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 The first 19 weeks of the 2007 Fantasy Baseball season are just about in the books and we are now officially in the home stretch of the fantasy baseball season. For some, it's about time to turn your attention to the upcoming fantasy football season. For others it's time to fine tune your team for a playoff run. 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 20 lineup decisions.
Week 20- 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 (Matt Holliday, Carl Crawford, Matt Holliday, etc.) others are still scratching their way into fantasy lineups (Raul Ibanez, Melky Cabrera, Felipe Lopez, 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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Crawford, Carl LF TB
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49
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16
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28
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4
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8
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5
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0.571
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Abreu, Bobby RF NYY
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42
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13
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19
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3
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19
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1
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0.452
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Francoeur, Jeff RF ATL
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53
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12
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23
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3
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8
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0
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0.434
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Cano, Robinson 2B NYY
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45
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13
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19
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5
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15
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1
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0.422
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Holliday, Matt LF COL
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46
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14
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19
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2
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11
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1
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0.413
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Ibanez, Raul LF SEA
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46
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9
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19
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5
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13
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0
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0.413
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Wright, David 3B NYM
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44
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11
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18
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4
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11
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3
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0.409
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Cabrera, Melky LF NYY
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54
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11
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21
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2
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12
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0
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0.389
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Betancourt, Yuniesky SS SEA
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44
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9
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17
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3
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14
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0
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0.386
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Atkins, Garrett 3B COL
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50
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7
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19
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2
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21
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0
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0.380
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Willingham, Josh LF FLA
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37
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5
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14
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3
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11
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1
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0.378
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Johnson, Kelly 2B ATL
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48
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7
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18
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3
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12
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2
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0.375
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Cabrera, Miguel 3B FLA
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43
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8
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16
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4
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9
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1
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0.372
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Ordonez, Magglio RF DET
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49
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10
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18
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3
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11
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0
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0.367
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Lee, Carlos N. LF HOU
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52
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12
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19
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2
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9
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1
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0.365
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Reyes, Jose B. SS NYM
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55
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11
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20
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1
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5
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7
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0.364
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Roberts, Brian 2B BAL
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47
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9
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17
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2
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8
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3
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0.362
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Burrell, Pat LF PHI
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45
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8
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16
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4
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7
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0
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0.356
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Lopez, Felipe SS WAS
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45
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9
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16
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3
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7
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3
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0.356
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Ramirez, Hanley SS FLA
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51
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13
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18
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3
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8
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9
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0.353
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Fielder, Prince 1B MIL
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46
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10
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16
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6
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13
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0
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0.348
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Jones, Chipper 3B ATL
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45
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14
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15
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2
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13
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0
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0.333
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Braun, Ryan J. 3B MIL
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54
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7
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18
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4
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10
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1
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0.333
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Zimmerman, Ryan 3B WAS
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52
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9
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17
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3
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13
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1
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0.327
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Dye, Jermaine RF CHW
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40
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13
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13
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6
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11
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0
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0.325
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Guerrero, Vladimir RF ANA
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51
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12
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16
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4
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10
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1
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0.314
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Matthews, Gary CF ANA
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49
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12
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15
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4
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13
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0
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0.306
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Izturis, Maicer 3B ANA
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45
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7
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13
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4
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11
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1
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0.289
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Rodriguez, Alex 3B NYY
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40
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9
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11
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4
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12
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2
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0.275
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Gonzalez, Adrian 1B SD
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48
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10
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12
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4
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8
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0
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0.250
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Also of interest are the teams that play a full schedule of games: Boston, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, L.A. Angels, L.A. Dodgers, N.Y.Yankees, Oakland and Toronto all play 7 games this week. San Francisco and Pittsburg play 8 games this week while Cleveland only plays 5.
