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Two Start Pitchers :: Week 14 by Scott Mickels Published: June 30, 2013, 7:21 pm
It's Week 14 and we've fortunately we've only got one minor Injury Watch. For this we head up to Cleveland where the Tribe’s starting pitcher Scott Kazmir is dealing with back spasms. He was removed from his last start against Baltimore after throwing 7 solid innings. He could've gone deeper into the game as he had only thrown 78 pitches at that point, but the Indians opted to take pull him as a precaution. Kazmir went through some massage treatments on Thursday and, despite still being a little sore, he said his back felt much better. Kazmir is expected to make his next scheduled start Tuesday at Kansas City. Kazmir has pitched better lately as he's only given up one earned run and one walk with 11 strikeouts in his last 14 innings pitched. Consider Kazmir a Keep in Mind option in standard mixed 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 League NO-BRAINERS None ADVISABLE OPTIONS Doug Fister, DET: @ TOR, @ CLE A. J. Griffin, OAK: vs. CHC, @ KC John Lackey, BOS: vs. SD, @ ANA Matt Moore, TB: @ HOU, vs. CHW Jered Weaver, ANA: vs. STL, vs. BOS OTHERS TO KEEP IN MIND Jose Alvarez, DET: @ TOR, @ CLE John Danks, CHW: vs. BAL, @ TB Samuel Deduno, MIN: vs. NYY, @ TOR R. A. Dickey, TOR: vs. DET, vs. MIN Justin Grimm, TEX: vs. SEA, vs. HOU Jason Hammel, BAL: @ CHW, @ NYY Dallas Keuchel, HOU: vs. TB, @ TEX Luis Mendoza, KC: vs. CLE, vs. OAK Andy Pettitte, NYY: @ MIN, vs. BAL TRY TO AVOID Erik Bedard, HOU: vs. TB, @ TEX Scott Diamond, MIN: vs. NYY, @ TOR Roberto Hernandez, TB: @ HOU, vs. CHW Phil Hughes, NYY: @ MIN, vs. BAL Joe Saunders, SEA: @ TEX, @ CIN Chien-Ming Wang, TOR: vs. DET, vs. MIN INJURY WATCH Scott Kazmir, CLE: @ KC, vs. DET National League NO-BRAINERS Clayton Kershaw, LA: @ COL, @ SF Stephen Strasburg, WAS: vs. MIL, vs. SD Jordan Zimmerman, WAS: vs. MIL, vs. SD ADVISABLE OPTIONS Homer Bailey, CIN: vs. SF, vs. SEA Patrick Corbin, ARI: @ NYM, vs. COL Jose Fernandez, MIA: vs. SD, @ STL Jeff Locke, PIT: vs. PHI, @ CHC Lance Lynn, STL: @ ANA, vs. MIA Kris Medlen, ATL: vs. MIA, @ PHI OTHERS TO KEEP IN MIND Bronson Arroyo, CIN: vs. SF, vs. SEA Scott Feldman, CHC: @ OAK, vs. PIT Yovani Gallardo, MIL: @ WAS, vs. NYM Cole Hamels, PHI: @ PIT, vs. ATL Jeremy Hefner, NYM: vs. ARI, @ MIL Tim Lincecum, SF: @ CIN, vs. LA Shaun Marcum, NYM: vs. ARI, @ MIL Jason Marquis, SD: @ MIA, @ WAS TRY TO AVOID Robbie Erlin, SD: @ BOS, @ WAS Michael Kickman, SF: @ CIN, vs. LA Tom Koehler, MIA: @ ATL, @ STL Wade Miley, ARI: @ NYM, vs. COL Roy Oswalt, COL: vs. LA, @ ARI Wily Peralta, MIL: @ WAS, vs. NYM INJURY WATCH None * = this pitcher's two-start status is questionable. Want to see which pitcher is more valuable? Try Fantasy Playmaker's IntelliStats!
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