Fantasy Player's Edge

August 27, 2008

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Roster Shuffle:

Erik Bedard has no timetable to begin throwing.
He may not return this season.

Johnny Cueto's elbow injury is not believed to
be serious and he's likely to only miss 1 or 2 starts.

Chris Young threw a 65 pitch simulated game
and could return to the Padres rotation on Sunday.

Chris Carpenter is throwing in the outfield but
is still not ready to begin throwing in earnest. He
may not be ready until mid-September.

Josh Beckett is on track to start on Friday.

Francisco Cordero should rejoin the Reds today.
He was spending time with his newborn son.

Brian Fuentes has been placed on waivers. The
Rockies will have 48 hours to make a deal. He may
lose all of his value if he's traded to a team with a
proven closer. Additionally, he has been placed on
the bereavement list. Stay tuned.

Vlad Guerrero missed a 2nd consecutive game.
There's no report of any injury so it's likely that
they're trying to keep him fresh.

Evan Longoria has been cleared to begin hitting
this week.

J.D. Drew and his ailing back have been placed on
the DL.

Austin Kearns has been added to the DL with a
stress fracture in his left foot.

Scott Rolen was activated by the Blue Jays. He
has limited value.

Mike Lowell may begin hitting off of a tee shortly.
He's a week off at the minimum.

Ryan Church is likely to become a starter again
increasing his fantasy value.

Nick Swisher fouled a ball off his leg and had to
leave last night's game. He's day to day.


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

Use these players to gain advantage in wins and strikeouts.

Anibal Sanchez- has a nice track record vs. the Braves.
1-1, 1.80/1.07 in 15 innings. Would be a stronger play at
home.

Dana Eveland- has no history vs. the Twins but returned
to his early season form since being recalled. 1-0, 1.29/.86
with 7 k's in 7 innings in his last start.


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

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

John McDonald- old McDonald had a Jackson. 4/9 with an extra.

Corey Patterson- scratches Backe. 4/9 with a jack and a swipe.


Start/Sit: (today)

Guide to using bench players when matchups are favorable.

Aaron Rowand (start)- lashes Livan (doesn't everyone). 6/10,
3 extras and a homer.

Ryan Church (start)- worships Kendrick. 4/8 with a bomb.

Guide to sit starters when matchups are unfavorable.

Normally sit these players in Roto formats only

Edwin Encarnacion (sit)- no answers for Oswalt. 1/13, 8 k's.

Corey Hart (sit)- Wainwright wins. 2/15 with 3 k's.


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

Pedro Martinez (stream)- ND 5ip/5e/9w/8k

Greg Smith (stream)- L 6ip/5e/12w/3k

Brandon Inge (spot)- 2/4, rbi

Joey Gathright (spot)- 0/2

Mark DeRosa (start)- 2/3, run, rbi (Snell)

Carlos Delgado (start)- 1/5

Edgar Renteria (start)- 1/4, 2 run homer

Pat Burrell (sit)- 0/7

Torii Hunter (sit)- 3/4, run, 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: Wednesday


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

-------PE--07--1--7--1--.185/-0--1--24--3.34--1.18---4
-------OP--10--3--7--3--.304/-1--0--08--5.87--1.57---5

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
Cruz-------------------Headley
----------------------- R. Vazquez
------------------------Schumaker
------------------------I. Rodriguez
------------------------Kinsler (DL)

------PE------//-----OP
7/34-6-1-6-0 //9/32-5-3-7-1 (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, 7.2-5-14-7//1W/0S, 7-3-9-7 (W/S,IP,ER,WH,K)

Weekly Totals- Batting Avg. PE (12/65) - OP (17/56)
Weekly Totals- ERA (11/(29.2/9) - OP ERA (5/(7.2/9) -(er/(ip/9)
Weekly Totals- Whip (35/29.2) - OP WHIP (12/7.2) - (w+h/ip)
Weekly Starts(est/week to date) PE---6-----OP-----4

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

Daily Activity:

OP J.D. Drew(drop)/Schumaker-Sun
PE Dickerson(drop)/Rowand-Sun
PE Rowand(drop)/Cruz-Mon
PE Cruz(drop)/C. Young-Wed

Strategy: PE has only the closers going today vs. SP Adam
Wainwright and 4 relievers for OP. PE made a move today
using Cruz for SP Chris Young. Young, when right, is a low
ERA/WHIP, high K SP. SP Carpenter may not return until
mid-September so Young represents insurance for him. If
Carpenter returns then Weaver will probably be released.
Being on bye next week should allow for all of these options
to play out completely.

Game Keys: PE SP Shields and 1 closer combined to pitch
7.2 innings allowing 5 runs on 14 whip with 7 k's. OP SP Roy
Halladay faced off against Shields and was his usual model
of efficiency. He hurled 6 frames yielding 2 runs on 6 whip
with 7 k's to earn a W. PE offense sputtered going 7/34 with
6 runs, a homer and 6 rbi. OP more than kept pace with a
combined 9/32 with 5 runs, 3 homers, 7 rbi and a steal. OP
leads the match 5-4 at this point.


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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