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The first 9 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
10. Lucky for you the GNUru is here to help
you with your week 10 lineup decisions.
Week 10 - GNUru Batter
Banter
With 9 full weeks in the books, it’s really 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 (Manny Ramirez, Ichiro Suzuki, Grady Sizemore, etc.)
others are still scratching their way into fantasy lineups (Kevin Youkilis, Michael
Cuddyer, Jhonny Peralta, Mark Reynolds, etc.) and warrant lineup consideration.
Who’s Hot
|
Player
|
AB
|
R
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SB
|
BA
|
|
Gonzalez,
Adrian 1B SD
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46
|
10
|
2
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
0.435
|
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Youkilis,
Kevin 1B BOS
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50
|
13
|
3
|
8
|
6
|
1
|
0.420
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Ordonez,
Magglio RF DET
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54
|
15
|
4
|
14
|
4
|
0
|
0.407
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|
Peralta,
Jhonny SS CLE
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56
|
10
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
1
|
0.393
|
|
Ramirez,
Manny LF BOS
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46
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0.391
|
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Rios,
Alex RF TOR
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54
|
12
|
5
|
10
|
3
|
3
|
0.389
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Bay,
Jason LF PIT
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47
|
9
|
4
|
14
|
5
|
1
|
0.383
|
|
Cuddyer,
Michael RF MIN
|
42
|
13
|
3
|
10
|
14
|
0
|
0.381
|
|
Hawpe,
Brad RF COL
|
37
|
8
|
4
|
8
|
9
|
0
|
0.378
|
|
Reynolds,
Mark SS ARI
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48
|
11
|
3
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
0.375
|
|
Roberts,
Brian 2B BAL
|
48
|
8
|
1
|
8
|
10
|
5
|
0.375
|
|
Uggla,
Dan 2B FLA
|
49
|
14
|
4
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
0.367
|
|
Blake,
Casey RF CLE
|
50
|
13
|
5
|
12
|
8
|
0
|
0.360
|
|
Byrnes,
Eric CF ARI
|
56
|
10
|
3
|
10
|
1
|
2
|
0.357
|
|
Johjima, Kenji C SEA
|
49
|
9
|
2
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0.347
|
|
Suzuki,
Ichiro RF SEA
|
64
|
15
|
2
|
11
|
3
|
4
|
0.344
|
|
Cabrera,
Miguel 3B FLA
|
56
|
10
|
3
|
11
|
5
|
0
|
0.339
|
|
Morneau,
Justin 1B MIN
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48
|
9
|
5
|
19
|
4
|
0
|
0.333
|
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Teixeira,
Mark 1B TEX
|
45
|
10
|
4
|
12
|
10
|
0
|
0.333
|
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Lee,
Carlos N. LF HOU
|
45
|
7
|
2
|
12
|
4
|
1
|
0.333
|
|
Sheffield, Gary RF DET
|
53
|
12
|
4
|
9
|
8
|
2
|
0.321
|
|
Gonzalez,
Alex SS CIN
|
54
|
12
|
4
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
0.315
|
|
Tejada,
Miguel SS BAL
|
49
|
10
|
4
|
12
|
6
|
0
|
0.306
|
|
Sizemore,
Grady CF CLE
|
54
|
14
|
3
|
9
|
8
|
2
|
0.296
|
|
Fielder,
Prince 1B MIL
|
45
|
9
|
7
|
10
|
6
|
0
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0.289
|
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: Baltimore,
Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Colorado, Detroit,
Florida, L.A. Angels, Milwaukee,
Pittsburgh, Seattle,
St. Louis, Texas
and Toronto.
Week 10 - 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 10
Double Starters
|
Player
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Start
#1
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Start
#2
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Aaron Harang CIN
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Todd
Wellemeyer
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C.C.
Sabathia
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Andy Sonnanstine TB
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Roy
Halladay
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Sergio
Mitre
|
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Barry Zito SF
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Jon
Lieber
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Dan Haren
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Boof Bonser MIN
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Jered
Weaver
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Mike
Bacsik
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C.C. Sabathia CLE
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Jorge De
La Rosa
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Aaron
Harang
|
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Chris R. Young SD
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Jason
Schmidt
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Felix
Hernandez
|
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Daisuke Matsuzaka BOS
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Lenny
DiNardo
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Randy
Johnson
|
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Dan Haren OAK
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Julian
Tavarez
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Barry
Zito
|
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Dave Bush MIL
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Jason
Marquis
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Vicente
Padilla
|
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Derek Lowe LA
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Paul
Maholm
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Tomo Ohka
|
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Erik Bedard BAL
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Felix
Hernandez
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Jason
Hirsh
|
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Felix
Hernandez SEA
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Erik
Bedard
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Chris R.
