 The first 3 weeks of the 2007 Fantasy Baseball season are in the books and that means that now it's time to turn your attention to week 4. Since the GNUru was out of town all the weekend the GNUru will get right to the point and help you with your week 4 lineup decisions.
Week 4 - GNUru Batter Banter
While you certainly cannot analyze a player based on just 2 weeks of play, you can determine who is hot and who is not. While your not going to sit an Alfonso Soriano (.232 AVE) for the hot hitting David DeJesus (.326 AVE, 2 HR), looking a who doing well can help you decide between a Lyle Overbay (.184 AVE) and a Ty Wiggington (.417 AVE, 2 HR, 6 RBI).
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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Beltran, Carlos CF NYM
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24
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7
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13
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2
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9
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2
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0.542
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Rodriguez, Alex 3B NYY
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23
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7
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9
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5
|
13
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0
|
0.391
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Guillen, Carlos SS DET
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18
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3
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7
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2
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10
|
2
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0.389
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|
Hall, Bill SS MIL
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24
|
7
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9
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2
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8
|
0
|
0.375
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|
Hafner, Travis DH CLE
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19
|
5
|
12
|
3
|
8
|
0
|
0.632
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|
Reyes, Jose B. SS NYM
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23
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7
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11
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1
|
2
|
3
|
0.478
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|
Hardy, J.J. SS MIL
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28
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6
|
8
|
4
|
8
|
0
|
0.286
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|
Mauer, Joe C MIN
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17
|
5
|
9
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
0.529
|
|
Ortiz, David DH BOS
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22
|
5
|
8
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
0.364
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|
Gonzalez, Adrian 1B SD
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30
|
5
|
11
|
2
|
7
|
0
|
0.367
|
|
Ramirez, Hanley SS FLA
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24
|
4
|
9
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
0.375
|
|
Pierre, Juan CF LA
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27
|
10
|
12
|
0
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2
|
3
|
0.444
|
|
Giles, Marcus 2B SD
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30
|
5
|
12
|
1
|
8
|
1
|
0.400
|
|
Thome, Jim DH CHW
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8
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0.500
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|
Weeks, Rickie 2B MIL
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25
|
7
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7
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1
|
3
|
3
|
0.280
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|
Hamilton, Josh CF CIN
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17
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6
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6
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3
|
6
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0
|
0.353
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|
Rodriguez, Ivan C DET
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20
|
4
|
6
|
1
|
6
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0
|
0.300
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|
Bonds, Barry LF SF
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14
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6
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7
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2
|
3
|
0
|
0.500
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|
Alou, Moises RF NYM
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17
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5
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8
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2
|
7
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0
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0.471
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Jones, Chipper 3B ATL
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22
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5
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7
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2
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3
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0
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0.318
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Also of interest are the teams that play a full schedule of games and those that play a light schedule:
7 Games
Philadelphia Phillies
All American League Teams
Week 4 - 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 4 Double Starters
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Pitcher
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1st Start
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2nd Start
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Aaron Harang
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at STL Wells
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at PIT Maholm
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Adam Eaton
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vs. HOU Sampson
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vs. FLA Willis
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Brian Bannister
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vs. CHW Vazquez
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at SEA Washburn
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|
Carlos Silva
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vs. CLE Sowers
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at DET Maroth
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Carlos Zambrano
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vs. MIL Vargas
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at STL Wainwright
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|
Casey Fossum
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vs. NYY Igawa
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at OAK Haren
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|
Cha Seung Baek
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at TEX Millwood
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vs. KC Meche
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|
Chien-Ming Wang
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at TB Kazmir
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vs. BOS Tavarez
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|
