Comments on: Borderline Starters, Last Week of Fantasy Baseball

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:24:35 +0000

since yet again for the 6th straight day, everyone on my team has failed to get the job done. do i need to be considering sitting my sp and hoping my opponents rosey shining week slows down?

right now its

Me: 7-10 (5 saves) 119 K’s 1 Hold 4.40 era, 1.35 whip
Other: 5-9 (5 saves) 87 K’s 0 holds 7.15 era, 1.68 whip

Today I have Rowland-Smith vs Texas, and Cueto vs Pit do I sit either? They have De La Rosa vs the Dodgers.With the situation what it is do I sit either and hope La Rosa gets lit up by the dodgers like Jimmenez should have last night?

My bats are underperforming and not getting at bats on top of that, and my pitchers couldnt win if their life depended on it this week, which is how my 17-4 lead turned into 11-11.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:50:00 +0000

@Jay: I'd sit Frasor and Donnelly then.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:47:06 +0000

I already picked up all of them, had starters that were done so i used those spots. I still some how have 3 extra roster spots after.

i have 2 SP spots, 2 RP spots, and 4 p spots then bench. So if i have 3 starters like I do for tomorrow I have 5 spost to use for RP.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:41:17 +0000

@Jay: Yeah, I'd get them off the wire before someone gets them before you. I'd sit Donnelly, but I have no idea how many you have to sit.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:39:04 +0000

I have 3 roster spots open now is that alright since its the final weekend and I plan on using my sp spots for the spot starters on sunday, or should i get people off the wire just incase?

Also as far as the RP goes who do i sit – Valverde,Frasor,Gutierrez,Capps,Johnson,Donelly,Madson

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:32:30 +0000

@Jay: I'd drop Hawksworth, Calero and Reyes.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:23:25 +0000

What rp do I need to drop? i got my 1 hold, and doesn’t look like he will get one, so I don’t necessarly need some of the rp any more since holds may be locked.

Valverde,Frasor,Affeldt,Hawksworth,Calero,Gutierrez,Reyes,Donnelly

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:07:56 +0000

@Jay: Madson, Capps and Johnson for saves. For starters, I'd own Cueto and LeBlanc. And hope the Dodgers clinch so dlR isn't pushed. Rowland-Smith is home, not at Texas and is a decent spot start.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:00:14 +0000

Saturday spot starters? Or since I have a decent chance at wins do i need to be sitting my starters in hopes of my opponent having losses?

me: 7-9 (5 saves) 112 K’s 1 hold 4.49 era 1.39 whip
them: 4-9 (5 saves) 77 K’s 0 holds 7.56 era 1.73 whip

I have: Rowland-Smith@Texas
They have: Jorge De La Rosa@LAD

on the wire: Cueto,Pettite,Tommy Hunter,Zach Duke,Nick Blackburn,Kyle Lohse,Freddy Garcia,Wade LeBlanc,Scott Richmond

who do i need to go to on the wire for saves this weekend? Nunez,Morales,Madson,Wood,Balfour,Lyon,Donnley,Jim Johnson,Capps

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:22:57 +0000

@Jay: Correia

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:06:17 +0000

My team has gone from having a 17-4 lead on Monday, to an 11-11 tie today.Large part to my normally lights out pitching being anything but decent, and my batters not being used everyday and not hitting for anything when they do.

Who do I pick up as spot starters for Friday ,because thanks to my teams inconsistancies my guarantee win is now slipping away?

Dice-K,David Price,John Maine,Joe Saunders,Ian Snell,Joe Blanton,Kevin Correia,Brandon McCarthy,Tom Gorzelanny

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:54:25 +0000

@Furtah: I'd go with the pitching LeBlanc and R-Smith on Friday option.

By: Furtah

Furtah — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:48:26 +0000

I’ll try to make this simple.

I can either start any 2 of these pitchers on Fri/Sat (Saunders @ Oak, Gorzelany vs. Ari, LeBlanc @ SF or Rowland Smith vs. Tex) – then pitch any combination of Felix, Verlander (probably wont start), Marquis, Martin, Figueroa on my final day Sunday… Or I can pitch both Gorzelany and Saunders on Friday and LeBlanc and Rowland Smith (and maybe Richmond, Laffey, etc.) on Saturday as my last day. I don’t want to miss out on Felixs’ start, but none of the other Sunday options are better than LeBlanc, Rowland, Gorz or Saunders).

