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 The first 15 weeks of the 2007 Fantasy Baseball season are in the books and we are now in the home stretch of the fantasy season. For those still in contention for post-season fantasy play, this is the time of the year your roster and lineup decisions can make or break your season. Lucky for you the GNUru is here to help you with your week 16 lineup decisions.
Week 16 - GNUru Batter Banter
With the first half of the season behind us, some players have settled down and have begun to hit their stride while other have faded into oblivion. Player value at this point should pretty much represent their current level of production - that is those that are playing well have high value and those that aren’t, do not (regardless of what name is involved). At this point in the season you can now safely bench or even drop some of your sluggish sluggers in favor of some the hot hitters. Below is a list of the hottest hitters the past few weeks to aid your lineup decisions. While some on the list are no-brainers (Justin Morneau, David Wright, Gary Sheffield, etc.) others are still scratching their way into fantasy lineups (Jose Guillen, Shane Victorino, Hunter Pence, Rob Mackowiak, 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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SB
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BA
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Guillen, Jose RF SEA
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42
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10
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19
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2
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10
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2
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0.452
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Mackowiak, Rob CF CHW
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29
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7
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13
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2
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8
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0
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0.448
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Beltre, Adrian 3B SEA
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38
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6
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17
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4
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14
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1
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0.447
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Sheffield, Gary RF DET
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36
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11
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16
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4
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10
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3
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0.444
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Ramirez, Hanley SS FLA
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37
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6
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16
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3
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6
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3
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0.432
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Konerko, Paul 1B CHW
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42
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8
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18
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4
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10
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0
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0.429
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Rios, Alex RF TOR
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37
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6
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15
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1
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10
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2
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0.405
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Victorino, Shane CF PHI
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38
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8
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15
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3
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4
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5
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0.395
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Jones, Chipper 3B ATL
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41
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8
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16
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2
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4
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2
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0.390
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Morneau, Justin 1B MIN
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45
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8
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17
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4
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14
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1
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0.378
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Phillips, Brandon 2B CIN
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44
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15
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16
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5
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14
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1
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0.364
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Pence, Hunter CF HOU
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50
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10
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18
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3
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8
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0
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0.360
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Delgado, Carlos 1B NYM
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42
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5
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15
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2
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6
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0
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0.357
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LaRoche, Adam A. 1B PIT
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34
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8
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12
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3
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6
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0
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0.353
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Braun, Ryan J. 3B MIL
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40
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8
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14
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6
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11
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2
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0.350
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Jones, Andruw CF ATL
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35
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12
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12
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5
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11
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2
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0.343
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Stewart, Shannon LF OAK
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44
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6
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15
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0
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2
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1
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0.341
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Wright, David 3B NYM
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47
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5
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16
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2
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7
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3
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0.340
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Mauer, Joe C MIN
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42
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10
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14
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0
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9
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0
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0.333
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Pierre, Juan CF LA
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48
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11
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16
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0
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4
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6
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0.333
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Thome, Jim DH CHW
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43
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11
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14
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5
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14
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0
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0.326
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Thames, Marcus LF DET
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31
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4
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10
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3
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7
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1
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0.323
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Wells, Vernon CF TOR
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42
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8
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13
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4
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7
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0
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0.310
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Matsui, Hideki LF NYY
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43
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12
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13
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5
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9
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1
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0.302
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Also of interest are the teams that play a full schedule of games and those that play a light schedule. Arizona, Boston, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colorado, Florida, L.A Dodgers, Milwaukee, N.Y. Mets, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Texas, Toronto and Washington all play 7 games this week. The New York Yankees play 8 games this week.
Week 16 - GNUru Rotation Ramblings
With the season well underway, pitchers have built up enough of a track record for owners to put their trust in certain pitcher regardless of the name involved. That said, this is the time of year teams begin calling up some youngsters to make starts. If they pitch well they'll have a shot to stay in the rotation (especially on teams out of contention). If not they'll be sent back down to the minors. While the GNUru doesn't recommend starting unknown players that are double-starting, it's always wise to keep your eyes open. You never know who the next Brandon Webb may be!
Probable Week 16 Double Starters
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Pitcher
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Start No. 1
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Start No. 2
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Andy Pettitte
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vs. TOR Halladay
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vs. TB Shields
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Barry Zito
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at CHC Marshall
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at MIL Vargas
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Bobby Livingston
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vs. ATL Davies
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at FLA Kim
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Brad Penny
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vs. PHI Moyer
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vs. NYM Sosa
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Brad Thompson
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at FLA Vanden Hurk?
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at ATL Davies
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Braden Looper
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at FLA Kim
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at ATL Carlyle
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Brian Bannister
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at BOS Gabbard
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at DET Robertson
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Bronson Arroyo
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at ATL Reyes
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at FLA Vanden Hurk?
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Byung-Hyun Kim
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vs. STL Looper
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vs. CIN Livingston
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Claudio Vargas
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vs. ARI Petit
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vs. SF Zito
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Cliff Lee
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vs. CHW Danks
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at TEX Wright
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Dallas Braden?
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vs. TEX Wright
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vs. BAL Guthrie
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Dave Bush
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vs. ARI Owings
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vs. SF Lincecum
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David Wells
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vs. NYM Sosa
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vs. PHI Moyer
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Ervin Santana
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at TB Shields
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at MIN Garza
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Horacio Ramirez
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vs. BAL Burres
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at TOR Halladay
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J.D. Durbin
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at LAD Hendrickson
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at SD Peavy
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Jake Peavy
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vs. NYM Hernandez
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vs. PHI Durbin
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James Shields
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vs. LAA Santana
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at NYY Pettitte
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Jamey Wright
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at OAK Braden?
