Fantasy Player's Edge

August 15, 2008

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Roster Shuffle:

Chris Young was placed on the DL with a strained
forearm. There is talk of shutting him down for the
season.

Brad Penny was added to the DL with an inflamed
right shoulder.

Jeff Samardzija was passed over for a start on
Sunday for the Cubs in favor of Sean Marshall.

Tom Glavine returned to action yesterday vs.
the Cubs going 4 innings allowing 7 runs with 11
whip and 3 k's.

Aaron Cook could return to the hill for the Roc's
on Sunday. He's been dealing with a sore back.

Kerry Wood has reclaimed the closer role for the
Cubs.

Troy Percival limped off in the 9th inning after
chasing down a batter going to 1B on a bunt attempt.
He has a sprained knee and is headed for the DL.

Masa Kobayashi is tired after pitching 49 innings
this season. Take a nap!!!

Carlos Quentin returned yesterday after missing
2 games with general soreness after being hit by
pitches in 5 consecutive games. Make it 6 as he
was plunked again last night.

Garrett Atkins returned to action yesterday going
1/3.

Aramis Ramirez bruised his hip sliding into home
and had to leave the game. The extent of the injury
should be available today.

Yunel Escobar has a swollen elbow after being hit
by a pitch last night. It's unclear whether he'll miss
any action.

Victor Martinez begins a rehab assignment today
at Triple A Akron.

Hideki Matsui also has a rehab stint beginning this
morning in Florida.

Kaz Matsui is expected to return to the Astros
lineup tonight. May sure that he's active before
inserting Kaz in your lineup.

Macier Izturis reinjured his thumb diving for a
ground ball single. He's likely to be disabled.

Aaron Rowand left yesterday's game with a sore
back.


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

Use these players to gain advantage in wins and strikeouts.

Ryan Rowland-Smith- the Aussie has quietly pitched
effectively this season. 0-0, 3.00/.83 with 7 k's in 6 frames
against the Twins and 2-0, 3.12/1.27 with 24 k's in 26 road
innings this season.

John Danks- has the best of all possibilities on the road in
Oakland. 3-0, 1.35/1.10 with 14 k's in 20 frames against the
A's and 5-1, 2.63/1.14 with 56 k's in 68 innings on the road
this year.

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

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

Luis Gonzalez- dumps Dempster. 11/19, 4 extras, 2 jacks,
4 rbi with 0 k's.

Austin Kearns- welcomes Livan Hernandez back to the
National League. 11/25, 3 mults, 2 bombs and 11 rbi.


Start/Sit: (today)

Guide to using bench players when matchups are favorable.

Brad Hawpe (start)- takes a ride on the Redding. 5/11,
with a tater.

Garret Anderson (start)- staggers Lee. 6/13 with 5 rbi.

Guide to sit starters when matchups are unfavorable.

Normally sit these players in Roto formats only

Aubrey Huff (sit)- not great vs. Nate. 1/8 with 3 k's when
facing Robertson.

Johnny Damon (sit)- baffled by Meche. 3/24 with 2 k's.


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

Hiroki Kuroda (stream)- W 7ip/1e/2w/7k

Greg Maddox (stream)- DNP

Brian Giles (spot)- 0/4

Coco Crisp (spot)- (Padilla-DNP)

Randy Winn (start)- 2/4, 2 rbi

Ricky Weeks (start)- (Maddox-DNP)

Garrett Atkins (sit)- 1/3

Carlos Guillen (sit)- (Halladay-DNP)


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


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

Week 20: Friday

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

-------PE--15--3--11--2--.320/-2--3--14--3.93--1.53---3
-------OP--12--1--07--2--.222/-1--2--10--1.00--0.78---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
6/16-3-1-2-0 //6/24-3-0-5-0 (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, 7-4-12-5//1W/0S, 7-1-7-8 (W/S,IP,ER,WH,K)

Weekly Totals- Batting Avg. PE (32/100) - OP (24/108)
Weekly Totals- ERA (8/18.1/9) - OP ERA (1/(9/9) -(er/(ip/9)
Weekly Totals- Whip (28/18.1) - OP WHIP (7/9) - (w+h/ip)
Weekly Starts(est/week to date) PE---4-----OP-----6

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

Daily Activity:

PE Griffey(drop)/Span-Mon


Strategy: The SP's take center stage today with 3 for
PE(Liriano/Weaver/Cain) squaring off against 4 for OP
(Maddox/Moyer/Garza/Jurrjens). PE will sit J.J. Putz
to accommodate the starting rotation. OP will have 2
more starts on the roster compared to 1 for PE for the
remainder of the week. PE either needs Braun to play
or be placed on the DL today as PE SS Yunel Escobar
is likely to sit today with a swollen elbow after being
hit by a pitch last night. All the offensive points are in
play and PE needs the AB's.

Game Keys: PE SP Shields was awful yesterday going
5 innings allowing 4 earned on 10 whip with only 3 k's.
OP Peavy was solid going 7 frames allowing 1 run on 7
whip with 8 k's while earning a W. PE Cordero picked
up a save. PE leads W/Saves by 1 in each category and
maintains a 4 K lead but has 2 fewer starts on the roster.
OP had a 3 hitter advantage but misfired going 6/24. PE
went 6/16 with a homer from Kemp. The contest heads
into the turn with PE precariously ahead 7-2 with all 10
categories in play.


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.


All Done!

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