Source: seattle.cbslocal.com --- Monday, August 28, 2017
By Sam McPherson Every so often, we all end up in a fantasy Baseball league with an owner that drafts a team, doesn’t make a single move all season and ends up winning the league in absentia. Meanwhile, our own rosters have a multitude of injuries and other problems, so we scramble every day just to finish in fourth place. Some people have all the luck. The reality of fantasy Baseball is that the above scenario is a fluke—not the norm. If you just let your roster go, chances are you won’t finish very high in your league. Even if you micromanage your team, that doesn’t guarantee you a finish in the top third of the league standings. Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Lefty Gomez often quipped, “I’d rather be lucky than good,” and in fantasy Baseball, you need to be both. Check the waiver wire every day to see if there is a better player out there than the ones on your roster right now. If you can make daily moves in a standard league without limitation, go for it. There are always alternatives out there, and the plucky fantasy managers find them first—and finish higher in the standings come late September. Players to Get Onto Your Roster Now 1. Brad Ziegler, RP, Miami Marlins: For some reason, he’s still available in a lot of online fantasy leagues, despite closing for one of the hottest teams in MLB right now. His overall numbers are scary (4.73 ERA, 1.575 WHIP), but Ziegler hasn’t given up a run in the last four weeks, while nailing ...
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