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The first 11 weeks of the 2007 Fantasy Baseball season are just
about in the bags and that means that now it’s time to turn your attention to week
12. Lucky for you the GNUru is here to help
you with your week 12 lineup decisions.
Week 12 - GNUru Batter
Banter
With more than1/3 of the season complete, it time to
reconsider some of your veteran players off to slow starts. While the GNUru doesn’t recommend dropping
sluggish sluggers, you may want to consider getting some of these hot hitters
in your fantasy lineups. While some on
the list are no-brainers (Alex Rodriguez, Chase Utley, Ichiro Suzuki, etc.)
others are still scratching their way into fantasy lineups (Casey Kotchman, Carlos
Pena, Mark Ellis, Brendan Harris, etc.) and warrant lineup consideration.
Who’s Hot
|
Player
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AB
|
R
|
H
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SB
|
BA
|
|
Kotchman,
Casey 1B
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37
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9
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18
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3
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9
|
6
|
0
|
0.487
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Holliday,
Matt LF COL
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52
|
14
|
22
|
1
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
0.423
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Cabrera,
Miguel 3B FLA
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43
|
11
|
18
|
5
|
12
|
3
|
0
|
0.419
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Suzuki,
Ichiro RF SEA
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56
|
9
|
23
|
1
|
9
|
7
|
4
|
0.411
|
|
Utley,
Chase 2B PHI
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47
|
9
|
19
|
3
|
11
|
6
|
1
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0.404
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|
Abreu,
Bobby RF NYY
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48
|
17
|
19
|
2
|
12
|
13
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4
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0.396
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Rodriguez,
Alex 3B NYY
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49
|
15
|
19
|
7
|
25
|
7
|
2
|
0.388
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|
Pena,
Carlos 1B TB
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39
|
12
|
15
|
5
|
12
|
13
|
0
|
0.385
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|
Sheffield, Gary RF DET
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47
|
12
|
18
|
5
|
16
|
9
|
0
|
0.383
|
|
Harris,
Brendan 2B TB
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51
|
10
|
19
|
3
|
14
|
6
|
1
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0.373
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|
Pujols,
Albert 1B STL
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49
|
10
|
18
|
7
|
17
|
6
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0
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0.367
|
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Rowand,
Aaron CF PHI
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47
|
9
|
17
|
3
|
11
|
4
|
1
|
0.362
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|
Matsui,
Hideki LF NYY
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47
|
8
|
17
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2
|
16
|
8
|
0
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0.362
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Figgins,
Chone CF ANA
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56
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11
|
20
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0
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6
|
2
|
8
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0.357
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Granderson,
Curtis CF
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48
|
10
|
17
|
1
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9
|
3
|
1
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0.354
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|
Jeter,
Derek SS NYY
|
51
|
16
|
18
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1
|
4
|
7
|
2
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0.353
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Atkins,
Garrett 3B COL
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46
|
9
|
16
|
4
|
13
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8
|
1
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0.348
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Wright,
David 3B NYM
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47
|
7
|
16
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4
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
0.340
|
|
Rollins,
Jimmy SS PHI
|
59
|
9
|
19
|
4
|
9
|
4
|
2
|
0.322
|
|
Chavez,
Eric 3B OAK
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47
|
9
|
15
|
5
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
0.319
|
|
Ellis,
Mark 2B OAK
|
54
|
9
|
17
|
3
|
11
|
3
|
4
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0.315
|
|
Soriano,
Alfonso LF
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62
|
12
|
19
|
6
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
0.307
|
|
Fielder,
Prince 1B MIL
|
47
|
12
|
14
|
5
|
10
|
6
|
0
|
0.298
|
|
Victorino,
Shane CF PHI
|
58
|
10
|
17
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
5
|
0.293
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|
Griffey,
Ken CF CIN
|
41
|
12
|
12
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6
|
11
|
5
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0
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0.293
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Also of interest are the teams that play a full schedule of
games and those that play a light schedule.
No teams play seven games this week
Week 12 - GNUru Rotation
Ramblings
Finally, we start to see some pitchers settle down and most
games being played. Now is the time you
can begin to make assumptions on players, ride the hot hands, and play the
double-start game. Here is a list of the
scheduled double start pitchers. As
always, be warned some pitchers could lose that advantage in a heartbeat via a
rainout. So make sure you chose your
pitchers wisely!
