Fantasy Wake Up Call - July 8

Players of the night

Pitching

Barry Zito - Giants
Vs. Marlins
W, 8.1 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 6 K

Barry Zito? Yes, Barry Zito. The man still has the worst contract in baseball, but he's transformed himself into a serviceable back-end of the rotation starter. Not bad for $126 million.

Zito probably isn't much of an option in mixed leagues, but he's likely already taken in NL only leagues. Zito has a very average ERA - right at 4.4 - a decent amount of strikeouts, and, as the Giants continue to play well, should pile up a few wins.