Pitch
or Ditch is a strategy for (ideally) daily mixed leagues in which you
pick up
starters on a day-to-day basis based on how well they are pitching and
their
upcoming matchups, then cut them in favor of new guys the next day. The
concept
is that the shallower the league, the more quality starting pitching is
available on the free agent wire, so rather than drafting expensive
starters,
it’s better to build a strong offense and bullpen and let the free agent
wire
populate your starting staff during the season. As a bonus, a handful of
“PoD”
guys emerge each year as worth keeping all year long, like Jair Jurrjens
last
year or Cliff Lee in ’08.
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PoD chart August 10.pdf     UPDATED CHART COMING SOON! 

CORY’S PICKS
 

F.
Garcia @ Tomlin – good
matchup for the Chief to get back on track

Lester @
Arrieta

Anderson @ Burnett – A.J. is
no longer trustworthy

Marcum @
Price

Scherzer @
Liriano

Hunter
@
Bullington – Hunter very risky but K.C. is a weak matchup

Bell @ Vargas
- gotta take Vargas at home

Suppan @
Figueroa

McDonald @ Gorzelanny
- both worth gambling if chasing K’s and willing to risk the ratios

Oswalt @
Kershaw

Latos @
Enright – Enright >
Ely

Narveson @
Cueto

Pelfrey @
Hanson

Olsen @
Volstad

Jimenez @
Lincecum – Lincecum was
probably the 1st or 2nd SP drafted in most leagues so I’m sticking with
him

***Siano says:

-Anderson
showed up on 911, ditch.                                                                                                       

-I’m OK with AJ even though it’s probably
a dumb move.

-My
sleeper pick of the year = Trevor Bell.

-I
like McDonald here but definitely risky, last start was not his fault, blame
Milledge.

-Pelfrey
hot hand and risky so quite the conundrum, I’m leaning towards
ditch.

Pitch
or Ditch is a strategy for (ideally) daily mixed leagues in which you
pick up
starters on a day-to-day basis based on how well they are pitching and
their
upcoming matchups, then cut them in favor of new guys the next day. The
concept
is that the shallower the league, the more quality starting pitching is
available on the free agent wire, so rather than drafting expensive
starters,
it’s better to build a strong offense and bullpen and let the free agent
wire
populate your starting staff during the season. As a bonus, a handful of
“PoD”
guys emerge each year as worth keeping all year long, like Jair Jurrjens
last
year or Cliff Lee in ’08.
__________________________________________________________________________________

PoD chart August 10.pdf 

ZACH’S PICKS   

Pitch
or Ditch is a strategy for (ideally) daily mixed leagues in which you
pick up
starters on a day-to-day basis based on how well they are pitching and
their
upcoming matchups, then cut them in favor of new guys the next day. The
concept
is that the shallower the league, the more quality starting pitching is
available on the free agent wire, so rather than drafting expensive
starters,
it’s better to build a strong offense and bullpen and let the free agent
wire
populate your starting staff during the season. As a bonus, a handful of
“PoD”
guys emerge each year as worth keeping all year long, like Jair Jurrjens
last
year or Cliff Lee in ’08.
__________________________________________________________________________________

PoD chart August 10.pdf 

CORY’S PICKS

SATURDAY

Bonderman
@ Morrow

Blackburn @
Fister

Greinke @
Gomez

Sabathia
@ Danks

Buchholz
@ Garza

Braden
@ Harden

Millwood
@ Kazmir

Blanton
@ Garland

Lohse @
Livan

Wells @
Arroyo

Nolasco
@ T. Hudson

Myers @
J. Santana

Duke @
Capuano

Billingsley @
Chacin

D.
Hudson @ Zito

SUNDAY

 

Chen @
Carmona

Porcello @
Rzepczynski – Porcello still too erratic to trust

Nova @
Floyd

G. Gonzalez @
Lewis

Guthrie @
Weaver – Guthrie OK if chasing wins/K’s while risking
ERA/WHIP

Pavano @
Fister

Lackey @
Shields – I don’t trust either, but if you are in gambling mode, gamble
here

Coleman @
Volquez

Norris @
Dickey – Bud Norris
baby!

