FANTASY BASEBALL: BEASTS OF WEEK 23

By Muntradamus

 

BEAST DOME NATION.

One piece of advice if you play in daily leagues. On days you do not have starters going, have as many closers or RPs as you can without hurting the core of your pitching staff.  Everyday could be your last, you want the best team out there.  More strategies coming later in the week.

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)

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.

 

This week in DRAFTSTREET, you can get my picks if you sign up as a VIP member.

 

 

BEASTS OF (22) Who are ready for Week (23)

*Ranked in order.

 

C:

Wilin Rosario
George Kottaras
Kurt Suzuki
Josh  Donaldson
Jonathan Lucroy
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Matt Wieters
Salvador Perez

1B/DH:

Mark Reynolds
Brandon Moss
Corey Hart
Edwin Encarnacion
Ryan Howard
Miguel Cabrera
Garrett Jones
Chris Parmalee
Kendry Morales

2B:

Robinson Cano
Rickie Weeks
Alexi Amarista
Brandon Phillips
Tyler Greene
Chris Nelson

3B:

Pedro Alvarez
Adrian Beltre
Aramis Ramirez
Jordan Pacheco
Evan Longoria

SS:

Hanley Ramirez
Jimmy Rollins
Cliff Pennington
Yunel Escobar
Stephen Drew
Erik Aybar
Alexi Casilla

OF:

Ryan Braun
Josh Reddick
Carlos Gomez
Tyler Colvin
Delmon Young
Bryce Harper
Coco Crisp
Martin Prado
Josh Willingham
Norichika Aoki
Torii Hunter
Chris Heisey

HOTTEST HITTING TEAMS ENTERING WEEK 23

*Number in “(#)” is their ranking from week 22.

1 (13).  Oakland Athletics

2 (1).   Texas Rangers

3 (16). Milwaukee Brewers

4 (3).   New York Yankees

5 (4).   St. Louis Cardinals

6 (9).    Detroit Tigers

7 (5).  Los Angeles Angels

8 (8). Kansas City Royals

9 (18).    Baltimore Orioles

10 (12).  Washington Nationals

11 (6).    Cincinnati Reds

12 (2).  Los Angeles Dodgers

13 (19).  San Francisco Giants

14 (7).  Chicago White Sox

15 (15).  Atlanta Braves

16 (11). Tampa Bay Rays

17 (14).  Arizona Diamondbacks

18 (20).  Minnesota Twins

19 (1o). Miami Marlins

20 (21).    Colorado Rockies

21 (22).   Pittsburgh Pirates

22 (24).   San Diego Padres

23 (23). Philadelphia Phillies

24 (17).  Boston Red Sox

25 (25).   Seattle Mariners

26 (27).   Chicago Cubs

27 (26).   Cleveland Indians

28 (28).  New York Mets

29 (30).   Toronto Blue Jays

30 (29).  Houston Astros

 

 

TWO START SLEEPERS (Week 23)

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

1. CLAY BUCHHOLZ (@ SEA, VS. TOR)
2. ROSS DETWILER (VS. CHC, VS. MIA)
3. Tim Milone (VS. LAA, @ SEA)
4. JASON VARGAS (VS. BOS, VS. OAK)
5. JOE KELLY (VS. NYM, VS. MIL)
6. JEFF LOCKE (VS. HOU, VS. CHC)
7. J.A. HAPP (VS. BAL, @ BOS)

 

POWER SCHEDULE (Week 23)

*NEW.NEW. This is great to determine those tough lineup decisions by looking at the most favorable schedules.

1. CINCINNATI (VS. PHI, VS. HOU)
2. PITTSBURGH (VS. HOU, VS. CHC)
3. WASHINGTON (VS. CHC, VS. MIA)
4. ST.LOUIS (VS. NYM, VS. MIL)
5. BALTIMORE (@ TOR, VS. NYY)
6. MINNESOTA (@ CWS, VS. CLE)
7. TORONTO (VS. BAL, @ BOS)
8. MILWAUKEE (@ MIA, @ STL)

 

 

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, 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.