Fantasy Player's Edge

June 28, 2008


Roster Shuffle:

Brad Penny experienced shoulder discomfort after his
bullpen session and has been shutdown.

Jason Isringhausen may be headed to the DL with a
strained right knee. Franklin owners are rejoicing.

Micah Owings hurt his right leg covering 1st base and
had to leave last night's game against the Marlins.

Coco Crisp had his suspension reduced to 5 games from
7 which he'll begin serving today. He'll miss the Rays, now
that's convenient and return to the BoSox on Thursday
against the Yankees.

Akinori Iwamura will begin serving a 3 game suspension
tomorrow as well.

Edwin Encarnacion could return to the Reds on Sunday
creating a logjam on the left side of the infield with Jeff
Keppinger and Jerry Hairston. Jay Bruce may also lose
some PT when Baker decides to play all three and uses
Hairston in the OF.

Rafael Furcal is engaging in baseball activities and seems
to be on the mend from his lower back problems. Torre
says that he expects him around the All Star break while
Furcal says it will be sooner. Let's hope Raffy's got it right.

Ryan Church may return on Sunday, how appropriate.
The operative word is may so check the Mets box score
before activating him.

Josh Hamilton returned, again, last night. Obviously the
Rangers were being very careful with their slugger. He
went 1/3 with a run and 2 rbi.

Yunel Escobar sat out for a second consecutive game with
a jammed shoulder. He's still considered day to day.

Chone Figgins sat out with an infected knee. This type of
thing is tricky and Chone could miss some time. Check the
Angels box this evening before activating him.

Alexi Casilla was removed from last night's game with a
sprained middle finger. More details regarding the extent
of the injury should be available today.

Hideki Matsui went on the DL with a sore knee.

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.

Brian Bannister- will welcome St. Louis into Kaufmann
Stadium with open arms. 2-0, 1.29/1.29 in 14 innings
against the Cards and 5-2, 3.29/1.04 in 62 frames at
home this year.

Aaron Laffey- has no history vs. the Reds but has been
rock solid at home this year. 4-2, 1.39/.99 in 45 innings
at Progressive Field this season.


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

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

Ty Wigginton- profound Beckett basher. 7/19, 5 extras, 3 homers
and 5 rbi vs. the Red Sox ace.

Dmitri Young- Meathook slings Guthrie over his shoulder. 4/9 with
an extra base hit.


Start/Sit: (today)

Guide to using bench players when matchups are favorable.

Carlos Delgado (start)- has had some amazing swings against
Andy Pettitte. 21/63, 8 extras, 5 jacarandas and 17 ribeyes.

Orlando Cabrera (start)- dust him off and get him in your
lineup. 11/32 with 3 mults and 8 rbi.

Guide to sit starters when matchups are unfavorable.

Normally sit these players in Roto formats only

Ken Griffey (sit)- even Hall of Famer's struggle. 2/12
with 4 k's vs. Paul Byrd.

Mike Jacobs (sit)- has Brandon Webb and a seat on your
bench. 1/11 with 3 k's.


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

Ricky Nolasco (stream)- W 8ip/1e/7w/9k

Jarrod Washburn (stream)- W 7.2/2e/8w/2k

Jay Payton (spot)- 0/4

Dmitri Young (spot)- 2/3

Pedro Martinez (start)- L 5.2ip/6e/11w/4k

Craig Counsell (start)- DNP

Bobby Abreu (sit)- 4/4, 1run, 3 rbi, 2 steals (vs. Martinez)

Troy Glaus (sit)- 3/4, 1 run, homer, 2 rbi


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


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

Week 13: Saturday


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

-------PE--15--3-11-4--.283/-4-3-55--4.09--1.20---7
-------OP---8--1--8-4--.270/-0-1--9--2.70--0.80---2

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
9/29-4-1-3-0 //7/22-4-1-5-0 (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
^Byrd


-----PE--------//------OP
1W/1S, 16-7-18-17//0W/0S, 1-0-0-0 (W/S,IP,ER,WH,K)

Weekly Totals- Batting Avg. PE(36/127) - OP (24/89)
Weekly Totals- ERA (28/(61.2/9) - OP ERA (3/(10/9) -(er/(ip/9)
Weekly Totals- Whip (74/61.2) - OP WHIP (8/10) - (w+h/ip)
Weekly Starts(est/week to date) PE---3-----OP----3

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

Daily Activity:

PE Francis(drop)/Masterson-Mon
PE Masterson(drop)/Danks-Wed
PE Danks(drop)/Nolasco-Thur
PE Nolasco(drop)/Byrd-Fri
PE Byrd(drop)/Bannister-Sat

Strategy: PE Byrd was used for Brian Bannister who
will serve as a placeholder depending on how OP's trio
of Webb, Lincecum and Hamels perform. PE may elect
to do nothing or play for a win (Bannister) or stream for
K's using a lesser matchup with a higher probability of
strikeouts. OP left Myers inactive so this is all that is
left of OP SP's. PE will send Weaver/Byrd tonight to
try to put the finishing touches on the W and K points.
Hopefully, Escobar and Figgins return for PE today as
OP is back at full strength with Josh Hamilton returning
to the Rangers lineup.

Game Keys: PE SP Martinez, stream Nolasco along with
2 closers had a win and a save going 16 innings allowing 7
earned, 18 whip with 17 k's. PE spot closer Morrow had
the save which increased the lead in the category to 3-1.
PE has opened up a margin of 4 in W's. OP Myers was
left inactive which was too bad for PE as Myers was awful
yielding 5 earned and 9 whip in 2 innings. Maybe OP had
a crystal ball. Both offenses continue to underperform with
every point still in play. PE continues to lead 7-2.


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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