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 2008 Sample Article: The Manager Report - June 16-22
 Posted: 6/14/08
By Jim Coventry
Staff Writer, FantasyGuru.com

Before reading the charts, here is the condensed version of the report:

 

Best hitting situations for this week (teams with 7 games in BOLD):

Be sure to get your Rockies, White Sox, Mets, Red Sox, Phillies, and Braves hitters in your lineups.

You might want to avoid using your marginal Padres and Tigers.

Interleague play will last for the entire week. Be sure to see below for lineup ramifications!

Weekly ballpark factor for hitters:


Notes: The lower the number (1 being best, 30 is worst) the better for hitters. Since an average is used, the numbers will not be an exact 1-30. The best rating in any category is a 1.

Any time the Nationals and their opponents have games in Washington, the ranking for those games will be 15-15-15, since there have been few games played in their new park. This rating is just to have a numerical set for all games and will not likely be a forecast of the stadium.


Weekly hitter chart:


Weekly ballpark factor for hitters: This is my own invention in that I will provide you with- a three-column chart to help you see that ballparks are sometimes tricky to figure out. For example, if the Giants had a week at their home park, you would see that the ballpark is below average at giving up runs, dead last in allowing HRs, but it gives up the 7th most hits in the majors, so a player like Randy Winn is a solid play, but a power hitter would not be such a good play, unless your slugger is a HR machine.


Bold indicates team playing 7 games this week.

Team

Runs scored

HRs

BA

Rockies

1

1

1

White Sox

8

5

11.5

Mets

9.5

10

6

Red Sox

7

11.5

9.5

Phillies

9

5

17

Braves

9.5

10.5

11

Diamondbacks

9.5

12.5

9.5

Athletics

9

10.5

12.5

Pirates

10.5

14.5

7.5

Indians

14

7

14

Reds

13

6.5

17

Angels

13.5

12

14

Dodgers

14.5

8

17.5

Cubs

12.5

12

16.5

Rangers

9

11

22.5

Cardinals

13

22

10

Blue Jays

12.5

19

14.5

Brewers

12

11

24

Orioles

16

11.5

20

Nationals

15

18

16

Astros

18.5

14

18

Twins

15

21

15

Giants

16.5

29

6.5

Rays

17

16

20

Royals

15.5

27

12

Yankees

24

10

26

Mariners

22.5

17

24

Marlins

21.5

18.5

25

Padres

27

19.5

28

Tigers

26.5

29.5

18.5


Double start breakdown

Notes:

The projections of which pitchers have double starts are always subject to change due to injury, manager decision, or weather. 
The order of this list is based on ballpark, opposing offense, and opposing SP. 
The order also reflects the best chance (top of the list) of posting strong numbers in all categories.
 

Pitchers are listed in groupings based on fantasy relevance:

Pitcher

1st start

2nd start

B. Webb (Ari.)

Vs. Oak. (Duchscherer)

@ Min. (Blackburn)

T. Lincecum (SF)

Vs. Det. (Verlander)

@ KC (Davies)

C. Hamels (Phi.)

Vs. Bos. (Colon)

Vs. LAA (Saunders)

R. Dempster (Chi C.)

@ TB (Kazmir)

Vs. Chi W (Vazquez)

S. Kazmir (TB)

Vs. Chi C (Dempster)

Vs. Hou. (Backe)

J. Vazquez (Chi W)

Vs. Pit. (Snell)

@ Chi C (Dempster)

LEVEL DROP

******

******

J. Verlander (Det.)

@ SF (Lincecum)

@ SD (Maddux)

D. McGowan (Tor.)

@ Mil. (Parra)

@ Pit. (Snell)

T. Hudson (Atl.)

@ Tex. (Padilla)

Vs. Sea. (Silva)

J. Duchscherer (Oak.)

@ Ari (Webb)

Vs. Fla. (Miller)

B. Colon (Bos.)

@ Phi. (Hamels)

Vs. Stl. (Looper)

LEVEL DROP

******

******

B. Looper (Stl.)

Vs. KC (Davies)

@ Bos. (Colon)

R. Wolf (SD)

@ NYY (Rasner)

Vs. Det. (Rogers)

C. Billingsley (LAD)

@ Cin. (Cueto)

Vs. Cle. (Byrd)

J. Weaver (LAA)

Vs. NYM (Pelfrey)

@ Phi. (Moyer)

LEVEL DROP

******

******

K. Rogers (Det.)

@ SF (Sanchez)

@ SD (Wolf)

D. Rasner (NYY)

Vs. SD (Wolf)

Vs. Cin. (Cueto)

J. Lannan (Was.)

@ Min. (Blackburn)

Vs. Tex. (Padilla)

A. Miller (Fla.)

@ Sea. (Silva)

@ Oak. (Duchscherer)

M. Parra (Mil.)

Vs. Tor. (McGowan)

Vs. Bal. (Olson)

G. Olson (Bal.)

Vs. Hou. (Backe)

@ Mil. (Parra)

G. Reynolds (Col.)

Vs. Cle. (Byrd)

Vs. NYM (Pelfrey)

P. Byrd (Cle.)

@ Col. (Reynolds)

@ LAD (Billingsley)

C. Silva (Sea.)

Vs. Fla. (Miller)

@ Atl. (Hudson)

V. Padilla (Tex.)

Vs. Atl. (Hudson)

@ Was. (Lannan)

N. Blackburn (Min.)

Vs. Was. (Lannan)

Vs. Ari. (Webb)

K. Davies (KC)

@ Stl. (Looper)

Vs. SF (Lincecum)

I. Snell (Pit.)

@ Chi W (Vazquez)