Who is the newest young gun to count on in fantasy baseball? Is the Reds returning outfielder worthy of adding in your league? Do we need to reevaluate how we look at injured hurlers? Who is the unluckiest player in baseball? Ask the guy who keeps getting shuttled from the Athletics to the Rangers. Is the Braves' third baseman a legit option to lead the NL in batting average?ATHLETICS CALL UP ANOTHER ARMThe newest young buck in Oakland is Sonny Gray. He's a brief scouting report. He keeps the ball down in the zone with nice sinking movement. This season at Triple-A had had a 49.9 percent ground ball rate over 118.1 innings. Gray also throws hard, his fastball sits in the 92-94 mph range, and that allowed him to strike out 8.97 batters per nine in his 20 starts at Triple-A. He also did a good job limiting the free passes with a BB/9 rate of just under three (2.97). Throw strikes, keep the ball in the yard, and keep the ball down in the zone and you can have success. It seems like the Athletics intend to give him a shot to run with a starting spot as Tommy Milone is out of the mix right now. Gray allowed two earned runs over six innings in his first start, and he's slated to take on the Astros at home Thursday. He should be active in all formats for that start. He's also someone you can take a shot on in mixed leagues if you're hoping to add a boost to your staff.RYAN LUDWICK – SHOULD YOU CARE?Ryan Ludwick has played one game in the bigs this season due to injury (shoulder). He's back now, and it sounds like the Reds intend to play him on a nearly daily basis in their outfield. If you're in a 10 or 12 team mixed league, should you care? In 2008 Ludwick hit 37 homers with 113 RBIs and 104 runs scored. He was a fantasy beast who was added off the waiver-wire. In 2009 Ludwick hit 22 homers with 97 RBIs and 63 runs scored as he came back to earth. In 2010 Ludwick regressed further with 17 homers, 69 RBIs and 69 runs scored. In 2011 he fell to a mere 13 homers while batting .237 with 75 RBIs. Last season he rebounded hitting .275 with 26 homers and 80 RBIs. What that four year run should tell you is that Ludwick is a 20-75 type of hitter, nothing more. Add in that he's stolen one base since the start of the 2010 season, and that he's hit a mere .263 over his career, and the picture of a moderate slugger should be crystallizing in your mind. Two other salient points. For his career he has hit .240 against left-handed pitching. He could easily lose some ABs to portsiders. I noted he had one game in the bigs this season, right? Well do you know how he did when he was in the minors rehabbing? Ludwick appeared in 13 games hitting .136 with one home run. That sound like a guy who is locked in right now? If you're in a 10 team league don't bother. In a 12 team league you would have to be starting five outfielders to even consider going with him. Even so, temper those expectations for a flawed player who has yet to find a groove at the dish.SERIOUSLY?The Case of Chris JohnsonJohnson leads the NL with a .336 batting average. He's a career .289 who has batted .251 and .281 the past two seasons. So how has he hit so well this season? Flat out luck. His line drive rate is 28 percent. No one posts numbers that high. The last time someone qualified for the batting title and had a line drive rate of 28 percent was 2005 when Placido Polanco posted a mark of 28.2 percent. Johnson owns an insanely high .363 career BABIP. That's an amazing number. However, his .417 current mark is just out of control. The last time any big leaguer qualified for the batting title with a .400 BABIP was Jose Hernandez in 2002 (.404). It's been a decade since it happened. Do you really think he holds on to both of those marks over the final month an a half? I certainly don't. Even if he somehow manages to, it's not like he's bringing a lot in the fantasy game. Johnson hasn't stolen a base this season and he's only gone deep eight times. He also likely won't reach 75 RBIs or runs scored, and that's makes him a really boring option does it not?The Case of Adam RosalesLet me tell you the story of Adam Rosales. Designated for assignment by the Athletics he was added to the Rangers roster on August 2nd. He was on the Rangers for three games before he was designated for assignment on August 5th. Three days later he was claimed by the Athletics. He appeared in one game for the Athletics and then was designated for assignment August 10th. Two days later he was claimed by the Rangers. This is ridiculous. You have to feel sorry for Rosales. Think about the upheaval that guy has gone through the past two weeks. Shouldn't there be a rule in place to avoid a situation like occurring? There's no telling how long he will stick with the Rangers but he has no fantasy value regardless, even in AL-only leagues.MOUND MATTERSNeftali Feliz is working his way back from Tommy John surgery with the belief being that he would join the Rangers' bullpen this season and then return to the rotation next year. He was just shut down as he's developed tendinitis in his triceps muscle. The club believes it's a minor situation, but the setback is noteworthy as it brings into focus a troubling trend in fantasy baseball – overconfidence. Consider the following names:Michael Pineda, Chris Carpenter, Colby Lewis, Ryan Madson... Just because a pitcher has surgery and has a time frame of X does not mean the pitcher will return at that time. In fact, it's become increasingly common for folks to see 4-6 weeks or 4-6 months or whatever and just assume that when the time frame is up the player will perform at expected levels. As these cases continue to show, when an injury occurs time frames are only rough guesses. Take the case of Madson. He was drafted in some circles this season with the expectation being that he would be closing for the Angels on Day 1. I said, repeatedly, that I wasn't behind that position. After all, the guy missed all of 2012 after Tommy John surgery. Did you heed the warnings that I put out there, or did you just assume 'Madson will be fine since he'll be a year removed from surgery”? Remember, estimates are just that – estimates.CONTEXT MATTERSI don't get it. I still get questions from folks all the time that looks like this: Should I drop Player X? My response? Uh, how do I know? Context matters people. How many teams are in your league? How many positions do you use? How deep is your bench? Who are you adding to take over for Player X. Without that context I can't possibly give a legitimate answer to your questions so always make sure you include that info if you want The Oracle to help you out.  *** GET YOUR COPY OF THE NEARLY 200 PAGE 2013 FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFT GUIDE so that you can DOMINATE the competition this season.By Ray Flowers