While the major leaguers are enjoying their time off, Scoresheet Fantasy Owners have an opportunity to review the season to date and make adjustments moving forward.

Many young players will be getting opportunities at the major league level on teams that want to gauge the future. That’s short for they aren’t in the race for a playoff spot. That means a change to plug in some players into your lineups that may offer a boost to your own team’s playoff run. Then again, they could also be duds that don’t help at all. That’s the beauty of these youngsters. No matter how they have performed in the minors, you just never know what they will do in the bigs until they get a shot. Just ask Justin Smoak, recently traded from Texas to Seattle as part of the Cliff Lee trade. His hope is a fresh start will help him live up to his initial hype.

Stephen Strasburg presents a whole different quandary. He has provided excellent returns for any of the fantasy baseball owners who were fortunate enough to pick up this highly touted pitching phenom. However, the Washington Nationals have already announced that once he reaches a combined 160 innings (minors and majors combined), they will be shutting down their prized draftee. That means just about the time you could really use an ace for the pennant chase, you’ll have to make other plans.

Whatever your situation, now is a good time to examine your team for some young guns that may be getting their chance in the “Big Show” in the coming weeks.

Good luck!