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The first 4 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 5. Lucky for you the GNUru is here to help you with
your week 54 lineup decisions.
Week 5 - GNUru Batter
Banter
It's still to early to give up on your veterans off to a
slow start but you may want to consider getting some of these hot hitters in
your fantasy lineups. While some on the
list are no-brainers (Teixera, Cabrera, Crawford, Utley) others are still
scratching their way into fantasy lineups (Gonzalez, Sosa, Thomas, Upton).
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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BB
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SB
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BA
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OBP
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SLG
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Bonds,
Barry LF SF
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12
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3
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5
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2
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5
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8
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0
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0.417
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0.667
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0.917
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Cabrera,
Miguel 3B FLA
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22
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6
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10
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2
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3
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1
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0
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0.455
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0.478
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0.727
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Crawford,
Carl LF TB
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25
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4
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8
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1
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6
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2
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3
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0.320
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0.370
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0.520
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Francoeur,
Jeff RF ATL
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22
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4
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10
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2
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7
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1
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0
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0.455
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0.478
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0.818
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Gonzalez,
Adrian 1B SD
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19
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6
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7
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2
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7
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1
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0
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0.368
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0.429
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0.737
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Gonzalez,
Alex SS CIN
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22
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6
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11
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2
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5
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0
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0
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0.500
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0.500
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0.955
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Jones, Chipper
3B ATL
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23
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4
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9
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2
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6
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2
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0
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0.391
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0.440
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0.870
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Lee,
Derrek 1B CHC
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23
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5
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12
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1
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5
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1
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0
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0.522
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0.542
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0.913
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Matthews,
Gary CF ANA
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25
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7
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11
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2
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6
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3
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1
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0.440
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0.500
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0.760
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Ordonez,
Magglio RF DET
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18
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6
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10
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1
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9
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4
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0
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0.556
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0.636
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0.944
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Roberts,
Brian 2B BAL
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25
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6
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10
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1
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4
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1
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2
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0.400
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0.423
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0.600
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Rollins,
Jimmy SS PHI
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27
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8
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9
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3
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6
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1
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2
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0.333
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0.357
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0.741
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Rowand,
Aaron CF PHI
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24
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6
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11
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3
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5
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0
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0
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0.458
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0.500
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1.000
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Sosa,
Sammy RF TEX
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19
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5
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8
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3
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7
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3
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0
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0.421
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0.500
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1.000
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Teixeira,
Mark 1B TEX
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20
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5
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7
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2
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3
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4
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0
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0.350
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0.458
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0.750
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Thomas,
Frank DH TOR
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20
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2
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8
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2
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8
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3
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0
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0.400
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0.480
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0.750
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Upton,
B.J. 3B TB
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20
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5
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8
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2
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6
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1
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1
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0.400
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0.429
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0.900
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Utley,
Chase 2B PHI
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24
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6
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11
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2
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9
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1
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0
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0.458
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0.500
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0.833
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Wells, Vernon CF TOR
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20
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8
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10
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1
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5
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5
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3
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0.500
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0.600
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0.850
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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
Arizona
Diamondbacks
Kansas City
Royals
L.A.
Angels
L.A.
Dodgers
Milwaukee
Brewers
N.Y. Mets
Philadelphia
Phillies
Pittsburgh
Pirates
San Francisco
Giants
Texas
Rangers
Toronto
Bluejays
Week 5 - 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 5
Double Starters
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Pitcher
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1st
Start
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2nd
Start
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A.J.
