Fantasy baseball Waiver Wire: Villar's speed a valuable commodity

Since his call-up for the Astros on July 22, Jonathan Villar has hit .245 and stolen 10 bases.

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• Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies: With the word coming last Tuesday that Howard has yet to be cleared to hit, it's time to abandon any hope that he might return -- and be worth having on your roster -- this season. The aging slugger could perhaps be a factor again next year, but consider his 2013 finished.