The 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
|
1.13
|
Penny, Brad SP LA
|
20.7
|
|
|