Fantasy Player's Edge

September 11, 2008

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

http://fantasyfootballplayersedge.blogspot.com


Roster Shuffle:

Rich Harden and Carlos Zambrano are ready
to return to the bump for the Cubs on Thursday
and Saturday respectively.

Jered Weaver will start today vs. the Mariners.

Chris Volstad has a bruise on his leg and should
make his next scheduled start on Tuesday.

Max Scherzer will get another start as he faces
the Reds on Sunday.

Chris Carpenter is unavailable to pitch as he's
not recovering well from his last outing.

Brad Penny was activated from the DL and will
work out of the Dodgers bullpen initially.

Derek Lowe left last night's game after being hit
on the knee by a batted ball. He's thought to be
fine and should make his next start.

Kyle Lohse will miss his start on Sunday due to
a 5 game suspension.

Takashi Saito should be activated today after
another successful bullpen session. He's likely to
work in a set up role for a few appearances.

Troy Percival had to leave last night's game with
an undisclosed injury. Dan Wheeler will assume
the closer role in his absence.

Torii Hunter and Ivan Rodriguez have been
suspended for 2 games apiece for an altercation
at homeplate on Monday.

Rafael Furcal took BP and may be activated by
the Dodgers next week.

Adrian Beltre will be sidelined a few days with
a sore thumb.

Paul Konerko has a mild knee strain and is day
to day.

Troy Glaus has a strained rotator cuff and could
return in a few days.

Fred Lewis had foot surgery and is out for the
season.

Mark Teixeira sat out yesterday with an infection.
He's due back today.

Chone Figgins is still out with a sore elbow and is
likely to miss a few more games.

Evan Longoria took BP and could return to the
Rays as early as Friday.


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

Use these players to gain advantage in wins and strikeouts.

Jeff Francis- has a favorable start with the Dodgers
coming into Coors Field. 5-2, 2.60/1.31 in 83 innings.

Joel Pineiro- has had success at the Pirates ballyard.
2-0, 3.48/1.11 in 21 frames at PNC Park.

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

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

Jason Kubel- cracks Cabrera. 4/10 with 2 extras.

Ryan Garko- mashes Meche. 7/20 with 3 extras.


Start/Sit: (today)

Guide to using bench players when matchups are favorable.

Mark DeRosa (start)- gets Well(emeyer) fast. 3/7, a jack.

Brad Hawpe (start)- jars Jurrjens. 2/6, 2 extras.

Guide to sit starters when matchups are unfavorable.

Normally sit these players in Roto formats only

Jim Thome (sit)- marked by Marcum. 1/7, 5 k's

Kevin Kouzmanoff (sit)- Cain rocks. 2/20, 5 k's.


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

Kevin Slowey (stream)- W 7ip/1e/5w/2k

Braden Looper (stream)- L 5ip/1e/9w/4k

Mike Cameron (spot)- 1/3, run, rbi

Luis Gonzalez (spot)- 2/4, 2 runs, homer, 2 rbi

Garret Anderson (start)- 2/4, 2 runs

Josh Willingham (start)- 1/5, rbi

Alex Rodriguez (sit)- 0/4

Carlos Pena (sit)- 2/6, 3 run homer


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


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

Semi-Finals: Thursday

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

-------PE--16--1--10--5--.280/-0--4--04--3.60--0.60---4
-------OP--19--4--15--1--.333/-2--0--18--6.87--1.47---6

Offense: Lineups:

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

^B.Molina-----------^J. Mauer
^Teixeira-------------C. Jackson
^Roberts-------------A. Iwamura
^Braun---------------M. Reynolds
^Escobar-------------H. Ramirez
^Span----------------J. Damon
C. Young------------^V. Guerrero
Kemp---------------^R. Winn
^Figgins------------ ^A.Huff
---------------------^S. Schumaker
---------------------^C. Headley
----------------------I. Rodriguez
---------------------^R. Vazquez

------PE------//-----OP
5/26-4-0-3-1 //12/36-5-0-1-0 (daily totals: H/AB,R,HR,RBI)

Pitching: Rotation-Closers

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

Harang------------A. Wainwright
Shields------------R. Halladay
Weaver-----------R. Nolasco
^Cain-------------C. Volstad
^Harden---------^J. Soria
F. Cordero------ ^B. Wilson
Broxton----------J. Rauch
^Fuentes---------H. Kuo
^Wood
^Putz
^Liriano
Young

-----PE--------//------OP
0W/2S, 2-2-2-3//1W/0S, 14.1-10-21-16 (W/S,IP,ER,WH,K)

Weekly Totals- Batting Avg. PE (21/75) - OP (35/105)
Weekly Totals- ERA (2/(5/9) - OP ERA (14/(18.1/9) -(er/(ip/9)
Weekly Totals- Whip (3/5) - OP WHIP (27/18.1) - (w+h/ip)
Weekly Starts(est/week to date) PE---7-----OP-----1

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

Daily Activity:


Strategy: PE SP's Liriano/Cain/Harden/Weaver +
3 closers will face OP closers Soria and Brian Wilson.
Today's pitching activity should dictate whether a
streaming strategy will need to be employed. PE
is very concerned about W/ERA and controlling at
least 3 offensive categories. PE offense lost Teixeira
and Figgins yesterday hindering any category gains.
Big Tex is due back today while Figgins should return
sometime over the weekend. OP Volstad will not take
a turn on Sunday leaving OP with only 1 start left on
the roster.

Game Keys: OP Nolasco/Halladay combined with
1 closer to hurl 18.1 innings allowing 10 runs on 21
whip with 16 k's. Nolasco registered a W. PE closers
had 2 saves and lead the category by 4. OP offense
kept rolling going 12/36 with 5 runs but only 1 rbi.
PE's shorthanded offense went 5/26 with 4 runs, 3
rbi and 1 stolen base. Heading into the midpoint of
the contest PE continues to trail 6-4 but can gain
ground in W/K with downside risk in ERA/WHIP
as PE has 4 SP's in action today.


Final Thoughts:

PE has won the league and enters the semifinals of 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.


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