Sport Chit Chat

Greetings MLB fantasy enthusiasts. Another week has gone by and here I am again with some Fantasy help. We are entering one of the more interesting weeks of the MLB season as the trade deadline looms large on the entire league. There have already been trades for SP (Blanton, Harden) and RP (Roach) as teams look to sure up their pitching staff and bull pen. Additionally, rumours are swirling in regards to possible trades of Manny Ramirez and another slugger Mark Teixeira.
Players being traded can make or break a fantasy season as a solid player can be traded to a contender, catch fire in a playoff run and bump his alreay great stats. Also, the reverse. For example, Manny Ramirez could get traded to a non-contending team, start to play poorly and cost you your fantasy trophy.

Finally, a player could be traded and leave a void for another guy to pick up the slack. In honor of this I have chosen RP Manny Corpas. Brian Fuentes is rumored to be on his way out. When Fuentes leaves, (if he does) it will be former closer Manny Corpas who takes over his duties. FOXSPORTS has confirmed this and as the Rockies are a solid club there will be many saves for Corpas to aquire. There is a chance, as mentioned above that Fuentes stays put due to a recent Rockies surge but only time will tell. Take a flier on Corpas this week and hope it pans out. If not, drop him. I promise that if Fuentes doesn’t get traded I’ll suggest a replacement.

-Maxmillien, Your Fantasy Guru

Hello all. Maxmillien here with your MLB fantasy pick up for this week. This will be a weekly thing so check back every Monday for a possible pick up. Clearly, if something happens during the week I’ll let you know but going into each week I’ll give you a guy who I think can help your squad as well as one or two more possible pick ups.

This past week Padres Dodgers RP Takashi Saito went down with a shoulder injury. Saito has already racked up 17 Saves this season and with him down Jonathan Broxton is now in line to receive the bulk if not ALL of the save opportunities for the Dodgers. Although Broxton has a somewhat suspect ERA at 3.40 I still think this gamble is worth it. If you have the roster space for an extra RP and need saves this pick up is a NO BRAINER! With the Dodgers only 1 game back in their division , the Dodgers will be making all attempts to win and Broxton’s save count could directly benefit from that!

Also, as an extra tidbit, Colorado Rockies RP, Brian Fuentes is currently on the trading block and if Broxton has already been grabbed in your league consider RP Manny Corpas who will - without a doubt - get the save opportunities if and when Fuentes is traded.

-Sincerely, your fantasy guru, Maxmillien