Sunday, August 17, 2008

Strategic Spot Starters: Week Edition

I've changed my plans in order to attend the Mets-Pirates game today, and I have a question for you guys. Has Santana lost his dominance? I'm going to the game simply to see who I've considered the best pitcher of my fantasy baseball (and Major League baseball) interest, though it occurred to me that his title could change as soon as next year. Which pitcher should go off the board first next season? Here's a list of which pitchers should come off the free agency list first this week.

Sunday: Mike Mussina at Kansas City is your standard spot start, so hopefully those who missed out on the last segment recognized him early (Is he owned in all leagues, by the way?). Gio Gonzalez faces the team from which he was nurtured, and since it's in Oakland he has a chance to make them regret the move. Clayton Kershaw, the other fantasy phenom, goes up againstthe  Milwaukee free swingers, and he'll face non-ace Jeff Suppan, the lesser option in the matchup.
Monday: Nick Blackburn, one of my favorite, goes up against Oakland in a good start to the week. Jon Garland faces the races, who are twentieth in team offense when facing a righty. Mark Buehrle against Seattle in a conventional plug.
Tuesday: Joe Blanton against Washington - conventional plug. So is Ricky Nolasco against the Giants and Kevin Slowey against the A's. Slowey will get Sean Gallagher, and so I'm not sure who to expect the win from. I'm hesitant to recommend starting both because I've seen game between young talents to keep pace with eachother, so you'll either get 14 innings of 3 run ball of 14 innings of 10 run ball. Darrell Rasner against the Blue Jays is an option in deeper leagues, though his career numbers against the team aren't lights out.
Wednesday: Scott Olsen gets San Francisco, and is a guy who could help down the stretch who might be available. Manny Parra at home against Houston is a good bet, though they were the first team he had lost to at Wrigley North (take that, Brewer fans). He's been shaky lately and the 1.49 WHIP is a lot uglier than you'd want, so I still consider him a spot starter.
Thursday: There is not one option. This hasn't happened before, but not one of my "spot starter" watch list is the probable to pitch. Any suggestions?


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