FANTASY BASEBALL: BEASTS OF WEEK 21
FANTASY BASEBALL: BEASTS OF WEEK 21
By Muntradamus
BEAST DOME NATION.
Another week as we are only three weeks away from the playoffs. If you see a player on this list, and you are playing a cold hitter. I would make the move. Feel free to ask questions on the bottom.
*Pitcher Rankings coming at 1:00PM pacific.
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)
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.
This week in DRAFTSTREET, I will be giving ALL OF MY PICKS. Article will be out before 1:00pm pacific time.
(You can play for Free if you don’t want to risk cash)
BEASTS OF (20) Who are ready for Week (21):
*Ranked in order.
C:
WILIN ROSARIO
JOSE MOLINA
JOE MAUER
MIGUEL MONTERO
RYAN DOUMIT
1B/DH:
ALBERT PUJOLS
GARRETT JONES
PAUL KONERKO
ADAM DUNN
CHRIS DAVIS
ADRIAN GONZALEZ
PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT
PRINCE FIELDER
BILLY BUTLER
2B:
DANNY ESPINOSA
AARON HILL
BEN ZOBRIST
SCOTT MOORE
HOWARD KENDRICK
RYAN ROBERTS
3B:
TODD FRAZIER
HANLEY RAMIREZ
MARK REYNOLDS
MIGUEL CABRERA
CHIPPER JONES
MARTIN PRADO
EVAN LONGORIA
PEDRO ALVAREZ
SS:
ALCIDIES ESCOBAR
STARLIN CASTRO
LUIS CRUZ
ERIK AYBAR
DEREK JETER
JHONNY PERALTA
OF:
GIANCARLO STANTON
RYAN LUDWICK
RYAN BRAUN
B.J. UPTON
MIKE TROUT
NICK SWISHER
JAY BRUCE
CHRIS YOUNG
BRYCE HARPER
YOENIS CESPEDES
COCO CRISP
DAVID MURPHY
ERIC YOUNG JR.
DAVID DEJESUS
DAYAN VICIEDO
ICHIRO SUZUKI
CARLOS GONZALEZ
ANTHONY GOSE
HOTTEST HITTING TEAMS ENTERING WEEK 21:
*Number in “(#)” is their ranking from week 19.
1 (30). Tampa Bay Rays
2 (5). New York Yankees
3 (3). Los Angeles Angels
4 (2). Texas Rangers
5 (7). Oakland Athletics
6 (9). Cincinnati Reds
7 (4). Detroit Tigers
8 (25). Baltimore Orioles
9 (6). Chicago White Sox
10 (8). Washington Nationals
11 (10). St. Louis Cardinals
12 (13). Los Angeles Dodgers
13 (12). Kansas City Royals
14 (27). Miami Marlins
15 (22). Arizona Diamondbacks
16 (1). San Francisco Giants
17 (23). Colorado Rockies
18 (11). Milwaukee Brewers
19 (14). Boston Red Sox
20 (16). Atlanta Braves
21 (19). Philadelphia Phillies
22 (21). Minnesota Twins
23 (20). Pittsburgh Pirates
24 (18). San Diego Padres
25 (15). Cleveland Indians
26 (29). Seattle Mariners
27 (24). Chicago Cubs
28 (17). Toronto Blue Jays
29 (26). New York Mets
30 (28). Houston Astros
TWO START SLEEPERS:
*NEW.NEW.NEW. Only listed are pitchers that are not owned in every league, that I would consider putting in my lineup.
(Not a great week for sleeper 2 start pitchers, all come with risk)
1. BRANDON MCCARTHY (VS. MIN, @ TB)
2. SCOTT FELDMAN (VS. BAL, VS. MIN)
3. DEREK HOLLAND (VS. BAL, VS. MIN)
POWER SCHEDULE:
*NEW.NEW. This is great to determine those tough lineup decisions by looking at the most favorable schedules.
1. TEXAS (VS. BAL, VS. MIN)
2. NEW YORK METS (VS. COL, VS. HOU)
3. ST. LOUIS (VS. HOU, @ CIN)
4. COLORADO (@ NYM, @ CHC)
5. NEW YORK YANKEES (@ CWS, @ CLE)
6. BOSTON (VS. LAA, VS. KC)
Muntradamus is a Fantasy Sports Expert who specializes in Fantasy Football/Baseball/Basketball. He is currently in his first season as a Pro on FantasyPros where he is the only expert to have Adam Dunn, Mike Aviles, and Wilin Rosario in his top 20 at each position. Muntradamus not only leads many to championships with his great advice, and outlooks into the future. He is also consistently on the top of leaderboards in DraftStreet.