Sep 30 1999 11:00pm

The LIMA Plan

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What is this LIMA Plan?

The LIMA Plan is a strategy for Rotisserie and fantasy leagues that allows you to target high skills pitchers at very low cost, thereby freeing up dollars for offense. LIMA is an acronym for Low Investment Mound Aces, and also pays tribute to Jose Lima, a $1 pitcher in 1998 who exemplifies the power of the strategy.

How does the plan work?

1. You start by budgeting a maximum of $60 (out of $260) for your pitching staff. Note that this is a maximum figure. Many successful LIMA teams are built with less expensive staffs. In fact, in keeper leagues, if you've got some good-priced arms already frozen, you should be able to assemble a staff for far less than $60.

2. Allot no more than $30 of...

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