Today's Fantasy Rx

American League Relief Pitchers with $-1 DV

Quick Key to the tables:
W = Wins.  S = Saves.  ERA = Earned Run Average (ER*9/IP).
WHIP = (Walks + Hits)/IP aka Ratio.  K = Strikeouts.  BB = Bases on Balls aka Walks.
H = Hits.  IP = Innings Pitched.  P = Pitches.  B = Bats.
2003 Age = Player's Age as of October 1, 2003.
4x4 = BA, HR, RBI, and SB in 12-team, $260 leagues with 23-man rosters.
5x5 = BA, HR, RBI, SB, and R in 12-team, $260 leagues with 23-man rosters.
DV = Draft Value (The price a player earned under a 70/30 hitting/pitching split).
AV = Actual Value (The price a player earned under a 50/50 hitting/pitching split).
Rotohelp = 2003 Rotohelp Predicted Draft Value.
LABR/Tout = 2003 Expert League prices; LABR for 4x4. Tout Wars for 5x5.

Average league worst BA, ERA, and WHIP based on data compiled from TQ Stats.

Players are ranked in order from the highest draft value in a 4x4 league to the lowest. As the majority of fantasy leagues allow you to keep anyone traded to the other league, all players are listed in the league where they began the season.

93.		W	S	ERA	WHIP	K	BB	H	IP
David Lee		1	0	4.7	1.3	7	6	4	7.2
CLE Indians		DV		AV		Rotohelp		LABR/Tout
P:R    B:R	4x4:	-1		-3
2003 Age: 32	5x5:	-1		-3

Lee spent most of the year playing for Los Angeles at AAA Las Vegas(PCL), compiling a 3.13 ERA on a 61:36 K:BB in 60.1 IP over 56 G with 7 H and 4 HR before a late-season trade sent him to Cleveland for a couple weeks. He signed a minor league deal to return to the Indians in 2004, as Lee never managed a walk rate below 5.0 BB/9 in any of his four seasons in the majors and his .67 career G-F suggests extreme downside, don't roster him this year barring surprising improvement in his overall skills.

50 Days to Choose Your Pitchers: '04 continues tomorrow with more American League relievers.

Today's Fantasy Rx: The only player here worth more than a brief glance on draft day is Aaron Looper, and you should make sure that he likely will break camp in the majors before rostering him given his competition with several other youngsters for the last spot in the Mariners' bullpen.