Congratulations to Aces High for finishing first in the NFBC last week with 2,725.5 points. Big weeks offensively from Lyle Overbay (.423-4-9), Reed Johnson (.421-0-4), Carlos Guillen (.368-1-5-2) and Mike Napoli (.333-2-7) led the way. Matt Morris won two games and fanned 13 to lead the pitchers while J.J. Putz and Mariano Rivera combined for five saves.
For finishing first last week, Aces High wins an autographed Tony Perez baseball courtesy of Tri-Star Productions. Congratulations again to Aces High and good luck to everyone in the NFBC this week.
Aces High Wins Week 13 Prize
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Aces High Wins Week 13 Prize
Tom Kessenich
Manager of High Stakes Fantasy Games, SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @TomKessenich
Manager of High Stakes Fantasy Games, SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @TomKessenich
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Tom Kessenich
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Aces High Wins Week 13 Prize
There are plenty of surprises in a fantasy baseball season. One of the most common is an owner realizing their post-draft analysis of their team wasn’t quite on the mark.
That’s definitely been the case for Mike Samuels’ Aces High team in New York League 7.
Leaving the draft Samuels believed his team would be anchored by a strong pitching staff but would have some question marks offensively. But as the season has unfolded, it’s been the exact opposite as his offense has been strong while his pitching has been sporadic.
While his pitching has shown signs of life of late it was definitely his offense which paved the way for a first-place finish in the NFBC in Week 13. . Big weeks offensively from Lyle Overbay (.423-4-9), Reed Johnson (.421-0-4), Carlos Guillen (.368-1-5-2) and Mike Napoli (.333-2-7) led the way as Samuels’ team paced the NFBC field with 2,725.5 points.
Matt Morris won two games and fanned 13 to lead the pitchers while J.J. Putz and Mariano Rivera combined for five saves to lead his pitching staff.
“My draft strategy this season, out of the No. 3 slot, was two-fold: (1) I wanted to anchor my pitching staff with solid starting pitching and closers. Five of my first 11 picks were pitchers, with Roy Halladay (Round. 3), Francisco Rodriguez (Round 4), Mariano Rivera (Round 5), Zach Duke (Round 9), and Jeremy Bonderman (Round 11); and (2) after taking Vladimir Guerrero, I went after players that I projected rebound or break-out years, including Nomar Garciaparra (Round 6), Edgar Renteria (Round 8), Carlos Guillen (Round 14), Alex Rios (Round 17), and Jose Vidro (Round 23),” Samuels said.
“When I returned home from the draft, I was convinced that my pitching would be the strong point of my team, but my offense had a ton of question marks. Interestingly, as the season has played out, my offense has carried my team from the beginning and my pitching has struggled. I am proud, however, that over the course of the last several weeks, my team's ERA has improved from 5.0 to 4.2 and WHIP has gone from 1.40 to 1.32.”
Not to mention pleased that a balanced week from his roster led to the spot among the NFBC field last week.
Samuels lives in Queens, N.Y. with his wife Michelle and t heir young daughter. He is an attorney specializing in representing growing business.
For finishing first last week, Samuels wins an autographed Tony Perez baseball courtesy of Tri-Star Productions.
That’s definitely been the case for Mike Samuels’ Aces High team in New York League 7.
Leaving the draft Samuels believed his team would be anchored by a strong pitching staff but would have some question marks offensively. But as the season has unfolded, it’s been the exact opposite as his offense has been strong while his pitching has been sporadic.
While his pitching has shown signs of life of late it was definitely his offense which paved the way for a first-place finish in the NFBC in Week 13. . Big weeks offensively from Lyle Overbay (.423-4-9), Reed Johnson (.421-0-4), Carlos Guillen (.368-1-5-2) and Mike Napoli (.333-2-7) led the way as Samuels’ team paced the NFBC field with 2,725.5 points.
Matt Morris won two games and fanned 13 to lead the pitchers while J.J. Putz and Mariano Rivera combined for five saves to lead his pitching staff.
“My draft strategy this season, out of the No. 3 slot, was two-fold: (1) I wanted to anchor my pitching staff with solid starting pitching and closers. Five of my first 11 picks were pitchers, with Roy Halladay (Round. 3), Francisco Rodriguez (Round 4), Mariano Rivera (Round 5), Zach Duke (Round 9), and Jeremy Bonderman (Round 11); and (2) after taking Vladimir Guerrero, I went after players that I projected rebound or break-out years, including Nomar Garciaparra (Round 6), Edgar Renteria (Round 8), Carlos Guillen (Round 14), Alex Rios (Round 17), and Jose Vidro (Round 23),” Samuels said.
“When I returned home from the draft, I was convinced that my pitching would be the strong point of my team, but my offense had a ton of question marks. Interestingly, as the season has played out, my offense has carried my team from the beginning and my pitching has struggled. I am proud, however, that over the course of the last several weeks, my team's ERA has improved from 5.0 to 4.2 and WHIP has gone from 1.40 to 1.32.”
Not to mention pleased that a balanced week from his roster led to the spot among the NFBC field last week.
Samuels lives in Queens, N.Y. with his wife Michelle and t heir young daughter. He is an attorney specializing in representing growing business.
For finishing first last week, Samuels wins an autographed Tony Perez baseball courtesy of Tri-Star Productions.
Tom Kessenich
Manager of High Stakes Fantasy Games, SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @TomKessenich
Manager of High Stakes Fantasy Games, SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @TomKessenich