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Here is a review of this weeks best pickups as reviewed on Daily Roto Pickups. I will try to supply one from each of the following positions at my weekly review here on Crooked Pitch (C, CI, MI, OF, SP and RP). I will include their current availability that may have changed since my initial review. The reviews are how I view the player today.

C: Chris Iannetta - I didn’t review him at my site, but thought he needed a look. He is batting over .300 and Torrealba is having a rough start. He showed he could be a .300 hitter and could be a post hype sleeper if the Rockies will move him to full time.

He is currently owned in 8% of leagues.

CI: Ty Wiggington - I am going to take a liberty with my CI position this week. Ty belongs at 2B if you play him, but is eligible at 3B as well. He will get 20+ HR with enough at bats, but after missing most of April he might miss that mark, but should get you 15+ from now until October.

He is only owned in 43% of CBS leagues.

MI: Felipe Lopez - He is batting well and leading off which is helping in batting average and he has stole 40+ bases just 2 years ago. If you have enough power and need steals he would be a better pickup than Ty. He has great position eligibility at 2B, SS and OF

He is only owned in 51% of CBS leagues.

OF: Moises Alou - Another injury return help. At his age and ability to stay healthy he probably won’t be active for the rest of the season, but he seems to still have his hitting ability. He could hit 18-20 HR’s still and will have an average around .300.

He is only owned in 27% of CBS leagues.

SP: Kei Igawa - Everyone gave Daisuke Matsuzaka a break for needing a year to adjust. I don’t think he is anywhere as good as Daisuke, but he is not expected to get better like everyone expects Daisuke to. I think he could surprise. He should be given the rest of May to prove if he is going to keep his spot.

He is owned in 3% of leagues.

RP: Jon Rauch - Chad Cordero is out for a month. I know there are not 48% of leagues that don’t use 2-3 closers or that many leagues with that many teams quitting already. He will be closing for at least 4-6 weeks and as proven closers on sub .500 teams does not severely lower save opportunities. Can’t be much worse than Eric Gagne right now.

He is only owned in 52% as of this morning on CBS.