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The first 7 weeks of the 2007 Fantasy Baseball season are just about in the bags and that means that now it's time to turn your attention to week 8. Lucky for you the GNUru is here to help you with your week 8 lineup decisions.
Week 8 - GNUru Batter Banter
 With 7 full weeks in the books, it time to reconsider some of your veteran players off to slow starts. While the GNUru doesn't recommend dropping sluggish sluggers, you may want to consider getting some of these hot hitters in your fantasy lineups. While some on the list are no-brainers (David Wright, Aramis Ramirez, Mark Teixera, etc.) others are still scratching their way into fantasy lineups (J.J. Hardy, Dan Johnson, Curtis Granderson, Hunter Pence, etc.) and warrant lineup consideration. One player that is really starting to get fantasy superstar consideration is Oakland outfielder Jack Cust. Cust has burst onto the scene and already has 8 HRs in just 42 at bats. The jury is still out on whether he can continue his hot hitting but Cust is a must-start at this point in time. The below numbers are compiled during the last 14 days.
Who's Hot
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Player
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AB
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R
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H
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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BA
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Cust, Jack LF OAK
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42
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12
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13
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8
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20
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0
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0.310
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Wright, David 3B NYM
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46
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9
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17
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4
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13
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6
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0.370
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Johnson, Dan 1B OAK
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46
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17
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18
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4
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10
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0
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0.391
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Lowell, Mike 3B BOS
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44
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7
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18
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4
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14
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0
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0.409
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Hardy, J.J. J. SS MIL
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54
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9
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15
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6
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14
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0
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0.278
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Ramirez, Aramis 3B CHC
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59
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8
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15
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5
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17
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0
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0.288
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Granderson, Curtis CF DET
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50
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8
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17
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3
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12
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2
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0.340
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Teixeira, Mark 1B TEX
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52
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7
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18
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3
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12
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0
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0.346
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Suzuki, Ichiro RF SEA
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56
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11
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24
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0
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2
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9
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0.429
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Ordonez, Magglio J. RF DET
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47
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12
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16
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4
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10
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0
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0.340
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Lee, Carlos N. LF HOU
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51
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10
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20
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4
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12
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0
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0.392
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Youkilis, Kevin 1B BOS
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48
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9
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20
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3
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13
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0
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0.417
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Hunter, Torii CF MIN
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49
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7
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14
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4
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16
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1
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0.286
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Ramirez, Hanley SS FLA
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58
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11
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18
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2
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2
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7
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0.310
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Sizemore, Grady CF CLE
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57
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11
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19
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2
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8
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6
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0.333
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Pence, Hunter CF HOU
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45
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7
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19
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3
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10
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2
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0.422
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Fielder, Prince S. 1B MIL
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49
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9
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15
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5
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10
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0
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0.306
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Uggla, Dan 2B FLA
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58
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9
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16
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3
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8
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0
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0.276
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Sheffield, Gary A. RF DET
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53
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12
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15
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5
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10
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0
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0.283
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Pena, Carlos 1B TB
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35
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11
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18
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3
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8
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0
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0.514
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Teahen, Mark T. 3B KC
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48
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10
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17
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1
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7
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2
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0.354
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Griffey, Ken CF CIN
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47
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6
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14
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4
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11
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1
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0.298
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Phillips, Brandon 2B CIN
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51
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9
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19
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2
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6
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2
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0.373
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Also of interest are the teams that play a full schedule of games and those that play a light schedule. The following teams play seven games this week: Arizona, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Seattle and Washington.
Week 8 - GNUru Rotation Ramblings
Finally, we start to see some pitchers settle down and most games being played. Now is the time you can begin to make assumptions on players, ride the hot hands, and play the double-start game. Here is a list of the scheduled double start pitchers. As always, be warned some pitchers could lose that advantage in a heartbeat via a rainout. So make sure you chose your pitchers wisely!