Week 20 - 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 20 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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Aaron Harang
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at CHC Zambrano
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at MIL Capuano
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Brett Tomko
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vs. HOU Albers
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vs. COL Francis
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Byung-Hyun Kim
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at FLA Willis
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at ATL Smoltz
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C.C. Sabathia
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vs. DET Bonderman
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at TB Shields
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Carlos Zambrano
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vs. CIN Harang
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vs. STL Wells
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Chad Billingsley
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vs. HOU Oswalt
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vs. COL TBD
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Chad Durbin
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vs. OAK Gaudin
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at NYY Clemens
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Chad Gaudin
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at DET Durbin
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vs. KC Perez
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Chien-Ming Wang
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vs. BAL Guthrie
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vs. DET Bonderman
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Chris Capuano
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vs. STL Wells
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vs. CIN Harang
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Dontrelle Willis
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vs. ARI Kim
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vs. SF Lowry
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Felix Hernandez
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vs. MIN Santana
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vs. CHW Garland
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Greg Maddux
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vs. COL Francis
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vs. HOU Albers
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Ian Snell
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vs. NYM Hernandez
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vs. PHI Loshe
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James Shields
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at BOS Wakefield
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vs. CLE Sabathia
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Jeff Francis
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at SD Maddux
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at LAD Tomko
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Jeremy Bonderman
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at CLE Sabathia
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at NYY Wang
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Jeremy Guthrie
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at NYY Wang
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at TOR Halladay
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Jesse Litsch
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at KC Perez
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vs. BAL Trachsel
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Joe Saunders
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at TOR Halladay
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at BOS Lester
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Johan Santana
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at SEA Hernandez
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vs. TEX Millwood
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John Smoltz
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vs. SF TBD
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vs. ARI Kim
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Jon Garland
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at OAK DiNardo
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at SEA Hernandez
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Jon Lester
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vs. Kazmir
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vs. LAA Saunders
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Kevin Millwood
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vs. KC Davies
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at MIN Santana
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Kip Wells
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at MIL Capuano
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at CHC Zambrano
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Kyle Davies
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at TEX Millwood
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at OAK DiNardo
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Kyle Lohse
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at WAS Hill
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at PIT Snell
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Lenny DiNardo
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vs. CHW Garland
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vs. KC Davies
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Matt Albers
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at LAD Tomko
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at SD Maddux
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Matt Cain
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at PIT Maholm
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at FLA VandenHurk
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Noah Lowry
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at PIT Youman
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at FLA Willis
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Odalis Perez
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vs. TOR Litsch
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at OAK Gaudin
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Orlando Hernandez
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at PIT Snell
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at WAS Hill
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Paul Maholm
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vs. SF Cain
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vs. PHI Moyer
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Roy Halladay
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vs. LAA Saunders
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vs. BAL Guthrie
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Roy Oswalt
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at LAD Billingsley
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at SD Peavy
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Shawn Hill
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vs. PHIL Lohse
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vs. NYM Hernandez
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Tim Wakefield
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vs. TB Shields
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vs. LAA TBD
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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 20. 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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CG
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W
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L
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K
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ERA
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WHIP
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Webb, Brandon SP ARI
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3
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3
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2
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3
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0
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21
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0.00
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0.72
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Peavy, Jake SP SD
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2
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2
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0
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2
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0
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15
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0.00
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0.69
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Kazmir, Scott SP TB
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3
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3
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0
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2
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0
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24
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0.47
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1.05
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Westbrook, Jake SP CLE
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2
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2
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0
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2
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0
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10
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0.64
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0.57
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Jackson, Edwin RP TB
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3
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3
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1
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1
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1
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15
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0.86
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1.05
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Marcum, Shaun SP TOR
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3
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3
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0
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3
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0
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17
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1.31
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0.63
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Hudson, Tim SP ATL
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3
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3
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0
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3
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0
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15
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1.35
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1.05
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Cain, Matt SP SF
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2
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2
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0
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1
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0
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14
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1.35
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0.75
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Silva, Carlos SP MIN
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3
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3
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0
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1
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1
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11
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1.64
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0.73
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Escobar, Kelvim SP ANA
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3
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3
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1
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1
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2
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13
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1.71
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1.33
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Lackey, John SP ANA
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3
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3
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1
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3
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0
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13
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1.90
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1.31
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Kendrick, Kyle P PHI
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3
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3
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0
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1
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1
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7
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2.14
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1.10
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Garza, Matt SP MIN
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3
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2
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0
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0
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1
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22
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2.16
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1.20
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Sabathia, C.C. SP CLE
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3
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3
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0
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1
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1
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20
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2.18
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1.21
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Matsuzaka, Daisuke SP BOS
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3
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3
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0
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1
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1
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23
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2.21
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1.23
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Shields, James SP TB
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2
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2
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0
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1
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1
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15
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2.63
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1.02
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McGowan, Dustin RP TOR
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3
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3
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0
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1
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1
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14
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2.66
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1.13
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Wainwright, Adam SP STL
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3
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3
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1
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1
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1
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15
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2.86
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1.23
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Baker, Scott SP MIN
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3
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2
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0
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2
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1
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15
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2.95
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0.94
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Pineiro, Joel RP STL
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2
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1
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0
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1
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1
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6
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3.00
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1.08
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Beckett, Josh SP BOS
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3
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2
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0
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2
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1
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23
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3.09
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1.24
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Mussina, Mike SP NYY
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3
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3
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0
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3
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0
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15
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3.20
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1.17
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Vazquez, Javier SP CHW
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3
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3
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0
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2
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1
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14
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3.32
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1.20
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Haren, Dan SP OAK
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3
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3
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0
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1
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1
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13
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3.44
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1.47
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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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2
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0
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24
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3.54
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1.08
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Lilly, Ted SP CHC
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3
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2
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0
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2
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1
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16
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3.86
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1.50
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