Some Of Last Year's Hitters Are Slumping

If you have Russell Martin or David Ortiz on your team, you're probably pretty frustrated.

David Ortiz now has a personal season high batting average of .121. He is 7 for 58! This is not good. The fact that he could increase his batting average by hitting 1 for 5 two games in a row shows how poor he's doing, although I would definitely settle for any hit from Ortiz right now. Fantasy owners and Red Sox fans alike are extremely frustrated, and rightfully so. Ortiz, who batted a season average of .332 last year with a postseason batting average of .370 had a 0 for 17 stretch over five games. Whatever you do, though, don't you dare drop him. Ortiz is only a Utility player in the fantasy league anyways, so I would recommend benching him for now until he starts to find his groove.

Russell Martin, who was a 2007 Silver Slugger Award winner, is only batting a .208. His 2/4 game yesterday against the Pirates is the only reason he's above .200. He was only hitting a .184 before this game, although he hit his first home run two days ago as well. This is very good news for Martin owners. He is finally beginning to get into a groove. He is now 5 for 12 in his last three games with a home run. Look for Martin to continue this streak. I hope no one actually dropped him during the beginning of the season. Those owners who picked him up off of the waivers list will have a lot of smack to give the owners who dropped him.

So for now, hold on to these gems. Russell Martin is now just beginning to find his groove and David Ortiz will find his very soon. It won't be long until Ortiz becomes the walk-off king once again.