Bleacher Report Fantasy League: Week One in the Books!

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Finally, here are my tips and pickups of the week.

First, do not panic or overreact. It is week one. Don't go dropping your top picks for Emilio, Swisher, or Lind. While they are solid picks, you do not need to become the type of manager who picks up the flavor of the week.

This is not fantasy football. The season is not 16 weeks and 16 games long. You have to think of the 162-game season. Fantasy baseball is all about potential and taking a hot player for a cold player, but stars are still stars. Every roster has a few players cut worthy.

Scan the wire and see if there are players who you think will do better over the year, week, or day, for your team. Think of this as the VORP for fantasy sports. VORP stands for value over replacement player. If a player on the waiver is better than your player on your team, pick him up.

If you have a rookie he will make mistakes and have bad games, but there is untapped potential. Winning teams exploit untapped potential and proven vets to create a solid team all around.

Five Players you should target this week:

Emilio Bonaficio (FLA 2B,3B)- if you do not know this name by now, then why are you playing fantasy baseball? He started the year off with an inside the park home run. He is not a power threat and is a bit sloppy at third base so if your league has errors as a stat he may not be what you want.

But he has the 2B eligibility that many crave and can run like the wind. I forecast three home runs, .270 average, 45 SB's.

Nick Swisher (NYY-1B,OF)- He is a utility player for the Bronx Bombers, but he is a hot bat. The Yankees bailout investment at 1B will logjam Swisher, but with four positions he can play he will be finding at bats. Not a regular starter but if you have Tex you may want him to cover for the next two games.

Also, he tried his hand at pitching today throwing one inning of scoreless relief with a K. While that won't count sadly to your team, it shows the Yanks will use him anywhere. He should get at bats through the end of the week which is what you play, week to week, in head to head leagues.

Adam Lind (TOR-OF)- The hot hitter for the Jays is finally up in the bigs and looks like he is staying for good. With plenty of power potential he should find a spot on any team. If he is there grab him if you need the power or another outfielder.

Kyle Davies- (KC-SP)- I targeted Zach Grienke in most of my league drafts this year, but KC has a great pitcher in Davies as well. He has nasty stuff and can get you the K's you need. He will struggle from time to time but he can be a quality pitcher in the AL. Take him if you need a spot starter or have an extra spot.

Oakland Athletics Pitchers- This team is sending out great relievers and great starters. But no one has heard of any of them. Take a look at the team depth chart. Players you should look at: Trevor Cahill, Santiago Casilla, Michael Wuertz, Dallas Braden, and Brett Anderson.

The Athletics are stacked it seems in the pitching department. They have plenty of arms ready to pitch and some on the DL. Take notice and keep an eye on them.

This concludes week one of the season! keep checking in every week for more updates on the league and tips from yours truly, the Pothead Penguins. Thanks and good luck in your leagues! (Unless you are in the Bleacher Report League in which case good luck on taking second.)

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