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2011 Two Start Pitchers – Week 5

Posted by Todd Lammi on April 23rd, 2011

Here is a look at the options for two start pitchers in week five of the major league baseball season, covering April 25 – May 1. With several rainouts on Friday, multiple teams have juggled their pitching rotation for next week which means pitchers that had two starts earlier this week are now one start pitchers. Be sure to check back here tonight and tomorrow for any updates

2 start pitchers week 5: the list below is focused on mixed leagues since in AL or NL only leagues in most cases you do not have the option to rotate starting pitchers with the smaller player pool. The pitchers below are listed in alphabetical order by team name per category.

American League:

Start them:

Jered Weaver (LAA) ~ OAK (Gonzalez), @TB (Davis)
Gio Gonzalez (OAK) ~ @LAA (Weaver), TEX (Harrison)
Felix Hernandez (SEA) ~ @DET (Coke), @BOS (Buchholz)

Roll the Dice:

Zach Britton (BAL) ~ BOS (Buchholz), @CWS (Floyd)
Clay Buchholz (BOS) ~ @BAL (Britton), SEA (Hernandez)
Gavin Floyd (CHW) ~ @NYY (Nova), BAL (Britton)
Justin Masterson (CLE) ~ KC (Hochevar), DET (Coke)
Phil Coke (DET) ~ SEA (Hernandez), @CLE (Masterson)
Luke Hochevar (KC) ~ @CLE (Masterson), MIN (Blackburn)
Nick Blackburn (MIN) ~ TB (Davis), @KC (Hochevar)
A.J. Burnett (NYY) ~ CWS (Humber), TOR (Drabek)
Wade Davis (TB) ~ @MIN (Blackburn), LAA (Weaver)
Matt Harrison (TEX) ~ TOR (TBD), @OAK (Gonzalez)
Colby Lewis (TEX) ~ TOR (Drabek), @OAK (Anderson)
Kyle Drabek (TOR) ~ @TEX (Lewis), @NYY (Burnett)

Coke’s walk to strikeout ratio at 10 to 9 is not what you want to see from your starting pitcher, but he has been able to limit the damage so far because batters are hitting only .208 against him. Buchholz is another pitcher struggling with his walk to strikeout ration in the early going at 14 to 10. Hopefully two starts against lesser offenses in the American League will get him back on track after facing New York and Texas in earlier outings. Hochevar is a contradiction in numbers with a 5.12 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. Six home runs allowed in 31 2/3 innings has spiked the first number.  Lewis has been homer prone as well in his three starts with five dingers allowed in 17 innings. That should normalize over his next few starts.

Sit Them:

Phil Humber (CHW) ~ @NYY (Nova), BAL (Arrietta)
Ivan Nova (NYY) ~ CHW (Floyd), TOR (TBD)

Humber has dropped his last two starts although he has not pitched too bad. He has a tough start in his first outing next week at New York. Nova has been unable to translate his success from spring training into his starts in 2011 and should remain benched for now.

National League:

Start them:

Ricky Nolasco (FLA) ~ LAD (Garland), @CIN (Arroyo)
Cliff Lee (PHI) ~ @ARI (Kennedy), NYM (Young)
Jaime Garcia (STL) ~ @HOU (Norris), @ATL (Lowe)
Matt Cain (SF) ~ @PIT (Morton), @WAS (TBD)

Roll the Dice:

Derek Lowe (ATL) ~ @SD (Moseley), STL (Garcia)
Ian Kennedy (AZ) ~ PHI (Lee), CHC (Russell)
Daniel Hudson (AZ) ~ PHI (Oswalt), CHC (Garza)
Matt Garza (CHC) ~ COL (Rogers), @ARI (Hudson)
Bronson Arroyo (CIN) ~ @MIL (Estrada), FLA (Nolasco)
Bud Norris (HOU) ~ STL (Garcia), MIL (Estrada)
Jon Garland (LAD) ~ @FLA (Nolasco), SD (Moseley)
Marco Estrada (MIL) ~ CIN (Arroyo), @HOU (Norris)
Chris Young (NYM) ~ @WAS (Zimmermann), @PHI (Lee)
Dustin Moseley (SD) ~ ATL (Lowe), @LAD (Garland)
Jordan Zimmermann (WAS) ~ NYM (Young), SF (Cain)
John Lannan (WAS) ~ @PIT (Maholm), SF (Sanchez)

