Fantasy Player's Edge

July 21, 2008


Roster Shuffle:

Billy Wagner will have his shoulder examined today
after experiencing tightness while earning a save vs.
the Reds.

Troy Percival was activated by the Rays yesterday.

Chris Carpenter was impressive in a Double A start
going 4 innings and allowing only 1 hit.

Jose Contreras was placed on the DL with right elbow
tendinitis.

Brad Penny threw a 40 pitch bullpen session without
a setback and is scheduled for another side session on
Tuesday. No timetable has been set for a rehab start.

Adam Wainwright will visit with team doctors today in
St. Louis and if all goes well could begin a program that
will enable him to return to the bigs by early August.

Josh Hamilton and Albert Pujols were both out of their
respective starting lineups. No worries as the sluggers
were just being rested.

Alphonso Soriano begins a rehab assignment today with
an eye towards being activated on Thursday.

Jermaine Dye left yesterday's game after being hit on
the right knee by a pitch. X-rays were negative but he's
likely to miss a couple of games.

Todd Helton is now said to be several weeks away from
being able to return from a strained lower back.

Adam Jones sat out with a sore ankle and is day to day.

Josh Willingham was benched with a sore wrist but was
available to pinch hit.

Johnny Damon remained on the DL and the thought now
is that he may need a minor league rehab assignment.

Troy Tulowitzki is expected to be activated today by the
Rockies.


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

Use these players to gain advantage in wins and strikeouts.

Joe Blanton- will pay immediate dividends for the Phillies. 1-0,
0.00/.60 in 15 innings vs. the Mets and 0-0, 0.00/.75 with 6 k's
in 8 frames at Shea Stadium.

Darrell Rasner- pitches well at Yankees Stadium. 1-1, 3.97/1.24
with 7 k's in 11 innings against the Twins.

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

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

Craig Counsell- hits Kyle Lohse very well. 8/16, 3 extras, a jack
with 2 rbi.

Mark Grudzielanek- holds all the aces vs. the Gambler. 12/20,
7 mults, 2 clouts and 5 rbi against Rogers.


Start/Sit: (today)

Guide to using bench players when matchups are favorable.

Delmon Young (start)- one troubled spirit creates havoc for
another. 5/10, 2 extras and a homer vs. Ponson.

Garret Anderson (start)- has been heating up and will continue
raking vs. Paul Byrd. 8/22, 4 mults, 2 bombs and 5 rbi.

Guide to sit starters when matchups are unfavorable.

Normally sit these players in Roto formats only

Aramis Ramirez (sit)- detests the Big Unit. 3/17 with 12 k's.

Torii Hunter (sit)- struggles with Byrd. 8/49 with 10 k's.


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

John Danks (stream)- ND 4ip/6e/11w/3k

Cha Seung Baek (stream)- ND 6.1ip/1 e/7w/3k

Casey Blake (spot)- 1/5, run, rbi

Casey Kotchman (spot)- 2/4, 2 rbi

Torii Hunter (start)- 1/3, solo homer

Jason Giambi (start)- 2/2, solo homer

Paul Konerko (sit)- 1/4, run

Manny Ramirez (sit)- 1/3, run, rbi


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


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

Week 17: Monday

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

-------PE--19--4--15--3--.286/-3--5--27--4.50--1.35---3
-------OP--22--6--18--1--.347/-3--3--32--5.03--1.35---5

Offense: Lineups:

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

B.Molina--------------^Varitek
^Teixeira-------------^Pena
^Roberts-------------^Kent
^Braun----------------Wright
Escobar----------------Guzman
^Griffey---------------Beltran
^C. Young------------^Bay
^Kemp---------------^Ordonez
^Figgins------------- ^Glaus
^Garciaparra---------^Jacobs



------PE------//-----OP
10/29-6-3-10-2 //7/31-2-0-3-0 (daily totals: H/AB,R,HR,RBI)

Pitching: Rotation-Closers

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

Harang (DL)-----------Buehrle
Shields---------------- Beckett
Weaver--------------- Sheets
Cain-------------------O. Perez
^Harden-------------- A. Miller- DL
^F. Cordero----------^Lyon
^Broxton------------ ^Park
^Fuentes
^Wood
^Putz
^Morrow
^Volstad



-----PE--------//------OP
0W/1S, 16.1-7-19-9//1W/1S, 10-1-4-13 (W/S,IP,ER,WH,K)

Weekly Totals- Batting Avg. PE (32/112) - OP (42/121)
Weekly Totals- ERA (23/(46/9) - OP ERA (19/(34/9) -(er/(ip/9)
Weekly Totals- Whip (62/46) - OP WHIP (46/34) - (w+h/ip)
Weekly Starts(est/week to date) PE---0-----OP-----0

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

Daily Activity:

PE Baek(drop)/Garciaparra-Sun
PE Pelfrey(drop)/Volstad-Sun

Strategy: PE's roster is an absolute shambles. Hopefully this
week Harang, Wood/Escobar will return to active duty while
the Putz/Morrow situation will be clarified. PE will begin the
week with a selective streaming strategy and adjust as the
week wears on. PE will send SP Harden and stream Volstad
with 4 closers vs. Lyon for OP today. OP SP Park has been
relegated to the bullpen leaving OP with only 5 starts on the
roster. PE has 7 starts with Volstad and could stream to 10
or more if necessary. PE with Garciaparra will send 8 to the
plate on Monday vs. a possible 7 for OP. PE stream Volstad
may be retained if his start is outstanding and Morrow will
be used later in the week as a flex position for spot plays or
streams.

Game Keys: OP Pettitte was brilliant registering a W while
allowing only 1 earned on 4 whip with 9 k's. PE streams Baek
/Pelfrey were just fair allowing 6 earned on 14 whip with only
7 k's in 13.1 innings. Neither could register a W allowing OP
to tie the category while holding on to the K's point. OP also
was able to tie WHIP on a perfect inning from Rodriguez in
the late game. PE took SB's behind Braun and Young but lost
the week 5-3. In actuality it could have been much worse as
PE was mediocre in every category.


Final Thoughts:

PE increased the 1st place lead to 5.5 points over the 2nd place
club and 8 ahead of the 3rd place team after a shortened Week
16 took it's toll on all the top teams.

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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