Today's Fantasy Rx

Colorado: 6 Road games: 3 at San Diego; 3 at Pittsburgh.
Houston: 6 games: 3 Road at Arizona; 3 Home vs. Texas.
Cincinnati: 6 Road games: 3 at St. Louis; 3 at Cleveland.

8 games
New York Yankees: 4 at Tampa Bay; 3 vs. New York Mets;
    1 at New York Mets.

7 Home games
Boston: 4 vs. Detroit; 3 vs. Florida.
Tampa Bay; 4 vs. New York Yankees; 3 vs. Atlanta.
Toronto: 4 vs. Baltimore; 3 vs. Montreal.

7 games
New York Mets: 3 Home vs. Florida; 3 Road at New York Yankees;
    1 Home vs. New York Yankees.

Texas: 4 Home vs. Oakland; 3 Road at Houston.

Baltimore: 4 Road at Toronto; 3 Home vs. Philadelphia.
Detroit: 4 Road at Boston; 3 Home vs. Arizona.

7 Road games
Oakland: 4 at Texas; 3 at San Francisco.

Other teams with six home games: Anaheim, Cleveland, and Minnesota.

All other teams play six games with at least three on the road.

Pitchers of interest with two starts(whom we'd start if we owned them):
Brandon Webb: Mon:HOU(R.Villone); Sat:@DET(J.Bonderman)
Miguel Batista: Tue:HOU(T.Redding); Sun:@DET(N.Cornejo)
Russ Ortiz: Tue:PHI(K.Millwood); Sun:@TB(D.Brazelton)
Tim Wakefield: Mon:DET(J.Bonderman); Sat:FLO(T.Phelps)
Derek Lowe: Tue:DET(N.Cornejo): Sun:FLO(B.Penny)
Esteban Loaiza: Tue:@MIN(R.Reed); Sun:CHC(K.Wood)
Kerry Wood: Tue:MIL(R.Quevedo); Sun:@CHW(E.Loaiza)
Jason Davis: Tue:KC(C.George); Sun:CIN(J.Haynes)
Shawn Chacon: Mon:@SD(K.Jarvis); Sun:@PIT(J.Suppan)
Jeremy Bonderman: Mon:@BOS(T.Wakefield); Sat:ARI(B.Webb)
Nate Cornejo: Tue:BOS(D.Lowe); Sun:ARI(M.Batista)
Brad Penny: Tue:@NYM(A.Leiter); Sun:@BOS(D.Lowe)
Odalis Perez: Tue:@SF(J.Schmidt); Sun:@ANA(A.Sele)
Tomo Ohka(?): Tue:PIT(J.D'Amico); Sun:@TOR(K.Escobar)?
Al Leiter: Tue:FLO(B.Penny); Sun:@NYY(J.Weaver)
Roger Clemens: Mon:@TB(V.Zambrano); Sat:NYM(J.Seo, J.Griffiths, or ???)
Jeff Weaver: Tue:@TB(D.Brazelton); Sun:NYM(A.Leiter)
Mark Mulder: Tue:@TEX(M.Ramos); Sun:@SF(K.Rueter)
Kevin Millwood: Tue:@ATL(Ru.Ortiz); Sun:@BAL(R.Helling)
Jeff Suppan: Mon:@MON(C.Vargas); Sun:COL(S.Chacon)
Kirk Rueter: Mon:LA(K.Ishii); Sun:OAK(M.Mulder)
Victor Zambrano: Mon:NYY(R.Clemens); Sat:ATL(H.Ramirez)
Kelvim Escobar: Tue:BAL(R.Helling); Sun:MON(C.Vargas or T.Ohka)

Only deploy in Fantasy Baseball and other leagues that don't count qualitative stats:
Aaron Sele: Tue:SEA(Fr.Garcia); Sun:LA(Od.Perez)
Omar Daal: Mon:@TOR(D.Davis); Sat:PHI(B.Myers)
Rick Helling: Tue:@TOR(K.Escobar); Sun:PHI(K.Millwood)
Jimmy Haynes: Tue:@STL(B.Tomko); Sun:@CLE(J.Davis)
Chris George: Tue:@CLE(J.Davis); Sun:STL(B.Tomko)
Kaz Ishii: Mon:@SF(K.Rueter); Sat:@ANA(K.Appier)
Ruben Quevedo: Tue:@CHC(K.Wood); Sun:@MIN(R.Reed)
Rick Reed: Tue:CHW(E.Loaiza); Sun:MIL(R.Quevedo)
Claudio Vargas: Mon:PIT(J.Suppan); Sat:@TOR(D.Davis)
Barry Zito: Mon:@TEX(T.Mounce); Sat:@SF(J.Foppert)
Kevin Jarvis: Mon:COL(S.Chacon); Sun:@SEA(Fr.Garcia)
Freddy Garcia: Tue:@ANA(A.Sele); Sun:SD(K.Jarvis)
Brett Tomko: Tue:CIN(J.Haynes); Sun:@KC(C.George)
Dewon Brazelton: Tue:NYY(J.Weaver); Sun:ATL(Ru.Ortiz)
Tony Mounce: Mon:OAK(B.Zito); Sat:@HOU(Ro.Rosario, J.Robertson, or R.Villone)
Mario Ramos: Tue:OAK(M.Mulder); Sun:@HOU(J.Robertson, R.Villone, or T.Redding)
Doug Davis: Mon:BAL(O.Daal); Sat:MON(L.Hernandez or C.Vargas)