Burnett
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at CLE Sabathia
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at TEX Loe
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Bartolo
Colon
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at KC
Greinke
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vs. CHW
Buehrle
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Ben
Sheets
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vs. STL
Looper
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vs. PIT
Armas
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Braden
Looper
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at MIL
Sheets
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vs. HOU Jennings
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Brandon
Webb
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at LAD
Wolf
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vs. NYM
Hernandez
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Bronson
Arroyo
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at HOU
Albers
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vs. COL Fogg
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C.C. Sabathia
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vs. TOR
Burnett
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at BAL
Cabrera
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Cole
Hamels
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at ATL
Redman
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at SF
Ortiz
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Curt
Schilling
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vs. OAK
Blanton
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at MIN
Ponson
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Daniel
Cabrera
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at DET
Bonderman
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vs. CLE
Sabathia
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Edwin
Jackson
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vs. MIN
Ponson
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vs. OAK
Blanton
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Jake
Peavy
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vs. WAS Patterson
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at FLA
Olsen
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Jarrod
Washburn
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vs. CHW
Vazquez
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at NYY
Hughes
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Jeff
Suppan
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vs. STL
Wells
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vs. PIT
Duke
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Jeremy
Bonderman
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vs. BAL
abrera
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at KC
Greinke
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Joe
Blanton
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at BOS
Schilling
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at TB
Jackson
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John
Lackey
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at KC
Perez
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vs. CHW Garland
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John
Patterson
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at SD
Peavy
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at CHC
Hill
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Jon
Lieber
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at ATL Hudson
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at SF
Lowry
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Josh Fogg
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at SF
Lowry
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at CIN
Arroyo
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Kameron
Loe
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vs. NYY
Hughes
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vs. TOR
Burnett
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Kip Wells
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at MIL
Suppan
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vs. HOU
Williams
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Livan
Hernandez
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at LAD
Penny
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vs. NYM
Pelfrey
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Mike
Pelfrey
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vs. FLA Nolasco
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at ARI
Hernandez
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Noah
Lowry
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vs. COL Fogg
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vs. PHI
Lieber
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Odalis
Perez
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vs. LAA
Lackey
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vs. DET
Maroth
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Orlando Hernandez
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vs. FLA Olsen
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at ARI
Webb
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Phil
Hughes
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at TEX Loe
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vs. SEA
Washburn
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Randy
Wolf
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vs. ARI
Webb
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at ATL Hudson
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Rich Hill
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at PIT
Duke
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vs. WAS
Patterson
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Roy
Halladay
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vs. TEX Padilla
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at TEX Padilla
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Russ
Ortiz
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vs. COL Buchholz
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vs. PHI
Hamels
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Scott
Olsen
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at NYM
Hernandez
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vs. SD
Peavy
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Shawn
Hill
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at SD
Young
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at CHC
Lilly
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Sidney
Ponson
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at TB Jackson
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vs. BOS
Schilling
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Ted Lilly
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at PIT
Armas
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vs. WAS
Hill
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Tim
Hudson
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vs. PHI
Lieber
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vs. LAD
Wolf
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Tony
Armas
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vs. CHC
Lilly
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at MIL
Sheets
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Vicente
Padilla
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at TOR
Halladay
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vs. TOR
Halladay
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Zach Duke
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vs. CHC
Hill
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at MIL
Suppan
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Zack
Greinke
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vs. LAA Colon
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vs. DET
Bonderman
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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 5.
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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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K
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BBI
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ERA
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WHIP
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Beckett,
Josh SP BOS
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32.7
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5
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3
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5
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28
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7
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2.480
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1.041
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Belisle,
Matt RP CIN
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31.3
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5
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3
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3
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22
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5
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3.447
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1.053
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Buehrle,
Mark SP CHW
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24.3
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4
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3
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2
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14
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4
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2.589
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0.657
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De La
Rosa, Jorge RP KC
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33
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5
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2
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2
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21
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6
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3.818
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1.212
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Gaudin, Chad RP OAK
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28.3
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5
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2
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1
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24
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11
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2.541
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1.094
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Halladay,
Roy SP
TOR
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38.3
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5
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5
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3
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25
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7
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2.583
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0.965
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Hamels,
Cole SP PHI
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33.3
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5
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3
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2
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37
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9
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3.240
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1.230
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Haren,
Dan SP OAK
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39.3
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6
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5
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3
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24
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9
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1.602
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0.992
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Hudson,
Tim SP ATL
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37
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5
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5
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3
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31
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11
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1.216
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0.973
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Lackey,
John SP ANA
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30.7
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5
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3
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3
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28
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9
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2.348
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1.435
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Lilly,
Ted SP CHC
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33
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5
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5
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2
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33
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5
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2.182
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0.788
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Looper,
Braden RP STL
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33
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5
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5
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3
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18
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10
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1.909
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1.000
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Meche,
Gil SP KC
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41.3
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6
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5
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2
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29
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9
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2.177
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1.306
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Oswalt,
Roy SP HOU
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42
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6
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4
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3
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27
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17
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3.429
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1.262
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Peavy,
Jake SP SD
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32.3
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5
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4
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3
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36
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11
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1.670
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1.052
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Sabathia,
C.C. SP CLE
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34
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5
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4
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3
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35
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8
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3.176
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1.323
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Santana,
Johan SP MIN
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34
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5
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2
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3
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39
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8
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3.441
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0.941
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Shields, James
SP TB
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36
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5
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3
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2
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37
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7
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3.750
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0.917
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Smoltz,
John SP ATL
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38.7
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6
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5
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3
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30
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13
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3.957
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1.448
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Snell,
Ian SP PIT
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34
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5
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5
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2
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28
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11
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1.588
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1.029
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Wolf,
Randy SP LA
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30
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5
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3
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3
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31
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7
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4.200
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1.167
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