Fantasy Baseball Beasts:

Championship Version

By Muntradamus

BEAST DOME NATION.

#NOWORNEVER. #Playoffs2012

Feel Free to Leave Testimonials throughout the Playoffs.

Playoff Strategy #1 – Pitching
Playoff Strategy #2 – Hitting

 

Use this article for:

1) Hottest Hitters. (Helps with lineup decisions/Free Agent Plug-In Options)

Each week I will start off with all the hot hitters, based off of how I have seen the player play over this past week. If you look at the stats of each player, you will see the potential I see. This is good tool for that tough lineup dilemma, or a possible plug-in-play for your fantasy team off the waiver wire.

2) Hottest Hitting Teams. (Helps with Pitching match-ups)

After I rank the hottest hitters by position, I then do the power-rankings of the hottest teams. You should use that tool to figure out which pitchers to use in this upcoming week.

3) Two Start Sleepers. (If you are looking for a Big Time Sleeper) *DAILY STREAMERS *NEW*NEW.

In weekly leagues the advantage of having a pitcher pitch twice could give you an extra Win, more K’s, and possibly a lower ERA and WHIP if he gets the job done. I will only list two start pitchers I would consider putting in my weekly lineup.

4) Power Schedule. (Teams that have very favorable offensive matchups with pitchers and ballparks)

Have a tough lineup decision to make. This section breaks down a few possible breakout candidates.

 

UPDATED HITTER RANKINGS. DAILY PITCHER RANKINGS (MON-SUN)

BEASTS OF (24) Who are ready for Week (25)

*Ranked in order.

C:

MATT WIETERS

BUSTER POSEY

JOE MAUER

WILIN ROSARIO

SALVADOR PEREZ

JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA

RUSSELL MARTIN

1B/DH:

MIGUEL CABRERA

JUSTIN SMOAK

ANTHONY RIZZO

BILLY BUTLER

YONDER ALONSO

CHRIS DAVIS

BRANDON MOSS

 

2B:

RICKIE WEEKS

LOGAN FORSYTHE

GORDON BECKHAM

DANIEL MURPHY

BRANDON PHILLIPS

CHRIS NELSON

3B:

ADRIAN BELTRE

ALEX RODRIGUEZ

PEDRO ALVAREZ

KEVIN YOUKILIS

ARAMIS RAMIREZ

KYLE SEAGER

SS:

JIMMY ROLLINS

MARCO SCUTARO

JJ HARDY

EVERTH CABRERA

STARLIN CASTRO

IAN DESMOND

EDUARDO NUNEZ

OF:

CURTIS GRANDERSON

YOENIS CESPEDES

JUSTIN MAXWELL

ANDREW MCCUTCHEN

HUNTER PENCE

TORRI HUNTER

JOSH HAMILTON

JASON HEYWARD

ALEX RIOS

CARLOS GONZALEZ

NORICHIKA AOKI

CAMERON MAYBIN 

DOMINIC BROWN

HOTTEST HITTING TEAMS ENTERING WEEK 25

*Number in “(#)” is their ranking from week 24.

1 (2). Baltimore Orioles

2 (7). New York Yankees

3 (3). Texas Rangers

4 (5). Milwaukee Brewers

5 (6). Los Angeles Angels

6 (10). Oakland Athletics

7 (4). Tampa Bay Rays

8 (1). Washington Nationals

9 (13). Chicago White Sox

10 (20). San Diego Padres

11 (14). Detroit Tigers

12 (17). Minnesota Twins

13 (9). St. Louis Cardinals

14 (15). San Francisco Giants

15 (21). Philadelphia Phillies

16 (18). Atlanta Braves

17 (12). Arizona Diamondbacks

18 (24). Colorado Rockies

19 (11). Kansas City Royals

20 (22). Toronto Blue Jays

21 (8). Cincinnati Reds

22 (19). Miami Marlins

23 (25). Pittsburgh Pirates

24 (16). Los Angeles Dodgers

25 (23). Cleveland Indians

26 (30). Houston Astros

27 (27). Chicago Cubs

28 (28). New York Mets

29 (26). Boston Red Sox

30 (29). Seattle Mariners

 

 

TWO START SLEEPERS (Week 25)

*NEW.NEW.NEW. Only listed are pitchers that are not owned in every league, that I would consider putting in my lineup.  Also Daily Streamers Below.

1. CHRIS TILLMAN (@SEA, @ BOS)

2. ALEX COBB (VS. BOS, VS. TOR)

3. KEVIN CORREIA (@CHC, @ HOU)

4. TRAVIS WOOD (VS. PIT, VS. STL)

 

DAILY STREAMERS:

 

MONDAY: CHRIS TILLMAN @ SEA

TUESDAY: MIGUEL GONZALEZ @ SEA

WEDNESDAY: JOE SAUNDERS @ SEA

THURSDAY: JOE KELLY VS. HOU

FRIDAY: CARLOS VILLANUEVA @ TB

SATURDAY: KEVIN CORREIA @ HOU

SUNDAY: CHRIS TILLMAN @ BOS

 

 

POWER SCHEDULE (Week 25)

*NEW.NEW. This is great to determine those tough lineup decisions by looking at the most favorable schedules. Players that are borderline starts you should start.

1. NYY (VS. TOR, VS. OAK)

*EDUARDO NUNEZ/RUSSELL MARTIN

2. OAK (@ DET, @ NYY)

*CHRIS CARTER/BRANDON MOSS

3. TOR (@ TB, @ NYY)

*COLBY RASMUS/J.P. ARENCIBIA

4. PIT (@CHC, VS.MIL, @ HOU)

*PEDRO ALVAREZ/STARLING MARTE

5. STL (VS. HOU, @ CHC)

*ALLEN CRAIG/DAVID FREESE

 

Muntradamus is a Fantasy Sports Expert who specializes in Fantasy Football/Baseball/Basketball. He is currently in his first season as a Pro on FantasyPros where he is the only expert to have Adam Dunn, Mike Aviles, Mark Trumbo, Ian Desmond, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and Wilin Rosario in his top 20 at each position. Muntradamus not only leads many to championships with his great advice, and outlooks into the future. He is also consistently on the top of leaderboards in DraftStreet. He was also the #1 Fantasy Football Expert of IDP & Overall Rankings in one week, first time in Fantasy Sports History.