Fantasy Baseball: Diamond Market - Falling

September 19, 2008 @ 09:29:59

By Bryce McRae
Edited by Herija C. Green

Fantasy baseball waivers and discarded fantasy baseball players can make or break a season. You may have adjusted your fantasy baseball cheat sheets over and over during spring training. If your team remains the same after opening day, though, you will probably have trouble competing in your rotisserie baseball league. When is it time to give up on your fantasy baseball sleepers? Which players are worth retaining? KFFL.com's Diamond Market series gives you the fantasy baseball tips and advice you need to sort through the masses quickly.

Key

Discard - Drop player (in most circumstances)

Stash - Hold player if roster space is available; consider dropping if trend continues

Hold - Do not drop player (in most circumstances)

Catchers

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First Basemen

None

Second Basemen

None

Third Basemen

None

Shortstops

None

Outfielders

Kosuke Fukudome, Chicago Cubs

After finding his name penciled in to the starting lineup for the first time in eight days Thursday, Sept. 18, Fukudome responded with a 0-for-3 effort that included one strikeout. He hit only .193 in August and has followed that up with just two hits in a paltry 21 at-bats this month.

Shallow mixed: Discard

Deep mixed: Discard

NL-only: Discard

Designated Hitters

Hideki Matsui, New York Yankees

Matsui's (knee) season will likely come to an end the same day as Yankee Stadium's swan song. He is slated to undergo knee surgery after possibly garnering one final at-bat Sunday, Sept. 21.

Shallow mixed: Discard

Deep mixed: Discard

AL-only: Discard

Starting Pitchers

None

Relief Pitchers

None

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Bryce McRae
Bryce McRae is a Managing Editor with KFFL and has been involved in fantasy sports since 1999. He joined KFFL as a volunteer writer in March 2005 before becoming a Hot off the Wire Analyst in March 2006. He began working in his current capacity in September 2008. His work has appeared on fantasy sports sites such as Yahoo! and CBS Sportsline as well as in print. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2008 with a B.A. in History and U.S. Studies.

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