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Proper player valuation -- typically represented by rankings and projections -- is important at any stage of the fantasy baseball season.In September, however, categorical needs are paramount. In Rotisserie leagues, all that matters is maximizing your categorical standings, and that often means swapping (adding/dropping) a player generally regarded as more valuable for one perceived to be less valuable, simply to address a specific team need.Here are players currently owned in no more than 60 percent of ESPN leagues who offer Rotisserie upside in specific categories you may need to gain points in your league.Home runsYasiel Puig, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers (40.7 percent owned): Home runs are hardly something easily found off the wire, but Puig has both the history and a situation in which he might quickly work his way into everyday at-bats, considering the Dodgers both could use his bat as they continue to fight for playoff positioning and stand to audition him for a possible offseason trade. This is the first time in his five professional U.S. seasons that he has posted sub-.185 isolated power (combining stats at all pro levels), but since June 21, the day he was activated off the DL by the big-league club following his recovery from a hamstring injury, his number in that category is .192. The struggles of Yasiel Puig have been greatly exaggerated.Domingo Santana, OF, Milwaukee Brewers (2.4 percent owned): He has been largely forgotten after spending more than two months on the DL with an elbow injury, then making only eight of 18 starts following his Aug. 19 activation. Power, however, is the name of Santanas game, evidenced by his two home runs on Sunday, both of which traveled 410 feet. Should the Brewers, a rebuilding team, choose to take a longer look at Santana as they plan 2017 roles, they could squeeze another 5-7 homers out of him. Keep in mind that the Brewers have seven more games at Miller Park, and three apiece at Colorados Coors Field, Texas Globe Life Park, Cincinnatis Great American Ball Park and Chicagos Wrigley Field, all of which generally favor power.Stephen Cardullo, 2B, Colorado Rockies (0.1 percent owned): If theres one team to which to look for power, its the Rockies, with their Coors Field bump. In Cardullos case, his role isnt sizable yet -- hes the right-handed, first base platoon partner for Gerardo Parra -- but in limited pro-ball time he seems to fit the profile of a fly ball-oriented hitter who might serve a perfect fit for his home environment. Cardullo did, after all, post .214 isolated power in the hitting-friendly Triple-A Pacific Coast League, and as a rookie baller in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization in 2011 he hit fly balls more than 40 percent of the time. The team might as well keep giving him chances while hes hitting, and hey, hes second base eligible.Stolen basesJose Peraza, 2B/SS/OF, Cincinnati Reds (21.0 percent owned): The Reds have been creative in getting Peraza into their lineup, giving him starts at second base, shortstop, left field and center field and 13 total starts in 16 games since his recall, and in fact have slotted him first or second in the order in nine of those contests. Peraza has swiped at least 25 bases in every one of his five professional seasons entering this one -- he needs one more for a sixth straight year -- and hes adept enough making contact to hit for a high enough average to fuel the stolen-base category.Jarrod Dyson, OF, Kansas City Royals (12.0 percent owned): With starts in 10 of the Royals past 12 games, Dyson might give a perception of a burgeoning regular, but keep in mind that much of his additional playing time has been the result of a Lorenzo Cain injury. Still, even when Dyson returns to his fourth/fifth outfielder role, hes quick enough and skilled enough with the glove to receive more playing time than your typical reserve. In fact, hes the first player in the history of baseball to steal as many as 25 bases in five separate seasons during which he came to the plate fewer than 400 times, and his came in each of the past five years.Mallex Smith, OF, Atlanta Braves (2.1 percent owned): He has started a rehabilitation assignment with Double-A Mississippi, a team that qualified for the Southern League playoffs (Sept. 7-11), and could be ready to rejoin the Braves outfield by mid-September. Though the Braves outfield lacks an everyday path to at-bats as currently aligned, Smith has 80-grade speed and could contribute a handful of steals even if limited to pinch-running duty. After all, he has swiped 26 bases in 62 career Double-A games, 35 in 72 Triple-A games and 14 in 58 big-league games.SavesKyle Barraclough, RP, Miami Marlins (9.3 percent owned): He has the ninth-best WAR (Wins Above Replacement) among relief pitchers during the second half; thats how good he has been of late. Barraclough does have a problem with walks -- he has a 13.7 percent rate during that same time span, significantly higher than the leagues 9.1 percent -- but he has otherwise outpitched every other member of the Marlins bullpen, including by a wide margin over Fernando Rodney and A.J. Ramos, the two men who have served as the teams closer at times this season. With the postseason quickly slipping away from the Marlins, the team might soon want to give him a look.Mauricio Cabrera, RP, Atlanta Braves (4.6 percent owned): Jim Johnson has been excellent as the Braves closer -- hes 13-for-14 in save chances with a 1.66 ERA in 23 second-half appearances -- which is a lot of the reason why Cabrera has been relegated to setup duty despite good numbers of his own during that time span. Still, if youve followed Johnsons career closely, you know that as a pitch-to-contact ground baller, hes much more subject to streakiness than your average closer. If he loses the feel for his two-seam fastball, the Braves might give a brief, late-September audition to Cabrera to get a head start on 2017.Michael Lorenzen, RP, Cincinnati Reds (1.2 percent owned): There have already been whispers that Lorenzen is the Reds future in the ninth inning, and since the