Monday, June 4, 2012

Monday's MLB Picks


Roster

Infield

Pos
Name
Salary
C
Buster Posey (SF-C)
$6,461
1B
Eric Hosmer (KC-1B)
$6,824
2B
Elian Herrera (LAD-2B)
$5,956
3B
Michael Young (TEX-3B)
$6,066
SS
Willie Bloomq… (ARI-SS)
$4,605

Outfield & Utility

Pos
Name
Salary
OF
Josh Reddick (OAK-OF)
$9,251
OF
Melky Cabrera (SF-OF)
$10,242
OF
Jeff Francoeur (KC-OF)
$6,864
U
Trevor Plouffe (MIN-OF)
$6,801
U
Paul Goldschm… (ARI-1B)
$7,115

Pitchers

Pos
Name
Salary
SP
Cole De Vries (MIN-SP)
$5,638
SP
Joe Saunders (ARI-SP)
$9,091
RP
J.J. Putz (ARI-RP)
$2,001
P
Ryan Vogelsong (SF-SP)
$12,693

Total Salary $99,608

Over / Under($100k)$392

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C: Buster Posey – Posey is batting just shy of .300 on the year with 6 homeruns and 29 RBI.  He is 7 for his last 21, and is only valued at 6.5K.
1b: Eric Hosmer – Hosmer has been swinging a hot stick (.333 with 2 homeruns in the last two weeks) to raise his season average to .214.  Last night he was 2 for 3 with a homerun.
2b: Elian Herrera – Batting .327 in the last two weeks, Herrera has been filling in nicely for the Dodgers.

3b: Michael Young – One of the purest hitters in the game, Young is 7 for his last 17, and is batting .288 on the year for a value of only 6K.
SS: Willie Bloomquist – Willie is 7 for his last 14 in his last 3 games, and should be playing tonight as McDonald got the start yesterday and went 0 for 4.  At a value of 4.6K, he is a must play.

OF: Josh Reddick – Feldman is on the mound today for the Rangers, and he 0-2 in his last two starts with a 7.59 ERA.  Reddick is having some kind of a year (batting .271 with an astounding 14 homeruns).
OF: Melky Cabrera – The “Melk Man” has come out of nowhere, and has put himself in position to possibly win the NL MVP…he is batting .371 with 40 runs scored, 27 RBIs, 4 homeruns, and 4 stolen bases.

OF: Jeff Francoeur – Valued at 6.8K, Francoeur is a steal because he is hot right now…batting over .400 with 4 homeruns over the last 2 weeks.
U: Trevor Plouffe – Plouffe has drawn a start the last two games, and went 5 for 9 with a homerun.  The right handed hitter faces a lefty today in Will Smith from Kansas City.

U: Paul Goldschmidt – After a very slow start to the 2012 season, Goldschmidt has finally found his stroke.  He has 4 homeruns with an almost .400 batting average over the last two weeks to raise his season average to .277.
SP: Cole De Vries – After drawing two starts so far this year, De Vries has gone 5 innings in both games giving up only 3 runs in those 10 innings, and only giving up 8 hits.  Today he faces the Royals who are 25th in the league in runs scored.

SP: Joe Saunders – Has been a very streaky pitcher this year, but Saunders has a 3.61 ERA in 2012, and he is valued under 10K.
SP: Ryan Vogelsong – Vogelsong is 3-0 in his last 5 starts while going at least 7 innings in 4 of his last 5 starts.  Over that span, he has only given up 6 runs while striking out 21.  Today he faces the Padres who are 28th in runs scored.

RP: J.J. Putz – With 12 saves on the year, we believe Saunders takes care of the Rockies today and turns the ball over to Putz to record his 13 save of the year.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Streak For The Cash/Beat The Streak

Streak For The Cash:            Beat The Streak:
Red Sox                                1. Hanley Ramirez- Marlins
Phillies                                  2. Andre Ethier- Dodgers
Braves                                   3. Hunter Pence- Phillies
Rays                                      4. Jose Reyes- Marlins
Astros
Dodgers
Angels
Giants
Diamondbacks
Cardinals
Celtics
Pierce+Rondo
46 points or more

More Lineups!


Streak For The Cash/Beat The Streak

Streak For The Cash:                          Beat The Streak:
Blue Jays                                             1. Dan Uggla- Braves
Royals                                                 2. A.J. Ellis- Dodger
Nationals                                             3. Jose Bautista- Blue Jays
White Sox                                           4. Bryce Harper- Nationals
Padres
Reds
Tigers
Thunder
27 or more
102 or more
Rangers

MLB Picks for Saturday

 
C- AJ Ellis LAD- Ellis got the day off yesterday, so it's a good bet he'll be back in the lineup today. He's hitting .286 with 2 home runs in the last two weeks and will be hitting at Coors Field tonight. Nicasio has dramatically worse numbers when pitching at home, so this should be a good matchup for Ellis.

1B- Eric Hosmer KC- Hosmer has really turned it around in the last two weeks hitting over .300 with 1 home run. He's averaging just under 3 fantasy points per game during that time. McCarthy is pitching for the A's today and that should be good for Hosmer. McCarthy is the type of pitcher that will give up his hits and rely on groundballs to get through innings.

2B- Dan Uggla ATL- Uggla pounds Strasburg. End of story. He is 6-8 off of him in his career with multiple extra base hits. Just last week he hit a home run off of Strasburg. Great play for the price and career numbers Uggla has put up against Stras.