Probable Week 12
Double Starters
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Player
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Start
#1
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Start
#2
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Adam Wainwright STL
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Odalis
Perez
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Cole
Hamels
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Brad Penny LA
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Dustin
McGowan
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Edwin
Jackson
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Carlos Silva MIN
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John
Maine
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Josh
Johnson
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Chris Sampson HOU
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John
Lackey
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Robinson
Tejeda
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Chuck James ATL
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Curt
Schilling
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Mike
Maroth
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Cliff Lee CLE
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Cole
Hamels
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Matt
Chico
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Cole Hamels PHI
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Cliff Lee
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Adam
Wainwright
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Curt Schilling BOS
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Chuck
James
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Jake
Peavy
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Dustin McGowan TOR
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Brad
Penny
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Josh Fogg
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Edwin Jackson TB
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Livan
Hernandez
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Brad
Penny
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Ian Snell PIT
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Miguel
Batista
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John
Lackey
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Jake Peavy SD
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Steve
Trachsel
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Curt
Schilling
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Joe Blanton OAK
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Kyle
Lohse
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John
Maine
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John Lackey ANA
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Chris
Sampson
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Ian Snell
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John Maine NYM
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Carlos
Silva
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Joe
Blanton
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Jose A. Contreras CHW
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Josh
Johnson
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Sean
Marshall
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Josh Fogg COL
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Mike
Mussina
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Dustin
McGowan
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Josh Johnson FLA
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Jose A.
Contreras
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Carlos
Silva
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Kyle Lohse CIN
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Joe
Blanton
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Miguel
Batista
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Livan Hernandez ARI
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Edwin
Jackson
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Steve
Trachsel
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Matt Chico WAS
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Mike
Maroth
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Cliff Lee
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Miguel
Batista SEA
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Ian Snell
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Kyle
Lohse
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Mike Maroth DET
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Matt
Chico
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Chuck
James
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Mike Mussina NYY
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Josh Fogg
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Noah
Lowry
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Noah Lowry SF
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Yovani
Gallardo
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Mike
Mussina
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Odalis Perez KC
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Adam
Wainwright
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Yovani
Gallardo
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Robinson Tejeda TEX
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Sean
Marshall
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Chris
Sampson
|
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Sean Marshall CHC
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Robinson
Tejeda
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Jose A.
Contreras
|
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Steve Trachsel BAL
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Jake
Peavy
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Livan
Hernandez
|
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Yovani Gallardo MIL
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Noah
Lowry
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Odalis
Perez
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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 regardless of how many
starts they will make in week 12. Numbers are compiled during the last 14 days.
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Player
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INN
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GS
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QS
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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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Verlander,
Justin SP DET
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16.0
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2
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2
|
2
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0
|
18
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0.00
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0.69
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Snell,
Ian SP PIT
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16.0
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2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
14
|
1.13
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0.94
|
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Zambrano,
Carlos SP
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23.7
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3
|
3
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2
|
1
|
23
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1.14
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0.80
|
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Sabathia,
C.C. SP CLE
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26.3
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3
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2
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1
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1
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21
|
1.37
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0.84
|
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Kuo,
Hong-Chih RP LA
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13.0
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2
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2
|
1
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0
|
12
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1.39
|
1.00
|
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Sheets,
Ben SP MIL
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18.7
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3
|
2
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2
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0
|
20
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1.45
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1.39
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Guthrie,
Jeremy RP BAL
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23.0
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3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
1.57
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0.70
|
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Haren,
Dan SP OAK
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21.7
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3
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
23
|
1.66
|
0.88
|
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Marshall,
Sean SP CHC
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20.7
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3
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
13
|
1.74
|
0.97
|
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Matsuzaka,
Daisuke SP
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20.0
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
25
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1.80
|
1.15
|
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Morris,
Matt SP SF
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17.0
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2
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2
|
1
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1
|
10
|
2.12
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1.00
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Johnson,
Randy SP ARI
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12.0
|
2
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2
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1
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0
|
17
|
2.25
|
1.25
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Lowe,
Derek SP LA
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23.7
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3
|
2
|
2
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1
|
20
|
2.28
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0.55
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Escobar,
Kelvim SP ANA
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15.0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
18
|
2.40
|
0.80
|
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Harang,
Aaron SP CIN
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18.7
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3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
22
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2.41
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1.13
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Penny,
Brad SP LA
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20.7
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