Friday, April 5, 2013

Fantasy Today: April 5, 2013

FANTASY BASEBALL

THURSDAY’S BEST

HITTERS

1st Star: C J.P. Arencibia TOR – 13 points (3-4, 2 HR (2), 2 RBI (2), 2 R)
2nd Star: RF Chris Davis BAL – 12 points (2-3, HR (3), 4 RBI (11), 2B, R, HP)
3rd Star: LF Josh Reddick OAK – 12 points (2-3, HR (1), 4 RBI (4), 2B, 2 R)

NOTABLES

3-RBI games: Davis BAL/Reddick OAK (4), LF Jose Bautista TOR (3 RBI, 9 pts, 1-4, HR, R, BB), RF Jayson Werth WSH (3 RBI, 9 pts, 2-4, HR, 2 R, K), 1B Edwin Encarnacion TOR (3 RBI, 8 pts, 1-4, R, BB, K)
4-hit games: 2B Gordon Beckham CHW (4 pts – 4-4, 4 1B)
3-run games: SS Jose Reyes TOR (8 pts – 1-3, 3 R, 2 BB, SB)

PITCHERS

1st Star: SP Cliff Lee PHL – 38 points (8 innings of 2-hit baseball, 8 K, W (1-0))
2nd Star: SP Travis Wood CHC – 27 points (6 innings of 1-hit baseball, 2 BB, 4 K, W (1-0))
3rd Star: SP Jeremy Guthrie KCY – 25 points (6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, W (1-0))

NOTABLES

Top closer performances: RP Jonathan Papelbon PHL/RP Casey Janssen TOR – 13 points (2 K in perfect inning, SV (1))
Worst start: SP Brett Myers CLE – minus-19 points (5 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, L (0-1))

SERIES LEADERS (Sunday-Thursday)

HITTERS

RF Chris Davis BAL at TBY (34 pts – .636/.692/1.727, 7-11, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 3 2B, 4 R, BB, K)
LF Michael Morse SEA at OAK (22 pts - .375/.412/1.125, 6-16, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 5 K)
C John Buck NYM vs SDG (21 pts - .500/.538/1.000, 6-12, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, BB, K)

PITCHERS

SP Yu Darvish TEX at HOU (47 pts – 8.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 14 K, W)
SP Clayton Kershaw LAD vs SFO (44 pts – CG ShO, 4 H, 0 BB, 7 K, W)
SP Cliff Lee PHL at ATL (38 pts – 8 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, W)
SP Jeff Samardzija CHC at PIT (38 pts – 8 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 9 K, W)

MLB.com: BEAT THE STREAK

Pick a player (or two) to get a hit. Repeat. See if you can outlast Joltin’ Joe.

Current Streak: 0

YESTERDAY’S PICKS

1B Joey Votto CIN (0-for-3), SS Jose Reyes TOR (1-for-3)
Season: Picks - 0 for 3 (.000), Batting (3-for-22, .136 AVG)

TODAY’S PICKS

RF Carlos Gonzalez COL vs. SP Jason Marquis SDG (3-for-6 in last 5 years)
CF Mike Trout LAA vs. SP Derek Holland TEX (5-for-14 in last 5 years)

ESPN.com BASEBALL CHALLENGE

Pick the best team you can with a $50 million salary cap, signing and releasing players who may be worth more or less based on their performance.

WEEKLY GAME UPDATE

Week 1: March 31-April 8
Slot
Player
Salary (in M)
Pts (thru Thu)
Next Series (4/5-4/7)
C
Yadier Molina STL
$4.9
16
at SFO (Zito, Vogelsong, Cain)
1B
Albert Pujols LAA
$5.3
7
at TEX (Holland, Harrison, Darvish)
2B
Rickie Weeks MIL
$4.5
19
vs ARZ (Miley, Corbin, Kennedy)
3B
Ryan Zimmerman WSH
$4.9
12
at CIN (Bailey, Leake, Cueto)
SS
Erick Aybar LAA
$4.6
8
at TEX (Holland, Harrison, Darvish)
LF
Jonny Gomes BOS
$3.5
6
at TOR (Johnson, Happ, Dickey)
CF
Andrew McCutchen PIT
$5.3
14
at LAD (Greinke, Kershaw, Ryu)
RF
Michael Cuddyer COL
$4.2
12
vs SDG (Marquis, Ross, Volquez)
DH
Billy Butler KCY
$4.9
3
at PHL (Kendrick, Lannon, Hamels)
PS
Washington Nationals
$7.9
88
at CIN (Bailey, Leake, Cueto)
TOTAL

$50.0
185
Percentile: 97.5%, Rank: 2,114

FanGraphs.com: THE GAME

Value picks for today’s games. Performance is based on the WAR (Wins Above Replacement) statistic.

