Fantasy Baseball, Week 4, Windows are Open
Spring is here. The windows are
finally open today. Hope reigns. All my teams can win their
leagues. “So, tell me more about what is happening in the fantasy
leagues?,” you ask with baited breathe.
The Ottoneu team has been pitching
dominated. Ryu and Hudson have been top 100 pitchers, two of three
weeks. Tanaka, Liriano and Pineda have also had their moments. The
team gets ranked first after the pitchers pitch, then sinks a few
positions as other teams pitch more innings. Hitters have to do
better if the team will contend. MI is a weakness to date.
Outfielders haven't yet put up huge numbers, but they seem solid
enough.
The CBS team has been power oriented
led by Pujols and Stanton. It is so refreshing to have power! At
times the team has had 12 HR more than any other team. While
impossible to maintain this pace, it is equally hard to catch up when
you don't have the power. Do I trade Anthony Rizzo for B. Hamilton
or for Tanaka or for Strasburg? Dealing from strength, that is the
kind of trade I would consider. Pitching has not arrived yet, but
pitching is so fickle anyway.
The Yahoo team led by Chris Sale, Michael Wacha and
Albert Pujols has been bouncing in and out of the top spot. SBs are
slow to arrive, even with Billy Hamilton. A bad average so far, too,
even with Joey Votto. Batting average is another fickle
category. No complaints. A strong, balanced team.
How the teams have been doing. Who
is responsibility for the success. You want numbers, you say.
Following is the data for the three weeks played.
| Week | Rank | Points cum |
Pts behind | Pts/G cum |
Rk | Pts/IP cum |
Rk |
| 2013 Final |
4
|
17452.6
|
1280.7
|
4.81
|
9
|
5.53
|
1
|
| Week 1 |
8
|
626.8
|
318.6
|
3.37
|
9
|
5.4
|
4
|
| Week2 |
4
|
1464
|
154.9
|
3.95
|
12
|
6.21
|
1
|
| Week 3 |
4
|
2150.3
|
104.1
|
4.35
|
9
|
5.86
|
2
|
Players with 50+ points, by week, Ottoneu:
| Hitter | Week |
Pts
|
R
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
AVG
|
| Albert Pujols | 2 |
57
|
4
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
0.280
|
| Albert Pujols* | 3 |
66
|
5
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0.360
|
| Cespedes | 3 |
52
|
5
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0.292
|
| Pitcher | Week |
Pts
|
W
|
SV
|
K
|
ERA
|
WHIP
|
| Ryu | 1 |
77
|
1
|
14
|
3.86
|
1.43
|
|
| Liriano | 1 |
61
|
14
|
3
|
1.33
|
||
| Tim Hudson | 1 |
60
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
0.43
|
|
| Yu Darvish | 2 |
72
|
9
|
0.00
|
0.25
|
||
| Tim Hudaon* | 2 |
71
|
1
|
9
|
3.52
|
0.77
|
|
| Ryu* | 2 |
60
|
1
|
8
|
0.00
|
0.43
|
|
| Tanaka | 3 |
71
|
1
|
10
|
0.00
|
0.38
|
| Week | Rank | Points | Pts behind |
| 2013 Final |
9
|
57
|
41
|
| Week 1 |
10
|
31.5
|
44
|
| Week 2 |
10
|
59.5
|
26.5
|
| Week 3 |
6
|
65
|
15.5
|
Top 100 Players, CBS:
| Hitter | Week |
Rank
|
R
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
AVG
|
| Giancarlo Stanton | 1 |
10
|
7
|
2
|
12
|
2
|
0.345
|
| Justin Upton | 2 |
2
|
8
|
4
|
8
|
0
|
0.591
|
| Rizzo | 2 |
73
|
7
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
0.391
|
| Pujols | 2 |
84
|
4
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
0.280
|
| Pujols* | 3 |
30
|
5 | 3 |
7
|
0
|
0.360
|
| Stanton | 3 |
31
|
6 | 2 |
10
|
0
|
0.333
|
| Pitcher | Week |
Rank
|
W
|
SV
|
K
|
ERA
|
WHIP
|
| Archer | 1 |
64
|
1
|
7
|
3
|
1.00
|
|
| Santos | 2 |
65
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Homer Bailey | 3 |
86
|
1
|
17
|
4.09
|
1.55
|
| Week | Rank | Points | Pts behind |
| 2013 Final |
2
|
88.5
|
12.5
|
| Week 1 |
3
|
79
|
9
|
| Week2 |
4
|
80.5
|
12
|
| Week 3 |
2
|
82.5
|
3
|
Top 100 Players, Yahoo:
| Hitter | Week |
Rk
|
R
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
AVG
|
| Mark Trumbo | 1 |
1
|
7
|
5
|
13
|
0
|
0.314
|
| Brad Miller | 1 |
83
|
4
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
0.250
|
| Carlos Beltran | 2 |
5
|
7
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
0.423
|
| Albert Pujols | 2 |
42
|
4
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
0.280
|
| Matt Carpenter | 2 |
51
|
5
|
0
|
7
|
1
|
0.304
|
| Albert Pujols* | 3 |
4
|
5
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0.360
|
| Votto | 3 |
8
|
5
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
0.429
|
| Myers | 3 |
37
|
4
|
2
|
7
|
0
|
0.261
|
| B. Hamilton | 3 |
40
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
0.318
|
| Pitcher | Week |
Rk
|
W
|
SV
|
K
|
ERA
|
WHIP
|
| Chris Sale | 1 |
11
|
2
|
14
|
1.76
|
0.72
|
|
| Trevor Rosenthal | 1 |
42
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Tommy Hunter | 1 |
60
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0.5
|
|
| Michael Wacha* | 1 |
85
|
7
|
0
|
0.6
|
||
| Ryu* | 3 |
70
|
1
|
3
|
0.00
|
0.71
|
|
| Chris Sale | 3 |
89
|
1
|
10
|
1.29
|
0.57
|
Looks like I lost week 2 Yahoo pitching. Ryu, Wacha and Ventura seem to have had top 100 weeks.
*ranked in top 100 two weeks in a row
*ranked in top 100 two weeks in a row
posted by David Rasmussen at 12:46 PM
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