Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Thursday's MLB Picks


Roster

Infield

Pos
Name
Salary
C
J.P. Arencibia (TOR-C)
$6,493
1B
Mitch Moreland (TEX-1B)
$6,286
2B
Kelly Johnson (TOR-2B)
$8,630
3B
Brett Lawrie (TOR-3B)
$6,912
SS
Derek Jeter (NYY-SS)
$8,406

Outfield & Utility

Pos
Name
Salary
OF
Jose Bautista (TOR-OF)
$8,451
OF
B.J. Upton (TB-OF)
$6,654
OF
Adam Jones (BAL-OF)
$7,242
U
Garrett Jones (PIT-1B)
$5,311
U
Andruw Jones (NYY-OF)
$4,940

Pitchers

Pos
Name
Salary
SP
Derek Lowe (CLE-SP)
$8,340
SP
Bartolo Colon (OAK-SP)
$9,509
RP
Rafael Soriano (NYY-RP)
$1,881
P
Henderson Alv… (TOR-SP)
$10,514

Total Salary $99,569

Over / Under($100k)$431

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C: J.P. Arencibia – The Twins are currently the worst team in the MLB, and Jason Marquis is one of the reasons they are so bad this year; that is why we like J.P. today.  He is batting over .300 in his last 10 games and added another homerun last night.

1b: Garrett Jones – Mr. Jones is starting to heat up as he is batting .315 in the last two weeks.  Yes he is facing Strasburg, but at a value just over 5K for how hot he is, he becomes a very solid play.
2b: Kelly Johnson – Tuesday night he had 3 RBIs and a homerun, and he is batting .300 with 3 homeruns in his last 13 games.  Added bonus, he loves righties and faces Marquis today.

3b: Brett Lawrie – A very streaky hitter, but there are not a lot of good options at 3b today with the limited games, so when in doubt, take a hitter against Marquis.  Lawrie is case in point.
SS: Derek Jeter – Remember last year?  He had his 3,000 hit which was a homerun off of David Price, so don’t think he can’t hit the Ray’s lefty ace.  He is also swinging a very hot bat.

OF: Adam Jones – Facing the lefty Holland who is not having a great year.  On the other hand, Adam Jones is having a great year and loves lefties.
OF: B.J. Upton – Yes he is facing Sabathia, but like we mentioned earlier, due to the limited amount of games, there are not that many great options.  Upton is batting over .300 this season.

OF: Jose Bautista – Batting under the Mendoza line, Bautista is not having the year we all expected him to have, but OSF believes he can get himself back on track since he faces Marquis today.
U: Mitch Moreland – Over the last 2 weeks, Moreland is batting .378 and has raised his season average significantly.  He should be in the lineup today against Hammel since he is a RHP.  Plug him in since he is just over 6K.

U: Andruw Jones – LHP David Price is on the hill for the Rays which means Jones should be in the lineup in left today.  Over the last 15 days, Jones is batting .316 in his limited opportunities so plug him in for 5K.
SP: Derek Lowe – He is up against a very difficult task today as he faces one of the best offenses in baseball, but he held the Rangers last week to 2 runs so maybe he can repeat that performance.  He is 4-1 with a 2.39 ERA and under 10K…that means he is a must play.

SP: Henderson Alvarez – Alvarez is coming off a complete game shutout with 0 runs, and today he faces one of the worst offenses in the MLB. 
SP: Bartolo Colon – Ordinarily we like to stay away from the Tigers, but because there are so many few options for today, we have to go with Colon and 2.83 ERA at under 10K.

RP: Rafael Soriano – Robertson blew his 1st save last night as he pitched on back-to-back night.  This means Soriano would close tonight if the situation presents itself since Robertson won’t pitch 3 nights in a row especially after his terrible outing.

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