A few readers emailed after I posted the Week 7 Pitching Planner:
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Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:49 PM
To: @DM Fantasy Baseball
Subject: Attn: Pitching Planner
I'm in a 12 team H2H league and John Lackey is about to come off the DL and I have to drop a Starting Pitcher in order to activate him. My current pitching staff consists of Justin Verlander, Dan Haren, Daisuke Matsuzaka, John Maine, James Shields, Shaun Marcum, Cliff Lee, & Edison Volquez. Who should I drop? All of my starters are pitching very well so far this year with the exception of Verlander. Do I dare drop him? Thanks.
Randy Rosenthal
Omaha NE
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I would drop Marcum at this point.
Emack.
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Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 8:59 PM
To: @DM Fantasy Baseball
Subject: ATTN: PITCHING PLANNER
I've got one starting spot left and three guys: Ian Snell, Derek Lowe, and Bronson Arroyo. Who should I start?
Devin Mitchell
South Pasadena, California
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Lowe is struggling. Snell faces a first-place team and an expected top contender. I think Arroyo, who was better last time out, cools off the red-hot/first-place Marlins. They are playing above their heads right now.
Emack.
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Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 8:39 PM
To: Mack, Eric
Subject: Writer feedbacks: Eric Mack
SUBJECT:
Writer feedbacks: Eric Mack
FROM:
John Anthony
FEEDBACK:
Hey Eric i am waiting for your pitching planner to come out, but these are my options on the waiver wire for 2 starters,Zito-Maholm-Lannan-K.Kendrick,Slowey and Figuara i can't spell his name off hand but he is from the Metsok let me know if you can. Thanks,John.
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Maholm is no longer a two-start pitcher. Slowey or Kendrick are the less objectionable, but both carry risk, obviously.
Emack.
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Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:42 PM
To: Mack, Eric
Subject: Writer feedbacks: Eric Mack
SUBJECT:
Writer feedbacks: Eric Mack
FROM:
Jesse Meineke
FEEDBACK:
Relating to pitching planner for week 7, i'm kind of in a good pickle right now. I've got Burnett, Wainright, and Oswalt who are all locks this week with 2 starts. The other 4 spots are all a toss-up, with Jarjens correct me on the spelling if wrong, Greinke, Hally, Volquez, Wagner, and Nathan. Which 4 of the 6 would you go with?
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Jurrjens is a two-starter now.
Halladay and Volquez always start at this point. Take Wagner over Nathan for the final spot.
Emack.
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Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 10:26 AM
To: @DM Fantasy Baseball
Subject: your 2 cents needed
Ive got Coco Cordero, K-Rod, Ervin Santana, Javi Vasquez, Edison Volquez, and...... I need 2 more out of Wellemeyer, Owings, Shields, McGowan and Galaraga, thanks, great work.
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Shields, definitely. And then Owings, probably.
Emack.