Fantasy Player's Edge

September 16, 2008

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

http://fantasyfootballplayersedge.blogspot.com


Roster Shuffle:

Vlad Guerrero has a sore knee and is expected
to return on Wednesday. Check the Angels box
daily to be certain regarding his availability.

Torii Hunter will likely return to active duty on
Tuesday.

Howie Kendrick will not be activated this week.

Yunel Escobar is nursing a sore hamstring and
is day to day.

Stephen Drew is expected to return today. He
was attending the funeral for his grandmother.


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

Use these players to gain advantage in wins and strikeouts.

David Purcey- has no history vs. the Orioles but has
been spot on his last 2 starts. 1-1, 1.84/1.16 with 13 k's
in 15 frames.

Matt Garza- has the Red Sox visiting Tropicana where
he's done his best work. 3-1, 3.54/1.29 over 28 innings.

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

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

Hank Blalock- gets Garcia. 10/31 with 3 blasts.

Gary Matthews Jr.- smacks Smith. 5/13, 2 rbi.


Start/Sit: (today)

Guide to using bench players when matchups are favorable.

Johnny Peralta (start)- likes Liriano. 4/10 with a jack.

Conor Jackson (start)- clobbers Cain, if he can suit up.
5/13, 3 rbi.

Guide to sit starters when matchups are unfavorable.

Normally sit these players in Roto formats only

Grady Sizemore (sit)- limited by Liriano. 1/9, 4 k's.

Carlos Pena (sit)- Beckett too much. 2/14, 7 k's.


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

Kevin Millwood (stream)- (today)

Alfredo Acevas (stream)- ND 6ip/2e/6w/2k

David Dellucci (spot)- 0/3

Marlon Byrd (spot)- 1/5, 2 rbi

Jason Giambi (start)- 2/3, rbi

Placido Polanco (start)- (Millwood-today)

B.J. Upton (sit)- DNP-injured

David Ortiz (sit)- 2/4, 2 runs, homer, 4 rbi


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


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

Championship: Tuesday

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

-------PE--1--0--0--0--.176/-0--0--0--x.xx--x.xx---0
-------OP--4--1--1--0--.231/-0--0--3--3.00--1.00---7

Offense: Lineups:

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

^B.Molina-----------^K. Shoppach
^Teixeira----------- ^P. Fielder
^Roberts------------^A. Cabrera
^Braun--------------^R. Zimmerman
^Escobar------------^E. Renteria
^Span---------------^C. Hart
^C. Young-----------^N. Cruz
^Kemp--------------^N. Markakis
^Figgins-------------^R. Howard
-----------------------F. Lopez
-----------------------J. Werth

------PE------//-----OP
3/17-1-0-0-0 //3/13-4-1-1-0 (daily totals: H/AB,R,HR,RBI)

Pitching: Rotation-Closers

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

Harang------------^C.C. Sabathia
Young-------------^R. Oswalt
Weaver-------------C. Billingsley
^Liriano------------ B. Myers
Harden------------^B. Morrow
^F. Cordero-------^B. Lidge
^Broxton----------^J. Valverde
^Fuentes----------^M. Gonzalez
^Wood------------^J. Hanrahan
^Putz--------------A. Acevas
Scherzer
^Cain

-----PE--------//------OP
0W/0S, 0-0-0-0//0W/0S, 6-2-6-3 (W/S,IP,ER,WH,K)

Weekly Totals- Batting Avg. PE (3/17) - OP (3/13)
Weekly Totals- ERA (0/(0/9) - OP ERA (2/(6/9) -(er/(ip/9)
Weekly Totals- Whip (0/0) - OP WHIP (6/6) - (w+h/ip)
Weekly Starts(est/week to date) PE---14-----OP-----13

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

Daily Activity:

PE Danks(dropped)/Jimenez-Sun
OP Beltre(dropped)/Acevas-Sun
PE Jimenez(dropped)/Cain-Mon
PE Cain(dropped)/Purcey-Tues
OP Acevas(dropped)/Shields-Tues

Strategy: PE SP stream Cain was used for SP
David Purcey while OP countered by releasing
Acevas for SP James Shields. PE will send SP's
Liriano/Cain and 5 closers vs. OP SP's Oswalt/
Sabathia/Morrow and 4 closers today. Both
teams should have 9 active on offense.

Game Keys: OP had SP stream Acevas pitch
a solid game allowing 2 runs, 6 whip with 3 k's
in 6 frames while getting a no decision. There
were no other active pitchers yesterday and
both offenses were limited. The game begins
to heat up today.


Final Thoughts:

PE has won the league and enters the league championship.

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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