The FOX Sports Fantasy team takes part in a one-day fantasy baseball contest every weekday (except for Thursday) to see who comes out victorious, and to learn a few things in the process. Here are the lessons gathered from this week's action.
What We Learned...
You Make Me Complete: Out of our four daily contests this week, three of the winning lineups had a pitcher notch a complete game. First it was Chris Sale on Monday (30.55 DK points), Johnny Cueto on Tuesday (49.45 DK points) and then Clayton Kershaw (49.85) on Wednesday. Aces ruled the roost this week.
Cesar Salad Days: As was the case last week, Cesar Hernandez was owned in 100 percent of our lineups on Tuesday. He only notched six points in that game, and so none of us used him for the rest of the week. Recency bias and holding grudges â we all do it.
Yoenis and Yasmani...and a Josh: The only three players to appear in multiple winning lineups this week were Yoenis Cespedes, Yasmani Grandal and Josh Donaldson. Not surprisingly, they homered in four of the combined six chances they had.
No Stack: It's always a risky proposition, but staying away from the stack proved to be most successful in our contest this week. Out of the four winning lineups, only one had more than two players from the same team.
Average Points Per Position: Draft Kings didn't release the numbers for the winners from all of their site-wide contests, so we'll stick to ours. It was a huge week for the hot corner, with Josh Donaldson leading the way. Also take note of 2B, which was a popular punt spot this week.
This Week's Champion: Adam Meyer and Ryan Fowler each won a championship in the last two weeks, so it's only fitting they'd duke it out for the top spot this week. Adam and Ryan both won twice, but Adam averaged a higher score per game (122.5 to 109.3.). Adam should now have to send Johnny Cueto and Clayton Kershaw giftbaskets or something.
This Week's Revelation: Aside from targeting aces who are efficient with their pitch counts and go deep in games, don't feel pressure to stack when playing in smaller 50/50 games or tournaments. Stacking is a good option if you don't love your position player choices and have a pitcher you really want to target, or if you're playing multiple teams or giant tournaments. Otherwise, cherry picking the best options works just fine in smaller games.
