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2010 Two Start Pitchers – Week 13

Here is a complete look at the fantasy baseball two-start pitchers for week 13. 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 13: 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:

Fausto Carmona (CLE) ~ TOR (Morrow), OAK (Braden)
Jeremy Bonderman (DET) ~ @MIN (Liriano), SEA (Lee)
Francisco Liriano (MIN) ~ DET (Bonderman), TB (Davis)
Cliff Lee (SEA) ~ @NYY (Hughes), @DET (Bonderman)
James Shields (TB) ~ @BOS (Lackey), @MIN (Blackburn)
Ricky Romero (TOR) ~ @CLE (Westbrook), @NYY (Pettitte)

Roll the Dice:

Brian Matusz (BAL) ~ OAK (Braden), @BOS (Lester)
Joel Pineiro (LAA) ~ TEX (Feldman), KC (Lerew)
Dallas Braden (OAK) ~ @BAL (Matusz), @CLE (Carmona)
Brandon Morrow (TOR) ~ @CLE (Carmona), @NYY (Hughes)

Matusz had been on a good roll until his last in which he allowed six runs in 6 1/3 innings. In his previous four starts to that outing, he had allowed seven runs in 26 1/3 innings with 20 strikeouts. He has faced both Boston and
Oakland twice already this season, with a 3.86 ERA versus Boston and a 7.15 ERA against Oakland. Pineiro has ripped off four straight wins, posting a 2.08 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 30 1/3 innings. He has yet to face Texas this season and allowed six runs in eight innings against Kansas City earlier in the year. Morrow has been one of the hotter pitchers in baseball since mid-May, with a 1.85 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 40 innings. He has shaved a full two runs off of his ERA during that time.

Sit Them:

Mark Buehrle (CHW) ~ @KC (Lerew), @TEX (Nippert)
Jake Westbrook (CLE) ~ TOR (Romero), OAK (Gonzalez)
Anthony Lerew (KC) ~ CWS (Buehrle), @LAA (Pineiro)
Nick Blackburn (MIN) ~ DET (Galarraga), TB (Shields)
Scott Feldman (TEX) ~ @LAA (Pineiro), CWS (Floyd)

Buehrle has been better in his last three starts with a 1.80 ERA and a surprising 17 strikeouts in 20 innings. He has been hammered in two starts against Texas with a 7.30 ERA and a 1.70 WHIP and allowed five runs in six innings in his lone start against Kansas City this season. After winning all five of his starts in his May, Blackburn has lost four of his five starts in June, while seeing his ERA rise almost a full two runs. In two of his starts this month, he failed to register any strikeouts. Feldman becomes a two-start pitcher in week 13 with Texas bypassing the fifth-starter spot. Feldman has pitched better in two of his last three starts, chalking up two wins and 19 strikeouts in 19 innings so he could be someone you roll the dice on depending on the makeup of your staff.

National League:

Start them:

Dan Haren (AZ) ~ @STL (Carpenter), LAD (Ely)
Tim Hudson (ATL) ~ WAS (Atilano), FLA (Nolasco)
Ubaldo Jimenez (COL) ~ @SD (Correia), SF (Zito)
Yovani Gallardo (MIL) ~ HOU (Rodriguez), @STL (Wainwright)
Barry Zito (SF) ~ LAD (Ely), @COL (Jimenez)
Matt Cain (SF) ~ LAD (Haeger), @COL (Hammel)
Chris Carpenter (STL) ~ ARI (Haren), MIL (Parra)
Adam Wainwright (STL) ~ ARI (Willis), MIL (Gallardo)
Stephen Strasburg (WAS) ~ @ATL (Lowe), NYM (Takahashi)

Roll the Dice:

Bronson Arroyo (CIN) ~ PHI (Kendrick), @CHC (Wells)
Johnny Cueto (CIN) ~ PHI (Blanton), @CHC (Lilly)
Jason Hammel (COL) ~ @SD (LeBlanc), SF (Cain)
Ricky Nolasco (FLA) ~ NYM (Dickey), @ATL (Hudson)
John Ely (LAD) ~ @SF (Zito), @ARI (Haren)
Manny Parra (MIL) ~ HOU (Norris), @STL (Carpenter)
R.A. Dickey (NYM) ~ @FLA (Nolasco), @WAS (Atilano)
Hisanori Takahashi (NYM) ~ @FLA (Robertson), @WAS (Strasburg)
Paul Maholm (PIT) ~ @CHC (Wells), PHI (Kendrick)
Kevin Correia (SD) ~ COL (Jimenez), HOU (Norris)
Wade LeBlanc (SD) ~ COL (Hammel), HOU (Rodriguez)

LeBlanc has been solid in his last five starts with a 2.37 ERA while picking up two wins. He allowed two runs in six innings against Colorado earlier this season and has yet to battle Houston this year. From an ERA standpoint, Parra has been decent and will rack up some strikeouts. If your team can afford to carry his 1.57 WHIP for two starts, then he is worth starting, although he will have a tough second start in St. Louis against Carpenter. Dickey has helped solidify a New York Mets rotation that was in shambles, winning six consecutive starts while allowing only two home runs in 46 1/3 innings so far this season. Maholm had been rolling until he ran into the Texas offense in his last start. Prior to that, he had a 3.00 ERA in his last seven starts, while giving up two runs or less in five of the. Hammel has not lost since May 21st, picking up four wins thanks to a 1.39 ERA that included three straight scoreless starts.

