There is nothing more frustrating than your best players struggle when you need them most — like Pete Crow-Armstrong hitting .178 with 33 strikeouts and a .488 OPS since Aug. 1, or Elly De La Cruz hitting .214 with 48 strikeouts in 36 games before Friday and no homers since July 31.

It is hard to win a fantasy title without production from players you’ve come to rely on, and you can’t wait for them to figure things out with the season ending on Sept. 28.

The Nationals might not seem like a hotbed for fantasy production, but 22-year-old rookie Daylen Lile has been making a lot of noise of late.

For fantasy baseball owners, there is nothing more frustrating than your best players struggle when you need them most.{ai:summary}<p>Fantasy owners cringe as stars slump: Crow-Armstrong .178 with 33 Ks and a .488 OPS since Aug 1; De La Cruz .214 with 48 Ks in 36 games, no homers since July 31.</p><p>Season ends Sept 28; help is needed. Nationals' Daylen Lile, 22, has been making noise.

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Nationals’ Daylen Lile could give your fantasy baseball team a lift down the stretch

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