Fantasy Baseball: 5 Names Still Flying Under Radars in July

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Devon Travis – 15% drafted

Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
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With Ryan Goins headed to the disabled list, that opens the door to even more playing time for Devon Travis in Toronto’s infield, or possibly even at designated hitter while Jose Bautista is out on days Darwin Barney plays second and Josh Donaldson is in the lineup at third.

An impressive though injury-shortened 2015 is in the rearview and after a slow start coming off the DL in late May, Travis has hit .364/.395/.597 over his last 18 games to raise his average some 100-plus points from .150 to .269.

The power is not absent either, despite a surgically repaired shoulder. He’s gone deep five times in only 134 at-bats and has 20 runs scored and 20 RBI in only 34 games played. While second base has some decent depth in 2016, Travis has added value in a Blue Jays lineup that is starting to catch fire.

Travis is the 41st-ranked second baseman overall in 2016. However, across the last 30 days on the calendar, that ranking jumps up to 12th. Based off his start to the 2015 season and how quickly Travis has acclimated himself back to MLB level of play after nearly eight months away from the game.

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