Fantasy Player's Edge

August 14, 2008

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Roster Shuffle:

Ryan Braun may end up on the DL after all. The
Brewers will make that decision on Friday. He did
say that he was feeling much better yesterday,
so stay tuned.

Josh Hamilton is likely to miss today's game as
he's at home attending to his wife and new born
baby girl.

Mike Lowell had been added to the DL with a rib
cage strain.

Jerry Hairston Jr. is still sitting although Baker
says that he getting closer to playing.

Derek Jeter sat out yesterday with a bruised left
foot, the result of a foul tip.

Chipper Jones sat out game 2 of the twinbill vs.
the Cubs with a stomach virus.

Carlos Quentin missed his 2nd consecutive game
with general soreness.

Jacoby Ellsbury is riding the pine again with a
bruised tailbone. He was available to pinch hit.

Evan Longoria hopes to return from a fractured
wrist by September 1st.

Carlos Guillen was scratched last night with a
sore back.

Shane Victorino was also out last night with a
sore back.

Travis Hafner will take BP with the team today
and could begin a rehab assignment over the week
end.

Adam Wainwright is being stretched out to 65-70
pitches in his next minor league start. Perhaps the
Cards are worried about Carpenter's shoulder and
are now willing to give Chris Perez the ball in the
9th inning.

Tim Lincecum has a bone bruise after being struck
on the knee by a line drive. He's scheduled to make
his next start on Sunday against Atlanta.

Philip Hughes should return to the Yankees rotation
on Tuesday.

Jeff Samardzija may make his 1st start on Sunday for
Cubs against the Marlins phenom Chris Volstad.

Billy Wagner begins his rehab assignment today with
20 pitches for Double A Birmingham.

Joel Zumaya is headed to the DL with a sore shoulder.

Matt Capps will continue his rehab at Double A Altoona
today and should rejoin the Pirates this weekend.

Jensen Lewis is at the head of the closer committee for
the Indians these days registering his 2nd save on Tuesday
night.


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

Use these players to gain advantage in wins and strikeouts.

Glendon Rusch- draws everyone's favorite opponent, the
Nationals. 5-1, 3.11/1.31 in 75 frames vs. Washington and
4-0, 3.66/1.25 in 32 innings over his last 6 starts.

Bronson Arroyo- Mr. Inconsistent has good outings vs. St.
Louis. 4-5, 4.09/1.30 in 88 innings against the Cards and 5-5,
3.91/1.25 with 68 k's in 78 frames at home this season.

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

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

Mark Loretta- has great AB's against Webb. 10/25, 2 extras
and a stolen base.

Wes Helms- not intimidated by Zambrano. 4/10 with an rbi.


Start/Sit: (today)

Guide to using bench players when matchups are favorable.

Randy Winn (start)- has his way with Moehler. 13/24,
6 extras, 4 rbi and 2 steals

Ricky Weeks (start)- hits Maddux very well. 8/23, 3 mults,
2 rbi and 3 stolen bases.

Guide to sit starters when matchups are unfavorable.

Normally sit these players in Roto formats only

Garrett Atkins (sit)- hapless vs. Haren. 1/6 with 3 k's.

Carlos Guillen (sit)- needs a holiday from Halladay.
2/23 with 4 k's.


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

Anthony Reyes (stream)- L 6ip/2e/8w/0k

Jason Bergmann (stream)- L 3ip/6e/14w/1k

John McDonald (spot)- 1/4

Mark Teahen (spot)- 1/4

Chad Tracy (start)- 1/4, solo homer (vs. Francis)

Edwin Encarnacion (start)- 0/3

Garret Anderson (start)- 1/5

David Wright (sit)- 1/3, 2 runs, rbi

Chone Figgins (sit)- 1/4


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


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

Week 20: Thursday

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

-------PE-12--2--9--2--.310/-2--2--9--3.18--1.41---3
-------OP--9--1--2--2--.214/-0--2--2--0.00--0.00---4

Offense: Lineups:

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

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

------PE------//-----OP
10/38-4-2-5-1 //7/38-4-0-1-1 (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
2W/1S, 9-2-12-7//0W/0S, 0-0-0-0 (W/S,IP,ER,WH,K)

Weekly Totals- Batting Avg. PE (26/84) - OP (18/84)
Weekly Totals- ERA (4/11.1/9) - OP ERA (0/(2/9) -(er/(ip/9)
Weekly Totals- Whip (16/11.1) - OP WHIP (0/2) - (w+h/ip)
Weekly Starts(est/week to date) PE---5-----OP-----7

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

Daily Activity:

PE Griffey(drop)/Span-Mon


Strategy: PE sends SP Shields to the hill to face Peavy
for OP. PE has 4 closers active vs. 2 for OP. PE has only
5 active players on offense today vs. a full dance card
for OP.

Game Keys: PE SP Harden was gritty but wild going 5
innings allowing 0 runs on 7 whip with 2 k's to earn a W.
PE closers added a W and a save with 4 innings of 2 run,
5 whip and 5 k's of relief work. OP lesser offensive players
like DeRosa are keeping the pressure on PE. He scored 3
runs and had a steal to augment what was a sub-standard
7/38 with 4 runs and 1 rbi for OP. PE could only muster a
10/38 but had 4 runs, 2 homers, 5 rbi and 1 steal. OP has
4 extra players active on offense today and has a chance
to gain ground in every category. The match heads to the
mid-point with PE ahead 6/2.


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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