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 The first 8 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 9. Lucky for you the GNUru is here to help you with your week 9 lineup decisions.
Week 9 - GNUru Batter Banter
With 8 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, Ichiro Suzuki, Grady Sizemore, etc.) others are still scratching their way into fantasy lineups (Kevin Youkilis, Michael Cuddyer, Kevin Kouzmanoff, Casey Blake, etc.) and warrant lineup consideration.
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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BB
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SB
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BA
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Ordonez, Magglio RF DET
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50
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16
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20
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6
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14
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4
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0
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0.400
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Suzuki, Ichiro RF SEA
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59
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12
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27
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2
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7
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3
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8
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0.458
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Wright, David 3B NYM
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45
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11
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13
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5
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11
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8
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5
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0.289
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Hunter, Torii CF MIN
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47
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7
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15
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5
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19
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3
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1
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0.319
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Sizemore, Grady CF CLE
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51
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14
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19
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3
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9
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6
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4
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0.373
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Youkilis, Kevin 1B BOS
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53
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11
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22
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3
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12
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3
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0
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0.415
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Cuddyer, Michael RF MIN
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47
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12
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16
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5
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16
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9
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1
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0.340
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Ramirez, Aramis 3B CHC
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52
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9
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18
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4
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14
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2
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0
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0.346
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Stairs, Matt DH TOR
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32
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6
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12
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6
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12
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7
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0
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0.375
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Kouzmanoff, Kevin 3B SD
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37
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5
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16
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3
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13
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4
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0
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0.432
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Blake, Casey RF CLE
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51
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11
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16
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3
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11
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6
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0
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0.314
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Uggla, Dan 2B FLA
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55
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11
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18
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3
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7
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6
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0
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0.327
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Morneau, Justin 1B MIN
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50
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11
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17
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5
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13
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3
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0
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0.340
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Reynolds, Mark SS ARI
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39
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10
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17
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3
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11
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5
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0
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0.436
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Teixeira, Mark 1B TEX
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51
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7
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17
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3
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12
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8
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0
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0.333
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Kotchman, Casey 1B ANA
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39
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6
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19
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2
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11
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5
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0
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0.487
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Rios, Alex RF TOR
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43
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13
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18
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4
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5
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8
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2
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0.419
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Martinez, Victor C CLE
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52
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12
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16
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4
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11
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4
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0
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0.308
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Roberts, Brian 2B BAL
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44
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10
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19
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1
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7
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11
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5
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0.432
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Kent, Jeff 2B LA
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39
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9
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12
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5
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10
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5
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0
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0.308
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Granderson, Curtis CF DET
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53
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9
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17
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2
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10
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4
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1
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0.321
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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: Baltimore, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colorado, Detroit, Florida, L.A. Angels, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Seattle, St. Louis, Texas and Toronto.
Week 9 - 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 9 Double Starters
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Player
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Start #1
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Start #2
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Andy Pettitte NYY
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Dustin McGowan
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Curt Schilling
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Bartolo Colon ANA
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Miguel Batista
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Steve Trachsel
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Ben Sheets MIL
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Chuck James
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Byung-Hyun Kim
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Brad Penny LA
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Jason Simontacchi
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Tom Gorzelanny
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Braden Looper STL
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Jason Hirsh
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Jason Jennings
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Byung-Hyun Kim FLA
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Sean Marshall
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|
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Casey Fossum TB
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Chad Durbin
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Odalis Perez
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Chad Durbin DET
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Casey Fossum
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Cliff Lee
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Chad Gaudin OAK
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Robinson Tejeda
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Johan Santana
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Chris Capuano MIL
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John Smoltz
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Dontrelle Willis
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Chuck James ATL
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Ben Sheets
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Sean Marshall
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Cliff Lee CLE
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Curt Schilling
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Chad Durbin
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Curt Schilling BOS
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Cliff Lee
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Andy Pettitte
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David Wells SD
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Tom Gorzelanny
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Jason Simontacchi
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Dontrelle Willis FLA
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Jason Marquis
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Chris Capuano
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Doug Davis ARI
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Freddy An. Garcia
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Oliver Perez
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Dustin McGowan TOR
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Andy Pettitte
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Jose A. Contreras
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Ervin Santana ANA
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TBA (SEA)
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Jeremy Guthrie
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Freddy An. Garcia PHI
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Doug Davis
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Tim Lincecum
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Ian Snell PIT
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Kyle Lohse
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Brett Tomko
