Fantasy Today: April 6, 2013

FANTASY BASEBALL

FRIDAY’S BEST

The best performances in fantasy baseball during yesterday’s games

HITTERS

1st Star: 3B Todd Frazier CIN – 18 points (4-5, 2 HR (3), 4 RBI (6), 3 R, K, SB)

2nd Star: 1B Prince Fielder DET – 14 points (2-4, 2 HR (2), 5 RBI (6), 2 R, K)

3rd Star: SS Zack Cozart CIN – 14 points (2-4, 2 HR (2), 5 RBI (5), 2 R, K)

NOTABLES

5-RBI games: Fielder DET (5), Cozart CIN (5), RF Chris Davis BAL (5 RBI, 11 pts, 2-4, HR, R)

4-hit games: Frazier CIN (4), SS Jose Reyes TOR (12 pts, 4-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 2B, R), 1B Eric Hosmer KCY (10 pts, 4-5, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 R, BB, K)

3-run games: Frazier CIN (3), CF Franklin Gutierrez SEA (3 R, 11 pts, 3-5, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 2B, 2 K), CF Adam Jones BAL (3 R, 9 pts, 3-5, 2 RBI)

PITCHERS

1st Star: SP Zack Greinke LAD – 31 points (6.1 IP of 2-hit baseball, 6 K, W (1-0))

2nd Star: SP Matt Moore TBY – 30 points (6 IP of 2-hit baseball, 2 BB, 8 K, W (1-0))

3rd Star: SP Mike Minor ATL – 29 points (7.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, W (1-0))

NOTABLES

Top relief performance: Drew Smyly DET (25 pts, 4 perfect innings, 5 K, SV (1))

Top closer performances: 5 players tied with 12 points (Rafael Betancourt COL, Craig Kimbrel ATL, Brandon League LAD, J.J. Putz ARZ, Sergio Romo SFO)

Worst start: SP Dan Haren WSH (minus-15 points, 4 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, L (0-1))

CURRENT STREAKS

Here are some of the ongoing streaks in fantasy baseball (statistics during streak in parentheses)

HITTERS

• 5-game hitting streak: CF Franklin Gutierrez SEA (22 pts, 7-17 (.412/.444/.882), 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R)
• 5-game hitting streak: LF Michael Morse SEA (22 pts, 7-21 (.333/.364/.905), 4 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R)
• 5-game on-base streak: Gutierrez SEA/Morse SEA (5), SS Jed Lowrie OAK (23 pts, 7-16 (.438/.550/.875), HR, 3 RBI, 4 2B, 4 R)
• 4-game scoring streak: CF Adam Jones BAL (8 R, 27 pts, .526/.526/.684), RF Shin-Soo Choo CIN (6 R, 21 pts, .333/.500/.800), RF Chris Davis BAL (5 R, 45 pts, .600/.611/1.600), RF Nick Markakis BAL (5 R, 11 pts, .222/.300/.222), CF Dexter Fowler COL (4 R, 19 pts, .333/.368/.833), C Tyler Flowers CHW (4 R, 16 pts, .417/.533/1.000), CF Austin Jackson DET (4 R, 13 pts, .375/.474/.438)
• 4-game home run streak: RF Chris Davis BAL (4 HR, 45 pts, 9-15 (.600/.611/1.600), 3 2B, 5 R, BB, K)
• 4-game RBI streak: RF Chris Davis BAL (16 RBI, 45 pts, .600/.611/1.600), CF Yoenis Cespedes OAK (5 RBI, 3-19 (.158/.190/.474), 2 HR, 3 R), 3B Miguel Cabrera DET (5 RBI, 11 pts, 3-15 (.200/.333/.200), 3 R)

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

CF Mike Trout LAA (1-for-3), RF Carlos Gonzalez COL (0-for-4)

Season: Picks - 0 for 4 (.000), Batting (4-for-29, .138 AVG)

TODAY’S PICKS

3B Miguel Cabrera DET vs. SP Phil Hughes NYY (.500 (9-for-18) last 5 years)

3B David Wright NYM vs. SP Ricky Nolasco MIA (.342 (13-for-38) last 5 years)

FanGraphs.com: THE GAME

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

YESTERDAY’S PICKS

C: Ryan Hanigan CIN ($5 – auto-pick) – 0-3

1B: Mitch Moreland TEX ($5 – auto-pick) – 0-3, BB, K

2B: Dustin Ackley SEA ($5 – auto-pick) – 0-4, R, K

SS: Mike Aviles CLE ($5 – auto-pick) – 0-3, BB

3B: Brett Wallace HOU ($5 – auto-pick) – 0-4, 3 K

OF: Chris Parmelee MIN ($5 – auto-pick) – 1-4, RBI, R

SP: Jeremy Hefner NYM ($5 – auto-pick) – L (0-1), 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

RP: Joe Kelly STL ($5 – auto-pick) – DNP

TODAY’S PICKS

C: John Buck NYM ($6) – vs MIA (Nolasco)

1B: Yonder Alonso SDG ($6) – at COL (Garland)

2B: Dustin Ackley SEA ($5) – at CHW (Axelrod)

SS: Zack Cozart CIN ($7) – vs WSH (Detwiler)

3B: Will Middlebrooks BOS ($6) – at TOR (Happ)

OF: Adam Jones BAL ($9) – vs MIN (Worley)

SP: Jon Niese NYM ($8) – vs MIA (Nolasco)

