|
The first 7 weeks of the 2007 Fantasy Baseball season are just
about in the bags and that means that now it's time to turn your attention to week
8. Lucky for you the GNUru is here to help
you with your week 8 lineup decisions.
Week 8 - GNUru Batter
Banter
 With 7 full weeks in the books, it time to reconsider some
of your veteran players off to slow starts.
While the GNUru doesn't recommend dropping sluggish sluggers, you may
want to consider getting some of these hot hitters in your fantasy
lineups. While some on the list are
no-brainers (David Wright, Aramis Ramirez, Mark Teixera, etc.) others are still
scratching their way into fantasy lineups (J.J. Hardy, Dan Johnson, Curtis
Granderson, Hunter Pence, etc.) and warrant lineup consideration. One player that is really starting to get
fantasy superstar consideration is Oakland
outfielder Jack Cust. Cust has burst
onto the scene and already has 8 HRs in just 42 at bats. The jury is still out on whether he can
continue his hot hitting but Cust is a must-start at this point in time. The
below numbers are compiled during the last 14 days.
Who's Hot
|
Player
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
BA
|
|
Cust,
Jack LF OAK
|
42
|
12
|
13
|
8
|
20
|
0
|
0.310
|
|
Wright,
David 3B NYM
|
46
|
9
|
17
|
4
|
13
|
6
|
0.370
|
|
Johnson,
Dan 1B OAK
|
46
|
17
|
18
|
4
|
10
|
0
|
0.391
|
|
Lowell,
Mike 3B BOS
|
44
|
7
|
18
|
4
|
14
|
0
|
0.409
|
|
Hardy,
J.J. J. SS MIL
|
54
|
9
|
15
|
6
|
14
|
0
|
0.278
|
|
Ramirez,
Aramis 3B CHC
|
59
|
8
|
15
|
5
|
17
|
0
|
0.288
|
|
Granderson,
Curtis CF DET
|
50
|
8
|
17
|
3
|
12
|
2
|
0.340
|
|
Teixeira,
Mark 1B TEX
|
52
|
7
|
18
|
3
|
12
|
0
|
0.346
|
|
Suzuki,
Ichiro RF SEA
|
56
|
11
|
24
|
0
|
2
|
9
|
0.429
|
|
Ordonez,
Magglio J. RF DET
|
47
|
12
|
16
|
4
|
10
|
0
|
0.340
|
|
Lee,
Carlos N. LF HOU
|
51
|
10
|
20
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
0.392
|
|
Youkilis,
Kevin 1B BOS
|
48
|
9
|
20
|
3
|
13
|
0
|
0.417
|
|
Hunter,
Torii CF MIN
|
49
|
7
|
14
|
4
|
16
|
1
|
0.286
|
|
Ramirez,
Hanley SS FLA
|
58
|
11
|
18
|
2
|
2
|
7
|
0.310
|
|
Sizemore,
Grady CF CLE
|
57
|
11
|
19
|
2
|
8
|
6
|
0.333
|
|
Pence,
Hunter CF HOU
|
45
|
7
|
19
|
3
|
10
|
2
|
0.422
|
|
Fielder,
Prince S. 1B MIL
|
49
|
9
|
15
|
5
|
10
|
0
|
0.306
|
|
Uggla,
Dan 2B FLA
|
58
|
9
|
16
|
3
|
8
|
0
|
0.276
|
|
Sheffield, Gary A. RF DET
|
53
|
12
|
15
|
5
|
10
|
0
|
0.283
|
|
Pena,
Carlos 1B TB
|
35
|
11
|
18
|
3
|
8
|
0
|
0.514
|
|
Teahen,
Mark T. 3B KC
|
48
|
10
|
17
|
1
|
7
|
2
|
0.354
|
|
Griffey,
Ken CF CIN
|
47
|
6
|
14
|
4
|
11
|
1
|
0.298
|
|
Phillips,
Brandon 2B
CIN
|
51
|
9
|
19
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
0.373
|
Also of interest are the teams that play a full schedule of
games and those that play a light schedule.
The following teams play seven games this week: Arizona,
Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Houston, Seattle
and Washington.
Week 8 - 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 8
Double Starters
|
Player
|
Start
#1
|
Start
#2
|
|
A.J. Burnett TOR
|
Daniel A.
Cabrera
|
Carlos
Silva
|
|
Aaron Cook COL
|
Brandon
Webb
|
Matt C.
Morris
|
|
Adam Wainwright STL
|
Zach T.
Duke
|
Matt B.
Chico
|
|
Brandon Webb ARI
|
Aaron
Cook
|
Chris K.
Sampson
|
|
Bronson Arroyo CIN
|
Levale L.
Speigner
|
TBA (PIT)
|
|
C.C. Sabathia CLE
|
Cha Seung
Baek
|
Justin B.
Verlander
|
|
Carlos Silva MIN
|
Vicente
Padilla
|
A.J.
Burnett
|
|
Cha
Seung Baek
SEA
|
C.C.
Sabathia
|
Brian P.
Bannister
|
|
Chien-Ming Wang NYY
|
Tim
Wakefield
|
Kelvim
Escobar
|
|
Chris K. Sampson HOU
|
Noah R.
Lowry
|
Brandon
Webb
|
|
Cole Hamels PHI
|
Scott
Olsen
|
Kyle
Davies
|
|
Daniel A. Cabrera BAL
|
A.J.
