 79 RBI and 33 SB. Not bad for an eighth-round pick (ADP 88).

Street pitched a perfect inning at AAA Colorado Springs and felt no pain. He has 29 saves and six blown saves this season with a mediocre ERA of 4.06 and a WHIP of 1.176.

Ortiz has been in and out of a protective walking boot and might be cleared to run in a few days. The team is playing it safe as he’s not really needed until the postseason. Ortiz is having another fine season, batting .300 with 24 HR and 79 RBI.

Choo is batting .343 for the month of August. He should be back in a couple of days.

After missing all of July and half of August, Choo has sparkled in his return to the Indians lineup – batting .343 (12-for-35) in eight games.

Rodriguez has a huge price tag which will ward discourage most teams, but if he gets traded to a contender he could post solid numbers down the stretch. Over his last three starts he’s 2-1 with an ERA of 0.90 and a WHIP of 1.05.

If not for the fact that the team is already missing Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz, Terry Francona would probably give Ellsbury the day off. Ellsbury is having a top-five fantasy season, batting .313 with 22 HR, 79 RBI, 89 runs scored and 33 stolen bases.