Any way to get Werth into my lineup on Sat?

[schmidty]

Of course I had his 4-for-4 game on my bench (after starting him a couple of other times this week with a 1-for-8 to show for it). Werth's matchup on Saturday looks especially tasty. He mashes lefties, and mashes at Coors. On Sat, he faces a poor lefty (Jorge de la Rosa) at Coors! I'd really like to get him in my lineup, but my other options look good too. Here are my other OF and Util spots:

Carlos Lee - faces Wainwright @StL. Lee is only 1-for-13 lifetime against Wainwright. But that's not a terribly big sample size, and Lee is a stud hitter.

Magglio Ordonez - faces Matt Harrison (a Texas lefty) at home. Maggs has never faced Harrison, who doesn't have much of a track record (and what he's done hasn't been particularly impressive)

Bobby Abreu - faces Brad Penny at home. Abreu has faced Penny a lot in his career, and has hit him really well (0.341 avg and 0.977 OPS in 44 at bats)

Johnny Damon - faces Horacio Ramirez (a lefty) @KC. Damon has a modest platoon difference vs lefties, though it's been a bit more pronounced in the last couple of years. He's 3-for-7 lifetime against Ramirez (who isn't a particularly good pitcher, especially when starting)

So you can see, there are no turkeys in that lineup. The only one with a bad matchup is by far the best hitter (Lee). This is in a 6x6 (with OPS and holds) H2H league. Heading into Saturday, the hitting categories are all super close (trail by 1 run, HRs are tied, lead by 2 RBIs, trail by 1 SB, lead AVG by 0.032, lead OPS by 0.005). Any suggestions? Leave a link and I'll answer any of yours (provided I see it in time).

[OneLoveBoomer]

Damon maybe. But otherwise, he's still sitting on the bench I think.

[rolen187]

im a little freaked out to be honest with you because i have the exact same problem today with THE EXACT SAME PLAYERS ........kind of weird, anyway i decided to sit damon, werth is someone who i had hoped to be able to use in my everyday lineup soon and trade away abreu or lee for more pitching.....good luck

[schmidty]

Yeah, Damon was the one guy I was leaning towards. He has the lefty-lefty thing going today, and has the least power and lowest ops of the group. But when you're fighting to gain ground in SBs, it's hard to leave Damon on the bench (though Werth can run too, I suppose). Like I told another guy here - when drafting I like to have a clear pecking order so I don't beat myself up over starting spots. But I always seem to do it anyway. Werth at Coors against a bad lefty is about as good of a matchup he'll ever get.

[Cyclone177]

Thanks for the help on mine. It's tough to balance the better hitters with your bench hitters if you have too many guys. You seem like you are doing a good job playing the pitching matchups, but baseball is a streaky game, and sometimes guys just aren't zoned in. Braun and Carlos Lee are 2 guys right now that are not, imo, hitting the ball real well. There are obviously a myriad of reasons that guys might not be in prime form, injury, out of shape, etc, and it can be worthwhile to roll another guy out there on occasion if you feel it is worthwile-that is what makes it fun to me. When that guess pays off, it is glorious.