Burnett
|
Joe
Blanton
|
|
Fausto C. Carmona CLE
|
Odalis A.
Perez
|
Mike W.
Maroth
|
|
Jake Peavy SD
|
Rich Hill
|
Jeff
Suppan
|
|
Jarrod
Washburn SEA
|
Scott
Kazmir
|
Odalis A.
Perez
|
|
Jeff Suppan MIL
|
Brett
Tomko
|
Jake
Peavy
|
|
Joe Blanton OAK
|
Jose A.
Contreras
|
Daniel A.
Cabrera
|
|
John Lackey ANA
|
Mike W.
Maroth
|
Mike
Mussina
|
|
Jorge Sosa NYM
|
Kyle Davies
|
Scott
Olsen
|
|
Jose A. Contreras CHW
|
Joe
Blanton
|
Scott
Kazmir
|
|
Josh Fogg COL
|
Livan
Hernandez
|
Noah R.
Lowry
|
|
Julian Tavarez BOS
|
Mike
Mussina
|
Kameron
Loe
|
|
Kameron Loe TEX
|
Johan
Santana
|
Julian
Tavarez
|
|
Kirk Saarloos CIN
|
Matt B.
Chico
|
Zach T.
Duke
|
|
Kyle Davies ATL
|
Jorge
Sosa
|
Cole
Hamels
|
|
Levale L. Speigner WAS
|
Bronson
Arroyo
|
Brad
Thompson
|
|
Livan Hernandez ARI
|
Josh Fogg
|
Roy E.
Oswalt
|
|
Matt B. Chico WAS
|
Kirk
Saarloos
|
Adam
Wainwright
|
|
Mike Mussina NYY
|
Julian
Tavarez
|
John Lackey
|
|
Mike W. Maroth DET
|
John
Lackey
|
Fausto C.
Carmona
|
|
Noah R. Lowry SF
|
Chris K.
Sampson
|
Josh Fogg
|
|
Odalis A. Perez KC
|
Fausto C.
Carmona
|
Jarrod
Washburn
|
|
Randy Wolf LA
|
Ben M.
Sheets
|
Rich Hill
|
|
Rich Hill CHC
|
Jake
Peavy
|
Randy
Wolf
|
|
Roy E. Oswalt HOU
|
Tim L.
Lincecum
|
Livan
Hernandez
|
|
Scott Kazmir TB
|
Jarrod
Washburn
|
Jose A.
Contreras
|
|
Scott Olsen FLA
|
Cole
Hamels
|
Jorge
Sosa
|
|
Tim Wakefield BOS
|
Chien-Ming
Wang
|
Vicente
Padilla
|
|
Vicente Padilla TEX
|
Carlos
Silva
|
Tim
Wakefield
|
|
Zach T. Duke PIT
|
Adam
Wainwright
|
Kirk
Saarloos
|
In weekly head-to-head (H2H) leagues, it's often the better
strategy to avoid weak double starters and go with pitcher with proven track
records (or at least look to be in mid-season form). Here is a list of which starting pitchers
have impressed early and warrant rotation consideration regardless of how many
starts they will make in week 8. Numbers are compiled during the last 14 days.
|
Player
|
INN
|
GS
|
QS
|
W
|
K
|
BBI
|
ERA
|
WHIP
|
|
Bergmann,
Jason C. RP WAS
|
14.0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
12
|
3
|
1.286
|
0.500
|
|
Blanton,
Joe SP OAK
|
22.3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
18
|
4
|
2.418
|
1.119
|
|
Bonser,
Boof SP MIN
|
19.0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
24
|
5
|
2.842
|
1.158
|
|
Burnett,
A.J. SP TOR
|
23.3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
29
|
8
|
1.929
|
0.986
|
|
Carmona,
Fausto C. SP CLE
|
23.0
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
11
|
7
|
1.174
|
1.044
|
|
Gaudin, Chad RP OAK
|
18.7
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
14
|
6
|
3.375
|
1.393
|
|
Hamels,
Cole SP PHI
|
22.0
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
27
|
5
|
2.864
|
1.000
|
|
Haren,
Dan SP OAK
|
21.0
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
21
|
7
|
1.714
|
0.952
|
|
Johnson,
Randy SP ARI
|
12.0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
18
|
1
|
2.250
|
0.500
|
|
Lilly,
Ted SP CHC
|
22.0
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
16
|
4
|
2.454
|
0.909
|
|
Matsuzaka,
Daisuke SP BOS
|
24.0
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
19
|
3
|
1.875
|
0.958
|
|
Oswalt,
Roy E. SP HOU
|
20.0
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
18
|
5
|
2.250
|
1.150
|
|
Peavy,
Jake SP SD
|
21.0
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
25
|
5
|
0.857
|
0.857
|
|
Sheets,
Ben M. SP MIL
|
20.0
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
18
|
6
|
3.150
|
1.050
|
|
Smoltz,
John SP ATL
|
20.7
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
19
|
3
|
1.742
|
0.823
|
|
Weaver,
Jered SP ANA
|
19.7
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
16
|
7
|
1.831
|
1.220
|
|
Wolf,
Randy SP LA
|
17.3
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
26
|
3
|
1.558
|
1.096
|
Show (0) - Add comments:
|
Comments
Page 1 of 0 ( 0 Comments )
|
|
GNUru Special Features 
