Fantasy Today: April 7, 2013

FANTASY BASEBALL

SATURDAY’S BEST

The best performances in fantasy baseball during yesterday’s games

HITTERS

1st Star: 1B Albert Pujols LAA – 16 points (2-2, 2 HR (2), 3 RBI (5), 2 R, 3 BB)

2nd Star: C Wilson Ramos WSH – 14 points (2-4, 2 HR (2), 3 RBI (3), 2 R, BB)

3rd Star: RF Justin Upton ATL – 13 points (3-5, 2 HR (5), 2 RBI (7), 2B, 3 R, 2 K)

NOTABLES

4-RBI games: RF Michael Cuddyer COL (4 RBI, 11 pts, 3-4, HR, R), C John Buck MIA (4 RBI, 6 pts, 1-2, 2B)

4-hit games: 3B Miguel Cabrera DET (9 pts, 4-4, RBI, 2B, 2 R, BB), RF Nick Markakis BAL (7 pts, 4-5, 2 2B, R)

3-run games: RF Upton ATL (3), 1B Paul Goldschmidt ARZ (3 R, 10 pts, 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2B, K), 3B Manny Machado BAL (3 R, 6 pts, 2-4, BB), CF Austin Jackson DET (3 R, 6 pts, 3-5)

PITCHERS

1st Star: SP Clayton Kershaw LAD – 35 points (7 IP of 2-hit baseball (0.00 ERA), BB, 9 K (16), W (2-0))

2nd Star: SP Alex Cobb TBY – 29 points (7.1 IP of 4-hit baseball (0.00 ERA), 3 BB, 6 K (6), W (1-0))

3rd Star: SP J.A. Happ TOR – 23 points (5.1 IP of 1-hit baseball (0.00 ERA), 3 BB, 6 K (6), W (1-0))

NOTABLES

Top relief performances: Josh Roenicke MIN (14 pts – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, BB, 2 K, W), T.J. MacFarland BAL (14 pts – 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K)

Top closer performance: Addison Reed CHW (13 pts – 2 K in perfect inning, SV (3))

Worst start: SP Mike Fiers MIL (minus-16 points, 5 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, BB, K, L (0-1))

CURRENT STREAKS

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

HITTERS

6-game hitting streak: LF Michael Morse SEA (24 pts, 8-24 (.333/.385/.833), 4 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, BB, 6 K)

5-game on-base streak: Morse SEA (6), SS Jed Lowrie OAK (30 pts, 10-21 (.476/.560/.952), 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 2B, 5 R)

5-game scoring streak: RF Shin-Soo Choo CIN (7 R, 27 pts, .350/.500/.850), CF Austin Jackson DET (7 R, 19 pts, .429/.500/.476), RF Nick Markakis BAL (6 R, 18 pts, .348/.400/.435), CF Dexter Fowler COL (5 R, 21 pts, .364/.417/.773)

3-game home run streak: RF Shin-Soo Choo CIN (3 HR, 21 pts, .417/.533/.933, 5-12, 3 RBI, 5 R, BB, 4 K)

5-game RBI streak: RF Chris Davis BAL (17 RBI, 47 pts, .556/.591/1.389, 10-18, 4 HR, 3 2B, 5 R, 2 BB, 2 K), 3B Miguel Cabrera DET (6 RBI, 20 pts, .368/.478/.421, 7-19, 2B, 5 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: 2

YESTERDAY’S PICKS

3B Miguel Cabrera DET (4-for-4), 3B David Wright NYM (3-for-4)

Season: Picks - 1 for 5 (.200), Batting (11-for-37, .297 AVG)

TODAY’S PICKS

3B Evan Longoria TBY vs. SP Justin Masterson CLE (.500 (7-for-14) last 5 years)

RF Carlos Gonzalez COL vs. SP Edinson Volquez SDG (.417 (5-for-12) 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: John Buck NYM ($6) – 1-2, 4 RBI, 2B

1B: Yonder Alonso SDG ($6) – 1-4, K

2B: Dustin Ackley SEA ($5) – 0-3, BB, K

SS: Zack Cozart CIN ($7) – 1-4

3B: Will Middlebrooks BOS ($6) – 0-3, K

OF: Adam Jones BAL ($9) – 2-4, 3 RBI, K

SP: Jon Niese NYM ($8) – 6 IP, 8 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K, ND

RP: Grant Balfour OAK ($8) – IP, K, SV

TODAY’S PICKS

C: Salvador Perez KCY ($7) – at PHL (Hamels)

