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Bench A-Rod this week?

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MNsports44

Reputation:98
Level:Superstar
Since:Apr 11, 2007

April 21, 2008 8:23 am

Score: 95

Am I crazy or should I actually considering benching A-Rod this week? He is obviously day-to-day with the leg injury from yesterday, plus, he still has the birth of his baby looming any day which could force him to miss a game or two.

My backup 3B is Jeff Keppinger and the Reds are scheduled to play 7 games this week. A-Rod is scheduled to play 6 games but could miss 1, 2, or 3 games. My scoring system is roto and the scoring categories are BA, OBP, Doubles+Triples, HR, RBI, Runs. Our weekly lineups need to be set by the first pitch of the first game today.

Who should I start and why? I always like to hear everyone else's reasoning.

	A - Rod
	Keppinger

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sporkage Reputation:99 Level:Superstar Since:Feb 26, 2007
	April 21, 2008 11:24 am Score: 96
	You start the best team each week in fantasy. This week Keppinger playing 7 gives you a better team than A-Rod playing injured and missing starts. Start Keppinger and monitor A-Rod this week.
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SoxNut08 Reputation:83 Level:All-Star Since:Feb 11, 2008
	April 21, 2008 3:03 pm Score: 88
	Yeah, i ran into the same problem this week with my team in the same format. I ended up benching AROD because everyone on ESPN said that he will miss 5-6 games. I have Evan Longoria going in his place for the week. Good luck, and make sure u start Arod next week... he'll be back by then
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Spider-Man Reputation:99 Level:Superstar Since:Aug 20, 2006
	April 21, 2008 3:11 pm Score: 96
	I too had the same problem. I couldn't beieve that Mark Reynolds was still a Free Agent in our league so I picked him up and started him in place of A-Rod. I just can't afford to have goose eggs at my 3rd base slot for even a couple of days as we have a very competitive league. I only won last week by 7 points and that wasn't decided till the end of last nights game. I do hate having A-Rod AND Jimmy Rollins on my bench though!
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gome23 Reputation:71 Level:Pro Since:Nov 27, 2007
	April 21, 2008 8:11 pm Score: 83
	A-Rod may be in a slump but when he is out he will start smacking
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