BBB Fantasy Baseball Preview (7/24-7/30)
With
many of us at the BBB being avid fantasy baseball enthusiasts, we have decided
to bring our readers weekly fantasy baseball information and advice on players on the Yankees to possibly
give your team that extra edge in your fantasy league. Each week we will
breakdown the Yankees’ matchups and what player on the team should be picked up
on the waiver wire or should ride the fantasy pine.
This
week’s matchups (Will be updated as SP’s are announced):
Monday:
OFF
Tuesday:
Jordan Montgomery (6-5, 4.09 ERA) vs. Luis Castillo (1-3, 3.86 ERA) HOME
Wednesday:
Luis Severino (6-4, 3.21 ERA) vs. Homer Bailey (2-4, 8.56 ERA) HOME
Thursday:
Rays vs. Yankees HOME
Friday:
Rays vs. Yankees HOME
Saturday:
Rays vs. Yankees HOME
Sunday:
Rays vs. Yankees HOME
The
Yankees have on off day on Monday and will then play six games at home. They
will face the Cincinnati Reds for two games and then the Tampa Bay Rays for
four games. The Reds are in the cellar of the American League Central and should
allow for the Yankees to hopefully win two easy games. The Reds’ biggest downfall
is their pitching and this series will likely be a prime opportunity to kickstart some of the
Yankees’ slumping bats. Homer Bailey’s 8.56 ERA is extremely satisfying to fantasy owners
with Yankee players as he has been hit extremely hard this season.
While
the Yankees and Rays series’ starters have yet to be announced, this series
should be a very competitive one between two teams that are separated by a
single game in the AL East. The Rays are strikeout machines, which could highly
benefit the Yankees’ pitchers, but their home run potential could hurt long
ball prone pitchers, such as, Masahiro Tanaka. The games will likely be tight
as the Yankees are always played tough by the Rays, so expect the Yankees’
relievers to receiver plenty of opportunities to rack up points.
Players
to start:
Aaron Judge
Fantasy
owners that were patient with Aaron Judge reaped in the rewards on Friday and
Saturday, as he homered twice and even knocked in four runs on Friday. Judge’s
high walk-rate balances out his high strikeout rate and hitting at home, where
he excels, should only further boost his stats.
Luis Severino
Severino
is coming off a dominant start against the Mariners and is easily the best
option among the Yankees’ starting pitchers. His ability to give the Yankees
innings and high strikeout totals has made him a no-brainer starting option in
almost all formats.
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| Photo Credit: NY Daily News |
Didi Gregorius
Gregorius
has been on fire as of late as he has racked up four multi-hit games in his
last six and homered twice on Sunday. His batting average is up above .300, and
he is only owned in 66.3 percent of ESPN fantasy leagues.
Clint Frazier
Clint
Frazier has been moved ahead of Ellsbury in the Yankees’ outfield depth chart,
and he has the production to back it up. The player that was deemed “not ready”
by many memebers of the Yankees’ organization has shown he belongs as he is
hitting .304 with 11 XBHs in the early going of his career. The only concern
with Frazier is his extremely poor strikeout to walk ratio of 1:15, but with his
XBH potential he is worth a start in a deep league.
Players
to sit:
Jacoby Ellsbury
Ellsbury
has lost his starting role, for now, to the aforementioned Clint Frazier. Clint
Frazier is the “hot-hand” and will likely be receiving a majority of the
at-bats for the near future.
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| Photo Credit: AP |
Starlin Castro
Castro
was placed on the disabled list with another hamstring strain on Saturday.
While his production has been good, when healthy, if you have a team with their
DL spots already filled, it may not be the best decision to keep him around.
Tyler Wade and Ronald Torreyes will fill-in at second base and could be a
nightly option in a deep league.
Matt Holliday
Holliday
has been abysmal since his return from his sickness that saw him miss an
extended period of time, before the All-Star Break. He has seen his batting
average drop to .242 and has been a prone strikeout and double play victim.
Girardi has been penciling him in the lineup, despite his struggles, but he
could see his at-bats diminish if he continues to hit poorly.
Players
to watch:
CC Sabathia
CC
Sabathia will make his first home start, since returning from the DL, in the
series against the Rays. Sabathia has been solid over his past two starts as he
has only allowed a single earned run over 11 innings of work. He should be able
to give the Yankees more innings this week and has historically pitched well
against the Rays.
Jordan Montgomery
Unless
the Yankees opt to go with a six-man rotation, Montgomery is projected to have
a two-start week. He will pitch both games at home against the Reds and Rays.
He has had a solid fantasy season, but has been mediocre in his past four
starts. If you trust that he can rebound from these starts, Montgomery could be a
solid pickup for the week.
Tommy Kahnle and Chad Green
While
neither of Kahnle or Green will likely receive save opportunities anytime soon,
both pitchers have been electric in the Yankees’ bullpen and have shown the
ability to allow minimal baserunners and rack up strikeouts. In leagues where
relievers are scarce, neither Green nor Kahnle would be a poor option to boost
your team’s bullpen. Both players are owned in less than 10 percent of leagues.
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