Fantasy Player's Edge

September 1, 2008

2008 Fantasy Football Player's Edge (regular season):

http://fantasyfootballplayersedge.blogspot.com


Roster Shuffle:

Carlos Zambrano was scratched from his start
yesterday with a tired arm. He's likely to return
in a few days.

Joba Chamberlain will be activated today and
work out of the bullpen. His value is limited.

Wandy Rodriguez had to leave his start with
a back injury.

J.J. Putz complained of arm soreness and was
unavailable to pitch yesterday. He had pitched
on consecutive days.

Troy Percival will resume closing for the Rays
on Tuesday when he's activated from the DL.

Vlad Guerrero and Torii Hunter were given
a routine day off yesterday. They are both due
to return on Tuesday.

Dallas McPherson may be called up today by
the Marlins. He has 42 homers in the minors and
could be a source of power for the stretch run.

Chipper Jones is battling right elbow tendinitis.

Kevin Youkilis missed a 2nd straight game with
the flu. He's day to day.

Rick Ankiel sat out with a sore abdomen. He could
be out a few days so adjust accordingly.

Adam Jones will be activated today from the DL.

Dioner Navarro will be shut down for a few days
to rest his sore hamstrings.

David Murphy, a rookie of the year candidate, may
return to the Rangers over the weekend.

SP's J. Johnson, J. Santana, Sheets, Lester, C.
Young, Oswalt, R. Johnson, Wainwright, Lee,
Lincecum, Carmona, Saunders, R. Dempster,
Mussina, Greinke and Cole Hamels 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; Garza,
Parra, Kendrick, Maddux, A. Sanchez, Perkins,
Redding and Y. Petit. Probables are chosen based
on having a favorable start on Monday or Tuesday.

1049. 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.

Anibal Sanchez- stunning at Marlins Stadium. 1-2, 3.15/
1.30 with 13 k's in 15 innings vs. the Braves and 10-2, 2.89/
1.19 in 87 career frames at home.

Yusmeiro Petit- a good young D-Back pitcher. 2-0, 1.23/
1.09 in 7 innings against St. Louis and 2-1, 2.89/.75 with 22
k's in 28 frames at 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.

Jeff Keppinger- sees Snell well. 5/10 with 2 mults, 3 rbi.

Mark DeRosa- batters Backe. 4/11, 2 jacks and 8 rbi.


Start/Sit: (today)

Guide to using bench players when matchups are favorable.

Aubrey Huff (start)- plucks Byrd. 6/12 with 2 clouts.

Andre Ethier (start)- abuses Young. 9/19 with 4 homers.

Guide to sit starters when matchups are unfavorable.

Normally sit these players in Roto formats only

Ryan Howard (sit)-not ready for Redding. 2/18, 8 k's.

Grady Sizemore (sit)- damns Danks. 1/15 with 3 k's.


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

Todd Wellemeyer (stream)- L 7ip/1e/4w/4k

Greg Smith (stream)- L 5ip/8e/10w/4k

John McDonald (spot)- 1/4, run

Steven Drew (spot)- 2/4

Torii Hunter (start)- DNP

Andre Ethier (start)- 2/5, 2 runs, homer, 2 rbi

Chris Young (sit)- 1/4

Milton Bradley (sit)- 2/4


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


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

Playoffs: Monday


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

-------PE--31--7--34--8--.245/-2--5--68--3.24--1.16---5
-------OP--34--8--27--6--.322/-2--1--31--3.13--1.26---4

Offense: Lineups:

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

B.Molina-------------Bye Week
Teixeira-------------
Roberts--------------
Braun---------------
Escobar-------------
Span----------------
C. Young------------
Kemp---------------
Figgins--------------


------PE------//-----OP
10/35-7-1-5-1 //10/32-4-1-1-0 (daily totals: H/AB,R,HR,RBI)

Pitching: Rotation-Closers

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

Harang-----------Bye Week
Shields-----------
Weaver----------
Cain-------------
Harden----------
F. Cordero-------
Broxton---------
Fuentes---------
Wood-----------
Putz------------
Liriano---------
Young----------
Carpenter (DL)

-----PE--------//------OP
1W/0S, 13-6-21-7//1W/0S, 7-2-8-3 (W/S,IP,ER,WH,K)

Weekly Totals- Batting Avg. PE (54/220) - OP (69/214)
Weekly Totals- ERA (27/(75/9) - OP ERA (13/(37.1/9) -(er/(ip/9)
Weekly Totals- Whip (87/75) - OP WHIP (47/37.1) - (w+h/ip)
Weekly Starts(est/week to date) PE---0-----OP-----0

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

Daily Activity:


Strategy: PE will have a bye week coming up while the
4th and 5th place teams battle for the right to face PE
in the semifinals.

Game Keys: PE SP Cain's dismal start cost PE the ERA
point. PE managed to eke out a 5-4 victory on the final
week of the 2008 regular season.


Final Thoughts:

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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