With his power production and contact skills in decline, Brett Gardner has found himself on the fringes of fantasy relevance for the bulk of the season.

Still, Gardner's role as the table setter for a potentially explosive New York Yankees lineup remains a perennial tease for daily players, and with Gardner's salary flatlining below $3,000, this looks like a good week to give in to the temptation. After all, Gardner's skills metrics in August (32.4% hard-hit rate and 24.3% liners) show noted improvement on his poor season-long performance.

The Bombers are slated to face a bevy of cupcake righties in Miami and Baltimore this week, so the veteran outfielder offers daily players low-cost exposure and could yield some very crooked numbers.