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[HoustonGM]

Well, that's what happens when you pick up the hot hands without the history to back it up....

[Joe12Pack]

Picking up pretty much any Toronto player is bound to be a mistake... only one way to go for that team (no offense, Jay fans ).

A 3K save for Broxton tonight. Dare I say that we may be looking at the new elite closer in the NL?

[BINGLEBOP]

LOL OFG, that's like three games. Give it awhile man.

[HoustonGM]

OFG, you're new to fantasy baseball, so you're going through the motions and learning.

Two important concepts to remember are "buy low" and "sell high." When acquiring players, try to target those that may be struggling now, but likely to do better, and try to sell (trade) those that are doing well but not likely to continue.

For example, I read this article, and noticed in one of my leagues that somebody had outright DROPPED Verlander, so, I swooped in, picked him up, and he threw 7 shutout innings against the Yankees (of course, i had him benched! lol).

FanGraphs and Rotoworld are two good sites for you to follow. They both publish daily articles that can help you identify players to acquire.

[haveacigar]

I can't believe slugging Lyle Overbay would hit a cold spot. I hear he's better than Adam Dunn.

[200tang]

I can't believe slugging Lyle Overbay would hit a cold spot. I hear he's better than Adam Dunn.

Adam Dunn is a terrible player though

[ragecage]

Hmmm...

For the record, I see my ability to influence real, live MLB players has continued.

Last week I posted the numbers from the three offensive moves I'd made showing their numbers before and after.

So, I made a fourth move last weekend. And I told goosengo that he wouldn't like who I picked. It was Lyle Overbay, and he was batting over .300 at the time.

Here's a screenshot of my log stats as to what he's done since. 1-14.

Happens EVERY FRIGGIN time I put someone on my team. They go into an IMMEDIATE SLUMP.

when he is starting for 4% of all the teams in fantasy baseball, it might be best to leave him alone.

[KowboyKoop]

I can't believe slugging Lyle Overbay would hit a cold spot. I hear he's better than Adam Dunn.

That's because Overbay loves baseball and Adam Dunn hates baseball. The same guy who told me this told me they really "dodged a bullet" when Gil Meche chose not to sign with Toronto, because he doesn't want to win.

[rockiesfan4ever]

HGM: It was probably me who dropped Verlander LOL

[HoustonGM]

HGM: It was probably me who dropped Verlander LOL

It was in another league I'm in, not ours. heh.

[OldFatGuy]

I can't believe slugging Lyle Overbay would hit a cold spot. I hear he's better than Adam Dunn.

Adam Dunn is a terrible player though

when he is starting for 4% of all the teams in fantasy baseball, it might be best to leave him alone.

That's because Overbay loves baseball and Adam Dunn hates baseball. The same guy who told me this told me they really "dodged a bullet" when Gil Meche chose not to sign with Toronto, because he doesn't want to win.

I know it was a longshot. That's what I'm trying to catch, is just a temporary boost. I've got several guys hurt that aren't playing, and when the Lastings Milledge pick went down the tubes, I've been just trying to find a temporary spark for the spot. I think I'll be OK when Delgado plays again, Milton Bradley plays regularly again (he did play the last two games), and my final OF pick settles.

Till then, I've gotta find someone, and I don't want to trade any of my pitching, so it's no choice but trying to find a free agent. And free agents are slim pickins right now.

So, I figure if I could just catch a guy that's hot, get me through a week or two until my regulars start producing, it's worth a shot to try out a few.

And so far, everytime, EVERYTIME, I put someone on my team, as soon as he gets there, SLUMP. It's not like 2 out of 3, or 3 out of 4, IT'S EVERYDAMMED TIME. It's bordering on the absurd, it seems so friggen out there.

Not giving up though. I just dropped Overbay, picked up a spot starter for today's game, then will look to catch another FA for tomorrow.

And in fairness, I will post his before and after too. After all, it CAN'T POSSIBLY keep happening.









Can it????

EDIT: Oh, forgot to mention. The pitcher I picked up for today is Todd Wellermyer (spelling???) of the Cards. I'm hoping my jinx continues and he sucks too (although the jinx seems to only apply to hitters. I picked another pitcher up off free agency, and he was soon made a closer and has picked up like 4 or 5 saves for me). But the Nats only hope of ever winning a, you know, baseball game, might be for my jinx to work. I figure it's a no lose situation. I'll either get a guaranteed Win and some strikeouts (cause he is pitching against the, well, the NATS), or my jinx will work and the Nats will win tonight. It's foolproof! ! !

[HoustonGM]

OFG, a couple of suggestions.

Drop Emilio Bonifacio. His hot streak is done. It lasted the first 5 games of the season. Since then, he's been utterly putrid - .159/.205/.174, 4 walks to 22 strikeouts. Now, he's not THAT bad, but he's not a good player at this point. The only area where he's likely to help is stolen bases...which leads me to my pick-up suggestions.

There are a couple of enticing options on the market that can help in SB while not being the drag on the other categories like Bonifacio is. Dexter Fowler is one option. Chone Figgins another.

If you want to ride a hot hand, I'd try to grab Jason Kubel or Andruw Jones (yes, i'm completely serious. I grabbed him in another league and would in our league if I wasn't full with outfielders as is).

I would also suggest dropping Matt Thornton. He's not likely to get saves and middle relievers that aren't striking out a TON of batters and providing excellent ratios (such as Carlos Marmol did in 2007/2008) generally aren't worth using in fantasy leagues that don't have Holds as a category.

[OldFatGuy]

Guess this should've been in the roto thread, but I'll make this my last post on the subject here. Sorry about mixing the threads.

Jason Kubel is EXACTLY who I was looking at when I picked Overbay. It was between Kubel and Overbay, and, to tell the truth, I flipped a coin.

After Wellemyer's start, I'm going to give Kubel a try for a week, it he's still there. And we can all watch Jason Kubel have the worst week of his season so far too, since that's what's happened in the past.

And has anyone heard anymore on Delgado?? I heard he got a cortisone shot in his hip, but I haven't heard when he might be playing regularly again.

[HoustonGM]

At least Adrian Gonzalez is on fire.

[200tang]

At least Adrian Gonzalez is on fire.

The Padres should trade him. He's 26, a lefty, and only making $4M till the end of next year and is one of the most tradeable players. Everyone already knows what he can do in PETCO, I think SD could reap a nice amount of good prospects in return.