With week one of the season almost in the books, it’s a great feeling knowing that baseball is back for good. I hope that not only did you win in DFS this week, but that your seasonal teams did just as well. It’s still a bit early to see exactly what we need to improve upon, but week one is definitely a rough estimate of what you need to acquire to make your team better. This article is here to provide some guys that can help you right now in some categories. Whether it’s average, runs, steals, strikeouts or saves, there is always some area that our team(s) can improve.

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Aaron Sanchez, SP TOR— The Toronto right-hander had an incredible start to the season, allowing just one run against the Rays over seven strong innings. He struck out eight batters and didn’t walk anyone, which is encouraging after dealing with walks all last season. He posted a 4.3 BB/9, while his 5.9 K/9 was absolutely uninspiring. The righty really filled up the strike zone, which is going to be important to maintaining quality performances on the mound. His K/9 in 2016 should be closer, or exceed his 7.4 K/9 back in 2014, and his 2015 strikeout numbers weren’t indicative of his arsenal. Sure, the Rays don’t have the most powerful offense, but by no means are they a slouch. The guy forced 16 swinging strikes in that game and seven or so strikeouts on a nightly basis isn’t farfetched for Sanchez. With a powerful offense supporting him, Sanchez should be a valuable producer in quite a few categories, including wins and strikeouts.

Nick Ahmed, SS ARI— The injury to A.J. Pollock was detrimental, there’s no doubt about it, but the closing of one door opens another. Well, Ahmed was standing at the door, waiting for it to open. At the beginning of the season, the plan was to rotate Jean Segura, Chris Owings and Ahmed between the two middle infield positions. Well, Pollock’s injury forced Chris Owings to the outfield, opening a full-time—or at least close to it—gig for Ahmed in the Arizona lineup. It’s been a terrific month or so for Ahmed, dating back to the start of spring training. In 21 spring games, Ahmed hit .433 with two home runs, 12 RBI, 15 runs scored and three stolen bases. Well, the regular season rolled around, and he hasn’t slowed one bit. Through five games he’s hitting .353 with one round tripper, three RBI and four runs scored. It’s not ideal that he’s at the bottom of the order, but think of it this way, if he gets on base, the guys at the top of the order should easily be able to drive him in. The Arizona offense, led by Segura, Paul Goldschmidt and David Peralta, has been awesome here in the early going, really adding to everyone’s fantasy value. Ahmed can hit for a decent average, as evidenced by his numbers in the minors, so his batting average should be much higher than the .226 mark he posted in 2015.

Desmond Jennings, OF TB— Jennings’ ability to be a multi-tool talent has really never been questioned, but his health has. He’s only played 100 or more games in three seasons, however, his averages over those three years (2012-2014) were: .247, 12 homers, 46 RBI, 77 runs scored and 22 stolen bases. Since he hasn’t been able to stay healthy, his numbers were down in 2015 and fantasy owners have a hard time investing trust into him. If you need help in your outfield, at least in the short term, Jennings could be worth the roster spot, especially since he can contribute across the board. Is he hard to trust? Absolutely he is, but if he can stay healthy, he could put up 12 homers and 15 steals this season.

Joey Rickard, OF BAL— If you haven’t taken this guy into consideration yet, it’s about time. This guy has done nothing but hit, and with Hyun Soo Kim laying a ginormous egg in spring training, Rickard has earned a regular gig in the Baltimore outfield. Through four games, Rickard is hitting .467 with one homer, two RBI and two runs scored. It’s also worth noting that he’s leadoff the past two games. If Rickard stays atop the Baltimore order, he is going to be a prime producer on your team in the runs department. Hitting in front of Nolan Reimold, Manny Machado and Chris Davis definitely has its advantages in fantasy formats. Being a consistent hitter isn’t anything new for Rickard, seeing as he hit .297 between Triple-A and Double-A. Oh yeah, in those 162 games, he hit three home runs, drove in 60 runs and stole 29 bases. Rickard can do a little bit of everything and hitting atop that lineup is as lucrative as it gets for the 24-year old outfielder.

Ryan Madson, RP OAK— Madson, not teammate Sean Doolittle, is the Oakland Athletic with two saves here in the young season. Now, is Madson the team’s closer? No. The Athletics seem content on deploying the two in the eighth and ninth inning, depending on the matchups. For example, in the team’s last game, Madson got the save, but manager Bob Melvin turned to Doolittle to face Robinson Cano and Kyle Seager in the eighth. However, as we fantasy owners all know, saves, especially cheap ones, can be extremely hard to find. As bad as this is, it’s only a matter of time until Doolittle comes down with some injury, and in that case, Madson would likely become the team’s full-time closer. Even though the position may not be all that lucrative compared to other closers, finding a guy on waivers who could get you 20-plus saves is few and far between. It’s also a bonus that his competition frequently gets injured.

Brandon Finnegan, SP CIN— Finnegan’s season debut was impressive, allowing just two earned runs in six innings of work against the Philadelphia Phillies. He struck out nine Phillies, compared to walking just one batter. Finnegan is going to help you with strikeouts, but he could so much more than that if he can continue to limit walks. He has a career K/9 of 9.44, but the 3.4 BB/9 has really negated some of his upside. The Phillies helped him by swinging at pitches out of the zone on more than one occasion. The frequent reoccurrence was fastballs up and out of the zone the Phillies continued to chase. He also threw quite a few pitches up and teams with a better offense will make him pay for that. On the other hand, he was able to get the ball down, making multiple batters swinging over a tight breaking ball. The key to Finnegan moving forward will be to limit the walks and not get frustrated if he isn’t getting the win in ball games. The Reds aren’t very good, so wins are going to be that much tougher for the Cincinnati southpaw.