Hudson’s control has been off so far in 2011 with 12 walks in 24 1/3 innings compared to only 16 walks in 79 2/3 innings with Arizona last season. Lannan has also been struggling with is control with nine walks in 21 innings. He has two starts against average offenses next week. Dickey  has shown the problem with owning knuckleball pitchers is their lack of control with so much movement on the pitch. His 14 walks in 26 1/3 innings is a big reason his WHIP is 1.59.

Sit Them:

James Russell (CHC) ~ COL (De La Rosa), @ARI (Kennedy)
Esmil Rogers (COL) ~ @CHI (Garza), PIT (Morton)
Paul Maholm (PIT) ~ WAS (Lannan), @COL (Jimenez)
Charlie Morton (PIT) ~ SF (Cain), @COL (Rogers)

Yes, the overall numbers look good so far from Morton at a high level, but with a suppressed home run rate and more walks than strikeouts, some bad outings lie ahead. Having his second start at Colorado will not help matters. Rogers has been good in his two road starts but was blown up in his start at Coors Field earlier this season.

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2010 Two Start Pitchers – Week 20

Posted by Todd Lammi on August 13th, 2010

Here is a complete look at the fantasy baseball two-start pitchers for week 20. Obviously the top tier pitchers are going to be left in your line up, but here is a look at some of the more border line pitchers for mixed league starts and who they face in those starts.

Two-start pitchers week 20: remember again that the list below is more focused on mixed leagues since in AL or NL only leagues in most cases you do not have the option to rotate too many starting pitchers with the smaller player pool. The pitchers below are listed in alphabetical order by team name per category.

American League:

Start them:

Clay Buchholz (BOS) ~ LAA (Weaver), TOR (Marcum)
John Danks (CHW) ~ @MIN (Baker), @KC (Greinke)
Justin Verlander (DET) ~ @NYY (Sabathia), CLE (Tomlin)
Zack Greinke (KC) ~ CLE (Tomlin), CWS (Danks)
Jered Weaver (LAA) ~ @BOS (Buchholz), @MIN (Baker)
CC Sabathia (NYY) ~ DET (Verlander), SEA (French)
Brett Anderson (OAK) ~ TOR (Marcum), TB (Garza)
David Price (TB) ~ TEX (Lee), @OAK (Anderson)
Matt Garza (TB) ~ TEX (Harden), @OAK (Braden)
Cliff Lee (TEX) ~ @TB (Price), @BAL (Bergesen)
Shaun Marcum (TOR) ~ @OAK (Anderson), @BOS (Buchholz)

Roll the Dice:

Josh Tomlin (CLE) ~ @KC (Greinke), @DET (Verlander)
Max Scherzer (DET) ~ @NYY (Vazquez), CLE (Masterson)
Scott Baker (MIN) ~ CWS (Danks), LAA (Weaver)
Javier Vazquez (NYY) ~ DET (Scherzer), SEA (Fister)
Dallas Braden (OAK) ~ TOR (Cecil), TB (Garza)

Tomlin has been quietly effective in his four starts since being promoted. Just don’ expect a lot of strikeouts from him if you own him or pick him up. Scherzer has been a much better pitcher since returning from a stint at Triple-A, posting a 2.31 ERA in July and holding a 1.93 ERA through two starts in August. Baker is 3-0 in his last four starts and has a 3.46 ERA in two starts vs. the White Sox and allowed four runs in 4 2/3 innings against the Angels earlier this season. Vazquez can say what he wants about his velocity being down (which it is) from last season but the biggest problem for him this season has been his lack of control. With 48 walks, he has already surpassed his walk total from last season in 96 less innings. Braden has got back on the win train, going 3-1 in his last four starts and has allowed less than four earned runs in six of his last seven outings.

