Does having 3 players from the same team starting on your Fantasy Baseball team have any negative effects?
540398
A few negative effects can come from this:\n\n1) If the team is not playing on a given day, you will have three open spots in the lineup to fill, which requires a deep bench.\n\n2) If the team if facing a strong pitcher on a given day, all three players might have an off day at the same time, or for some cases during the same week, which could really hurt you in a head-to-head league.\n\nTry trading away one of these players if possible!\n\nHelper Guy
152868
Everything depends on the set up of your league.  Know the rules, and know the scoring system really well.  Payattention to players that have changed home ballparks, and whether that will help or hurt them.  In a typical league, you don't want to overvalue pitching.\n\nDraft best available player the first few rounds, and then after that start thinking about position scarcity.\n\nMost important: get lucky.
978736
That's a good questions.  The answer is "NO".  They won't go away, you get points for anybody that you start during that week.   ITS ALL ABOUT WHO YOU START ON ANY PARTICULAR DAY.\n\nEven if you were to drop a player, whatever points that player contributed for that day will still be counted towards total points for the week. \n\nSince drops are effective the day after you drop the player, you will still get points for players that you start on the same day you drop them.  Hope this helps...Good Luck!!
617665
is there an unlimited amount of moves?...if there is, starting pitching is disposable...you should trade for closers, & switch out starting pitching daily...that way, you should win 3 out of the 5 pitching categories (wins, k's, saves)...closers with high value are Papelbon & Dempster because they can alternate between SP, RP, & P...if you're looking for stolen bases, i would try to pick up Lugo, Suzuki, Figgins...however, if you don't want to compromise HR, RBI's, etc., maybe you can get guys like J. Bay, Abreu, Beltran...hope this helps
121701
Ok, so I'm aware of the basics of player valuation. I'm in a head to head fantasy point league...I've used some projections to determine how many fantasy points each player is projected to earn. Then I determined the useful fantasy points by subtracting the last player drafted at each position. But I still have a couple of questions about this strategy.\n\n1.) When subtracting for useful fantasy points, should I be subtracting the last player drafted at each position or the last player that will be a starter at that position? I'm in a 16 team league (23 round draft, 16 starters, 7 bench players per team). Intuitively, it would make sense for me to only subtract the fantasy points from the last player that will be a starter at each position, because only starters can earn points anyway. \n\n2.) Using this system, are you supposed to draft solely based on the useful points? Because to me it seems like this would not account for scarcity. If you were deciding between Carlos Beltran and Miguel Tejada, the numbers would indicate that Beltran is a better pick because he would earn more useful points. But the difference between Beltran and next OF is much less than the difference between Tejada and the next SS. So to me, it would seem that Tejada is actually more valuable because you stand to "lose" more by not taking him. So, is there a way to incorporate scarcity into the useful fantasy point number? My only thought was maybe by including the dropoff between the next player at that position.
858424
i usually have problems with who i start/bench..classic example, i am REALLY weak in one plus league in the QB slot...i chose warner in the beginning, that worked well, and backup was clemens cause i thought he would start, well, hoped he would start...warner's out, clemen's ain't starting...so in week 9 i had to choose from joey and vince young...i went with young....\nsigh....joey would have scored me plus 20 pts in the league....vince got me dill....\n\nmore specific, though, i think trade one and two are good trades, just crappy weeks, but i don't like the third trade at all...balt has been insane this year, couple down spots, but overall they are money and johnson, i don't think, is worth the balt d....\n-nny
833284
youd be pretty dumb not to take that trade. they are all starters in most leagues.
466078
great trade for you...your getting 3 quality guys for one quality guy.  Your messing up his team threfore you have a better chance of winning your league.  He has to find another third basemen and an OF.  Third base is a hard postition to get a good player especially of Blalock's caliber.
658795
I agree that your pitching is solid, but your offense may need some tweaking. That is a huge starting lineup though and depending on the number of teams in your league, it might not be too bad. \n\nIf you have 8 teams or less in your league, your offense needs an upgrade at most positions.
929817
Only the starters.  Depending on league and where you play your fantasy determines what counts for points.  Yahoo, for example, doesn't count yards on defenses.
997248
Not bad, but, you can't play Howard, Delgado, and Hafner all at the same time.  I would trade one of them and either Ramirez or Chavez (both 3Bers) for better middle infielders.
832468
You have a stacked team IMO.  Do not worry so much about weeks 15 & 16 (I am assuming you are talking about fantasy playoff matchups).   With the type of team you have.....trying to think too much about playoff matches will probably end up hurting your team.  You are solid at every postion with players you would not sit no matter the matchup anyway.
1131437
So it would basically be Reyes & Wells for Soriano & Dye? Personally I'd say no to that, Soriano gives you the power, speed and average #'s that fantasy leagues eat up, plus he's still eligible at 2B (presumably). If you're looking for a replacement for Dye, play it week to week and pick up a streaking player who may be facing some weaker competition then drop him when the hot streak wears off.
1079312
YES!!!\n\nRyan Zimmerman is a great player to rack up points in ur fantasy league. Brandon Inge is a good defensive player and is on the best team in the MLB.
533937
No, you should keep him. He's coming back, there's little doubt about that (its just a matter of where and when). Fantasy games are fickle because people drop and trade based on streaks. Avoid that. He'll be back and he'll be good. The risk of that is worth a bench spot for now, isn't it? If he decides not to play by June or July, then pick up somebody else. But if he decides to play and you traded him for some fourth-starter, you'll kick yourself.
996772
To me it has it good  points and its bad ones.  I do think it should be the same in both the leagues however.  Alot of pitchers now are at least respectable batters and runners some are even pretty good, but having a DH saves their shoulders and helps avoid injuries from running and sliding. Good pitchers are hard to replace and you don't want to see them on the disabled list.
1038189
well id start with 3 players from each team that way u can really maximise ur chances of getting a good score while making ur team look and play better ... also another good start is to pick 23 good players