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CLEVELAND -- After weeks of being broken and bloodied, the Indians pitching staff may have reinforcements in the World Series.Starter Danny Salazar, who hasnt pitched since Sept. 9 because of tightness in his right forearm, has thrown well in recent bullpen sessions and might be able to pitch for the first time in this postseason.Manager Terry Francona said Friday that Salazar has let it go during some recent workouts and has not been restricted to throwing only fastballs and changeups.I think hes ready to pitch, Francona said as the AL champions awaited their Series opponent.Salazar will throw a three-inning simulated game Saturday and the Indians will assess his status before deciding whether to have him on their World Series roster. Salazar went 11-6 with a 3.87 ERA in 25 starts, but Francona said its possible the hard-throwing right-hander could be used in relief.I think the good news is if Danny pitches, and he pitches healthy and hes throwing the ball over the plate, we have a really good pitcher for however amount of innings hes built up for, which can potentially help us, he said.The loss of Salazar and Carlos Carrasco, who broke his right hand when he was hit by a line drive Sept. 17, has forced Francona to juggle his rotation and be creative with a bullpen which has been extraordinary in October.But a healthy Salazar would give Francona an interesting weapon as he might be able to pair him with rookie Ryan Merritt for a start or use him with Mike Clevinger.The Indians are also hoping Trevor Bauer will be available after his Game 4 start in the AL Championship Series lasted less than an inning when his stitched right pinkie opened up and he had to be replaced because of excessive bleeding.Bauer sliced his finger open while repairing a drone prior to the ALCS, an unusual accident that put added strain on Clevelands staff.Bauer said Friday that his finger is healing and hes confident the added rest before the series opens will allow him to pitch. The quirky right-hander was asked when hed be ready.Game 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, he said.Francona was told of Bauers comments.That would be a little better than the last series, he said sarcastically.Francona said the team met with hand specialist Dr. Thomas Graham to discuss Bauers progress. After Bauer workout out on Friday, Graham was going to add another suture.He thinks its healing really good, theres just that one area down at the bottom where the skin isnt quite as healthy as the rest of it, Francona said. So hes going to suture it back up so it wont bleed. Thats really the only issue. And hes very confident that this is not going to be an issue.Indians ace Corey Kluber is expected to start Tuesdays Series opener, but Francona has not made any formal announcement as he wants to get through the next two days before setting his rotation. 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In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers. One game. Thats how long it took for the fantasy basketball world to be reminded that Utahs Gordon Hayward is a top-35 fantasy player when healthy.Hayward returned to the court Sunday and scored 28 points, adding five rebounds and a pair of 3s in a win over the New York Knicks. Though the 26-year-old small forward didnt dish out an assist or swipe a steal, his six-year track record in the NBA tells us that we can expect him to average right around 3.5 assists and one steal per game, so were not worried there.What the game against the Knicks did was answer the question of whether it would take some time for Hayward to work his way back into game shape; 28 points in 36 minutes tells us that hes ready to play like the Hayward weve come to know, and he wont be simply eased back into the Jazz rotation.As such, Hayward is this weeks biggest riser in the rankings, moving all the way from No. 66 to No. 34.Four games. Thats how long it took to realize that it was premature to knock James Harden from his perch atop the rankings. Last week, we moved him down behind Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant, but all Harden has done since then is rattle off four consecutive games of at least 30 points and 10 assists.On Monday, I send out the following Twitter poll:Which player do you prefer in fantasy hoops? A) 31.5 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 12.3 APG, 1.5 SPG, 3.7 3PG B) 33.2 PPG, 9 RPG, 9.7 APG, 1.7 SPG, 2.3 3PG- Joe Kaiser (@JoeKaiserSports) November 7, 2016What I didnt tell people is that Player A was Harden and Player B was Westbrook. Even though I didnt even include shooting percentages, which are heavily in Hardens favor at this point (50 FG%, 84.9 FT% vs. Westbrooks 43 FG%, 78.9 FT%), virtually everyone responded that theyd prefer Player A.Harden leads the league with 12.7 assists per game and has dished out 15 dimes in three of the past four games, taking a page out of the Rajon Rondo handbook. Add in the fact that hes attempting a career-high 8.7 3-pointers per game and making a career-best 3.7 per game thus far, and it becomes clearer to see why he vaaults back to the top this week.ddddddddddddIt helps, too, that Durant, Westbrook and Davis each had some underwhelming performances over the past week.Some other notable risers include Giannis Antetokounmpo, who leaps Kawhi Leonard to move to No. 5;?Kristaps Porzingis, who goes from 31 to 23; and Devin Booker, who busted out of an early-season shooting slump with 38 points against the Pelicans and 39 against the Lakers in back-to-back games. Booker goes all the way from 75 to 38.Joel Embiids minutes restriction will continue through Christmas, but his production per minute is among the best in the game, and his immense upside warrants a bump up to 41.Meanwhile, Reggie Jacksons return to the practice court signals that his return might not be far off, elevating him from 87 to 72, and a report by ESPN.coms Zach Lowe that Jrue Holiday could be back by mid-November bumps him up from 124 to 103.On the other side of the spectrum, there is Victor Oladipo, who simply hasnt adjusted to his new team the way most people expected. Particularly worrisome are his assists (1.6) and steal (0.6) numbers, which pale in comparison to his career averages and make him much less of a fantasy threat at shooting guard. We have knocked him down from 35 to 68.LaMarcus Aldridge, who isnt contributing much aside from scoring (18.8 PPG), drops from 33 to 39. He is averaging just 6.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.7 blocks through San Antonios first six games.Nikola Jokic, who is only 21 and still inconsistent on a game-to-game basis, drops from 42 to 55 but remains extremely talented and valuable as a fantasy option going forward.Another to fall this week is Zach LaVine, who hasnt stepped up as much as expected in the absence of Ricky Rubio. After a 14-point game against Denver and a 4-point forgettable performance against Oklahoma City, he drops from 36 to a more appropriate 57.Here is the full rundown of the updated Top 150 rankings: ' ' '