Sit Them:

Brad Bergesen (BAL) ~ SEA (French), TEX (Lee)
Kevin MIllwood (BAL) ~ SEA (Fister), TEX (Harden)
Luke French (SEA) ~ @BAL (Bergesen), @NYY (Sabathia)
Rich Harden (TEX) ~ @TB (Garza), @BAL (Millwood)

Bergesen has been much better in his last three outings with four runs allowed in 23 innings of work. He has a tough second start match up against Texas and Cliff Lee. Millwood had six straight starts of allowing exactly five runs before allowing four runs combined in his last two starts. He has not picked up a win since back on June 24th. Harden has only gone six innings or more in three of his last 10 starts and now has 50 walks in 74 1/3 innings. His ERA and WHIP can kill your fantasy baseball team in a two-start week at a time when you can least afford it.

National League:

Start them:

Tommy Hanson (ATL) ~ WAS (Olsen), @CHC (Wells)
Chad Billingsley (LAD) ~ @ATL (Jurrjens), CIN (Cueto)
Clayton Kershaw (LAD) ~ COL (Francis), CIN (Arroyo)
Jon Niese (NYM) ~ @HOU (Happ), @PIT (McDonald)
Johan Santana (NYM) ~ @HOU (Rodriguez), @PIT (Duke)
Roy Oswalt (HOU) ~ SF (Zito), WAS (Hernandez)
Jon Garland (SD) ~ @CHC (Wells), @MIL (Parra)
Barry Zito (SF) ~ @PHI (Oswalt), @STL (Wainwright)

Roll the Dice:

Daniel Hudson (AZ) ~ CIN (Arroyo), COL (Francis)
Jair Jurrjens (ATL) ~ LAD (Billingsley), @CHC (Gorzelanny)
Tom Gorzelanny (CHC) ~ SD (Correia), ATL (Jurrjens)
Randy Wells (CHC) ~ SD (Garland), ATL (Hanson)
Bronson Arroyo (CIN) ~ @ARI (Hudson), @LAD (Kershaw)
Jeff Francis (COL) ~ @LAD (Kershaw), @ARI (Hudson)
Ricky Nolasco (FLA) ~ @PIT (Duke), HOU (Rodriguez)
Wandy Rodriguez (HOU) ~ NYM (Santana), @FLA (Nolasco)
James McDonald (LAD) ~ FLA (Volstad), NYM (Niese)
Kevin Correia (SD) ~ @CHC (Gorzelanny), @MIL (Narveson)

Arroyo is somewhat of a conundrum with his strikeout rate decreasing yet at the same time he has improved his batting average against the last several seasons. He always seems to get bombed every fifth or sixth start, but in between that, he is usually pretty solid. Ignore the overall stats for Wandy and check out his recent body of work, in which he has allowed one run or less in seven of his last 10 starts, including striking out six or more in seven of those outings. Jurrjens has been basically the same pitcher as last season with a slighlty elevated home run rate which has pushed his ERA higher. Gorzelanny went 4-0 in July despite a 1.63 WHIP and is 0-1 in August with a 4.85 ERA. Can help out with strikeouts but your ERA and WHIP could get dinged next week. Nolasco is 8-2 in his last 10 starts and has dropped his batting average against by 40 points since the All-Star break. Maybe the pressure is off McDonald now that he is out of Los Angeles. He can rack up some good strikeout numbers but has been inconsistent as a starter in his career. Correia has won four of his last five starts, although he has been hit or miss in the strikeout category with zero strikeouts in two of those appearances.

