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Home  GNUru Special Features  GNUru Lineup Literacy  Lineup Literacy: Week 11
Lineup Literacy: Week 11
Written by The GNUru   
Jun 10, 2007 at 03:10 PM

The first 10 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 11.  Lucky for you the GNUru is here to help you with your week 11 lineup decisions.

Week 11 - GNUru Batter Banter

With 10 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 (Alfonso Soriano, Vlad Guerrero, Ryan Howard, etc.) others are still scratching their way into fantasy lineups (Corey Hart, Casey Kotchman, Edwin Encarnacion, Brendan Harris, etc.) and warrant lineup consideration.  

Who's Hot

Player
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
BB
SB
BA
Figgins, Chone CF ANA
46
11
22
0
7
2
10
0.478
Young, Michael SS TEX
55
9
23
0
8
5
2
0.418
Kotchman, Casey 1B ANA
36
9
15
3
8
9
0
0.417
Cabrera, Miguel 3B FLA
51
10
21
4
12
3
0
0.412
Ordonez, Magglio RF DET
53
10
21
1
10
7
1
0.396
Encarnacion, Edwin 3B CIN
51
7
20
2
9
4
0
0.392
Soriano, Alfonso LF CHC
59
13
23
6
9
3
0
0.390
Hart, Corey C. RF MIL
43
9
16
3
6
8
5
0.372
Abreu, Bobby RF NYY
44
12
16
1
6
10
3
0.364
Holliday, Matt LF COL
53
7
19
2
9
2
0
0.359
Fielder, Prince 1B MIL
43
10
15
7
12
8
0
0.349
Matsui, Kaz 2B COL
49
12
17
1
7
3
4
0.347
Sheffield, Gary RF DET
52
15
18
7
19
12
2
0.346
Hawpe, Brad RF COL
41
8
14
3
11
9
0
0.342
Harris, Brendan 2B TB
47
10
16
3
12
5
1
0.340
Martinez, Victor C CLE
47
5
16
4
16
2
0
0.340
Suzuki, Ichiro RF SEA
59
14
20
1
11
4
4
0.339
Howard, Ryan 1B PHI
42
7
14
5
13
9
0
0.333
Guerrero, Vladimir RF ANA
51
6
17
2
14
8
0
0.333
Pena, Carlos 1B TB
34
12
11
4
8
8
0
0.324
Markakis, Nick RF BAL
50
8
16
3
15
3
1
0.320
Crawford, Carl LF TB
58
11
18
1
11
0
5
0.310
Pujols, Albert 1B STL
46
9
14
5
11
5
0
0.304
Sizemore, Grady CF CLE
56
13
17
3
8
6
2
0.304
Rodriguez, Alex 3B NYY
46
9
13
3
14
9
2
0.283

Also of interest are the teams that play a full schedule of games and those that play a light schedule.  Chicago Cubs, Cleveland, Houston and Seattle

Week 11 - 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 11 Double Starters

Player
Start #1
Start #2
 Aaron Cook COL
Tim Wakefield
Scott Kazmir
 Adam Eaton PHI
Javier Vazquez
Justin Verlander
 Brad Thompson STL
Brian Bannister
Joe Kennedy
 Brandon Webb ARI
Chien-Ming Wang
Brian Burres
 Brian Bannister KC
Brad Thompson
Scott Olsen
 Brian Burres BAL
Micah Bowie
Brandon Webb
 Bronson Arroyo CIN
Kelvim Escobar
Kevin Millwood
 Carlos Zambrano CHC
Woody Williams
Chris R. Young
 Cha Seung Baek SEA
Paul Byrd
Woody Williams
 Chien-Ming Wang NYY
Brandon Webb
Orlando Hernandez
 Chuck James ATL
Kevin Slowey
Fausto Carmona
 Claudio Vargas MIL
Justin Verlander
Kevin Slowey
 Fausto Carmona CLE
Scott Olsen
Chuck James
 Greg Maddux SD
Scott Kazmir
Rich Hill
 Jarrod Washburn SEA
Rich Hill
Roy Oswalt
 Javier Vazquez CHW
Adam Eaton
Zach Duke
 Joe Kennedy OAK
Roy Oswalt
Brad Thompson
 Josh Towers TOR
Matt Morris
Micah Bowie
 Justin Verlander DET
Claudio Vargas
Adam Eaton
 Kelvim Escobar ANA
Bronson Arroyo
Randy Wolf
 Kevin Millwood TEX
Zach Duke
Bronson Arroyo
 Kevin Slowey MIN
Chuck James
Claudio Vargas
 Matt Morris SF
Josh Towers
Tim Wakefield
 Micah Bowie WAS
Brian Burres
Josh Towers
 Orlando Hernandez NYM
Randy Wolf
Chien-Ming Wang
 Paul Byrd CLE
Cha Seung Baek
Kyle Davies
 Randy Wolf LA
Orlando Hernandez
Kelvim Escobar
 Rich Hill CHC
Jarrod Washburn
Greg Maddux
 Roy Oswalt HOU
Joe Kennedy
Jarrod Washburn
 Scott Kazmir TB
Greg Maddux
Aaron Cook
 Scott Olsen FLA
Fausto Carmona
Brian Bannister
 Tim Wakefield BOS
Aaron Cook
Matt Morris
 Woody Williams HOU
Carlos Zambrano
Cha Seung Baek
 Zach Duke PIT
Kevin Millwood
Javier Vazquez

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 11. Numbers are compiled during the last 14 days.

Player
INN
GS
QS
W
K
BBI
ERA
Webb, Brandon SP ARI 
15
2
2
2
15
5
0.00
Hill, Rich SP CHC 
21
3
3
1
20
4
0.86
Haren, Dan SP OAK 
22.7
3
3
2
19
4
1.19
Sosa, Jorge SP NYM 
20.3
3
2
3
11
4
1.33
Sheets, Ben SP MIL 
19
3
3
2
15
3
1.42
Lohse, Kyle SP CIN 
23.3
3
3
2
7
3
1.54
Zito, Barry SP SF 
17
3
2
2
14
6
1.59
Marshall, Sean SP CHC 
19
3
3
2
18
5
1.90
Lowe, Derek SP LA 
23.7
3
2
2
14
3
1.90
Guthrie, Jeremy RP BAL 
23
3
3
1
13
2
1.96
Gaudin, Chad RP OAK
18.3
3
2
2
7
12
1.96
Schilling, Curt SP BOS 
21
3
2
2
16
1
2.14
James, Chuck SP ATL 
19
3
3
1
16
9
2.37
Snell, Ian SP PIT 
22
3
3
1
19
7
2.45
Shields, James SP TB 
23.3
3
3
3
19
2
2.70
McGowan, Dustin RP TOR 
21.7
3
3
2
16
4
2.91
Francis, Jeff SP COL 
21.7
3
2
2
15
3
2.91
Harang, Aaron SP CIN 
15
2
2
1
14
0
3.00
Sampson, Chris RP HOU 
14.7
2
2
2
2
3
3.07
Santana, Ervin SP ANA 
20
3
3
2
17
4
3.15
Hamels, Cole SP PHI 
22
3
3
2
18
2
3.27
Beckett, Josh SP BOS 
21.3
3
2
2
20
4
3.38
Burnett, A.J. SP TOR 
22.3
3
3
0
33
7
3.63
Bonderman, Jeremy SP DET 
19
3
2
3
18
2
3.79

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