Tonight’s 15-game slate is a fun one. We’ve got Chris Sale, Justin Verlander, Blake Snell, Jose Berrios and I’m recommending using none of them. Part of the reason is that Coors in on the slate, but there are also some other big-time plays you’ll want to squeeze into your lineup. In fact, there are a few super-cheap options that should enable me to buy the top four hitters on the slate. With that said, the cheap tier of hitters ends with those two, so you’d have a tough time fitting in Sale or Verlander anyways.
I tell myself the same thing every day when I build a lineup. This is your weekly reminder as well: “Don’t be an idiot”
It is simple, but entirely necessary. This is your hard earned cash, and you don’t have to throw it away. Think out your player selection and make the single smartest lineup you can put together. That includes watching as starting lineups roll in before lock. If a player you loved is batting 7th instead of 2nd like you were anticipating, maybe rethink things. If the opposite is true and there is a player you like, but expected to bat near the end of the order, turns up in the heart of the order, then don’t hesitate to get him plugged in. Most importantly, don’t get cute. Just play to win, period.