YESTERDAY’S PICKS

C: John Buck NYM ($6) – 2-4, HR, RBI, K
1B: Gaby Sanchez PIT ($5) – 1-3, RBI, BB, K
2B: Danny Espinosa WSH ($6) – 0-4, 2 K
SS: Alcides Escobar KCY ($6) – 0-4, K
3B: Manny Machado BAL ($6) – 0-5, 2 K
OF: Vernon Wells NYY ($5 – auto-pick) – 0-4, K
SP: Wade LeBlanc MIA ($5 – auto-pick) – 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, L
RP: Steve Delabar TOR ($5 – auto-pick) – 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, W

SEASON-TO-DATE

G
H
R
3
13
6
1
2
4
0
15.4 %
7.7 %
.818
.556
.545
.615
1.364
.788
461
4.8
0.1
0.6
28.9
3
11
4
2
2
2
0
0.0 %
27.3 %
.545
.333
.364
.364
.909
.555
291
2.1
0.2
0.3
12.4
3
15
3
0
2
1
0
13.3 %
33.3 %
.154
.375
.231
.333
.385
.319
118
0.3
0.0
0.1
4.9
2
5
1
0
0
0
0
0.0 %
40.0 %
.000
.333
.200
.200
.200
.176
13
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-2.9
3
13
1
0
0
2
0
23.1 %
23.1 %
.000
.143
.100
.308
.100
.222
48
-0.7
-0.2
-0.1
-5.1
3
12
1
0
0
0
0
16.7 %
33.3 %
.000
.167
.100
.250
.100
.141
-12
-1.4
0.0
-0.1
-6.1
3
13
1
1
1
1
0
0.0 %
30.8 %
.231
.000
.077
.077
.308
.167
7
-1.2
-0.1
-0.1
-6.1

FANTASY HOCKEY

THURSDAY’S BEST

FORWARDS

1st Star: RW Michael Ryder MTL – 14 points (2 G (15), A (16), 3 PTS (31), +1, PPG, GWG)
2nd Star: RW Justin Williams LAK – 12 points (2 G (10), 2 PTS (27), +2, GWG)
3rd Star: RW Martin St. Louis TBY – 11 points (G (9), 2 A (37), 3 PTS (46), +3)

DEFENSEMEN

1st Star: D Matt Carle TBY – 14 points (2 A (12), 2 PTS (15), +3)
2nd Star: D Erik Gustafsson PHL – 14 points (2 A (4), 2 PTS (5), +3)
3rd Star: D P.K. Subban MTL – 12.5 points (2 A (20), 2 PTS (30), +2, PPA)
Honorable mention: D Jason Garrison VAN – 12.5 points (2 A (5), 2 PTS (10), +2, PPA)

GOALTENDERS

1st Star: G Ben Bishop TBY – 18 points (45-save shutout (2), W (9-5) in Lightning debut)
2nd Star: G Tuukka Rask BOS – 17 points (40-save shutout (3), W (16-5))
3rd Star: G Cory Schneider VAN – 13.6 points (23-save shutout (4), W (13-7))
Honorable mention: G Jonathan Bernier LAK – 13.6 points (23-save shutout (1), W (9-2))

NOTABLES

  • Multi-goal games: Ryder MTL/Williams LAK (2), RW Adam Cracknell STL (2 goals, 9 pts, +1)
  • Power Play goals: Ryder MTL (1), D Kevin Bieksa VAN (1 PPG, 9 pts, 1-0-1, +1), RW Brian Gionta MTL (1 PPG, 7.5 pts, 1-1-2), D James Wisniewski CLB (1 PPG, 5 pts, 1-0-1), RW Daniel Cleary DET (1 PPG, 4 pts, 1-0-1, -1), LW Valtteri Filppula DET (1 PPG, 3 pts, 1-0-1, -2)
  • Fight of the Night: LW Evander Kane WPG vs. D Alexei Emelin MTL (5.0*)
  • Other bouts:
    •  D Jay Rosehill PHL vs. RW Colton Orr TOR (4.2*) 
    • D Roman Polak STL vs. LW Viktor Stalberg CHI (4.0*)
* - Ratings provided by DropYourGloves.com

ESPN.com HOCKEY CHALLENGE

Pick the best team you can with a $100 million salary cap, signing and releasing players who may be worth more or less based on their performance.