Johnson @
Lowe

Wainwright @
Lannan

Ohlendorf @
Bush

Lilly @ Hammel – Hammel a
decent gamble here if you must

R. Lopez @
Cain

Hamels @ Richard -
Richard still getting
it done at home

 

MONDAY

 

Buehrle @ Talbot – good
matchup for Buehrle

Cahill @ Moseley -
have to trust Cahill’s results, and gamble on Moseley vs. the
A’s

Cecil @ Davis – have to
trust Cecil’s results

Wilson @ Davies – Wilson
surprising me by lasting this late into the season

Big Erv @ King
Felix – I don’t trust Big
Erv, but it’s the M’s

Misch @
Jurrjens

Wolf @
Wood

Marquis @
Sanabia

Maholm @ Zambrano -
do you trust Zambrano? Not me

Westbrook @ Happ – Westbrook
loving life in the NL so far

LeBlanc @ Saunders -
not using LeBlanc on the road

Halladay @
Kuroda

De La Rosa @ J.
Sanchez

 

Pitch
or Ditch is a strategy for (ideally) daily mixed leagues in which you
pick up
starters on a day-to-day basis based on how well they are pitching and
their
upcoming matchups, then cut them in favor of new guys the next day. The
concept
is that the shallower the league, the more quality starting pitching is
available on the free agent wire, so rather than drafting expensive
starters,
it’s better to build a strong offense and bullpen and let the free agent
wire
populate your starting staff during the season. As a bonus, a handful of
“PoD”
guys emerge each year as worth keeping all year long, like Jair Jurrjens
last
year or Cliff Lee in ’08.
__________________________________________________________________________________

PoD chart August 10.pdf 

 

CORY’S PICKS

Bullington @
Tomlin

Verlander @
Marcum

Lester @
Price

Anderson @
Hunter – bounceback for
Hunter last time makes him safe vs. A’s

Burnett @ F. Garcia -
cover up the names; Burnett’s inconsistency makes him
untrustworthy

Bergesen @
Bell

Baker @ Vargas -
see above, then substitute “Baker” for “Burnett”

J.
Garcia @
Olsen

Gorzelanny @
Cueto – Gorzo OK for those who can risk ERA/WHIP to chase K’s and
wins

Figueroa @
Pelfrey – not sure Pelfrey is “back” but 3 straight QS earn this
one

Volstad @
Hanson

McDonald @
Narveson

Kershaw @
Jimenez

Oswalt @
Latos – enjoy Latos while
he lasts!

Enright @
Lincecum – I’ll take my
chances with Lincecum to the end

 

***Zach says “I might gamble on Baker in a very favorable matchup @ SEA, but then again he’s burned me so many times this year that I wouldn’t blame you for ditching him. Agree on rest.”

Pitch
or Ditch is a strategy for (ideally) daily mixed leagues in which you
pick up
starters on a day-to-day basis based on how well they are pitching and
their
upcoming matchups, then cut them in favor of new guys the next day. The
concept
is that the shallower the league, the more quality starting pitching is
available on the free agent wire, so rather than drafting expensive
starters,
it’s better to build a strong offense and bullpen and let the free agent
wire
populate your starting staff during the season. As a bonus, a handful of
“PoD”
guys emerge each year as worth keeping all year long, like Jair Jurrjens
last
year or Cliff Lee in ’08.
__________________________________________________________________________________

PoD chart August 10.pdf  

SIANO’S PICKS

Pitch
or Ditch is a strategy for (ideally) daily mixed leagues in which you
pick up
starters on a day-to-day basis based on how well they are pitching and
their
upcoming matchups, then cut them in favor of new guys the next day. The
concept
is that the shallower the league, the more quality starting pitching is
available on the free agent wire, so rather than drafting expensive
starters,
it’s better to build a strong offense and bullpen and let the free agent
wire
populate your starting staff during the season. As a bonus, a handful of
“PoD”
guys emerge each year as worth keeping all year long, like Jair Jurrjens
last
year or Cliff Lee in ’08.
__________________________________________________________________________________