Please help! I need Wins and WHIP.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:00:44 +0000

@Dingo: McCarthy, Lowe, Gorze...

By: Dingo

Dingo — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:32:12 +0000

I’m trying to blow my wad tomorrow and bust through the innings cap. I’ve got Ubaldo @ LA and Blanton v. Florida. At this point, I’m very unlikely to gain or lose any points in ERA, WHIP, or K/BB, so it’s just about picking up as many Ws, Ks, and QSs as possible. If I’ve got three spots available, which of the following look the best?

Lowe v. WAS
Snell @ TEX
McCarthy @ SEA
Gonzalez v. LAA
Gorzelanny v. ARI
Buckner @ CHC

I’m leaning towards Lowe and Gonzalez, but then I can’t decide among the rest.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:20:09 +0000

@Jay: I'd go with just Haren and Hanson.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:14:12 +0000

What sp should I pick up for thursday?

I have Hanson vs Was and Haren @ SF

on the wire – Manny Parra,Aaron Cook,Brett Anderson,Doug Fister,Kip Wells,Chris Waters

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:30:49 +0000

I mean the loss ties us in the losses catagory not over all im winning 15 – 6 but most of my team has been struggling in all catagories so far week 26.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:26:04 +0000

@Jay: Then I'd grab Richard and lose Sanchez.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:22:40 +0000

Well i’m more than likely about to pick up a loss today which ties us, and my whip obviously will go up.Of course thats not counting my rp’s today. So its going to be close right now since this is a h2h league.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:03:47 +0000

@Jay: Seems like you're going to win without grabbing random starters. I'd hold tight for now. Maybe press with the starters on Thursday or Friday, depending on where you stand at that point.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:37:54 +0000

not counting today the h2h stats for the week pitching wise are:

me: 6-6 (5 saves) 74 K’s 1 hold, 4.58 era, 1.43 whip
them: 3-5 (4 saves) 54 K’s 0 hold, 8.58 era, 1.85 whip

I have Duensing going today and they have no sp.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:32:32 +0000

@Jay: I'm not sure what you need or don't need. In some instances, I'd pick everyone there but Redding, Hammel and Wakefield.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:21:33 +0000

Who do I pick up for wednesday from the wire?

Robinson Tejada,Ricky Nolasco,Pedro Martinez,Jon Garland,Carl Pavano,Tim Wakefield,Jason Hammel,John Smoltz,Brad Penny,Tim Redding,Clayton Richards

of my current SP who do I need to sit and start for the rest of the week?

SP:Vazquez,Arroyo,Brian Duensing,Kuroda,Anibal Sanchez,Tommy Hanson,Barry Zito,Dan Haren,Ryan Rowland-Smith

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:03:22 +0000

@DrEasy: That's cool, should work for you. @cake_eater: Pick up Reynolds and Byrd. @big o: Sounds fine to play Butler.

By: big o

big o — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:04:54 +0000

@Grey:
2nd week of h2h playoffs for the title (7×7) .
tomorrow i sit upton @ utility and replace him with butler , because i’m trying to make a move on the obp category . …and butler vs burnett is only less sucky than upton vs jonathon o .
worse yet , i sit reynolds and replace him with NOBODY .

this is where fantasy vs reality is most distinct .
and it feels pretty shitty .

truth be told , tommorow morning i may wake up and sit butler , as well ….. since i have fairly comfortable margins in all other offensive categories , except sb , (where my lead is only 4-2) and he is only 2 for 7 lifetime vs a.j.

thoughts ??

By: DrEasy

DrEasy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:58:00 +0000

@DrEasy: Well, I decided to go for it, (so no worries if you skipped that uber-long post of mine!), hopefully Bruney will give me the holds I need.

By: cake_eater

cake_eater — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:47:17 +0000

For tomorrow, who do you like for some rbi and/or hr potential? Suzuki, Byrd, Davis? I’m thinking Byrd since I don’t like the Oak matchup against F-Her.

Oh and for some reason, my opponent dropped Mini Donkey. Don’t really know why, but would you consider him a must pickup at the moment? He can help me in the rbi/hr cats, but my opponent and I are close in avg, with my leading. Worth it? Thanks Grey.

By: big o

big o — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:39:33 +0000

@Grey: did you fix abreu for me ?? !

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:04:20 +0000

@Grey: No word on EE. The underlining is there to emphasise our global importance.