Fantasy Player's Edge

August 30, 2008

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2008 Fantasy Football Player's Edge (regular season):

http://fantasyfootballplayersedge.blogspot.com


Roster Shuffle:

Josh Beckett has been placed on the DL after
his visit to consult with Dr. Andrews. There's
no structural damage and Beckett may return
for a start on Friday.

Chris Young has been penciled in to start on
Monday vs. the Dodgers.

Mad Max Scherzer has been recalled by the
D-Backs and will work out of the bullpen as a
set up reliever.

Clayton Kershaw has been sent down but could
be recalled as soon as Tuesday for another start
against the Padres.

Brian Fuentes was activated by the Rockies
last night from the bereavement list. He pitched
a scoreless inning and will remain the closer for
the rest of the season.

Miguel Cabrera had to leave last night's game
with a strained pectoral muscle. The severity of
the injury is not yet known.

Melvin Mora was forced out of a game against
the Rays with a strained left hamstring.

Travis Hafner has resumed his shoulder rehab
at Triple A Buffalo going 1/3 as the DH.

Victor Martinez was activated yesterday and
was in the Indians starting lineup going 1/3.

Evan Longoria played catch without wrist pain
and may be activated on Tuesday if BP goes well.

Justin Upton was activated yesterday and had
a pinch hit.

Josh Anderson has taken over the CF job for
the Braves. He had 41 steals in the minors before
being called up to replace Kotsay.

Prized OF prospect Travis Snider has joined the
Blue Jays and is expected to receive extended PT.
Keep an eye on his progress especially if you're
playing in a keeper league.


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

Use these players to gain advantage in wins and strikeouts.

Todd Wellemeyer- faces the Astros at Minute Maid Park.
1-0, 4.35/.97 with 27 k's in 21 innings vs. Houston and 4-0,
3.01/1.07 in 75 frames on the road this season.

Greg Smith- seems to be wearing down a bit but has a date
with the Twins at home where he's done his best work. 1-0,
2.57/1.14 in 7 innings against Minnesota earlier in the year.


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

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

John McDonald- good swings vs. Pettitte. 5/14 with 2 extras.

Stephen Drew- loves Lowe. 12/20 with 5 mults and a jack.


Start/Sit: (today)

Guide to using bench players when matchups are favorable.

Bill Hall (start)- abuses Maholm. 13/20, 2 bombs, 7 rbi.

Billy Butler (start)-all in against the Gambler. 6/15, 6 rbi.

Guide to sit starters when matchups are unfavorable.

Normally sit these players in Roto formats only

Jeff Francoeur (sit)- dominated by Bergmann. 2/23, 7 k's.

Prince Fielder (sit)- futile vs. Maholm. 1/16, 5 k's.


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

Jorge Campillo (stream)- L 3.2ip/5e/11w/3k

Jeremy Sowers (stream)- L 5ip/3e/7w/0k

Hank Blalock (spot)- 1/4

Geoff Blum (spot)- 0/2

J.J. Hardy (start)- 0/3, run

Jeff Francoeur (start)- 0/4

Kevin Youkilis (sit)- 2/4, run, 3 rbi

Johnny Damon (sit)- 2/3, run, stolen base


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


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

Week 22: Saturday


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

-------PE--17--4--22--5--.222/-0--4--47--2.81--1.08---5
-------OP--21--4--21--5--.336/-1--1--15--3.38--1.36---3

Offense: Lineups:

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

^B.Molina-------------^Mauer
^Teixeira------------- ^Huff
^oberts--------------- ^Iwamura
^Braun--------------- ^Reynolds
^Escobar------------- ^H. Ramirez
^Span---------------- ^C. Jackson
^C. Young------------ ^Guerrero
^Kemp---------------^Winn
^Figgins--------------^Damon
------------------------Headley
----------------------- R. Vazquez
------------------------Schumaker
----------------------- I. Rodriguez
------------------------Kinsler (DL)

------PE------//-----OP
8/35-6-1-6-2 //16/36-8-0-8-1 (daily totals: H/AB,R,HR,RBI)

Pitching: Rotation-Closers

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

Harang------------------- Wainwright
Shields--------------------Halladay
^Weaver----------------^Nolasco
Cain---------------------- Volstad
Harden------------------^Kuo
^F. Cordero------------- ^Soria
^Broxton----------------^B. Wilson
Fuentes----------------- ^Rauch
^Wood
^Putz
^Liriano
Young- DL
Carpenter (DL)

-----PE--------//------OP
0W/1S, 8-1-9-9//0W/0S, 6.1-1-8-5 (W/S,IP,ER,WH,K)

Weekly Totals- Batting Avg. PE (34/153) - OP (48/143)
Weekly Totals- ERA (15/(48/9) - OP ERA (8/(21.1/9) -(er/(ip/9)
Weekly Totals- Whip (52/48) - OP WHIP (29/21.1) - (w+h/ip)
Weekly Starts(est/week to date) PE---4-----OP-----2

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

Daily Activity:

OP J.D. Drew(drop)/Schumaker-Sun
PE Dickerson(drop)/Rowand-Sun
PE Rowand(drop)/Cruz-Mon
PE Cruz(drop)/C. Young-Wed

Strategy: PE sends SP's Weaver/Liriano to face OP
SP Nolasco leaving 2 starts for PE on Sunday vs 1 for
OP.

Game Keys: PE SP Harden and 3 closers combined to
pitch 8 innings allowing 1 run, 9 whip, 9 k's with a save.
OP Volstad hurled 6.1 innings with 1 run on 8 whip and
5 k's. Volstad had a no decision but OP continues to lead
W by 1 while PE controls all of the other pitching points.
PE offense was awful going 8/35 but had 6 runs, 1 homer,
6 rbi and 2 steals. OP offense was dynamic going 16/36
with 8 runs, 8 rbi and a steal.. PE was able to tie HR/SB
and clings to a 5-3 lead as the contest heads down the
river.


Final Thoughts:

PE increased the 1st place lead to 16 points over the 2nd place
club and 19 ahead of the 3rd place team heading into Week 22.
PE has won the league and earned a 1st round bye in the playoffs.

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 will
follow this team throughout the entire 2008 fantasy campaign.


All Done!

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