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Home  GNUru Special Features  GNUru Lineup Literacy  Lineup Literacy: Week 12
Lineup Literacy: Week 12
Written by The GNUru   
Jun 17, 2007 at 01:17 PM

Casey KotchmanThe first 11 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 12.  Lucky for you the GNUru is here to help you with your week 12 lineup decisions.

Week 12 - GNUru Batter Banter

With more than1/3 of the season complete, 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 (Alex Rodriguez, Chase Utley, Ichiro Suzuki, etc.) others are still scratching their way into fantasy lineups (Casey Kotchman, Carlos Pena, Mark Ellis, Brendan Harris, etc.) and warrant lineup consideration. 

Who’s Hot

Player
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
BB
SB
BA
Kotchman, Casey 1B 
37
9
18
3
9
6
0
0.487
Holliday, Matt LF COL
52
14
22
1
8
4
0
0.423
Cabrera, Miguel 3B FLA
43
11
18
5
12
3
0
0.419
Suzuki, Ichiro RF SEA
56
9
23
1
9
7
4
0.411
Utley, Chase 2B PHI
47
9
19
3
11
6
1
0.404
Abreu, Bobby RF NYY
48
17
19
2
12
13
4
0.396
Rodriguez, Alex 3B NYY
49
15
19
7
25
7
2
0.388
Pena, Carlos 1B TB
39
12
15
5
12
13
0
0.385
Sheffield, Gary RF DET
47
12
18
5
16
9
0
0.383
Harris, Brendan 2B TB
51
10
19
3
14
6
1
0.373
Pujols, Albert 1B STL
49
10
18
7
17
6
0
0.367
Rowand, Aaron CF PHI
47
9
17
3
11
4
1
0.362
Matsui, Hideki LF NYY
47
8
17
2
16
8
0
0.362
Figgins, Chone CF ANA
56
11
20
0
6
2
8
0.357
Granderson, Curtis CF 
48
10
17
1
9
3
1
0.354
Jeter, Derek SS NYY
51
16
18
1
4
7
2
0.353
Atkins, Garrett 3B COL
46
9
16
4
13
8
1
0.348
Wright, David 3B NYM
47
7
16
4
9
4
5
0.340
Rollins, Jimmy SS PHI
59
9
19
4
9
4
2
0.322
Chavez, Eric 3B OAK
47
9
15
5
8
7
1
0.319
Ellis, Mark 2B OAK
54
9
17
3
11
3
4
0.315
Soriano, Alfonso LF 
62
12
19
6
10
5
0
0.307
Fielder, Prince 1B MIL
47
12
14
5
10
6
0
0.298
Victorino, Shane CF PHI
58
10
17
4
5
2
5
0.293
Griffey, Ken CF CIN
41
12
12
6
11
5
0
0.293

Also of interest are the teams that play a full schedule of games and those that play a light schedule.  No teams play seven games this week

Week 12 - 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 12 Double Starters

Player
Start #1
Start #2
 Adam Wainwright STL
Odalis Perez
Cole Hamels
 Brad Penny LA
Dustin McGowan
Edwin Jackson
 Carlos Silva MIN
John Maine
Josh Johnson
 Chris Sampson HOU
John Lackey
Robinson Tejeda
 Chuck James ATL
Curt Schilling
Mike Maroth
 Cliff Lee CLE
Cole Hamels
Matt Chico
 Cole Hamels PHI
Cliff Lee
Adam Wainwright
 Curt Schilling BOS
Chuck James
Jake Peavy
 Dustin McGowan TOR
Brad Penny
Josh Fogg
 Edwin Jackson TB
Livan Hernandez
Brad Penny
 Ian Snell PIT
Miguel Batista
John Lackey
 Jake Peavy SD
Steve Trachsel
Curt Schilling
 Joe Blanton OAK
Kyle Lohse
John Maine
 John Lackey ANA
Chris Sampson
Ian Snell
 John Maine NYM
Carlos Silva
Joe Blanton
 Jose A. Contreras CHW
Josh Johnson
Sean Marshall
 Josh Fogg COL
Mike Mussina
Dustin McGowan
 Josh Johnson FLA
Jose A. Contreras
Carlos Silva
 Kyle Lohse CIN
Joe Blanton
Miguel Batista
 Livan Hernandez ARI
Edwin Jackson
Steve Trachsel
 Matt Chico WAS
Mike Maroth
Cliff Lee
 Miguel Batista SEA
Ian Snell
Kyle Lohse
 Mike Maroth DET
Matt Chico
Chuck James
 Mike Mussina NYY
Josh Fogg
Noah Lowry
 Noah Lowry SF
Yovani Gallardo
Mike Mussina
 Odalis Perez KC
Adam Wainwright
Yovani Gallardo
 Robinson Tejeda TEX
Sean Marshall
Chris Sampson
 Sean Marshall CHC
Robinson Tejeda
Jose A. Contreras
 Steve Trachsel BAL
Jake Peavy
Livan Hernandez
 Yovani Gallardo MIL
Noah Lowry
Odalis Perez

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 12. Numbers are compiled during the last 14 days.

Player
INN
GS
QS
W
L
K
ERA
WHIP
Verlander, Justin SP DET  
16.0
2
2
2
0
18
0.00
0.69
Snell, Ian SP PIT 
16.0
2
2
1
0
14
1.13
0.94
Zambrano, Carlos SP 
23.7
3
3
2
1
23
1.14
0.80
Sabathia, C.C. SP CLE 
26.3
3
2
1
1
21
1.37
0.84
Kuo, Hong-Chih RP LA
13.0
2
2
1
0
12
1.39
1.00
Sheets, Ben SP MIL 
18.7
3
2
2
0
20
1.45
1.39
Guthrie, Jeremy RP BAL 
23.0
3
3
0
0
15
1.57
0.70
Haren, Dan SP OAK 
21.7
3
3
2
0
23
1.66
0.88
Marshall, Sean SP CHC 
20.7
3
3
3
0
13
1.74
0.97
Matsuzaka, Daisuke SP  
20.0
3
3
1
2
25
1.80
1.15
Morris, Matt SP SF 
17.0
2
2
1
1
10
2.12
1.00
Johnson, Randy SP ARI
12.0
2
2
1
0
17
2.25
1.25
Lowe, Derek SP LA 
23.7
3
2
2
1
20
2.28
0.55
Escobar, Kelvim SP ANA 
15.0
2
2
1
0
18
2.40
0.80
Harang, Aaron SP CIN 
18.7
3
2
1
0
22
2.41