Sit Them:

Chris Volstad (FLA) ~ @PIT (McDonald), HOU (Happ)
J.A. Happ (PHI) ~ NYM (Niese), @FLA (Volstad)
Zach Duke (PIT) ~ FLA (Nolasco), NYM (Santana)
Scott Olsen (WAS) ~ @ATL (Hanson), @PHI (Oswalt)

Volstad has had a WHIP close to two the past two months and has 13 walks against 11 strikeouts in his last 24 2/3 innings. With more walks than strikeouts, I don’t want Happ anywhere near my rotation this late in the season. Outside of July when Duke had a 3.18 ERA in three starts with a 1.06 WHIP, he has been of little use to fantasy baseball teams this season. Olsen was fooling us for awhile with two runs or less allowed in six of seven outings before giving up 12 runs in his last 7 1/3 innings.

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2010 MLB Trade Deadline – Rising / Falling

Posted by Todd Lammi on July 30th, 2010

With the 2010 MLB trade deadline now over, here is a look at which players are now rising or falling in terms of fantasy baseball value as a result of the moves.

Rising:

Brett Wallace - the trade of Wallace to Houston coupled with the expected trade of Lance Berkman to the New York Yankees should give Wallace value for the remainder of the season at first base. Wallace was hitting .301 in Triple-A with 18 home runs and 61 RBI in 385 at bats.

Daniel Hudson - while most scouts view him as a number four or five starter with decent stuff but no real one dominant pitch, the move to the National League can only help his numbers and strikeout rate going forward.

Adam Kennedy – not a sexy name for fantasy purposes, but the trade of Christian Guzman to Texas gives Kennedy a full-time grip on second base going forward. With 12 stolen bases on the season, he is a good target for the remainder of the year in your fantasy baseball team is looking for steals.

Thomas Diamond – Diamond gets first shot to replace Ted Lilly in the Chicago Cubs rotation. He was 5-4 with a 3.16 ERA in Triple-A with 104 strikeouts in 108 1/3 innings. It has been a slow climb up the minor league ladder for Diamond who was a first round pick back in 2004. Control problems had him repeating the same level for almost three years with much of 2009 spend in relief. He moved back to the starting rotation this season and his control is better than in years past but it is still not what you would like to see from a pitcher coming to the major leagues, with 46 walks on the season.

Chris Perez – the trade of Kerry Wood to the New York Yankees puts Perez pack into the closer role in Cleveland where he should remain for the rest of the season.

Chris Snyder – Snyder takes over as catcher in Pittsburgh after being traded from Arizona. It looks like Ryan Doumit will rotate between first base and the outfield when he returns from the disabled list.

John Jay – the three-team trade that sent Ryan Ludwick to San Diego moves Jay into a full-time role in the outfield. Jay holds a .301 career average in the minor leagues, with a season high of 12 home runs in 2008 and 20 stolen bases in 2009.

Falling:

Jon Rauch – Rauch looks to be the odd man out in the closer role in Minnesota with the addition of Matt Capps. Rauch has a 3.05 ERA, a 1.36 WHIP with a .283 batting average against and a 84% save percentage on the season. He has struggled in July with a 5.40 ERA and a 2.28 WHIP putting him second in line for saves in the Twins bullpen.

Everth Cabrera – the trade of Miguel Tejada puts Cabrera on the bench from time to time with Tejada at shortstop and Jerry Hairston Jr. moving over to second base with David Eckstein out of action. He could see time against left-handed pitching with Tejada moving to third and Chase Headley sitting since he owns a .194 average against southpaws.

Scott Podsednik – the trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers gives him playing time for now with Manny Ramirez on the disabled list, but in two weeks when Manny returns, Podsednik likely falls into a fourth outfielder role filling in as situations arise.

Jorge Cantu – the trade to the Texas Rangers will cut into Cantu’s value as it looks like he will serve as a platoon role at first base with Mitch Moreland for the time being against left-handed pitching.

Edwin Jackson – the trade to the American League will likely raise his ERA and WHIP ratio unless he is flipped back to the National League in a trade tomorrow.

Octavio Dotel / Kerry Wood - Dotel and Wood were both traded to teams where they go from being a closer to a set up man.

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