Fantasy Player's Edge

June 25, 2008


Roster Shuffle:

The wail that was heard across the fantasy landscape
last evening came from Bronson Arroyo owners. He
had the worst start in the modern history of MLB
allowing 10 earned on 12 whip in 1 inning (gasp!!!!).

Rafael Soriano is still experiencing soreness in his right
elbow. There's no timetable for him to resume throwing.

Josh Hamilton left last night's game with inflammation in
his left knee. He's day to day.

Josh Willingham was activated yesterday by the Marlins.
The Hammer batted cleanup and went 1/5 with an rbi.

Gary Sheffield returned last night as well at DH going 1/4
with a 2 run homer.

Vlad Guerrero couldn't continue after batting in the 2nd
inning. He has the flu and will probably sit out today.
Adjust accordingly but verify that he is resting.

Ryan Doumit was back behind the plate for the Pirates
last night after missing 5 games with a concussion. He
made a splash going 3/5 with 2 runs, a jack and 2 rbi.

Xavier Nady may return tonight. Check the Pirates box
before starting him.

Ryan Church will begin his rehab assignment tomorrow
and could be back over the weekend.

Joe Crede was a late scratch with a stiff back. Crede sat
out most of last season after lower back surgery so this
setback should be of concern to his owners.

Kaz Matsui was added to the DL with a sore hamstring.

Kevin Youkilis was not in the starting lineup due to
swelling around his eye after being hit by an errant
throw between innings on Monday night. He's day
to day.

The Yankees have a creative solution to playing in a
National League city without a DH. Both Damon and
Matsui are hobbled by ailments and neither is available
to play the outfield at the moment. An obscure minor
leaguer named Justin Christian was called up play
leftfield for New York last night. Mr. Obscurity went
2/4 with 2 rbi.

596. That's the number of innings used that would
keep you on track to deploy maximum innings (1250)
over the course of the season in Rotisserie. A number
significantly above or below should be a call to action.

Interleague play concludes this weekend. Plan for it as
DH's for Baltimore, Seattle, Tampa Bay, the Red Sox,
the Yankees and the Angels could miss some or all of
the weekend's action. Damon, Matsui and Giambi owners
and spot players Floyd, Vidro, Huff and Matthews may
be adversely impacted.


Streamers: (tomorrow's probable starters available as free agents)

Use these players to gain advantage in wins and strikeouts.

Kevin Millwood- has struggled a bit on the road this year
but has an amazing track record at Minute Maid. 4-0,
1.83/.90 in 34 frames in Houston and 6-3, 3.48/1.11
in 43 frames against Houston.

John Danks- has never faced the Dodgers but has been
a true road warrior this year. 2-1, 1.69/1.05 with 36 k's
in 43 innings away from home.


Spotties: (tomorrow's position players available as free agents)

Use these players to fill in for injured players and on off days.

Jay Payton- has a good resume' vs. Marquis. 5/13, 4 extras,
a blast, 3 rbi with only 1 k.

Mark Loretta- has faced Millwood numerous times with
good results. 12/34, 3 mults, 2 jacaranda's and 3 ribeyes.


Start/Sit: (today)

Guide to using bench players when matchups are favorable.

Curtis Granderson (start)- nice stat line against Lohse.
7/15, 4 extras, 2 homers, 4 rbi with 1 k.

Josh Willingham (start)- the Marlins have activated him
and so should you. 3/8 with 2 extra base raps vs. Shields.

Guide to sit starters when matchups are unfavorable.

Normally sit these players in Roto formats only

Kyle Lohse (sit)- has been an automatic start in all
formats but not today. 7-6, 5.74/1.50 in 100 innings
vs Detroit and 5-1, 4.46/1.57 in 58 frames on the
road this season. Don't be fooled by the won-loss as
his era/whip totals do not favor him in this matchup.

Mike Lowell (sit)- has a bad case of Big Unit-itis.
8/44 with 13 k's.


