Double Your Pleasure

Doubleheaders will be played today in Texas, Chicago, and Seattle. Batting averages could take a hit, but in roto leagues, doubleheaders mean twice the opportunity for those coveted cumulative stats like steals, homers, rbi, and runs.

Given that, I went out this morning and added the recently-hot Brad Wilkerson, figuring he's got two decent chances to hit another homer in that humid and bouyant Texas air. To add Wilkerson, I dropped Saltamacchia, who isn't playing every day now that Minnie Minoso... I mean Satchell Paige... I mean Julio Franco is in town. (Speaking of which, anybody notice that Rick Sutcliffe hinted at steroids when he was at the plate? He certainly looks the part, and it'd explain a lot.)

I also dropped Alex Gordon, who was to face Wang in a tough match-up in NY, in favor old friend Brandon Inge, who always seems to be available on the waiver wire when I need him. Incidentally, Inge is up to .244 and is projecting to 21 hrs, 80 rbi, and 9 steals. In other words, his 0-for-April notwithstanding, he's exactly where we would've expected at the beginning of the year.

Some other things to remember in doubleheaders. Your closer may not get 2 chances to save games so it's a good day to own a team's main holder -- the set-up guy might get a chance to show his stuff in the ninth inning for a change. Also, your catcher won't play both games, and superstars might get a rest in game two (or game one, depending on the match-up).