Fantasy Baseball: Tuesday News and Notes

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Tuesday Notes

• As bad as Oakland has been offensively, they are worse against Josh Beckett. Beckett has owned nearly every regular with a track record against him. The only exception is Matt Holliday, as he checks in at 6-for-14 against Beckett with a home run. Otherwise, avoid this situation.
• Nothing pretty about the Minnesota numbers against C.C. Sabathia. From top to bottom, the lineup has struggled dramatically against the starter for New York. Look to avoid as many as you can, including your regular stars. Justin Morneau is only 6-for-36, and Michael Cuddyer is 10-for-49. No good news here.
• Surprising to see that Hanley Ramirez is only 1-for-10 against Barry Zito. Ramirez is expected to be able to start today, but if owners were looking to hold him out one more, this would not be a bad call based on the numbers. Cody Ross remains a strong play with his recent power numbers.
• Justin Verlander has been pitching well, and historically is strong against the Royals. Outside of an 8-for-20 of Billy Butler, look to avoid most Royals that you would be keeping in lineups otherwise. David DeJesus, Mark Teahan, and Jose Guillen have some rough numbers.
• Both Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez have been strong against the Braves starter tonight, Javier Vazquez. Reaching beyond these two is going to be tough, as many of the Cubs regulars are below .200 against Vazquez. Factor in his 3.15 road ERA and .233 BAA away from home, and the Cubs could be in for a long night.
• While Mark Buehrle has been strong of late, the Indians have some good power numbers against him. The team has hit 12 home runs in 270 at-bats, good for about one a game. With Jhonny Peralta and Victor Martinez, the numbers warrant keeping them started. Ryan Garko is a solid play in this one, as he is 11-for-22. Travis Hafner and Grady Sizemore, though, are both hovering very close to .200 against the White Sox starter.
• While Lyle Overbay has struggled over the last week, he is a .304 hitter with two home runs against James Shields. Kevin Millar has also had decent success. Otherwise, Shields has performed very well against the Blue Jays. Keep him active and avoid most of the Toronto lineup in this one.
• Just when owners started to rely on Kevin Correia, he blew up to allow six runs in his last outing against Houston. This one, though, has some better numbers. Against Arizona, Correia has been strong. While you will want to keep Mark Reynolds in the lineup with his .313 average, your other Diamondbacks have struggled. No other decent starts available here.
• With David Eckstein on the DL, the only Padres starter to grab outside of Adrian Gonzalez is Chase Headley. Headley is 5-for-15 against Arizona starter Doug Davis. With the Padres offense only getting worse with the trade of Scott Hairston, there are even fewer reasons to go digging in this cesspool.
• Spot Starts: Correia, Jordan Zimmermann, and Davis

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