Young
|
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Gil Meche KC
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James
Shields
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Jon
Lieber
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James Shields TB
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Gil Meche
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Byung-Hyun
Kim
|
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Jamie Moyer PHI
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Tom
Glavine
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Jorge De
La Rosa
|
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Jason Hirsh COL
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Wandy
Rodriguez
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Erik
Bedard
|
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Jason Marquis CHC
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Dave Bush
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Tim
Hudson
|
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Jason Schmidt LA
|
Chris R.
Young
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Roy
Halladay
|
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Jered Weaver ANA
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Boof
Bonser
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Todd
Wellemeyer
|
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John Smoltz ATL
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Wes
Obermueller
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Ted Lilly
|
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Jon Garland CHW
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Kei Igawa
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Jason
Jennings
|
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Jon Lieber PHI
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Barry
Zito
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Gil Meche
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Jorge De La Rosa KC
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C.C.
Sabathia
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Jamie
Moyer
|
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Julian Tavarez BOS
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Dan Haren
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Micah
Owings
|
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Lenny DiNardo OAK
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Daisuke
Matsuzaka
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Matt Cain
|
|
Mark Buehrle CHW
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Tyler
Clippard
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Wandy
Rodriguez
|
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Matt Cain SF
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Randy
Johnson
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Lenny
DiNardo
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Mike Bacsik WAS
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Shawn
Chacon
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Boof
Bonser
|
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Nate Robertson DET
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Vicente
Padilla
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Tom
Glavine
|
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Paul Maholm PIT
|
Derek
Lowe
|
Roger
Clemens
|
|
Randy Johnson ARI
|
Matt Cain
|
Daisuke
Matsuzaka
|
|
Roy Halladay TOR
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Andy
Sonnanstine
|
Jason
Schmidt
|
|
Sergio Mitre FLA
|
Tim
Hudson
|
Andy
Sonnanstine
|
|
Shawn Chacon PIT
|
Mike
Bacsik
|
Tyler Clippard
|
|
Ted Lilly CHC
|
Claudio
Vargas
|
John
Smoltz
|
|
Tim Hudson ATL
|
Sergio
Mitre
|
Jason
Marquis
|
|
Todd Wellemeyer STL
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Aaron
Harang
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Jered
Weaver
|
|
Tom Glavine NYM
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Jamie
Moyer
|
Nate
Robertson
|
|
Tyler Clippard NYY
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Mark
Buehrle
|
Shawn
Chacon
|
|
Vicente Padilla TEX
|
Nate
Robertson
|
Dave Bush
|
|
Wandy Rodriguez HOU
|
Jason
Hirsh
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Mark
Buehrle
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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 impressive of late and warrant rotation consideration regardless of how
many starts they will make in week 8. Numbers are compiled during the last 14
days.
|
Player
|
GS
|
QS
|
W
|
K
|
BBI
|
ERA
|
WHIP
|
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Gaudin, Chad RP OAK
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
4
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0.00
|
0.93
|
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Bonderman,
Jeremy SP DET
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
14
|
5
|
0.63
|
0.91
|
|
Young,
Chris R. SP SD
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
17
|
3
|
0.64
|
0.71
|
|
Mitre,
Sergio SP FLA
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
18
|
2
|
0.96
|
0.96
|
|
Bedard,
Erik SP BAL
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
25
|
8
|
1.23
|
0.96
|
|
Morris,
Matt SP SF
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
15
|
5
|
1.23
|
0.73
|
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Francis,
Jeff SP COL
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
13
|
4
|
1.25
|
0.88
|
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Johnson,
Randy SP ARI
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2
|
1
|
2
|
16
|
0
|
1.54
|
0.69
|
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Burres,
Brian P BAL
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
6
|
1.64
|
1.09
|
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Lowe,
Derek SP LA
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
16
|
5
|
1.71
|
1.00
|
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Peavy,
Jake SP SD
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
21
|
3
|
1.80
|
0.95
|
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Wainwright,
Adam SP STL
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
18
|
5
|
2.33
|
1.29
|
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Escobar,
Kelvim SP ANA
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3
|
2
|
2
|
16
|
7
|
2.35
|
1.09
|
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Germano,
Justin RP SD
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
2.50
|
1.00
|
|
Hernandez,
Livan SP ARI
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
12
|
3
|
2.74
|
1.35
|
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Webb,
Brandon SP ARI
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
23
|
6
|
2.86
|
1.14
|
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Santana,
Johan SP MIN
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
20
|
3
|
3.00
|
0.93
|
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Sampson,
Chris RP HOU
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
3.15
|
1.00
|
|
McGowan,
Dustin RP TOR
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
15
|
6
|
3.48
|
1.21
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