PoD chart August 10.pdf  

ZACH’S PICKS

Pitch
or Ditch is a strategy for (ideally) daily mixed leagues in which you
pick up
starters on a day-to-day basis based on how well they are pitching and
their
upcoming matchups, then cut them in favor of new guys the next day. The
concept
is that the shallower the league, the more quality starting pitching is
available on the free agent wire, so rather than drafting expensive
starters,
it’s better to build a strong offense and bullpen and let the free agent
wire
populate your starting staff during the season. As a bonus, a handful of
“PoD”
guys emerge each year as worth keeping all year long, like Jair Jurrjens
last
year or Cliff Lee in ’08.
__________________________________________________________________________________

PoD chart August 10.pdf  

ZACH’S PICKS

Pitch
or Ditch is a strategy for (ideally) daily mixed leagues in which you
pick up
starters on a day-to-day basis based on how well they are pitching and
their
upcoming matchups, then cut them in favor of new guys the next day. The
concept
is that the shallower the league, the more quality starting pitching is
available on the free agent wire, so rather than drafting expensive
starters,
it’s better to build a strong offense and bullpen and let the free agent
wire
populate your starting staff during the season. As a bonus, a handful of
“PoD”
guys emerge each year as worth keeping all year long, like Jair Jurrjens
last
year or Cliff Lee in ’08.
__________________________________________________________________________________

PoD chart August 10.pdf  

ZACH’S PICKS

Pitch
or Ditch is a strategy for (ideally) daily mixed leagues in which you
pick up
starters on a day-to-day basis based on how well they are pitching and
their
upcoming matchups, then cut them in favor of new guys the next day. The
concept
is that the shallower the league, the more quality starting pitching is
available on the free agent wire, so rather than drafting expensive
starters,
it’s better to build a strong offense and bullpen and let the free agent
wire
populate your starting staff during the season. As a bonus, a handful of
“PoD”
guys emerge each year as worth keeping all year long, like Jair Jurrjens
last
year or Cliff Lee in ’08.
__________________________________________________________________________________

PoD chart August 10.pdf    

CORY’S PICKS

Holland @ Shields -
ditch both, watch the show!

Rzepczynski @
G.Gonzalez

Bonderman @ Moseley -
Moseley worth a gamble in deeper leagues

Pauley @
Guthrie

Kazmir @ Lackey -
hard to trust either

Floyd @
Liriano

Carmona @
Chen

Wolf @
Wainwright

Richard @
Coleman

Johnson @
Ohlendorf

Cain @
Blanton

Livan @
T.Hudson – I keep waiting for Hudson’s luck to run out and he
keeps getting better!

Dickey @
Myers

Volquez @ R. Lopez -
Volquez worth a shot if you can risk ERA and WHIP for K’s and wins

Hammel @
Kuroda – Hammel has come back to earth

***Zach says “Pitch Carmona if you’re not projected to go way over your league’s innings limit. Yeah, Fausto’s been inconsistent this year, but I love the matchup. Agree on rest.”

 

Pitch
or Ditch is a strategy for (ideally) daily mixed leagues in which you
pick up
starters on a day-to-day basis based on how well they are pitching and
their
upcoming matchups, then cut them in favor of new guys the next day. The
concept
is that the shallower the league, the more quality starting pitching is
available on the free agent wire, so rather than drafting expensive
starters,
it’s better to build a strong offense and bullpen and let the free agent
wire
populate your starting staff during the season. As a bonus, a handful of
“PoD”
guys emerge each year as worth keeping all year long, like Jair Jurrjens
last
year or Cliff Lee in ’08.
__________________________________________________________________________________

PoD chart August 10.pdf    

CORY’S PICKS

Verlander @
Sabathia

French @
Millwood

Weaver @
Buchholz

Hunter @
Garza – Hunter may be
fading a bit but I’ll give him one more

Danks @ Baker – Baker’s
been so unreliable this year, but if you’re going to gamble, do it at
home

J.Gomez @
Greinke – Gomez is a fluke
but ride the wave vs. the weak Royals

Morrow @
Braden

Nolasco @
Duke

Zito @
Oswalt

Olsen @ Minor
- tough matchup for Minor but he’s impressive

J.Santana
@
Figueroa

Garland @ Wells – I’m
finally losing faith in Wells

Bush @
J.Garcia

Arroyo @ D.
Hudson

Chacin @ Kershaw
- Chacin a worthwhile gamble in deeper leagues