Fantasy Player's Edge

August 22, 2008

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Roster Shuffle:

Aaron Harang is penciled in to start today. Adjust
accordingly if you intend to "gamble" on the Reds
righthander.

Carl Pavano is starting for the Yankees against
the Orioles on Saturday. Steer clear until he proves
out.

Justin Duchscherer was placed on the DL with
an inflamed hip.

Bartolo Colon threw a no hit 4 inning rehab start
at Pawtucket. He'll work again Tuesday for Lehigh
Valley.

Matt Capps should be activated from the DL today.

Hanley Ramirez sat out yesterday with a sore
thumb. X-rays were negative and he's day to day.

Alex Gordon left the game against Cleveland with
a sore quad.

Yadier Molina was rested due to a bruised foot.

Milton Bradley, once again, should return tonight.

J.D Drew is expected to return to the Red Sox today.

Joey Gathright was activated by the Royals from
the DL.


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

Use these players to gain advantage in wins and strikeouts.

Jose Campillo- has a favorable opponent on the road where
he has excelled this season. 0-0, 2.54/1.14 in 7 innings vs. the
Cards and 4-2, 2.13/.87 with 43 k's in 55 innings on the road.

Chris Volstad- seems more comfortable on the road. He has
no history vs. Arizona. 3-0, 1.19/1.10 with 15 k's in 23 innings
away from 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.

Adam LaRoche - touches up Suppan. 6/15, a jack and 4 rbi.

Jason Kubel - deck the halls!! 8/20 with 3 bombs and 11 rbi
against Garland.


Start/Sit: (today)

Guide to using bench players when matchups are favorable.

Kevin Millar (start)- bags a Moose. 18/41 with 6 extras,
3 blasts and 11 rbi.

J.J. Hardy (start)- no respect for royalty. 9/14, 4 extras,
3 bombs and 8 rbi vs. Zach Duke.

Guide to sit starters when matchups are unfavorable.

Normally sit these players in Roto formats only

Jose Guillen (sit)- vexed by Verlander. 2/16, 5 k's.

Adrian Gonzalez (sit)- Tiny Tim a big problem.
3/16 with 5 k's against Lincecum.


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

Josh Johnson (stream)- ND 6ip/3e/9w/4k

Pedro Martinez (stream)- ND 7ip/4e/8w/6k

Geoff Jenkins (spot)- 1/1, pinch hit

Mark Teahen (spot)- 1/2, 2 rbi

Lastings Milledge (start)- 1/4, run

Brad Hawpe (start)- 0/4

Ryan Howard(sit)- 0/4

Ryan Zimmerman (sit)- 2/5, run


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


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

Week 21: Friday


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

-------PE--16--2--12--6--.288/-4--3--60--1.94--0.93---6
-------OP--16--3--12--1--.293/-2--0--27--2.57--1.09---2

Offense: Lineups:

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

^B.Molina------------- ^McCann
^Teixeira--------------^D. Lee
^Roberts--------------^Phillips
^Braun--------------- ^A. Rodriguez
^Escobar--------------^M. Young
^Span---------------- ^Abreu
^C. Young-------------^Sheffield
^Kemp--------------- ^Ichiro
^Figgins--------------- Thome
^Dickerson------------ Ankiel
------------------------Gordon
----------------------^Giambi
------------------------J. Guillen

------PE------//-----OP
10/26-5-2-3-1 //8/26-2-0-2-0 (daily totals: H/AB,R,HR,RBI)

Pitching: Rotation-Closers

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

Harang--------------------Guthrie
Shields--------------------Lowe
Weaver------------------- Meche
Cain-----------------------Blanton
Harden--------------------G. Smith
F. Cordero--------------- ^Street
Broxton------------------- Isringhausen
Fuentes------------------^Marmol
Wood
Putz
Liriano
Carpenter (DL)



-----PE--------//------OP
0W/2S, 2-0-1-5//2W/0S, 13.1-2-14-8 (W/S,IP,ER,WH,K)

Weekly Totals- Batting Avg. PE (30/104) - OP (34/116)
Weekly Totals- ERA (12/(55.2/9) - OP ERA (10/(35/9) -(er/(ip/9)
Weekly Totals- Whip (52/55.2) - OP WHIP (38/35) - (w+h/ip)
Weekly Starts(est/week to date) PE---2-----OP-----2

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

Daily Activity:

PE Marcum(drop)/Blackburn-Sun
PE Blackburn(drop)/Slowey-Mon
PE Slowey(drop)/Taveras-Wed
PE Taveras(drop)/Dickerson-Thur


Strategy: PE spot player Taveras did not play yesterday
and was dropped for Reds rookie OF Chris Dickerson. PE
Braun is due to return today. OP SP's made it interesting
with 2 W's yesterday but PE will not take the bait electing
to bench all pitching today.

Game Keys: OP SP's Lowe/G. Smith pitched very well
but PE maintained an advantage in W/K/ERA/WHIP.
The duo and 1 closer went 13.2 innings allowing 2 runs
on 14 whip with 8 k's while earning 2 W'S for OP. PE's
closers contributed 2 saves and now lead Saves by 3.
PE offense continues to be pesky tying Runs/RBI and
closing the gap in HR/BA while expanding the lead in
SB to 5. OP offense is too talented to perform at this
level and should be infinitely more formidable over the
weekend. With that said PE will play passively for the
pitching points and look to take SB. The match takes
the turn with PE holding a surprising 6-2 advantage.


Final Thoughts:

PE increased the 1st place lead to 12.5 points over the 2nd place
club and 16 ahead of the 3rd place team heading into Week 21.
With only 20 points (2 weeks) left in the season PE will adopt a
streaming strategy while assuring roster integrity heading into
the bye week of the playoffs. If PE goes 4-16 during these final
2 weeks the 3rd place team would need to go 20-0 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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