It seems Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard should draw more walks since the recent correlation has related in more home runs for the veteran slugger.
In case you haven't noticed, but Howard has drawn a walk in just two of his last 19 games. However, in both those games -- Thursday and Friday against the Marlins -- Howard hit home runs.
Whether or not that's pure coincidence or Howard being a more patient hitter will result in more home runs, you can't really argue with his results lately. After batting .161 through his first eight games, Howard has a slash line of .329/.354/.605/.959 in his last 21 games.
The high strikeout rate is going to hurt in Head-to-Head formats, but if he keeps this pace up, then it's possible Howard could threaten for a 30-homer, 100-RBI season. I definitely was getting impatient when Howard got off to a sluggish start, but now my concerns have died down and I think they have for most Fantasy owners as well.