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Three months into the season, and all owners can count on is that there are going to be changes at the top of the leader board from month to month. The stars are always going to be your stars, but adjusting and adapting based on what is happening in the course of a given period is what separates playoff teams.
Micromanaging a roster may seem like a pain, especially when you work with multiple teams and leagues. Leagues without limits are classic targets for making changes on a regular basis. Every team is week, and upgrading a position through trade is not always an easy task.
June showed many managers that there are more waiver-wire heroes out there than people may think. Let us take a look at a couple comparisons to prove the point. All numbers are from the last 30 days.
Starting it off:
Player A: .302 AVG, 8HR, 25 RBI, 15 runs, 50 percent owned
Player B: .255 AVG, 5HR, 22 RBI, 12 runs, 100 percent owned
Player B is Jason Bay. Player A, though, is Juan Rivera of the Angels. Rivera out produced Bay in every category this month and is still available to most owners right now.
His production is not going to be at this level for an entire season, but it is not unreasonable to assume that he could hit .285 the rest of the season. Especially where the Angels could look to make a move in the outfield, Rivera provides power flexibility.
With the rash of injuries in the outfield, especially in New York, owners looking to boost power production could do much worse than Rivera. In fact, for this period, Rivera drove in more runs than anyone in baseball.
Moving on, how about:
Player A: .296 AVG, 7HR, 17 RBI, 17 runs, 1 SB, 100 percent owned
Player B: .309 AVG, 6HR, 18 RBI, 13 runs, 1 SB, 35 percent owned
Player A in this case is Jayson Werth, while Player B is Cody Ross. The numbers here are decidedly close.
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