There are no closers (the pitcher that closes out the game) in Fantasy!
Just Starting Pitchers and Reliefs Pitchers!
May 7, 2007
April 25, 2007
Oldie, but Goody!
Randy Johnson will back tonight.
Many are quick to say that he is getting old, but he posted a solid 06 season.
Click Here For an ESPN.Com Article on Johnson
Obviously, fantasy owners aren’t concerned about his age if he is owned in 95% of the ESPN.com leagues.
Don’t be too quick to rule out a veteran, remember they have experience!
April 23, 2007
Utilities…
1B Dimitri Young
Most fantasy leagues will allow you to have 2 utilities.
You can put any hitter in the utility position, that way you can have 2 players that play the same position in the starting lineup.
For example, we have first baseman Ryan Howard playing 1B. We can also have 1B Dimitri Young in the lineup by assiging him to a utility spot.
So my co manager was explaining this to me and at this point I asked if we need more hitters, why not draft another DH? Since DH’s can only hit, you really only want one on your team.
April 18, 2007
Rotating Pitchers
Make sure you are designating the right pitchers to the correct slots. There are two types of pitchers:
- Starting Pitchers (SP)
- Relief Pitchers (RP)
And three positions for pitchers
- P
- RP
- SP
Only SP players can go in SP spots, and only RP players can go in RP spots (this I knew), but either can go in the P spot (this my co-manager informed me about).
I had originally tried to put a SP in a RP spot and it wouldn’t let us, so we had to move guys around.
April 17, 2007
Another Stategy…
Pick up a player who is starting twice in a week.
They may not be as great as another player already on your roster…but they will nab you more points.
To figure out who is starting twice, in my ESPN league, I go to:
- Players
2. Available
3. Then select the position you are looking to pick up
Players who are starting twice will have to blue P’s after their name like this:
Steve Trachsel
Bal SP PP
April 12, 2007
April 11, 2007
Fantasy Baseball – Not America’s Casual Pastime
You really should be checking and adjusting your roster every day! (Really happy I am a co-owner…next year that is really good advice for a rookie…to co-own with someone who really knows fantasy).
For example, Ryan Howard, is one of the best hitters on Mr. Spenningsby’s Allstars…
But we rotated him out the other day. You might be asking yourself why would you do that?
Well Howard wasn’t playing that day, so when we rotated a player in so we could still get some points. We were quick to rotate Howard back in the next day though!
For more tips to guide you through the 2007 season, check out: http://www.baseballdoctors.com/
April 10, 2007
Injuries…
Yahoo, ESPN, and CBS Sportline are the main sites for fantasy leagues.
If you want an edge when it comes to injuries be sure to do your homework!
Don’t be afraid to check out another site for info on one of your players.
For example, the other day my co owner and I checked the status of outfielder Josh Willingham though our fantasy league with ESPN. According to ESPN.com, as of a week ago Willingham was listed as day to day with a stiff back.
However, we decided to check out CBS Sportline at http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/players which had updated Willingham’s status 3 days ago to able to play. If we hadn’t done a little more research, we wouldn’t have put Willingham in rotation.
April 9, 2007
Don’t Give up…
If one of your top players is in a slump.
They are a top pick for a reason, if they are not performing as expected, don’t start thinking about trade possibilities too quickly.
For example, Mr. Spenningsbys Allstars got a lot of flack in the office today because Ryan Howard, quite possibly our best batter, has been less then spectacular. However, by the end of the day he had hit 3 run homerun….so there!
Check out ESPN.com for up to date scores.
April 5, 2007
Check this link out…
When I first began my research on Fantasy Baseball, I came accross this website and I thought it was really hysterical coming from a rookie standpoint…
