Fantasy Player's Edge

August 23, 2008

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Roster Shuffle:

Josh Beckett played catch yesterday and did not
experience any numbness or tingling in his right
hand. He's on track to make his start on Tuesday.

Joba Chamberlain is throwing and could return
in early September. If the Yankees are out of the
race expect Joba to be used lightly.

Chris Carpenter threw a 50 pitch bullpen session
which will be followed on Sunday by a more rigorous
session. By all reports he's not likely to return until
after September 1st.

Occasional stream candidate Tom Gorzelanny
has been recalled by Pittsburgh.

Recently acquired Luis Ayala had the save for the
Mets last night and may be the "man" for the rest
of the season.

Matt Capps is expected to be activated today by
the Pirates.

Ryan Braun returned last night from a lingering
ribcage strain going 2/5 with 2 runs, an rbi and a
stolen base.

Hanley Ramirez is still sidelined with a sore thumb.
He remains day to day.

J.D. Drew had an MRI reveal that he has a herniated
disc in his back.

Alex Gordon has a torn quad and is headed for the DL.

Ryan Church returned to the Mets lineup going 1/3.

Hank Blalock started at 1B last night and went 0/4.


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

Use these players to gain advantage in wins and strikeouts.

Ubaldo Jimenez- is a better pitcher at Coors Field. 1-0,
0.00/1.00 in 6 innings vs. the Reds and 5-4, 3.31/1.27 in
84 frames at home this season.

Randy Wolf- visits New York brimming with confidence.
11-5, 3.25/1.27 with 145 k's in 169 innings against the Mets
and 6-1, 2.61/1.17 with 73 k's in 79 frames at Shea Stadium.

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

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

Mike Cameron - drubs Maholm. 6/9 with 2 bombs.

Ty Wigginton - twists Oliver tightly. 3/8, 3 extras,
2 homers and 4 rbi.


Start/Sit: (today)

Guide to using bench players when matchups are favorable.

Delmon Young (start)- handles Garland. 5/9 with 2
extras.

Nate McLouth (start)- strikes Suppan. 6/12, 5 extras,
2 jacks and 6 rbi.

Guide to sit starters when matchups are unfavorable.

Normally sit these players in Roto formats only

Carlos Pena (sit)- no match for Vazquez. 2/14, 8 k's.

Robinson Cano (sit)- would prefer Arlo Guthrie but
gets Jeremy. 1/14, 5 k's.


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

Anibal Sanchez (stream)- ND 6.1ip/4e/9w/7k

John Danks (stream)- L 6.1ip/3e/9w/4k

Freddy Sanchez (spot)-1/4, run

Austin Kearns (spot)- 0/1, 2 runs, pinch hit

Kevin Millar (start)- 2/4, run

J.J. Hardy (start)- 2/5, 2 runs, homer, 2 rbi

Jose Guillen (sit)- 1/5

Adrian Gonzalez (sit)- 0/4


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


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

Week 21: Saturday


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

-------PE--21--3--20--8--.290/-4--3--60--1.94--0.93---7
-------OP--23--5--17--3--.316/-2--0--27--2.57--1.09---3

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
10/34-5-1-8-2 //15/39-7-2-5-2 (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/0S, 0-0-0-0//0W/0S, 0-0-0-0 (W/S,IP,ER,WH,K)

Weekly Totals- Batting Avg. PE (40/138) - OP (49/155)
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---1-----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 will continue to sit all pitching pending
the outcome of OP SP Guthrie's start today. It's likely
that PE will simply play passively in an effort to lock
up a first round bye in the playoffs.

Game Keys: OP offense came alive, beginning with
Derrek Lowe's 2/4 homer/steal effort, going 15/39
with 7 runs, 2 homers 5 rbi and 2 steals. PE, with
Braun returning, went 10/34 with 5 runs, 1 homer,
8 rbi and 2 steals. PE is still in the hunt for Runs/HR/
RBI/BA while continuing to lead SB by 5. The match
cruises on down the river with PE clinging impetuously
to a 7-3 lead.


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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