Fantasy Baseball

Daisuke Matsuzaka was a player who was all over the draft board. Some saw Dice-K as nothing more than a Boston hype job, while others drafted him as if he were Cy Young incarnate.

Cy Young better scoot over, after game one at least. Matsuzaka was dazzling in his big league debut, with ten strikeouts in seven innings pitched. He gave up six hits, one walk and only one earned run while getting the win for Boston.

And the best news for Dice-K owners is that it didn’t look like a fluke. He was throwing upwards of 95 miles per hour and his off speed pitches were more devastating than advertised.

However, a smart Dice-K owner is already thinking about selling high. Even if he continues to be the best pitcher in the American League, his stock in some leagues might be even higher than that. If you can get another top of the line pitcher and a bat from a team, don’t let the excitement keep you from making a trade.

Selling high wins fantasy championships.