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Jae Seo TB
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Jeremy Bonderman
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Scott Elarton
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Jason Hirsh COL
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Braden Looper
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Matt Belisle
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Jason Jennings HOU
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Matt Belisle
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Braden Looper
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Jason Simontacchi WAS
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Brad Penny
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David Wells
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Jeff Francis COL
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Kip Wells
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Kyle Lohse
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Jeremy Bonderman DET
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Jae Seo
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Jeremy Sowers
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Jeremy Guthrie BAL
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Jorge De La Rosa
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Ervin Santana
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Jeremy Sowers CLE
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Josh Beckett
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Jeremy Bonderman
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Johan Santana MIN
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Jose A. Contreras
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Chad Gaudin
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John Danks CHW
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Boof Bonser
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Shaun Marcum
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Jose A. Contreras CHW
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Johan Santana
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Dustin McGowan
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Kip Wells STL
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Jeff Francis
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Roy Oswalt
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Kyle Lohse CIN
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Ian Snell
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Jeff Francis
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Matt Belisle CIN
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Jason Jennings
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Jason Hirsh
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Miguel Batista SEA
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Bartolo Colon
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Robinson Tejeda
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Oliver Perez NYM
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Tim Lincecum
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Doug Davis
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Robinson Tejeda TEX
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Chad Gaudin
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Miguel Batista
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Scott Elarton KC
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Steve Trachsel
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Jae Seo
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Sean Marshall CHC
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Byung-Hyun Kim
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Chuck James
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Shaun Marcum TOR
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Matt DeSalvo
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John Danks
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Steve Trachsel BAL
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Scott Elarton
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Bartolo Colon
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Tim Lincecum SF
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Oliver Perez
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Freddy An. Garcia
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Tom Gorzelanny PIT
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David Wells
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Brad Penny
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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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GS
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QS
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W
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L
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K
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BBI
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ERA
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WHIP
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Smoltz, John SP ATL
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3
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3
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2
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1
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17
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3
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0.871
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0.823
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Perez, Oliver SP NYM
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3
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3
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3
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0
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16
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6
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1.174
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0.739
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Lincecum, Tim SP SF
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2
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2
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1
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0
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14
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2
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1.200
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0.600
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Haren, Dan SP OAK
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3
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3
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2
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0
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17
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7
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1.227
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0.727
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Young, Chris R. SP SD
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2
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2
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1
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0
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15
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3
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1.317
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0.878
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Johnson, Randy SP ARI
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2
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1
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2
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0
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19
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0
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1.543
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0.686
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Guthrie, Jeremy RP BAL
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3
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3
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0
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0
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15
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4
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1.612
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0.806
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Mitre, Sergio SP FLA
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3
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3
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2
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0
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15
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1
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1.612
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0.985
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Santana, Johan SP MIN
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2
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2
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1
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1
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24
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3
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1.929
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0.786
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Tavarez, Julian RP BOS
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2
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1
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2
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0
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5
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8
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2.132
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1.184
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Sabathia, C.C. SP CLE
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3
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2
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2
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0
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15
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3
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2.250
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1.100
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Morris, Matt SP SF
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3
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3
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1
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1
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13
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4
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2.454
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0.909
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Verlander, Justin SP DET
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3
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3
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2
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0
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15
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5
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2.492
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0.877
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Sampson, Chris RP HOU
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3
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3
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1
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2
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5
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5
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2.500
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1.167
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Wang, Chien-Ming SP NYY
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3
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3
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2
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1
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14
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8
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2.531
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1.266
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Bedard, Erik SP BAL
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3
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3
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0
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1
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27
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8
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2.571
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1.095
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Cain, Matt SP SF
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3
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3
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1
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1
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20
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11
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2.842
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1.368
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Burnett, A.J. SP TOR
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2
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1
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2
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0
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18
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4
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2.872
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0.830
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Weaver, Jered SP ANA
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3
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2
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3
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0
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16
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7
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2.893
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1.339
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Gaudin, Chad RP OAK
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3
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2
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2
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0
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10
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6
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3.000
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1.444
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Escobar, Kelvim SP ANA
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3
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2
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2
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1
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14
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4
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3.635
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1.212
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