Fantasy Player's Edge

August 12, 2008

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Roster Shuffle:

Chris Carpenter has been sent back to St. Louis
to be examined by team doctors.

Joba Chamberlain will begin a throwing program
on Friday as the 1st step to a rehab assignment
next week.

C.J. Wilson had season ending surgery cementing
Eddie Guardado as the Rangers closer.

Eddie Kunz could be handed the closing gig for the
Mets until Billy Wagner returns. Stopgap Aaron
Heilman imploded again yesterday.

Brad Lidge has proclaimed that he's ready to go.

Matt Capps continues with his rehab assignment
throwing an inning last night at Double A Altoona.
He should rejoin the Pirates in a few days.

Rick Ankiel returned to the Cards lineup going 2/3.

Ryan Braun missed his 2nd consecutive game with
a ribcage pull. He's not ready to return but at this
time there's no plan to put him on the DL.

Milton Bradley should return today from a stomach
virus that forced him from Sunday's game.

Evan Longoria was added to the DL with a fractured
wrist. He'll be sidelined for 2-3 weeks.

Carl Crawford is likely done for the season as he
faces surgery to repair a tendon band in his middle
finger.

David Ortiz sat last night with a slight soreness in his
wrist. He's day to day

Troy Glaus was benched last night to give him a day
to clear his head.

Andre Ethier will get more PT than Juan Pierre in
the Dodgers OF in the near term.

Nomar Garciaparra will be activated today with OF
Andruw Jones being placed on the DL with a sore
knee.

Adam Dunn is now a D-Back. His fantasy value should
remain the same, power without consistent contact.


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

Use these players to gain advantage in wins and strikeouts.

Anthony Reyes- talented pitcher who will benefit from a change
of scenery. No history vs. the Orioles but had a good 1st start with
the Indians. 3-1, 3.86/1.29 in 21 innings this season.

Jason Bergmann- has a solid line vs. the Mets. 3-1, 3.09/1.09
with 32 k's in 32 frames.

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

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

John McDonald- trumps the Gambler. 5/12 with an extra base hit.

Mark Teahen- has goods cuts vs. Buehrle. 15/38, 5 extras and 3 rbi.


Start/Sit: (today)

Guide to using bench players when matchups are favorable.

Chad Tracy (start)- has a thing for Francis. 6/13 with a jack.

Jim Thome (start)- blasts Bannister. 5/12, 4 extras and 2 bombs.

Guide to sit starters when matchups are unfavorable.

Normally sit these players in Roto formats only

Mike Jacobs (sit)- lousy vs. Lohse. 0/8 with 2 k's.

Chone Figgins (sit)- if Washburn pitches. 2/22 with 6 k's.


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

Anibal Sanchez (stream)- L 7ip/3e/8w/8k

Brandon Backe (stream)- W 7ip/1e/7w/6k

Ronnie Belliard (spot)- 0/4

Craig Counsell (spot)- 1/4, run, 2 rbi

Derek Lowe (start)- W 6.1ip/3e/6w/3k

Delmon Young (start)- 0/3

Ryan Howard (sit)- 0/5, 2 rbi

Justin Morneau (sit)- 1/4, rbi


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


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

Week 20: Tuesday

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

-------PE--3--0--2--1--.313/-0--1--2-13.50--3.00---6
-------OP--3--0--0--0--.316/-0--0--0--x.xx--x.xx---1

Offense: Lineups:

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

^B.Molina------------ ^R Hernandez
^Teixeira-------------^Pujols
^Roberts------------- ^Uggla
^Braun--------------- ^DeRosa
^Escobar------------- ^C. Guillen
^Griffey-------------- ^Granderson
^C. Young-------------^Swisher
^Kemp----------------^Dunn
^Figgins---------------^K. Johnson
-------------------------Snyder

------PE------//-----OP
5/16-3-0-2-1 //6/19-3-0-0-0 (daily totals: H/AB,R,HR,RBI)

Pitching: Rotation-Closers

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

Harang-------------------Peavy
Shields-------------------Jurrjens
Weaver------------------Greinke
Cain--------------------- Garza
^Harden-----------------Maddox
^F. Cordero------------ ^Gregg
^Broxton---------------^Torres
^Fuentes-----------------Moyer
^Wood-------------------Baker
^Putz
Liriano
Carpenter


-----PE--------//------OP
0W/1S, 1.1-2-4-2//0W/0S, 0-0-0-0 (W/S,IP,ER,WH,K)

Weekly Totals- Batting Avg. PE (5/16) - OP (6/19)
Weekly Totals- ERA (2/(1.1/9) - OP ERA (0/(0/9) -(er/(ip/9)
Weekly Totals- Whip (4/1.1) - OP WHIP (0/9) - (w+h/ip)
Weekly Starts(est/week to date) PE---7-----OP-----7

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

Daily Activity:

PE Griffey(drop)/Span-Mon


Strategy: PE has dropped Ken Griffey for Denard Span.
Early indications are the the White Sox are going to use
the future Hall Of Famer as part of a rotation with Thome,
Swisher and Konerko. Griffey can still hit but it appears
that he might only get 4 or 5 games a week. The contest
begins in earnest today with PE SP Harden and 5 closers
going tonight. OP will counter with Gregg and Torres. PE
is hoping that Braun returns soon from ribcage spasms.
He is not expected to play today.

Game Keys: OP's 6 offensive starters went 6/19 with 3
runs. PE only had 4 active hitters but they were more
productive going 5/16 with 3 runs, 2 rbi and a stolen base.
PE Broxton, the only pitcher to make an appearance last
night for either team, stumbled to a 1.1 inning, 2 run, 4
whip save.


Final Thoughts:

PE increased the 1st place lead to 11 points over the 2nd place
club and 15.5 ahead of the 3rd place team heading into Week 20.
With only 30 points (3 weeks) left in the season PE will adopt a
conservative strategy to try to assure roster integrity heading
into the bye week of the playoffs. If PE goes 10-20 during these
final 3 weeks the 3rd place team would need to go 25-4-1 to tie
for 2nd place.

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.


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