There is no sure-fire way to tell when a player is going to get hot and when he’s going to start to stink it up, but one of the main strategies behind fantasy baseball playing is to get more players who are on the best teams? Why, you ask? Well, the players who are on the teams of contenders will have more to play for. If team X is out of contention, and they know that no matter if they win the next game or lose it, they’re still going to quit playing by October, and they;re still going to get a paycheck, their motivation might slide. On the other hand, if you have a player who wants his team to get home field advantage throughout the playoffs, or wants to get there at all, he might be more inclined to play harder. Get it? Also- players on good teams have a more likely shot of having addition protection in the batting and pitching rotations, thus giving them better pitches, more rest, etc.
If you check out the fantasy baseball player rankings at CBS Sports, you’ll see some of the trends working. The green up arrows tell you that a player is getting traded for or put into more lineups. The red arrows say their stock is going down. Especially with outfielders, you can see that the action is with player son contending teams. Matsui, Bay, Ludwick, Werth, Church, Lind… these guys are all moving up. Think about it as you watch some great games this weekend and as you set your lineups for the next week.
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Posted in Uncategorized on August 29, 2008
