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An impressively rough weekend when it comes to injuries and DL stints across baseball. Unfortunately, that has to lead off the notes...

MLB Fantasy Baseball: Monday News and Notes

by Collin Hager - The Roundtable (Senior Writer)

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August 11, 2008


An impressively rough weekend when it comes to injuries and DL stints across baseball. Unfortunately, that has to lead off the notes. Playoff positions are being fought for in both the majors and in fantasy, so staying on top of this information can only help your cause in the final three weeks of the season.  
Let's get right to it.
 
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    How can Pauley go Tuesday after he pitched seven innings on Saturday? Not happening.

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    Why no mention of Zach Miner? He's starting for Detroit at home against AJ Burnett and the Blue Jays. Blackburn wasn't available and I went with Zach Miner over the other 3 you mentioned towards the end for a spot start - Gio Gonzalez, Jon Garland, and Clayton Kershaw.

    Mind you this is a 14-team league that allows 7 adds/(drops) a week and Zach Miner is the hot hand having won 3 of his past 4. I also get penalized if I get a loss - with that said, I have confidence in Zach Miner at home against his equally 'on-fire' counterpart AJ Burnett who's won his past 4 games, even though he gave up 4 ER in each of the past 2, can you say run support?

    That run support should be hard to get off of Zach Miner. Was he not mentioned cause he wasn't available in the league you looked at for spot starts?

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      The Tuesday pieces are an early call, just judging from base ideas on players, who they're facing, and a higher-level look at statistics.

      We decided against Miner more because of the matchups the other pitchers had. The Phillies have struggled on the road and against lefties for the better part of the season. Kershaw is coming off a solid road outing and has found himself in good position to record at least peripheral stats in his last several outings.

      We normally don't recommend Jon Garland, but the matchup with Seattle (a poor hitting team to say the least) going against a pitcher that can't get me out let alone a major league hitter, seemed like a strong play.

      As far as Gonzalez, the blog here has been pumping him up for a while, and it's as much an awareness piece as anything else. Gonzalez has tremendous value in keeper leagues, and remains available across many formats.

      You make good points on Miner, especially against a weak-hitting Blue Jays lineup. I don't trust AJ Burnett as far as I can throw him, and we've been hesitant to look at many pitchers in Detroit beyond Galarraga. Expect to see some thoughts on him in today's notes though.

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      Nice response Roundtable, once I get into the swing of things, I expect to contribute to the fantasy baseball thread as well. I currently have 4 teams in 1st out of my 7. The other 3 are in 2nd (by a hair), 3rd, and 4th (14-team league) respectively. So I figure people might care at least a lil' what I have to say. Keep it coming, like the articles.

      ~Peace.

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