Championships are won by making the right little decisions through the season and micromanaging your lineup well can be the difference maker. Each week, I’ll be taking a look at five hitting matchups you should take advantage of this week, and five hitting matchups you should avoid this week. Here are the batters you should start and avoid for Week 24 (9/11 – 9/17) of the fantasy baseball season.
Notes: All pitching matchups mentioned here are based off of projections as of this writing. It is entirely possible that the actual matchups could change either because of injury, weather, or anything else. Keep in mind, this article is geared toward middle-of-the-road players, meaning you should be starting top of the line bats regardless of the matchup. Always start your studs.
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Cleveland Indians hitters - Boy I'm really going out on a limb here aren't I? Yea, hey, maybe you should start the hitters on the hottest team in baseball? But I'm not just recommending Indians hitters because I'm lazy (that's only part of it), but because they have an excellent set of matchups this week. First, they start off with a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers followed by a four-game series against the Kansas City Royals, and in all seven of those games, there's nary a pitching matchup that frightens you even a little bit. Obviously you're already starting your studs, but I'd recommend starting guys like Austin Jackson (in their two starts against lefties) and Jay Bruce, who's slashing .252/.308/.486 against righties since the All-Star Break (and the Indians get to see five righties this week).