Probable Week 8 Double Starters
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Player
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Start #1
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Start #2
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A.J. Burnett TOR
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Daniel A. Cabrera
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Carlos Silva
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Aaron Cook COL
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Brandon Webb
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Matt C. Morris
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Adam Wainwright STL
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Zach T. Duke
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Matt B. Chico
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Brandon Webb ARI
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Aaron Cook
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Chris K. Sampson
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Bronson Arroyo CIN
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Levale L. Speigner
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TBA (PIT)
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C.C. Sabathia CLE
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Cha Seung Baek
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Justin B. Verlander
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Carlos Silva MIN
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Vicente Padilla
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A.J. Burnett
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Cha Seung Baek SEA
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C.C. Sabathia
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Brian P. Bannister
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Chien-Ming Wang NYY
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Tim Wakefield
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Kelvim Escobar
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Chris K. Sampson HOU
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Noah R. Lowry
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Brandon Webb
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Cole Hamels PHI
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Scott Olsen
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Kyle Davies
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Daniel A. Cabrera BAL
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A.J. Burnett
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Joe Blanton
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Fausto C. Carmona CLE
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Odalis A. Perez
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Mike W. Maroth
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Jake Peavy SD
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Rich Hill
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Jeff Suppan
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Jarrod Washburn SEA
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Scott Kazmir
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Odalis A. Perez
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Jeff Suppan MIL
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Brett Tomko
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Jake Peavy
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Joe Blanton OAK
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Jose A. Contreras
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Daniel A. Cabrera
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John Lackey ANA
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Mike W. Maroth
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Mike Mussina
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Jorge Sosa NYM
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Kyle Davies
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Scott Olsen
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Jose A. Contreras CHW
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Joe Blanton
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Scott Kazmir
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Josh Fogg COL
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Livan Hernandez
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Noah R. Lowry
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Julian Tavarez BOS
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Mike Mussina
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Kameron Loe
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Kameron Loe TEX
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Johan Santana
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Julian Tavarez
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Kirk Saarloos CIN
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Matt B. Chico
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Zach T. Duke
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Kyle Davies ATL
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Jorge Sosa
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Cole Hamels
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Levale L. Speigner WAS
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Bronson Arroyo
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Brad Thompson
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Livan Hernandez ARI
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Josh Fogg
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Roy E. Oswalt
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Matt B. Chico WAS
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Kirk Saarloos
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Adam Wainwright
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Mike Mussina NYY
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Julian Tavarez
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John Lackey
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Mike W. Maroth DET
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John Lackey
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Fausto C. Carmona
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Noah R. Lowry SF
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Chris K. Sampson
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Josh Fogg
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Odalis A. Perez KC
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Fausto C. Carmona
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Jarrod Washburn
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Randy Wolf LA
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Ben M. Sheets
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Rich Hill
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Rich Hill CHC
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Jake Peavy
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Randy Wolf
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Roy E. Oswalt HOU
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Tim L. Lincecum
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Livan Hernandez
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Scott Kazmir TB
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Jarrod Washburn
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Jose A. Contreras
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Scott Olsen FLA
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Cole Hamels
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Jorge Sosa
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Tim Wakefield BOS
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Chien-Ming Wang
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Vicente Padilla
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Vicente Padilla TEX
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Carlos Silva
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Tim Wakefield
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Zach T. Duke PIT
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Adam Wainwright
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Kirk Saarloos
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In weekly head-to-head (H2H) leagues, it's often the better strategy to avoid weak double starters and go with pitcher with proven track records (or at least look to be in mid-season form). Here is a list of which starting pitchers have impressed early and warrant rotation consideration regardless of how many starts they will make in week 8. Numbers are compiled during the last 14 days.
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Player
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INN
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GS
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QS
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W
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K
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BBI
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ERA
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WHIP
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Bergmann, Jason C. RP WAS
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14.0
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2
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2
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1
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12
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3
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1.286
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0.500
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Blanton, Joe SP OAK
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22.3
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3
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3
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2
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18
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4
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2.418
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1.119
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Bonser, Boof SP MIN
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19.0
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3
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2
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2
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24
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5
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2.842
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1.158
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Burnett, A.J. SP TOR
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23.3
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3
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3
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2
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29
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8
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1.929
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0.986
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Carmona, Fausto C. SP CLE
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23.0
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3
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3
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3
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11
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7
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1.174
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1.044
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Gaudin, Chad RP OAK
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18.7
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3
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2
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2
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14
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6
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3.375
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1.393
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Hamels, Cole SP PHI
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22.0
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3
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3
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3
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27
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5
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2.864
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1.000
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Haren, Dan SP OAK
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21.0
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3
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3
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1
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21
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7
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1.714
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0.952
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Johnson, Randy SP ARI
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12.0
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2
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2
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1
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18
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1
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2.250
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0.500
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Lilly, Ted SP CHC
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22.0
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3
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3
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2
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16
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4
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2.454
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0.909
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Matsuzaka, Daisuke SP BOS
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24.0
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3
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3
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3
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19
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3
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1.875
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0.958
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Oswalt, Roy E. SP HOU
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20.0
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3
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3
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2
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18
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5
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2.250
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1.150
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Peavy, Jake SP SD
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21.0
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3
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3
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2
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25
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5
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0.857
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0.857
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Sheets, Ben M. SP MIL
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20.0
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3
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3
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2
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18
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6
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3.150
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1.050
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Smoltz, John SP ATL
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20.7
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3
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3
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2
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19
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3
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1.742
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0.823
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Weaver, Jered SP ANA
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19.7
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3
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3
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2
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16
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7
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1.831
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1.220
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Wolf, Randy SP LA
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17.3
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3
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1
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2
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26
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3
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1.558
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1.096
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