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Two Start Pitchers :: Week 13
by Scott Mickels
Published: July 1, 2012, 7:54 am
 Heading into Week 13 there are two Injury Watch's to get to. The first one takes us to the Emerald City where the Mariners' Kevin Millwood is recovering from a groin injury. He appeared to injure his groin during his last start and was consequently removed during the 3rd inning this past Wednesday. He's been dealing with the groin injury since he first aggravated it back on June 8 during Seattle's combined no-hitter. He had a throwing session on Friday to determine his availability for his next start, however there has been no word out of Seattle yet. Considering the way he has pitched lately, and the fact he's an injury risk, Millwood is best left on your bench for Week 13.
For our second Injury Watch we head to the desert where the Diamondbacks' Trevor Bauer is dealing with a groin injury. It's an injury that's been bothering him throughout the season in the minors. The Diamondbacks consider it to be minor and Bauer is expected to make his next start on Tuesday against the Padres. Bauer has two favorable matchups at home this week and should definitely be considered someone to keep in mind in standard leagues.
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-BRAINERSChris Sale, CHW: vs. TEX, vs. TOR
Jered Weaver, ANA: @ CLE, vs. BAL
ADVISABLE OPTIONSDoug Fister, DET: vs. MIN, vs. KC
Matt Moore, TB: vs. NYY, @ CLE
Ivan Nova, NYY: @ TB, @ BOS
Jarrod Parker, OAK: vs. BOS, vs. SEA
Max Scherzer, DET: vs. MIN, vs. KC
OTHERS TO KEEP IN MINDWei-Yin Chen, BAL: @ SEA, @ ANA
Dan Haren, ANA: @ CLE, vs. BAL
Ubaldo Jimenez, CLE: vs. ANA, vs. TB
Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS: @ OAK, vs. NYY
Zach McAllister, CLE: vs. ANA, vs. TB
Roy Oswalt, TEX: @ CHW, vs. MIN
Ricky Romero, TOR: vs. KC, @ CHW
James Shields, TB: vs. NYY, @ CLE
TRY TO AVOIDNick Blackburn, MIN: @ DET, @ TEX
Brett Cecil, TOR: vs. KC, @ CHW
Freddy Garcia, NYY: @ TB, @ BOS
Liam Hendriks, MIN: @ DET, @ TEX
Everett Teaford, KC: @ TOR, @ DET
INJURY WATCHKevin Millwood, SEA: vs. BAL, @ OAK NATIONAL LEAGUENO-BRAINERSZack Greinke, MIL: vs. MIA, @ HOU
ADVISABLE OPTIONSA. J. Burnett, PIT: vs. HOU, vs. SF
Trevor Cahill, ARI: vs. SD, vs. LA
Chris Capuano, LA: vs. CIN, @ ARI
Johnny Cueto, CIN: @ LA, @ SD
Tommy Hanson, ATL: vs. CHC, @ PHI
Tim Lincecum, SF: @ WAS, @ PIT
Kyle Lohse, STL: vs. COL, vs. MIA
James McDonald, PIT: vs. HOU, vs. SF
Jonathon Niese, NYM: vs. PHI, vs. CHC
Vance Worley, PHI: @ NYM, vs. ATL
Jordan Zimmerman, WAS: vs. SF, vs. COL
OTHERS TO KEEP IN MINDHomer Bailey, CIN: @ LA, @ SD
Chad Billingsley, LA: vs. CIN, @ ARI
Andrew Cashner, SD: @ ARI, vs. CIN
Marco Estrada, MIL: vs. MIA, @ HOU
Jair Jurrjens, ATL: vs. CHC, @ PHI
Jordan Lyles, HOU: @ PIT, vs. MIL
Clayton Richard, SD: @ ARI, vs. CIN
Anibal Sanchez, MIA: @ MIL, @ STL
Carlos Zambrano, MIA: @ MIL, @ STL
TRY TO AVOIDJeff Francis, COL: @ STL, @ WAS
Christian Friedrich, COL: @ STL, @ WAS
Joe Kelly, STL: vs. COL, vs. MIA
Josh Outman, COL: @ STL, @ WAS
Jeff Samardzija, CHC: @ ATL, @ NYM
INJURY WATCHTrevor Bauer, ARI: vs. SD, vs. LA
* = this pitcher's two-start status is questionable. Want to see which pitcher is more valuable? Try Fantasy Playmaker's IntelliStats!
 Scott Mickels, FPM Staff Writer/Editor, Member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, All-Around Nice Guy
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