Sit Them:

Randy Wells (CHC) ~ PIT (Maholm), CIN (Arroyo)
Wandy Rodriguez (HOU) ~ @MIL (Gallardo), @SD (LeBlanc)
Bud Norris (HOU) ~ @MIL (Parra), @SD (Correia)
Kyle Kendrick (PHI) ~ @CIN (Arroyo), @PIT (Maholm)
Joe Blanton (PHI) ~ @CIN (Leake), @PIT (Karstens)
Jeff Karstens (PIT) ~ @CHC (Lilly), PHI (Blanton)
Luis Atilano (WAS) ~ @ATL (Hudson), NYM (Dickey)

Wells has given up five or more runs in three of his last five starts and has not won since April 30th. Rodriguez has been too inconsistent this season, always following a win with two or three consecutive losses. Since he just
won on June 24th, the pattern would seem to be he will get shelled next week. Norris is just coming off of a stint on the disabled list and should be kept on reserve until he has several good starts in a row.

The Daily Dirt from Sunday

Juan Pierre stole three bases giving him six on the season. Again a reminder of why it is hard to justify spending a high fantasy baseball draft pick on a one dimensional player high in the draft when speed options lurk late, such as Scott Podsednik and Brett Gardner who each stole their 7th base of the year today. In other fantasy baseball news from around the diamond on Sunday…

Hitters:

Shin-Soo Choo is still a one-man force for the Cleveland Indians offense as he went 2-for-3 with his fourth home run of the season and five RBI. Outside of him and Asdrubal Cabrera, there was no other hitter in the Indians line up with an average above .231 on Sunday.

Dan Uggla went 3-for-4 with two RBI and hit his third home run of the season. Uggla is now hitting .346 on the season.

Jay Bruce doubled his RBI output for the season, hitting two solo home runs in a 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Alberto Callaspo went 3-for-5 with two home runs and drove in six runs as the Kansas City Royals celebrated Alex Gordon’s return from the disabled list with a 10-5 win over the Minnesota Twins. Gordon went 1-for-4 hitting eighth in the line up.

Mark Reynolds went 3-for-4 with two RBI and knocked out his 4th home run of the season.

Ty Wigginton, filling in for Miguel Tejada who is day-to-day, went 2-for-5 with three runs scored and four RBI, including his fourth home run of the season. Despite being ninth on the team in number of at bats, Wigginton leads the Baltimore Orioles with 10 RBI.

Pitchers:

As much as the New York Yankees have players considered long in the tooth, they all keep producing. Andy Pettitte allowed two runs in eight innings with four strikeouts to gain his second win of the season.

Ervin Santana picked up a complete game win, allowing one run in nine innings with six strikeouts over the Toronto Blue Jays. His counterpart Ricky Romero coming was stellar once again, working eight innings while allowing one run with six strikeouts.

Matt Garza was dominant again in his third start of the season, tossing eight shutout innings with five strikeouts to move to 3-0 on the season. He now has a 0.75 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP on the season.

Nate Robertson is making a bid to become a mixed league option after holding the explosive Philadelphia Phillies offense scoreless at home for 6 1/3 innings. Robertson struck out four in picking up his second win of the season, while lowering his ERA to 2.20.

Ryan Dempster allowed one run in 7 2/3 innings with eight strikeouts in a no decision against the Houston Astros. Dempster was in line for the win until Carlos Marmol allowed a run in the ninth inning.

Brian Matusz notched his second win of the season, allowing three runs in 6 1/3 innings while striking out eight. Matusz now has 23 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings on the season.

As I wrote about in the fantasy baseball waiver wire report for week 3, Wade LeBlanc should have some decent value while filling in for Chris Young. LeBlanc got the start on Sunday and allowed one run in five innings with seven strikeouts.

Ian Kennedy had a much better second start this week, working five shutout innings with seven strikeouts. Of course he had the aid of facing the San Diego Padres line up at Petco park, but still it was encouraging.

Barry Zito and Clayton Kershaw were locked in a pitchers duel Sunday, as neither player factored in the decision. Zito allowed one run in seven innings with three strikeouts, while Kershaw allowed one run in seven innings with nine strikeouts.

Closers:

Franklin Morales blew his second save of the season, allowing two hits, two walks and two runs in the ninth inning to the Atlanta Braves. It would not be a surprise to see Rafael Betancourt possibly get a save chance the next time the Colorado Rockies have the lead in the ninth inning.

The Minor League Report – San Diego Padres Triple-A Roster

Here is the minor league report for the 2010 Portland Beavers, the Triple-A affiliate for the San Diego Padres.

The are no key names to watch for the Portland Beavers as far as top 10 prospects go as the majority of the talent is at Double-A or lower.  Aaron Cunningham and Luis Durango could see time later in the season in the outfield, especially if the Padres trade Adrian Gonzales and shift Kyle Blanks to first base. Wade LeBlanc would likely be the first starting pitcher recalled in case of an injury.

How they rank:

Baseball America: none
Keith Law: none
John Sickels: none

Here is a look at 2010 Portland Beavers roster by position:

Catchers:

Dusty Ryan
Eric Munson
Chris Stewart

Infielders:

1B Craig Cooper
2B Matt Antonelli
SS Lance Zawadzki
3B Craig Stansberry
Josh Barfield
Sean Kazmar

Outfielders:

Mike Baxter
Aaron Cunnigham
Chris Denofria
Luis Durango

Starting Pitchers:

Cesar Carrillo
Ernesto Frieri
Josh Geer
Will Inman
Wade LeBlanc

Relief Pitchers:

Greg Burke
Radhames Liz
Scott Munter
Luis Perdomo
Adam Russell
Ryan Webb
Mark Worrell

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