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vs. CLE Lee
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Jamie Moyer
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at LAD Penny
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at SD Wells
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Jeremy Guthrie
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at SEA Hernandez
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at OAK Braden?
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John Danks
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at CLE Lee
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at BOS Gabbard
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John Van BenSchoten
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vs. COL Buchholz
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vs. HOU Williams
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Jon Garland
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at CLE Byrd
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at BOS Wakefield
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Jorge Sosa
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at SD Wells
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at LAD Penny
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Josh Fogg
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at PIT Youman
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at WAS Redding
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Josh Towers
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at NYY Igawa
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vs. SEA Weaver
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Kason Gabbard
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vs. KC Bannister
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vs. CHW Danks
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Kei Igawa
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vs. TOR Towers
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vs. TB TBA
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Kyle Davies
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vs. CIN Livingston
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vs. STL Thompson
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Mark Hendrickson
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vs. PHI Durbin
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vs. NYM Hernandez
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Matt Garza
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vs. DET Robertson
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vs. LAA Santana
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Micah Owings
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at MIL Bush
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at CHC Hill
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Mike Bascik
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vs. HOU Williams
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vs. COL Buchholz
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Nate Robertson
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at MIN Garza
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vs. KC Bannister
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Orlando Hernandez
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at SD Peavy
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at LAD Hendrickson
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Paul Byrd
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vs. CHW Garland
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at TEX Tejeda
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Rich Hill
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vs. SF Lincecum
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vs. ARI Owings
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Rick Vanden Hurk?
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vs. STL Thompson
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vs. CIN Arroyo
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Robinson Tejeda
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at OAK Gaudin
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vs. CLE Byrd
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Roy Halladay
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at NYY Pettitte
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vs. SEA Ramirez
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Sean Marshall
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vs. SF Zito
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vs. ARI Petit?
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Taylor Buchholz
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at PIT Van BenSchoten
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at WAS Bacsik
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Tim Lincecum
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at CHC Hill
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at MIL Bush
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Tim Redding
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vs. HOU Sampson
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vs. COL Fogg
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Tim Wakefield
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vs. KC Thomson
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vs. CHW Garland
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Woody Williams
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at WAS Bacsik
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at PIT Van BenSchoten?
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Yusmeiro Petit
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at MIL Vargas
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at CHC Marshall
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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 been impressive of late and warrant rotation consideration regardless of how many starts they will make in week 16. 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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K
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BBI
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ERA
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WHIP
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Rodriguez, Wandy SP HOU
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2
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2
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2
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12
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3
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0.00
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0.63
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Young, Chris R. SP SD
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2
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2
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0
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17
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0
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0.69
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0.54
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Lohse, Kyle SP CIN
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1
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1
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1
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5
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2
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1.00
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0.67
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Lilly, Ted SP CHC
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3
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3
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3
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18
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5
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1.21
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0.90
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Santana, Johan SP MIN
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2
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2
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2
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13
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3
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1.29
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0.79
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Lowry, Noah SP SF
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1
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1
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1
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5
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5
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1.50
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1.50
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Hernandez, Felix SP SEA
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3
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3
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2
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13
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5
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1.61
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0.99
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Millwood, Kevin SP TEX
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3
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3
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2
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15
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6
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1.71
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1.00
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Bonderman, Jeremy SP DET
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3
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3
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2
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21
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4
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1.96
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1.00
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Lincecum, Tim SP SF
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2
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2
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2
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17
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3
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2.08
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0.92
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Carlyle, Buddy RP ATL
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2
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1
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1
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9
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1
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2.45
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0.91
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Bedard, Erik SP BAL
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3
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2
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2
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27
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6
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2.49
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0.74
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Kendrick, Kyle P PHI
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3
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3
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2
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6
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5
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2.75
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1.37
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Lackey, John SP ANA
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3
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3
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2
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21
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4
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2.95
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0.94
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Vazquez, Javier SP CHW
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3
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2
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2
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21
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2
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3.04
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0.85
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Carmona, Fausto SP CLE
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2
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1
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2
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13
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5
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3.18
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1.50
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De La Rosa, Jorge RP KC
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2
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1
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2
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9
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5
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3.55
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1.42
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Arroyo, Bronson SP CIN
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2
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2
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1
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7
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3
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3.95
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1.32
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Maine, John SP NYM
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2
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1
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1
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12
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5
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4.38
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1.38
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McGowan, Dustin RP TOR
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2
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1
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1
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8
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4
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4.50
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1.33
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Baker, Scott SP MIN
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3
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2
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2
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12
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3
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4.74
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1.05
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Gorzelanny, Tom SP PIT
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2
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1
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1
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12
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3
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4.85
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1.00
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Shields, James SP TB
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3
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1
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1
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18
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1
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4.95
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1.15
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Gaudin, Chad RP OAK
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2
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1
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1
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5
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9
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5.40
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1.97
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Sampson, Chris RP HOU
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1
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0
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0
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4
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1
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5.68
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1.42
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Guthrie, Jeremy RP BAL
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3
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1
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0
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13
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6
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6.11
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1.36
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Hernandez, Orlando SP NYM
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2
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1
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1
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9
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9
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6.30
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1.80
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Thompson, Brad RP STL
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1
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0
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0
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4
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2
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7.00
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1.89
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Jackson, Edwin RP TB
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1
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0
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0
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5
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2
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11.81
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2.06
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