Chris Sampson
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at PHI Eaton
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vs. MIL Bush
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|
Claudio Vargas
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at CHC Zambrano
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at HOU Williams
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|
Dan Haren
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at BAL Bedard
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vs. TB Fossum
|
|
David Wells
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at ARI Johnson
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vs. LAD Lowe
|
|
Derek Lowe
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vs. SF Morris
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at SD Wells
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|
Dontrelle Willis
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vs. ATL Davies
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at PHI Eaton
|
|
Erik Bedard
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vs. OAK Haren
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at CLE Sowers
|
|
Gil Meche
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vs. CHW Buehrle
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at SEA Baek
|
|
Jamie Moyer
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vs. WAS Bergmann
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vs. FLA Vanden Hurk
|
|
Jarrod Washburn
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at TEX Padilla
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vs. KC Bannister
|
|
Jason Bergmann
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at PHI Moyer
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vs. NYM Maine
|
|
Javier Vazquez
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at KC Bannister
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vs. LAA Escobar
|
|
Jered Weaver
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vs. DET Maroth
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at CHW Buehrle
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Jeremy Bonderman
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at LAA Escobar
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vs. MIN Santana
|
|
Jeremy Sowers
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at MIN Silva
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vs. BAL Bedard
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|
Johan Santana
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vs. CLE Carmona
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at DET Bonderman
|
|
John Maine
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vs. COL Buchholz
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at WAS Bergmann
|
|
Julian Tavarez
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vs. TOR Halladay
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at NYY Wang
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Kei Igawa
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at TB Fossum
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vs. BOS Wakefield
|
|
Kelvim Escobar
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vs. DET Bonderman
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at CHW Vazquez
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|
Kevin Millwood
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vs. SEA Baek
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at TOR Ohka
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|
Kip Wells
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vs. CIN Harang
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vs. CHC Hill
|
|
Kyle Davies
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at FLA Willis
|
at COL Buchholz
|
|
Mark Buehrle
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at KC Meche
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vs. LAA Jer. Weaver
|
|
Matt Morris
|
at LAD Lowe
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at ARI Johnson
|
|
Mike Maroth
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at LAA Jer. Weaver
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vs. MIN Silva
|
|
Paul Maholm
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vs. HOU Williams
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vs. CIN Harang
|
|
Randy Johnson
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vs. SD Wells
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vs. SF Morris
|
|
Rich Harden
|
at BAL Guthrie
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vs. TB Kazmir
|
|
Rich Hill
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vs. MIL Suppan
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at STL Wells
|
|
Rick Vanden Hurk
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vs. ATL Redman
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at PHI Moyer
|
|
Roy Halladay
|
at BOS Tavarez
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vs. TEX Padilla
|
|
Scott Kazmir
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vs. NYY Wang
|
at OAK Harden
|
|
Taylor Buchholz
|
at NYM Maine
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vs. ATL Davies
|
|
Tim Wakefield
|
vs. TOR Ohka
|
at NYY Igawa
|
|
Tomo Ohka
|
at BOS Wakefield
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vs. TEX Millwood
|
|
Vicente Padilla
|
vs. SEA Washburn
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at TOR Halladay
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Woody Williams
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at PIT Maholm
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vs. MIL Vargas
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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 impressed early and warrant rotation consideration.
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Player
|
GS
|
QS
|
W
|
K
|
BBI
|
ERA
|
|
Hamels, Cole SP PHI
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
33
|
6
|
2.57
|
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Sabathia, C.C. SP CLE
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
27
|
7
|
2.25
|
|
Santana, Johan SP MIN
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
32
|
7
|
3.00
|
|
Lilly, Ted SP CHC
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
30
|
5
|
2.42
|
|
Beckett, Josh SP BOS
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
25
|
7
|
2.55
|
|
Wolf, Randy SP LA
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
25
|
6
|
3.38
|
|
Hudson, Tim SP ATL
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
19
|
11
|
0.62
|
|
Oswalt, Roy SP HOU
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
20
|
11
|
2.89
|
|
Snell, Ian SP PIT
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
24
|
9
|
2.00
|
|
Hill, Rich SP CHC
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
18
|
7
|
0.41
|
|
Peavy, Jake SP SD
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
20
|
8
|
2.13
|
|
Matsuzaka, Daisuke SP BOS
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
24
|
5
|
2.70
|
|
Lohse, Kyle SP CIN
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
23
|
3
|
1.91
|
|
Hernandez, Felix SP SEA
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
18
|
6
|
1.56
|
|
Halladay, Roy SP TOR
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
15
|
7
|
2.37
|
|
Smoltz, John SP ATL
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
19
|
10
|
3.12
|
|
Bonderman, Jeremy SP DET
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
21
|
3
|
2.25
|
|
Buehrle, Mark SP CHW
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
3
|
2.08
|
|
Harden, Rich SP OAK
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
20
|
6
|
1.42
|
|
Meche, Gil SP KC
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
21
|
7
|
2.22
|
|
Lackey, John SP ANA
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
21
|
7
|
2.55
|
|
Wells, Kip SP STL
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
22
|
9
|
3.12
|
|
Robertson, Nate SP DET
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
17
|
7
|
2.39
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