Diamond Challenge

SP(6)
Randy Johnson: DL(No start)
Pedro Martinez: Thu:DET(Ma.Roney)
Curt Schilling: DL(No start)
Tim Hudson: Thu:@TEX(I.Valdes)
Matt Morris: Wed:CIN(Pa.Wilson)
Roy Oswalt: Fr:TEX(J.Benoit)?
Mike Mussina: Thu:@TB(J.Standridge)
Kevin Millwood: Tue:@ATL(Ru.Ortiz); Sun:@BAL(R.Helling)
Kerry Wood: Tue:MIL(R.Quevedo); Sun:@CHW(E.Loaiza)
Kevin Brown: Fri:@ANA(J.Lackey)
Roy Halladay: Fri:MON(S-W.Kim or L.Hernandez)
Jason Schmidt: Tue:LA(Od.Perez)
Mark Prior: Wed:MIL(B.Sheets)

Millwood, Wood, Pedro, and Mussina are nearly automatic, and Schmidt and Prior look like the safest remaining bets considering qualitative categories.

Vlad and Jose Hernandez stay benched for obvious reasons, and we're not overly compelled to activate Roberts for Kearns as we need power more than steals. The only offensive change here is the activation of Carl Everett for Erubiel Durazo, who should sit in San Francisco without the DH.

Interview with the Umpire(9th lg; 61th div; 1254th overall),
Shadow of the Umpire(5th lg; 61th div; 1253rd overall), &
Dance of the Umpires(10th lg; 61st div; 1346th overall)
Week 13: June 23-June 29

C	Ivan Rodriguez		1070
C	Toby Hall		460
1B	Aubrey Huff		610
1B	Frank Thomas		920
2B	Alfonso Soriano		1460
2B	Luis Castillo		1210
3B	Aaron Boone		1010
3B	Hank Blalock		500
SS	Alex Rodriguez		2010
SS	Nomar Garciaparra	1330
OF	Lance Berkman		1640
OF	Manny Ramirez		1610
OF	Ichiro Suzuki		1480
OF	Preston Wilson		1220
OF	Hideki Matsui		750
OF	Austin Kearns		650
DH	Carl Everett		850
DH	Aramis Ramirez		820

SP	Pedro Martinez		1700
SP	Mike Mussina		1210
SP	Kevin Millwood		1010
SP	Kerry Wood		990
SP	Jason Schmidt		790 
SP	Mark Prior		750
RP	Eric Gagne		1430
RP	Scott Williamson	960
RP	Mike MacDougal		750
RP	Tim Worrell		740

Total Salary for Week 13: 	29930

Diamond Challenge 2nd Season

SP(6)
Pedro Martinez: Thu:DET(Ma.Roney)
Curt Schilling: DL(No start)
Tim Hudson: Thu:@TEX(I.Valdes)
Matt Morris: Wed:CIN(Pa.Wilson)
Roy Oswalt: Fr:TEX(J.Benoit)?
Mike Mussina: Thu:@TB(J.Standridge)
Mark Mulder: Tue:@TEX(M.Ramos); Sun:@SF(K.Rueter)
Kevin Millwood: Tue:@ATL(Ru.Ortiz); Sun:@BAL(R.Helling)
Kerry Wood: Tue:MIL(R.Quevedo); Sun:@CHW(E.Loaiza)
Kevin Brown: Fri:@ANA(J.Lackey)
Roy Halladay: Fri:MON(S-W.Kim or L.Hernandez)
Jason Schmidt: Tue:LA(Od.Perez)
Mark Prior: Wed:MIL(B.Sheets)

We'll run the Mulder, Millwood, and Wood doubles, and the Pedro and Mussina starts look great. While Halladay, Schmidt, and Prior all look good, the outside possibility that Schmidt will double gives him an edge on the other two.