1B: Kelly Johnson TBY ($4) – vs CLE (Masterson)

2B: Josh Rutledge COL ($8) – vs SDG (Volquez)

SS: Alexei Ramirez CHW ($7) – vs SEA (Iwakuma)

3B: Josh Donaldson OAK ($4) – at HOU (Harrell)

OF: Norichika Aoki MIL ($6) – vs ARZ (Gallardo)

SP: Hyun-Jin Ryu LAD ($5) – vs PIT (Locke)

RP: Jim Henderson MIL ($3) – vs ARZ (Gallardo vs. Kennedy)

FANTASY HOCKEY

SATURDAY’S BEST

FORWARDS

1st Star: LW Alex Ovechkin WSH – 20.5 points (Hat trick (23), A (18), 4 PTS (41), +1, GWG, 2 PPG, PPA)

2nd Star: C Henrik Sedin VAN – 11.5 points (G (11), 2 A (25), 3 PTS (36), +1, SHG, PPA)

3rd Star: LW Tomas Kopecky FLA – 10 points (2 G (15), 2 PTS (25), +2)

DEFENSEMEN

1st Star: D Oliver Ekman-Larsson PHX – 12 points (2 A (18), 2 PTS (21), +2)

2nd Star: D P.K. Subban MTL – 10.5 points (2 A (22), 2 PTS (32), +1, PPA)

3rd Star: D Matt Carle TBY – 8 points (G (4), A (13), 2 PTS (17))

Honorable mention: D T.J. Brennan FLA/D Alexander Edler VAN/D Andrew MacDonald NYI (8 points each)

GOALTENDERS

1st Star: G Mike Smith PHX – 13.6 points (24-save shutout (5), W (12-10))

2nd Star: G Ray Emery CHI – 13 points (20-save shutout (2), W (13-1))

3rd Star: G Henrik Lundqvist NYR – 11.6 points (48 saves on 49 shots, W (17-13))

NOTABLES

• Multi-goal games: Ovechkin WSH (3), Kopecky FLA (2)
• 3-point games: Ovechkin (4), Henrik Sedin (3), C Nicklas Backstrom WSH (0-3-3, 7 pts, +1, 2 PIM), LW Daniel Sedin VAN (0-3-3, 5.5 pts, 2 PIM)
• Fight of the Night: RW Brian McGrattan CGY vs. LW Tom Sestito VAN (4.9*)
• Other bouts:
• D Jay Rosehill PHL vs. RW Chris Thorburn WPG (4.8*)
• RW Tim Jackman CGY vs. RW Zack Kassian VAN (4.1*)
• LW Jason Chimera WSH vs. D Tyson Strachan FLA (3.7*)

* - 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: Nathan Horton BOS at MTL (0 pts)

D: Matt Carle TBY at NYI (8 pts – G, A)

G: Braden Holtby WSH at FLA (5.4 pts – 27 saves on 30 shots, win)

SCORE: 13.4 pts

PERFECT: 46.1 pts (F Alex Ovechkin WSH (20 pts), D Oliver Ekman-Larsson PHX (12), G Mike Smith PHX (13.6)

WEEK-TO-DATE: Week 11 - FINAL

FORWARDS: 24.5 points – 7 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)
• RW Nathan Horton BOS (4/6 – 0 pts)

DEFENSEMEN: 31.5 points – 7 GP, 2-5-7, +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)
• D Matt Carle TBY (4/6 – 8 pts)

GOALTENDERS: 56.2 points – 7 GP, 6-1, 2 ShO, 2.01 GAA, .938 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)
• G Braden Holtby WSH (4/6 – 5.4 pts)

SEASON-TO-DATE

FORWARDS: 182.5 points – 78 GP, 21-38-59, +5, 12 PIM, 5-11-16 on PP, 0-1-1 while SH, 4 GWG

DEFENSEMEN: 201 points – 77 GP, 11-36-47, +6, 36 PIM, 5-16-21 on PP, 0-3-3 while SH, 2 GWG

GOALTENDERS: 348.3 points – 74 GP, 44-20-4, 2.42 GAA, .912 SvPCT, 7-5 in shootouts, 5 assists, PPA, 4 PIM

TODAY’S PICKS

F: Joe Pavelski SJS (vs DAL)

D: Slava Voynov LAK (at ANA)

G: Craig Anderson OTT (at FLA)

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