We have now hit the last week of the MLB season and kick it off with a 10-game slate. 

Heading into the last week of the regular season, I don’t know about you, but I’m hungry to get on the winning track. 

Still, win or lose, I have to say, it’s EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY difficult to do anything baseball related right now without thinking about Jose Fernandez.

For those of you who haven’t heard, Jose Fernandez and two others, passed away in a tragic boating accident early Sunday morning. Yesterday’s Marlins game was cancelled, and Fernandez was actually supposed to be starting tonight’s game against the Mets.

It’s clear that the Mets and Marlins game is going to be filled with a ton of emotion. Fernandez just made an impact on so many people. 

Nonetheless, let’s talk about tonight’s slate. With only one week left to play, and more and more teams completely out of contention, or have nothing to play for, it’s imperative for you to keep an eye on lineups (e.g. veterans in/out of the lineup and new faces getting their first opportunities) and trends (e.g. teams subbing out veterans earlier in the game or teams not letting their starters throw more than a minimal amount of pitches). 

As lineups come out, it’ll be important to keep an eye on some of the good value that leaks out. More likely than not, you’ll need to mix in some of those prime value plays with some of the big names to be able to fit your lineups. With a lot of the low end (cheap) pitching options having very low pitch count limits, we don’t have the luxury of mixing in good value pitchers because point ceilings will be kept to a minimum considering there’s no way for a pitcher on a low pitch count limit can pitch deep into a game.

One note, I normally would consider rating Jaime Garcia much higher, but I think the fact that he hasn’t been stretched out due to his stint in the bullpen makes him a little too big of a risk tonight. 

If you guys have any questions, please feel free to reach me on Twitter @kle18. It’s the easiest way to reach me.

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