2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: July 2nd
Draftstreet has been a terrific platform for daily baseball and to prove it we are going to play a different game today than what we have played before. Draftstreet offers three types of games in addition to the multitude of ways you can get paid out. You can play salary cap games (as we have played every other time before), they offer snake drafts, and today’s game which is the pick em’ game.
The concept behind the pick ’em game is to fill eight positions without any regards to salary or position. Instead, they give you a choice of anywhere between three players and seven players per tier. There are two tiers of pitchers and the other six tiers are filled with position players. The idea is that they are not necessarily from any particular position. The players are bunched together based on their fantasy points per game production.
So, when you look at the picks, you will notice that the salaries are going to be removed. Instead, you will see the opposing pitcher and some notes about why I picked that particular player. As always, I will have an alternative lineup in case there are any last second lineup changes or weather conditions that would force us to make a change.
Opposing SP |
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Tier 1 |
Miami Marlins |
The first few starts of the year were brutal and he still has a 2.84 ERA on the season. |
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Tier 2 |
Boston Red Sox |
The Red Sox have not been world beaters this season. |
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Tier 3 |
He had a rough May, but he has been his old self the last few weeks. |
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Tier 4 |
Beltre has been one of the few reliable Rangers hitters. |
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Tier 5 |
Travis Wood |
He seems to come up big in the right moments. |
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Tier 6 |
Anderson has faded big time and Polanco might be the real deal. |
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Tier 7 |
John Danks |
Hamilton has been really good this year when healthy. |
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Tier 8 |
He is very quietly on pace to hit 30 home runs this season. |
As always, I offer an alternative lineup just in case you don’t like my picks or something happens before the game that requires a change. Keep in mind, the pick em’ does not require salaries or even the same positions. So, take this for what it is worth.
Opposing SP |
Comments |
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Tier 1 |
New York Mets |
Yes, he has a 2.34 ERA, but he’s pitching a bit above his pay grade at the moment. |
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Tier 2 |
Arizona Dbacks |
He’s certainly decent enough and the Dbacks are not. |
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Tier 3 |
He already has 26 home runs on the season. |
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Tier 4 |
He has become one of the top ten first basemen in the game. |
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Tier 5 |
He isn’t elite, but then again neither is DeGrom. |
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Tier 6 |
He isn’t the Chris Davis of last season, but he has been pretty good since June. |
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Tier 7 |
Holt has been playing out of his mind the last few weeks. |
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Tier 8 |
Tyler Skaggs |
Eaton is a blue collar kind of guy, so he should give you some positive points. |