Fantasy Player's Edge

August 25, 2008

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Roster Shuffle:

John Maine has bone spurs in his right shoulder
and may be shut down for the season.

Johnny Cueto left after the 3rd inning with a
strained right triceps. The severity of the injury
should be made available today.

Max Scherzer will recalled when the rosters are
expanded on the 1st. He's likely to pitch out of the
D-Backs bullpen.

Derrek Lee sat out yesterday due to neck/back
spasms.

Lance Berkman was a late scratch with a painful
left hamstring.

Dan Uggla was benched for lapses in the field on a
couple of double play balls on Saturday.

J.D Drew is likely to be headed to the DL with back
problems.

Nate McLouth was still on the Pirates bench with a
viral infection. He did pinch hit so he's close to returning.

Garret Anderson tweaked a knee and had to leave the
game yesterday. He's day to day.

SP's Lilly, Billingsley, Galarraga, Meche, Liriano,
Haren, Peavy, Cain, Zambrano, Floyd, Lee, Lowe,
Moyer, Pettitte, Jurrjens, Halladay, Sheets, Webb,
Shields, Martinez, Greinke and Lackey are the likely
candidates for 2 starts this week. (SP's normally start on
every 5th day so starters on Monday/Tuesday are likely
to pitch on Saturday/Sunday respectively.)

SP stream possibilities for 2 starts this week; Richard,
Myers, Braden, J. Davis and G. Smith. Probables are
chosen based on having a favorable start on Monday
or Tuesday.

995. That's the number of innings used that would
keep you on track to deploy maximum innings (1250)
over the course of the season in Rotisserie. A number
significantly above or below should be a call to action.


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

Use these players to gain advantage in wins and strikeouts.

Pedro Martinez- still available in many leagues. 1-1,
2.73/1.18 with 16 k's in 26 innings over his last 4 starts.

Greg Smith- has been consistently good against the
Angels. 1-2, 2.70/.94 in 23 frames against L.A. and 1-1,
1.59/.71 1n 17 innings at Angels Stadium.

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

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

Brandon Inge- hammers Lee. 10/27, 2 jacks and 6 rbi.

Joey Gathright- stains Millwood. 5/13, 2 extras and a steal.


Start/Sit: (today)

Guide to using bench players when matchups are favorable.

Mark DeRosa (start)- stuns Snell. 4/8 with an extra base hit.

Aaron Rowand (start)- flogs Francis- 6/8 with 4 mults.

Guide to sit starters when matchups are unfavorable.

Normally sit these players in Roto formats only

Milton Bradley (sit)- struggles with Meche. 2/13, 4 k's

Brad Hawpe (sit)- Abel to Cain. 1/15, 6 k's.


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

Ubaldo Jimenez (stream)- ND 6ip/2e/8w/6k

Randy Wolf (stream)- ND 6ip/4e/10w/4k

Mike Cameron (spot)- 5/5, solo homer, 2 rbi, stolen base

Ty Wigginton (spot)- 1/4

Mike Jacobs (start)- DNP

Bill Hall (start)- 3/4, run

Lance Berkman (sit)- 0/1, pinch hit

Kevin Youkilis (sit)- 1/5, rbi


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


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

Week 22: Monday


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

-------PE--34--9--38--10--.316/-4--3--60--1.94--0.93---9
-------OP--35--8--28--03--.298/-2--0--41--2.86--1.15---1

Offense: Lineups:

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

^B.Molina------------- ^Mauer
^Teixeira--------------^Huff
^Roberts----------------Iwamura
Braun-----------------^Reynolds
Escobar---------------- H. Ramirez
^Span---------------- ^C. Jackson
^C. Young-------------^Guerrero
^Kemp--------------- ^Winn
^Figgins----------------Damon
^Rowand--------------^Headley
-----------------------^R. Vazquez
------------------------ Schumaker
------------------------ I. Rodriguez
------------------------Kinsler (DL)

------PE------//-----OP
13/40-6-3-9-2 //8/29-3-1-3-0 (daily totals: H/AB,R,HR,RBI)

Pitching: Rotation-Closers

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

Harang--------------------Wainwright
Shields--------------------Halladay
^Weaver------------------Nolasco
^Cain---------------------Volstad
Harden-------------------^Kuo
F. Cordero--------------- ^Soria
^Broxton---------------- ^B. Wilson
^Fuentes---------------- ^Rauch
^Wood
^Putz
^Liriano
Carpenter (DL)



-----PE--------//------OP
0W/0S, 0-0-0-0//0W/0S, 7-1-11-5 (W/S,IP,ER,WH,K)

Weekly Totals- Batting Avg. PE (67/212) - OP (65/218)
Weekly Totals- ERA (12/(55.2/9) - OP ERA (16/(50.1/9) -(er/(ip/9)
Weekly Totals- Whip (52/55.2) - OP WHIP (58/50.1) - (w+h/ip)
Weekly Starts(est/week to date) PE---0-----OP-----0

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

Daily Activity:

OP J.D. Drew(drop)/Schumaker-Sun
PE Dickerson(drop)/Rowand-Sun

Strategy: PE will play semi-aggressively against this OP
out of respect for the other owners vying for playoff spots.
PE spot play Dickerson was dropped for Rowand giving
PE 8 potentially active on offense for Monday vs. 8 for
OP. PE has 3 SP's and 4 closers going today compared to
2 closers and 2 set up relievers for OP. PE has 10 starts
on the roster compared to 5 for OP. PE has wrapped up
1st place overall and a round 1 bye for the playoffs.

Game Keys: PE with unexpected homers from Molina/
Roberts and another blast from Teixeira did just enough
to help the team take a convincing 9-1 win over OP.


Final Thoughts:

PE increased the 1st place lead to 16 points over the 2nd place
club and 19 ahead of the 3rd place team heading into Week 22.
PE has won the league and earned a 1st round bye in the playoffs.

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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