Trying to find someone decent after the All-Star game? Picking someone up now is taking a chance and hoping you're picking right. Most of the quality players have been grabbed and people can see what to expect from the ones who are left, but with waiver wire, there is always someone stashed away you could use to help your team. You just have to find them and here is a little help.  

Nomar Garciaparra
Los Angeles Dodgers - 3rd
Owned: 25%

Notes: Nomar is having a decent year, not quite what everyone expects because of the numbers we know he can put up. He is still batting .288 this season and only has four home runs and 15 RBIs but that is in 73 at-bats and he has holding a .507 slugging percentage. He has been picking up lately and he is a good addition at third base this late in the season.

Darrell Rasner
New York Yankees - SP, RP
Owned: 13%

Notes: Rasner started the season like a phenom and everyone picked him up, then he lost a few and everyone dropped him. He lost three starts the in the past 2 weeks and then pitched a good game and turned that around. He looks like the Rasner we say in the beginning of the year. You can put him in at the starting position or the relief position too. If you have an open spot, pick him up and watch him. If he wins the next game, he's back, if not, pass him over.

Billy Butler
Kansas City Royals - 1B, DH
Owned: 7%

Notes: Now that Billy is back from the DL, he has been strictly DH and has nothing to do but get back into the swing of things and hit. He is picking up slowly but they way he played in the beginning of the season wasn't a fluke. In the past week he has gone 6 for 17 with three runs, two home runs and seven RBIs. The local Kansas City paper claimed Billy readjusted his batting stance and is comfortable with it. That production may show that's true.   

Luke Scott
Baltimore Orioles - OF
Owned: 10%

Notes: Luke may have slowed down in this month so far but he is picking back up quickly. He smacked two home runs the other night for the first two this month. He has still been driving in runs and hitting, just lack of power. I think he'll finish the season out strong and now that he is picking up, GMs will be picking him up quickly again. He is slugging percentage is .512 and on base percentage is above .300. This is the first time I've suggested Scott and probably will not be the last.

Ryan Sweeney
Oakland Athletics
Owned: 1%

Notes: Technically Ryan isn't even owned by 1%. He is batting .306 this season with a .356 on base percentage and .405 slugging. He may not be much in the power column but he hits consistently and has speed. He is developing very quickly and is a good fill in or backup if you're looking for one. He is 68 for 222 on the season and even missed two weeks because of injury. He is up there with other players but overlooked a lot. Check him out.