I wrote the first version of this column three weeks ago, and judge for yourself whether you should have bought into that portfolio generally at the going rate. (It's almost impossible to remember what the market was like for those players now that many have turned it around so completely - unlike the stock market we can't just look back at the dollar value at which they were trading). Here are a few more.

Jimmy Rollins - don't worry about his benching or his stats. If you can get him for a Jermaine Dye or a Kevin Youkilis, just do it. Elite base stealers don't lose their speed at age 30, and his BABIP is due for a major correction, barring a latent injury.

Alfonso Soriano - I don't know why he's hitting .225, but he's always been streaky, he's not hurt and he's not going to lose his job. He's around the same value as Rollins.

Magglio Ordonez - it's possible the power's gone for good, but he's still just 35, and usually power doesn't disappear overnight. Last year's power numbers were in line with his 2006 ones.

David Price - he could get demoted, but it's more likely Andy Sonnanstine does instead. Price's control has been poor, but the strikeouts have been there, and he has the talent to make the quantum leap at any moment.

Clay Buchholz - he's blocked for now, but things change unpredictably, and now's the time to get him after a bad Triple-A start and when the path to the majors hasn't yet materialized.

Kosuke Fukudome - he's been awful in June and hasn't hit for any power, but his Japanese hitting coach who worked with him this offseason will be in Chicago in July to help straighten him out. With Reed Johnson on the DL, Fukudome should continue to see playing time in center field and is worth buying on the cheap in NL leagues, or even deep mixed ones.

Ervin Santana - he's been hurt all year and didn't fare well during his brief comeback, but the skill set is there should he get healthy, and he's likely to come cheap.

Milton Bradley - he's healthy for now, so he should hit as long as he behaves himself and doesn't get hurt.

Kerry Wood - his command has been off this year, but he's averaging more than a strikeout an inning, so he could right the ship at any point.

Chad Qualls - he still has the job, and the save chances will eventually come. If his forearm were really bothering him that much, they would have put him on the shelf already.

Derek Lowe - he's had a couple rough outings, but once he's back in NL parks with no DH, he's likely to bounce back.

Chien-Ming Wang - he's had better command his last time out and is still keeping the ball on the ground. He'll get another shot in the rotation, and if he sticks it wouldn't be all that shocking to see him among the league leaders in second-half wins.