Studs and Duds: (a recap of yesterday's picks and pans)

Justin Masterson (stream)- ND 6ip/4e/11w/4k

Aaron Laffey (stream)- ND 6.2ip/1e/7w/1k

Sean Casey (spot)- DNP-suspension

Scott Podsednik (spot)- DNP

Eric Chavez (start)- DNP

Ryan Ludwick (start)- 0/4

Jermaine Dye (sit)- 1/4, 2 run homer

Pat Burrell (sit)- 1/4, solo homer


How To: (this section is devoted to the fundamentals of daily play)


Head To Head: Player's Edge(PE) vs. Opposition(OP):

Week 13: Wednesday


Weekly Tot: R-H-RB-SB -BA/ W-SV-K--ER--WH-SCORE

-------PE--7--1--6-2--.315/-0-0-7--9.58--2.03---8
-------OP--2--0--3-1--.200/-0-0-0--0.00--0.00---0

Offense: Lineups:

-----PE-----/----- OP

^B.Molina------------^Olivo
^Teixeira------------- Loney
^Roberts------------ ^Utley
^Braun--------------^Youkilis
^Escobar------------^Renteria
^Griffey-------------^Hamilton
^C. Young-----------^Ellsbury
^Kemp--------------^Victorino
^Figgins-------------^J.D. Drew
--------------------- ^Crede
----------------------Ludwick
----------------------Hafner (DL)


------PE------//-----OP
11/35-6-1-4-0 //5/24-2-0-1-1 (daily totals: H/AB,R,HR,RBI)

Pitching: Rotation-Closers

-----PE----/------OP

^Harang------------ Webb
^Shields------------ Hamels
Weaver-------------Lincecum
Cain---------------^Oswalt
Harden-------------Myers
^F. Cordero-------^Rivera
^Saito-------------^Ryan
^Fuentes--------- ^Gonzalez
^Wood--------------Liriano
Martinez------------R. Hill
^Morrow
Masterson


-----PE--------//------OP
0W/0S, 6-4-11-4//0W/0S, 0-0-0-0 (W/S,IP,ER,WH,K)

Weekly Totals- Batting Avg. PE(17/54) - OP (7/35)
Weekly Totals- ERA (11/(10.1/9) - OP ERA (0/(0/9) -(er/(ip/9)
Weekly Totals- Whip (21/10.1) - OP WHIP (0/0) - (w+h/ip)
Weekly Starts(est/week to date) PE---7-----OP----5

^ -designates an active player on today's roster.

Daily Activity:

PE Francis(drop)/Masterson-Mon
PE Masterson(drop)/Danks-Wed

Strategy: PE has added John Danks for Masterson. The
play may be reversed for an offensive player after tonight's
early games have been played. If PE SP's Harang/Shields
register W 's with high K's then PE will opt for offense to
keep pressure on OP who's been hit by injuries to Hamilton,
Youkilis and Crede. The concern is with K's and W's as PE
streams have been folly this week. OP has Oswalt tonight.
OP offense has the potential of 7 active Thursday to PE 's
4. OP's 5 SP's will have completed their starts by Saturday
giving PE an opportunity to stream heavily on Sunday if
necessary.

Game Keys: PE stream Justin Masterson was gritty but
ineffective. PE pitching, week to date, has been dreadful
virtually putting ERA and WHIP out of play after only 2
starts. OP has 2 SP's and 5 closers going tonight vs. OP's
1 SP and 3 closers. PE offense has produced only 1 HR but
leads in every category primarily due to OP injuries. The
match begins in earnest today as OP should be able to make
the adjustments on offense using bench players and finally
gets some pitching in the game.


Final Thoughts:

PE remains in 3rd place 3.5 points out of 1st and .5 out of
2nd place heading into a Week 13 fracas with the 1st place
team.

The Player's Edge participates in many leagues but elected
to follow a team in a Public League to better approximate what
might be faced by a wide majority of players that use the Edge
daily. This team plays in a standard 5x5 scoring format and
drafted 7th of 12 teams in a 21 round on-line live event in late
March. We'll follow this team throughout the entire 2008 fantasy
campaign.


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