All-Star break he has certainly looked the part, with a 2.64 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 22.5 percent strikeout rate in 20 appearances. More importantly, however, Lorenzens two-seam fastball/slider combination has been excellent at generating swings and misses and ground balls, which is the kind of low-risk skill set you want from a pitcher in the role. Tony Cingrani hasnt necessarily done anything wrong, going 6-for-7 in save chances with a 3.94 ERA in 17 games during that same time frame, but Lorenzens ceiling is higher of the two. Were talking categorical sleepers, anyway.StrikeoutsCarlos Rodon, SP, Chicago White Sox (51.8 percent owned): The conversation at seasons start centered upon the White Soxs changing catchers during the 2015-16 offseason, and what that might mean for Rodon from a pitch-framing perspective. Well, since Rodons return to the teams rotation on July 31, he has six quality starts in seven tries, a 2.66 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 21.5 percent strikeout rate, all of those with Omar Narvaez as his catcher; they were also his first games working with Narvaez in 2016. Rodons slider, his strikeout pitch, has recaptured its elite form during that time, as his .059 wOBA allowed with the pitch is tops in the major leagues.Robbie Ray, SP, Arizona Diamondbacks (33.4 percent owned): Bargain strikeout sources tend to pitch for non-contending teams, where they fly more beneath the radar, their skills adjustments less typically noticed. Consider this: Since July 1, Ray has 83 strikeouts in 11 starts, eighth-most in the majors, and a 30.5 percent strikeout rate (calculated as a percentage of batters faced), second only to Chris Archer (30.6 percent). Ray has thrown his slider with two strikes a whopping 31 percent of the time, resulting in 29 of those Ks, while his fastball has averaged 94.6 mph in all counts.Luke Weaver, SP, St. Louis Cardinals (31.7 percent owned): Thus far, his largely low-90s-fastball/changeup combo has been successful at the big-league level, and hes in a good ballpark for his fly-ball tendencies. In Weavers case, though, its the schedule that stands out for strikeouts. Projecting forward, these would be his five probable matchups: MIL (Sept. 10), @SF (Sept. 15), @COL (Sept. 20), CIN (Sept. 26) and PIT (Oct. 1). The Coors matchup is obviously one to avoid -- and itll come in a one-start week, for you weekly-league players -- but the rest are all solid. Cheap Custom Football Jerseys . 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He also became the first New York forward to record six points in three games to start a season since Bernie Nicholls and Darren Turcotte in 1990-91.You want to play instinctually, Kreider said. You simplify your game; you get back to the stuff you know you do well. A lot of time that adversity helps you focus. From there, lock in on what you do well and do on a consistent basis.Kreider was one of seven Rangers to score, along with Marc Staal, Rick Nash, Kevin Hayes, rookie Jimmy Vesey, Mats Zuccarello and Michael Grabner. Twelve Rangers finished with at least one point, led by Zuccarello, who recorded a goal and two assists.New York has won two of its first three games this season.Im hoping were going to get better, Vigneault said. If youre going to get into the playoffs you have to be one of those teams that continues to improve. Some teams improve. Some teams dont improve and fade away. We need to be one of those teams that continues to improve.Tied 1-1 early in the second period, New York took the lead for good on Nashs first of the season 4:15 of the period. The sequence began when Rangers captain Ryan McDonaghs shot ricocheted off the end boards to Nash, who was in front of Martin Jones net.Jones finished with 22 saves.The lead grew to 3-1 6:06 later when Kreiders off-wing drive ticked off Jones stick and into the net.New York was 1 for 3 on the power play, and San Jose was 1 for 4.We are finding our way, Sharks coach Pete DeBoer said of his sppecialty units.dddddddddddd. I probably like our penalty kill better than our power play.Staals one-timer 12:06 into the game put the Rangers ahead 1-0.Following Staals goal, though, the Sharks outshot the Rangers 7-2 for the remainder of the period, culminated by Logan Coutures 5-on-3 power-play tap-in with 57.5 seconds left.San Jose, which lost for the first time in three games this season, cut the deficit to 3-2 on Brent Burns second of the season at 9:13 of the third.We had it early, then we didnt, said San Jose captain Joe Pavelski, who finished with a goal and three assists. We were chasing it a little bit too much.New York struck back quickly as Hayes and Vesey scored 21 seconds apart to push the lead to 5-2. The goals were the first of the season for both, and for Vesey, the first of his NHL career. The Rangers signed the Hobey Baker Award winner from Harvard to a two-year, free agent contract on Aug. 19.It was definitely just pure joy, Vesey said. I just couldnt be happier to get that one out of the way.Im really happy to get that one.The tack-on goals were significant as Burns scored his second of the game 1:20 after Vesey scored, followed by Pavelskis first of the season at 15:31.Despite watching his team score three third-period goals, DeBoer wasnt enthralled with the Sharks performance.We got what we deserved, DeBoer said. The team that competed the hardest won and thats the way it should be.Zuccarello and Grabner added empty net goals.New York goaltender Antti Raanta made 26 saves on 30 shots.Game notes New York played without D Dan Girardi and D Kevin Klein, along with rookie LW Pavel Buchnevich, due to injuries. Before the morning skate, the Rangers announced Girardi was day-to-day with a strained groin and Buchnevich had back spasms. Klein has missed the first three games of the season with back spasms. ... San Jose scratched D Dylan DeMelo, and C Ryan Carpenter and C Micheal Haley. . Saturday Night Live actor Michael Che was among the announced 18,006 in attendance.UP NEXT:SHARKS: visit Brooklyn on Tuesday night for a game against the New York Islanders.RANGERS: host Detroit in a nationally televised game Wednesday night. ' ' '