Championships are won by making the right little decisions through the season and micromanaging your lineup well can be the difference maker. Each week, I’ll be taking a look at five hitting matchups you should take advantage of this week, and five hitting matchups you should avoid this week. Here are the batters you should start and avoid for Week 11 (6/12 – 6/18) of the fantasy baseball season.
Note: This article is geared toward middle-of-the-road players, meaning you should be starting top of the line bats regardless of the matchup. Always start your studs.
Other note: All pitching matchups mentioned here are based off of projections as of this writing. It is entirely possible that the actual matchups could change either because of injury, weather, or anything else.
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Minnesota Twins hitters - The Twins get a doubleheader this week, which means they get to have an eight-game week, and even better, they don't really have any scary matchups aside from one with Carlos Carrasco (so maybe avoid Twins hitters on that day). But otherwise they get to see the Seattle Mariners rotation and luckily miss James Paxton. Plus, they'll spend all eight games at home, which is good news for Eddie Rosario who's a .309 hitter at home and a .195 hitter away. It'd also be a good week to toss Brian Dozier and Max Kepler out there.
What are your thoughts on Mallex smith and Brinson ROS?
I’ve always been a huge Mallex Smith fan, and I think that, if he gets consistent playing time and has reined in his strikeouts like it seems he has, he could be Billy Hamilton.
Brinson is an interesting prospect. He’s got a bit of a strikeout problem but has good power and good speed, I’m definitely keeping an eye on him and if I have the roster flexibility, I’d pick him up as a speculative add.
Starting 5 gamers Lamb and Stanton over 6 and 7 starts Odubel and Thames?
I’d stick with Lamb and Stanton (though pay close attention to Stanton’s injury, if he’s out, go for Thames)