2014 Fantasy Baseball: The Daily Fix – July 9th, 2014
Welcome back to another edition of the daily fix. As we approach the all-star break we come to realize that most of the players are who they are at this point. Sometimes you have some matchups that you are just dying to take advantage of. Yu Darvish has had seven starts against the Houston Astros in three seasons. In seven starts, he has hurled 51 innings (more than seven innings a start) with a 72/15 strikeout to walk ratio.
What is more mind-blowing is that he has allowed only 23 hits in the same time span. It is a miracle that his ERA is even as high as 2.29 against the Astros. Furthermore, the Astros have been striking out a ton lately. This seems like the perfect opportunity to get him in. The problem is that he is the most expensive player on the board. So, the primary strategy is to save enough money to fit Darvish in.
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Salary |
Opposing SP |
Comments |
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C |
4599 |
He has been much better since coming back from his demotion. |
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1B |
4350 |
This is a tough matchup, but it’s a good price point for him. |
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2B |
4894 |
He has been heating up lately and McCarthy is making his AL debut. |
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3B |
4899 |
Brandon McCarthy |
He is one of the best .200 hitters in the business. |
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SS |
4868 |
Again, we are trying to save some money to afford Darvish. |
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OF |
5550 |
Pence is solid and he should know Hammel well. |
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OF |
5506 |
Gordon has long been one of the underrated guys in the league. |
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OF |
4978 |
He’s starting to heat up. He is always better than his numbers |
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U |
6990 |
He is one of the best young players in baseball right now. |
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SP |
25638 |
Houston Astros |
Look at the numbers above. It is hard to dominate a team like he has here. |
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SP |
15554 |
The Rays are a bad offensive team and he is a good young pitcher. |
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SP |
11188 |
It’s a shaky matchup, but we had to get in under 12,000. |
As we always do, we offer reasonable alternatives at every position. Sometimes, players take days off and sometimes it rains. One time this year, I started a guy that had been sent down to the minors. These things happen. Draftstreet allows you to change your lineups almost up to game time, so here are some alternatives at each position in case the unexpected happens.
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Salary |
Opposing SP |
Comments |
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C |
4929 |
Dillon Gee |
He is off to a pretty good start in short time. |
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1B |
5574 |
He is having a brilliant season even with the missed time. |
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2B |
3718 |
Keuchel has been struggling lately, so this is a hunch. |
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3B |
3998 |
Dillon Gee |
We are talking cheap here. |
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SS |
4024 |
Josh Tomlin |
For the money, he’s pretty darn good. |
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OF |
5498 |
Yu Darvish |
He has 18 home runs and he spent most of April in OKC. |
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OF |
5858 |
Josh Tomlin |
He might be the most underrated left fielder in the game. |
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SP |
14222 |
He might be the unsung hero of the Nationals’ rotation. |
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SP |
16505 |
He is having one of those Roy Hobbs kind of seasons. |
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