If you are reading this, chances are that you are still in contention to finish in the money in your league, or you just live and breathe fantasy baseball. Either way, welcome!  Today, I offer a few pointers that may help you reach the Promised Land, some of which I've already touched on in Sports and Leisure over the past few months.

During most of the regular season, a major league team's record should have little affect on your weekly lineup strategies, with most teams still putting their best product on the field on any given day. As the season winds down, however, former "slam dunk" fantasy starters may not be such a wise choice. Players from contending teams will continue to be good plays, but poor pro teams have already begun awarding playing time to minor leaguers, naturally detracting from their usual starters' opportunities. Watch the box scores, and submit your lineups accordingly.

This is also the time of year when pro teams begin to worry about their young pitchers, most of which have already approached or surpassed their previous career highs for innings pitched. The Indians have anounced that Jeremy Sowers will be shut down for the rest of the year. Fausto Carmona will start in his stead in his second go-around with the Tribe this season. Closer Jonathan Papelbon's tired shoulder will likely cause Boston to shut him down for the rest of the year. And even though the Twinkies are still very much alive in the playoff race, they've announced that super-rookie Francisco Liriano's season is over.

If/when you win your league, I'd love to hear your victory story. Feel free to drop me a line here at S&L and gloat away. You've earned the right.

 

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