WEEKLY GAME UPDATE

Week 11: April 1-April 7
Slot
Player
Salary (in M)
Pts (thru Thu)
Remaining Games (4/5-4/7)
G
Jacob Markstrom FLA
$10.5
2
vs WSH (Sat), vs OTT (Sun)
G
Pekka Rinne NSH
$11.5
2
vs CHI (Sat), at CHI (Sun)
D
Keith Yandle PHX
$7.2
4
vs COL (Sat)
D
Sergei Gonchar OTT
$6.9
0
at BUF (Fri), at FLA (Sun)
D
Duncan Keith CHI
$6.5
0
at NSH (Sat), vs NSH (Sun)
D
Tobias Enstrom WPG
$7.4
0
vs PHL (Sat)
F
John Tavares NYI
$8.4
3
vs TBY (Sat)
F
Patrick Kane CHI
$7.7
2
at NSH (Sat), vs NSH (Sun)
F
Steven Stamkos TBY
$9.0
2
at NYI (Sat), at WSH (Sun)
F
Matt Duchene COL
$7.1
2
vs DET (Fri), at PHX (Sat)
F
Zach Parise MIN
$8.2
1
at CLB (Sun)
F
Sidney Crosby PIT*
$9.5
0
vs NYR (Fri)
TOTAL

$99.9
18
(Season: 368)
Season:
Percentile: 77.4%, Rank: 13,873
* - Injured

StatMan’s PICKS TO CLICK

Pick one forward, one defenseman, and one goaltender each day, not picking the same player more than once in the same calendar month.  Their fantasy performance

YESTERDAY’S PICKS

F: Jaromir Jagr BOS vs NJD (7 pts – 1-0-1, +1, GWG)
D: Niklas Kronwall DET at PHX (minus-5 pts – -2 +/-, 2 PIM)
G: Ben Bishop TBY at CAR (18 pts – 45-save shutout win)
PERFECT: 46 pts (F Michael Ryder MTL (14 pts), D Carle TBY/Gustafsson PHL (12), G Ben Bishop TBY (18))
SCORE: 20 pts

WEEK-TO-DATE: Week 11

FORWARDS: 23.5 points – 5 GP, 3-4-7, E +/-, 0 PIM, PPG, PPA, GWG
  • C Jamie Benn DAL (3/31 – 4 pts)
  • LW Zach Parise MIN (4/1 – minus-2 pts)
  • RW Shane Doan PHX (4/2 – minus-1 pt)
  • LW Taylor Hall EDM (4/3 – 15.5 pts)
  • RW Jaromir Jagr BOS (4/4 – 7 pts)

DEFENSEMEN: 10 points – 5 GP, 1-2-3, +1, 8 PIM, 2 PPA
  • D Mike Green WSH (3/31 – 3 pts)
  • D P.K. Subban MTL (4/1 – 4.5 pts)
  • D Shea Weber NSH (4/2 – 6.5 pts)
  • D Francois Beauchemin ANA (4/3 – 2 pts)
  • D Niklas Kronwall DET (4/4 – minus-5 pts)

GOALTENDERS: 42.8 points – 5 GP, 4-1, 2 ShO, 1.79 GAA, .944 SvPCT, 1-0 in shootouts
  • G Anton Khudobin BOS (3/31 – 14.2 pts)
  • G Corey Crawford CHI (4/1 – 7.6 pts)
  • G Tomas Vokoun PIT (4/2 – minus-4.2 pts)
  • G Antti Niemi SJS (4/3 – 7.2 pts)
  • G Ben Bishop TBY (4/4 – 18 pts)

SEASON-TO-DATE

FORWARDS: 181.5 points – 76 GP, 21-38-59, +4, 12 PIM, 5-11-16 on PP, 0-1-1 while SH, 4 GWG
DEFENSEMEN: 179.5 points – 75 GP, 10-33-43, +4, 36 PIM, 5-15-20 on PP, 0-2-2 while SH, 2 GWG
GOALTENDERS: 334.9 points – 72 GP, 42-20-4, 2.42 GAA, .912 SvPCT, 7-5 in shootouts, 5 assists, 4 PIM

TODAY’S PICKS

F: Joe Thornton SJS (vs CGY)
D: Jay Bouwmeester STL (vs CLB)
G: Ryan Miller BUF (vs OTT)

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