Fantasy Baseball Beasts: #NowOrNever Version
Fantasy Baseball Beasts:
#NowOrNever Version
By Muntradamus
BEAST DOME NATION.
Only one more episode of BEASTS left. Hopefully you are still fighting strong in the championship round.
Feel Free to Leave Testimonials throughout the Playoffs.
Playoff Strategy #1 – Pitching
Playoff Strategy #2 – Hitting
Use this article for:
1) Hottest Hitters. (Helps with lineup decisions/Free Agent Plug-In Options)
Each week I will start off with all the hot hitters, based off of how I have seen the player play over this past week. If you look at the stats of each player, you will see the potential I see. This is good tool for that tough lineup dilemma, or a possible plug-in-play for your fantasy team off the waiver wire.
2) Hottest Hitting Teams. (Helps with Pitching match-ups)
After I rank the hottest hitters by position, I then do the power-rankings of the hottest teams. You should use that tool to figure out which pitchers to use in this upcoming week.
3) Two Start Sleepers. (If you are looking for a Big Time Sleeper) *DAILY STREAMERS *NEW*NEW.
In weekly leagues the advantage of having a pitcher pitch twice could give you an extra Win, more K’s, and possibly a lower ERA and WHIP if he gets the job done. I will only list two start pitchers I would consider putting in my weekly lineup.
4) Power Schedule. (Teams that have very favorable offensive matchups with pitchers and ballparks)
Have a tough lineup decision to make. This section breaks down a few possible breakout candidates.
UPDATED HITTER RANKINGS. DAILY PITCHER RANKINGS (MON-SUN)
BEASTS OF (25) Who are ready for Week (#NowOrNever)
*Ranked in order.
C:
MATT WIETERS
WILIN ROSARIO
JOSE MOLINA
CARLOS SANTANA
MIKE NAPOLI
JOHN BUCK
JOE MAUER
1B/DH:
MIGUEL CABRERA
RYAN HOWARD
ADAM LAROCHE
NICK SWISHER
2B:
BEN ZOBRIST
MARCO SCTUARO
CHASE UTLEY
JEFF KEPPINGER
DARWIN BARNEY
PEDRO CIRIACO (SB)
3B:
MIGUEL CABRERA
PABLO SANDOVAL
ARAMIS RAMIREZ
CHASE HEADLEY
EVAN LONGORIA
PEDRO ALVAREZ
EDUARDO NUNEZ (SB)
SS:
JIMMY ROLLINS
IAN DESMOND
ASDRUBAL CABRERA
EVERTH CABRERA (SB)
CLIFF PENNINGTON
OF:
ICHIRO SUZUKI
RYAN BRAUN
JUSTIN UPTON
ADAM JONES
ANDREW MCCUTCHEN
ALEJANDRO DE AZA
NORICHIKA AOKI
ADAM EATON
BJ UPTON
YONDER ALONSO
HOTTEST HITTING TEAMS ENTERING WEEK #NowOrNever
*Number in “(#)” is their ranking from week 25.
1 (1). Baltimore Orioles
2 (7). Tampa Bay Rays
3 (11). Detroit Tigers
4 (2). New York Yankees
5 (17). Arizona Diamondbacks
6 (14). San Francisco Giants
7 (5). Los Angeles Angels
8 (3). Texas Rangers
9 (9). Chicago White Sox
10 (18). Colorado Rockies
11 (6). Oakland Athletics
12 (13). St. Louis Cardinals
13 (4). Milwaukee Brewers
14 (21). Cincinnati Reds
15 (27). Chicago Cubs
16 (10). San Diego Padres
17 (12). Minnesota Twins
18 (15). Philadelphia Phillies
19 (8). Washington Nationals
20 (16). Atlanta Braves
21 (24). Los Angeles Dodgers
22 (20). Toronto Blue Jays
23 (19). Kansas City Royals
24 (25). Cleveland Indians
25 (26). Houston Astros
26 (23). Pittsburgh Pirates
27 (22). Miami Marlins
28 (28). New York Mets
29 (29). Boston Red Sox
30 (30). Seattle Mariners
TWO START SLEEPERS (Week #NowOrNever)
*NEW.NEW.NEW. Only listed are pitchers that are not owned in every league, that I would consider putting in my lineup. Also Daily Streamers Below.
1. ANDY PETTITTE (@ MIN, @ TOR)
2. WEI-YIN CHEN (VS. TOR, VS. BOS)
3. PHIL HUGHES (@ MIN, @ TOR)
4. ANIBAL SANCHEZ (VS. KC, @ MIN)
DAILY STREAMERS:
MONDAY: WEI-YIN CHEN VS. TOR
TUESDAY: JOE SAUNDERS VS. TOR
WEDNESDAY: MIGUEL GONZALEZ VS. TOR
THURSDAY: ERVIN SANTANA VS. SEA
FRIDAY: CHRIS TILLMAN VS. BOS
SATURDAY: MARCO ESTRADA VS. HOU
SUNDAY: WEI-YIN CHEN VS. BOS
POWER SCHEDULE (Week 26)
*NEW.NEW. This is great to determine those tough lineup decisions by looking at the most favorable schedules. Players that are borderline starts you should start.
1. COL (VS. ARI, VS. CHC, @ LAD)
*WILIN ROSARIO/TYLER COLVIN/CHRIS NELSON
2. MIL (@WAS, @ CIN, VS. HOU)
*JONATHAN LUCCROY/CARLOS GOMEZ
3. NYY (@MIN, @ TOR)
*ICHIRO SUZUKI/NICK SWISHER/RUSSELL MARTIN
4. TEX (VS. OAK, VS. LAA)
*MIKE NAPOLI/DAVID MURPHY
5. CIN (VS. MIL, @ PIT)
*RYAN LUDWICK (VS.LEFTIES)
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Muntz,
I have a bunch of questions for you. This is it – Championship week!!!
1. I have Goldie as my 1B but Ryan Howard is a FA – thoughts?
2. Also, Y. Molina is my catcher but I picked up J. Molina based off this article. Since Y. Molina is DTD would you start J. Molina over Y. Molina? Would you drop Y. Molina?
3. Also have M. Bourn who has fallen off the face of the earth the last two weeks. De Aza is a FA?
Any thoughts? Thanks so much!
http://games.espn.go.com/flb/clubhouse?leagueId=45490&teamId=15&seasonId=2012
what do i do with hamilton this week man. pick up ichiro? and at 2b do i ride out uggla or start chris nelson?
Alan
Hamilton is back in the lineup. However he is a streaky hitter and is definitely not on a hot streak. It would be wise to rotate Ichiro in your lineup until Hamilton gets hot with the bat.
Start Chris Nelson in all game at Colorado this week.
I wrote this in the chat to you last night,
LastMile. Congrats on making it to the finals. Look at the BEASTS. And attack the BEASTS. Those are the hottest guys in baseball right now, it only makes sense to go with the hottest players over the next 10 days. Start Jose Molina while he is on fire. Do not drop Yadier. Add Ryan Howard who is making up for lost time. Add De Aza who is on FIRE. GL and let me know how it turns out.