3B- Kyle Seager SEA- Seager is a littler pricey, but we like how he has hit recently (.320 average with 2 home runs). He is facing the righty in Floyd who isn't a dominant pitcher. Floyd's ERA in the last two weeks is over 15.

SS- Jed Lowrie HOU- Earlier in the season Lowrie went off and was hitting like an All Star shortstop. He has slowed down, but he is back to hitting over .300 in the last two weeks. His numbers read like this: .314, 2 home runs, 6 RBI, 6 runs scored, and 1 stolen base. Those are some good numbers for a 6K shortstop.

OF- Curtis Granderson NYY- Granderson is facing off against the struggling Tigers and Rick Porcello. I'm not sure anyone thinks Porcello is going to be a solid start today against this Yankees lineup and Grandy is a reason why. He's hitting .280 over the last two weeks, but has 4 home runs during that time. He crushes the ball against the Tigers it seems like, so this should be a good play.

OF- Delmon Young DET- Young is 4K after having a solid day yesterday for us. He's facing a righty, but we still like him for his price especially because of his recent numbers. He's hitting .358 with 3 home runs in the last two weeks.

OF- Bryce Harper WAS- Harper is an electrifying player. He does many things for the Nationals, and some of them you can't see on paper. On paper though this is what you do see: .340 average with 2 home runs and 10 runs scored in the last two weeks. Those are big numbers for a rookie at a 7K price. 

SP- Brian Matusz BAL- Matusz has been pitching very well in his last 5-6 starts. His numbers overall don't look great, but if you take away the first few starts then you'll see a different story. In his last two starts, he has 14 Ks in 12.1 innings with an ERA of 2.98. Today he faces the Rays whose dominant hitters are mostly lefty. We like this matchup.

SP- Luke Hochevar KC- Hochevar also started the season with some rough outings, but only recently has he started to pitch well. He's pitching at home today against the A's who now have Yoenis back, but we think that's more of a positive than a negative. There are some good strikeout candidates on that team.

RP- Tyler Clippard WAS- Clippard had an extra day off yesterday with the rain out, so he'll be fresh and ready to go today. We like Strasburg to pitch very well today against the Braves and keep it low scoring along with Beachy. We like the final score to be 4-2 when Clippard gets handed the ball.

Friday, June 1, 2012

MLB Picks for Friday


C- Carlos Ruiz PHI- Ruiz is hitting out of his mind this season. He has shown power, clutch hitting, and the ability to hit for average. We spent a little less than usual on pitching today, so we don't mind spending 8K on a guy like Ruiz who is easily a top 3 catcher in the league right now.

1B- Justin Smoak SEA- Smoak has always had big time potential. He has the size and the power to become one of the best first basemen in the league, but has never reached anywhere near his potential. Recently, he has been swinging it great though with a batting average of over .300 and adding 5 home runs in the last two weeks. In his last game, he hit 2 home runs and a double, so you know he's hot.

2B- Danny Espinosa WAS- Espinosa is only hitting .244 in the last two weeks, but the last time he faced Minor he hit a double and a home run off of him. Add to it that he had two hits two days ago (one being a triple) and we like him as far as second basemen go.

3B- Alex Rodriguez NYY- ARod might be getting up there in age, but would you pass him up at 5K vs a rookie lefty? I know we wouldn't. He has been hitting for a decent average as of late (.292 in last two weeks), and has hit 2 home runs. We are hoping he gets into another one today off the rookie.

SS- Ian Desmond WAS- What we didn't add when talking about Espinosa was that Minor has been struggling this season. Many people have been calling for him to be demoted to AAA it's been that bad at times. He has a 6.55 ERA in the last two weeks, and Desmond has been hitting .226 with 3 home runs, and 3 stolen bases during that same time.

OF- Delmon Young DET- Young is priced at just 4K after having a big game yesterday going 3-5 with a home run. His numbers aren't the greatest over the last two weeks (.271 with 2 home runs). He is facing a great lefty in Sabathia, and he's in a pitcher's park (Comerica), but we like the price, and the potential of him staying hot.

OF- Justin Upton ARI- Upton has been swinging it great every since we traded him from our season long fantasy team. He has been hitting .320 with 2 home runs in the last two weeks, and is striking out a lot less than he did at the beginning of the season. He faces a lefty in Richard, and is at Petco Park, but he is a great pick at the 7K price.

OF- Matt Holliday STL- Holliday has been hitting very well this season and in the last two weeks (.340, 3) HR, 10 RBI, 10 Runs scored). He faces a lefty today that has been dominant as of late in Santana, but we don't like him to be as effective as his last start. Holliday should get some solid points today off the lefty.

SP- Madison Bumgarner SF- Bumgarner is going against the bad Cubs today. They are notorious for not giving their pitchers any run support and today is going to be another instance of that. He has a 3.41 ERA in the last two weeks, and has 17 Ks in 13.2 innings.

SP- Mike Leake CIN- Leake is turning it up a bit as of late with a 3.21 ERA in the last two weeks. He is facing a hot pitcher in Happ, but an average team in the Astros. We don't like Happ to stay hot, and we like a Cincinnati win tonight.

RP- Addison Reed CWS- We like Peavy to pitch well enough tonight to match King Felix on the mound. Felix hasn't been himself this season with his velocity dropping on his fastball, so we like him to give up 3-4 runs today in a 5-2 loss.