RP: Grant Balfour OAK ($8) – at HOU (Colon at Norris)

SEASON-TO-DATE

Name	G	PA	H	HR	R	RBI	SB	BB%	K%	ISO	BABIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	wRC+	Bat	Pos	WAR	WAR/$
gstatman (SS)	4	16	6	1	2	4	0	18.8 %	6.3 %	.692	.455	.462	.563	1.154	.675	372	4.6	0.2	0.6	22.4
gstatman (C)	4	14	4	2	2	2	0	0.0 %	21.4 %	.429	.222	.286	.286	.714	.429	193	1.4	0.3	0.2	7.6
gstatman (3B)	4	19	3	0	2	1	0	10.5 %	42.1 %	.118	.333	.176	.263	.294	.251	64	-0.7	0.1	0.0	-0.7
gstatman (SP)	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	0.0 %	42.9 %	.000	.250	.143	.143	.143	.125	-26	-0.9	0.0	-0.1	-4.9
gstatman (1B)	4	16	1	0	0	2	0	25.0 %	25.0 %	.000	.125	.083	.313	.083	.223	45	-0.9	-0.3	-0.1	-5.1
gstatman (OF)	4	17	2	1	2	2	0	0.0 %	23.5 %	.176	.083	.118	.118	.294	.177	11	-1.6	-0.2	-0.1	-6.1
gstatman (2B)	4	16	1	0	1	0	0	12.5 %	31.3 %	.000	.111	.071	.188	.071	.103	-42	-2.4	0.1	-0.2	-8.9

FANTASY HOCKEY

FRIDAY’S BEST

FORWARDS

1st Star: C Pavel Datsyuk DET – 11 points (2 G (13), 2 PTS (38), +1, 2 PIM, PPG, GWG)

2nd Star: LW Eric Nystrom DAL – 9 points (G (5), PT (7), +1, SHG, GWG)

3rd Star: LW Jochen Hecht BUF – 8 points (G (3), A (8), 2 PTS (11), +2)

Honorable mention: RW Brian Flynn BUF – 8 points (G (4), PT (7), +2, GWG)

DEFENSEMEN

1st Star: D Jay Bouwmeester STL – 13.5 points (2 A (12), 2 PTS (18), +2, PPA, SHA)

2nd Star: D Adam Pardy BUF – 12 points (2 A (4), 2 PTS (4), +2)

3rd Star: D Mike Weber BUF – 10 points (2 A (6), 2 PTS (7), +1)

GOALTENDERS

1st Star: G Marc-Andre Fleury PIT – 10.4 points (34 saves on 35 shots, W (19-6))

2nd Star: G Ryan Miller BUF – 8 points (35 saves on 37 shots, W (13-15))

3rd Star: G Jimmy Howard DET – 7.6 points (33 saves on 35 shots, W (16-11))

NOTABLES

• Multi-goal games: Datsyuk DET (2)
• Multi-point games: Bouwmeester STL (0-2-2, 13.5 pts), Pardy BUF (0-2-2, 12 pts), Datsyuk DET (2-0-2, 11 pts), D Mike Weber BUF (0-2-2, 10 pts), Hecht BUF (1-1-2, 8 pts), C Vernon Fiddler DAL (0-2-2, 7 pts), LW Mika Zibanejad OTT (0-2-2, 6 pts), C Henrik Zetterberg DET (0-2-2, 5.5 pts)
• Fight of the Night: RW Ryane Clowe NYR vs. D Deryk Engelland PIT (6.0*)
• Other bout:
•  LW Antoine Roussel DAL vs. RW Emerson Etem ANA (6.0*)

* - Ratings provided by DropYourGloves.com

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: Joe Thornton SJS vs CGY (1 pt - +1 +/-)

D: Jay Bouwmeester STL vs CLB (13.5 pts – 0-2-2, +2, PPA, SHA)

G: Ryan Miller BUF vs OTT (8 pts – 35 saves on 37 shots, win)

PERFECT: 34.9 pts (F Pavel Datsyuk DET (11 pts), D Jay Bouwmeester STL (13.5), G Marc-Andre Fleury PIT (10.4))

SCORE: 22.5 pts

WEEK-TO-DATE: Week 11

FORWARDS: 24.5 points – 6 GP, 3-4-7, +1, 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)
• C Joe Thornton SJS (4/5 – 1 pt)

DEFENSEMEN: 23.5 points – 6 GP, 1-4-5, +3, 8 PIM, 3 PPA, 1 SHA

• 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)
• D Jay Bouwmeester STL (4/5 – 13.5 pts)

GOALTENDERS: 50.8 points – 6 GP, 5-1, 2 ShO, 1.83 GAA, .945 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)
• G Ryan Miller BUF (4/5 – 8 pts)

SEASON-TO-DATE

FORWARDS: 182.5 points – 77 GP, 21-38-59, +5, 12 PIM, 5-11-16 on PP, 0-1-1 while SH, 4 GWG

DEFENSEMEN: 193 points – 76 GP, 10-35-45, +6, 36 PIM, 5-16-21 on PP, 0-3-3 while SH, 2 GWG

GOALTENDERS: 342.9 points – 73 GP, 43-20-4, 2.41 GAA, .913 SvPCT, 7-5 in shootouts, 5 assists, 4 PIM

TODAY’S PICKS

F: Nathan Horton BOS (at MTL)

D: Matt Carle TBY (at NYI)

G: Braden Holtby WSH (at FLA)

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