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 19 (8/7 – 8/13) of the fantasy baseball season.
Notes: 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. Keep in mind, 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.
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Minnesota Twins hitters - The Twins have a nice seven-game week ahead of them. Two of their games will be at Miller Park, so they will lose their DH spot (which might affect Robbie Grossman if you own him), but even with that, they have some great matchups this week. Their projected pitching matchups are a whose who of hitter-friendly pitchers, guys like Zach Davies, Anibal Sanchez, and Jordan Zimmerman, among plenty others. You're already starting your Twins studs, but take a look at Max Kepler, Eddie Rosario, and even Byron Buxton this week.
At the risk of sounding foolish, yet the price to pay for being ahead of the curve….time to give 5 game Mookie a seat on the bench in favor of Polanco? Thames? or even Derek Fisher?
I would probably still play Mookie, I generally say start your studs no matter what. However if there’s a way you can work Polanco into your lineup, I’d recommend it.
i can only keep 5 of these guys moving into next year, and then i can keep 9 the following year. could you rank these guys in order.
conforto, miggy, dom santana, bregman, zimmerman, thames, polanco, segura, carpenter, severino, kyle seagar,
thanks. it;s a 12 team 7×7 obp.
For just next year or for the future?
If we’re just talking next year I’d rank them:
Miggy > Severino > Polanco > Seager > Segura > Conforto > Thames > Carpenter > Bregman > Zimmerman > Santana
Thanks for the advice to sit Benintendi this week.