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Two Start Pitchers :: Week 12 by Scott Mickels Published: June 24, 2012, 9:05 pm
Week 12 is upon us! There aren't any Injury Watch's to speak of, but there are a ton of two-start options this week. One that might be flying under the radar is the New York Mets’ Dillon Gee. If you haven’t taken notice, Gee has been excellent recently throwing 7 straight quality starts. After the first two months of the season in which he had ERA's over 4 (4.85 in April and 4.58 in May) he finally seems to be settling in. In June, his ERA stands at 3.29 and on the season is currently down to 4.27. His WHIP is still, and has virtually remained, a respectable 1.24. Over his last 7 starts, he only has 3 wins to show for it, but that is only because of no run support, a bad bullpen or the combination of the two. He has also done a good job of missing bats all season as he has 83 strikeouts over 83 innings of work. Gee is one of the most underrated pitchers in the major leagues partly because he isn't really flashy. As a result, there's a very good chance he’s available in your league. If he is, grab him now as he makes an advisable option heading into Week 12.
Good luck to your fantasy teams! Now, on to what we all came here for, the Two-Start Pitchers!
Of course, if you have any pitching questions, don’t hesitate to email me with them at scottmickels@fantasyplaymakers.com. Also, don’t forget to check out Mick’s Fantasy Podcast! It goes hand-in-hand with this article!NOTE: These starts are not set in stone. They can change for any variety of reasons: managerial moves, injuries, rain-outs, etc. Please keep in mind they are probable.
AMERICAN LEAGUENO-BRAINERSJake Peavy, CHW: @ MIN, @ NYY C. J. Wilson, ANA: @ BAL, @ TOR
ADVISABLE OPTIONSYu Darvish, TEX: vs. DET, vs. OAK Hiroki Kuroda, NYY: vs. CLE, vs. CHW Justin Masterson, CLE: @ NYY, @ BAL Matt Moore, TB: @ KC, vs. DET
OTHERS TO KEEP IN MINDChris Archer, TB: @ KC, vs. DET Travis Blackley, OAK: @ SEA, @ TEX Bruce Chen, KC: vs. TB, @ MIN Felix Doubront, BOS: vs. TOR, @ SEA Gavin Floyd, CHW: @ MIN, @ NYY Justin Grimm, TEX: vs. DET, vs. OAK Phil Hughes, NYY: vs. CLE, vs. CHW Francisco Liriano, MIN: vs. CHW, vs. KC Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS: vs. TOR, @ SEA Jacob Turner, DET: @ TEX, @ TB
TRY TO AVOIDHenderson Alvarez, TOR: @ BOS, vs. ANA Liam Hendriks, MIN: vs. CHW, vs. KC Luke Hochevar, KC: vs. TB, @ MIN Tommy Hunter, BAL: vs. ANA, vs. CLE Tommy Milone, OAK: @ SEA, @ TEX Rick Porcello, DET: @ TEX, @ TB Erasmo Ramirez, SEA: vs. OAK, vs. BOS Josh Tomlin, CLE: @ NYY, @ BAL Jason Vargas, SEA: vs. OAK, vs. BOS
INJURY WATCHNone NATIONAL LEAGUENO-BRAINERSClayton Kershaw, LA: @ SF, vs. NYM Stephen Strasburg, WAS: @ COL, @ ATL
ADVISABLE OPTIONSYovani Gallardo, MIL: @ CIN, vs. ARI Dillon Gee, NYM: @ CHC, @ LA Gio Gonzalez, WAS: @ COL, @ ATL Tim Hudson, ATL: vs. ARI, vs. WAS James McDonald, PIT: @ PHI, @ STL Wandy Rodriguez, HOU: vs. SD, @ CHC Johan Santana, NYM: @ CHC, @ LA Ryan Vogelsong, SF: vs. LA, vs. CIN Vance Worley, PHI: vs. PIT, @ MIA
OTHERS TO KEEP IN MINDBronson Arroyo, CIN: vs. MIL, @ SF Erik Bedard, PIT: @ PHI, @ STL Joe Blanton, PHI: vs. PIT, @ MIA Nate Eovaldi, LA: @ SF, vs. NYM Daniel Hudson, ARI: @ ATL, @ MIL Ricky Nolasco, MIA: vs. STL, vs. PHI Jake Westbrook, STL: @ MIA, vs. PIT Travis Wood, CHC: vs. NYM, vs. HOUTRY TO AVOIDAnthony Bass, SD: @ HOU, @ COL Jeff Francis, COL: vs. WAS, vs. SD Christian Friedrich, COL: vs. WAS, vs. SD Jordan Lyles, HOU: vs. SD, @ CHC Josh Outman, COL: vs. WAS, vs. SD
INJURY WATCHNone
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Scott Mickels, FPM Staff Writer/Editor, Member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, All-Around Nice Guy Support FPM! You can send your questions and comments to Scott at scottmickels@fantasyplaymakers.com |
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