Daily Transaction Leagues

A quick note on daily transaction/lineup change leagues.......

I know people don't always have time to check their lineup and bench a player that is sitting that night and start a bench player, but in shallow leagues, think of the effect of doing this. Lets say that you are in a 10 teamer and you have player A on your bench, he is an average bench player in a 10 teamer. This player (assume he only plays OF for simplicity), over the course of a full season, assume 500+ at bats, will get you 75/20/75/8 .275............a decent player, certainly nothing you would need to start everyday, but a decent player. Now, think about if you could find a way to insert this player in your lineup for players that are getting a normal day off, even twice a week (between your OF and Util spots)...........so 8 at bats x 25 weeks of the regular season (I shaved off one week for simplicity) = 200 AB's. This means that you are subbing in an extra 40% of his total line or roughly 30/8/30/3 .275. This is assuming you only add the sub twice a week, which is pretty easy to assume is possibly even if you know of scheduled off days and can do it ahead of time. That additional line could be worth very valuable points in a roto league. Remember to use any advantage you have to maximize your chances of winning your league.