Getting Lowell and Furcal back into the lineup lets us pull Helton and Delgado, who both should be benched this week. Sheffield, Pierre, and Roberts only have decent schedules, so they'll sit another week for us.

Umpire The Masquerade(2nd lg; 16th div; 135th overall)
Week 13: June 23-June 29

C	Mike Lieberthal		650
C	Toby Hall		460
1B	Carlos Deglado		1420
1B	Aubrey Huff		610
2B	Alfonso Soriano		1460
2B	Bret Boone		1360
3B	Aramis Ramirez		820
3B	Hank Blalock		500
SS	Nomar Garciaparra	1330
SS	Orlando Cabrera		1030
OF	Albert Pujols		1750
OF	Preston Wilson		1220
OF	Ken Griffey		820
OF	Vernon Wells		750
OF	Austin Kearns		650
OF	Corey Patterson		500
DH	Mike Lowell		1190
DH	Rafael Furcal		970

SP	Pedro Martinez		1700
SP	Mike Mussina		1210 
SP	Mark Mulder		1080
SP	Kevin Millwood		1010
SP	Kerry Wood		990
SP	Jason Schmidt		790
RP	Eric Gagne		1430
RP	Joe Borowski		750
RP	Rocky Biddle		750
RP	Tim Worrell		740

Total Salary for Week 13: 	27940

Internet Challenge

SP(6)
Pedro Martinez: Thu:DET(Ma.Roney)
Matt Morris: Wed:CIN(Pa.Wilson)
Mike Mussina: Thu:@TB(J.Standridge)
Kevin Millwood: Tue:@ATL(Ru.Ortiz)
Kerry Wood: Tue:MIL(R.Quevedo)
Jason Schmidt: Tue:LA(Od.Perez)
Mark Prior: Wed:MIL(B.Sheets)
No starts: Randy, Schilling, Oswalt, K.Brown, Halladay, and Ainsworth.

Pedro, Mussina, Wood, Schmidt, and Prior all look great, and Millwood appears more likely to hang in for five innings right now than Morris.

Vlad and Jose Hernandez stay benched, but we don't like Aaron Boone in St. Louis for three games. He and Dave Roberts will sit, giving us room to deploy Orlando Cabrera and Carl Everett.

The Umpire Hunter(13th lg; 300th overall)
Week 13a: June 23-June 26

C	Jorge Posada		1120
C	Toby Hall		460
1B	Todd Helton		1850
1B	Aubrey Huff		610
2B	Alfonso Soriano		1460
2B	Luis Castillo		1210 
3B	Aramis Ramirez		820
3B	Hank Blalock		500
SS	Alex Rodriguez		2010
SS	Nomar Garciaparra	1330
OF	Lance Berkman		1640
OF	Manny Ramirez		1610
OF	Preston Wilson		1220 
OF	Carl Everett		850
OF	Hideki Matsui		750
OF	Austin Kearns		650 
DH	Orlando Cabrera		1030 
DH	Erubiel Durazo		520

SP	Pedro Martinez		1700
SP	Mike Mussina		1210 
SP	Kevin Millwood		1010
SP	Kerry Wood		990
SP	Jason Schmidt		790
SP	Mark Prior		750
RP	Eric Gagne		1430
RP	Scott Williamson	960
RP	Mike MacDougal		750
RP	Tim Worrell		740

Total Salary for Week 13a: 	29970

Fantasy Baseball & Budget Baseball
(Same rules = same rosters and moves for both teams)

SP(6)
Curt Schilling: DL(No start)
Mike Mussina: Thu:@TB(J.Standridge)
Pedro Martinez: Thu:DET(Ma.Roney)
Roy Oswalt: Fr:TEX(J.Benoit)?
Kerry Wood: Tue:MIL(R.Quevedo); Sun:@CHW(E.Loaiza)
Kevin Millwood: Tue:@ATL(Ru.Ortiz); Sun:@BAL(R.Helling)
Roy Halladay: Fri:MON(S-W.Kim or L.Hernandez)
Jason Schmidt: Tue:LA(Od.Perez)
Kevin Brown: Fri:@ANA(J.Lackey)
Mark Prior: Wed:MIL(B.Sheets)

Wood and Millwood are obvious picks, and Mussina, Pedro, and Schmidt look like necessary plays. As Prior's better for our cap and should have a better chance to win against Milwaukee than Halladay facing Montreal, Prior will complete our staff.

In partial contradiction to today's Rx, we're cutting Vlad here to make room for Delgado. While we think Vlad will be healthy and a solid contributor in the second half, we don't see him earning the necessary points to justify his salary in points' leagues. Delgado's been the best player in this contest, and with seven games at home this week, he seems like a good pick-up since we'll still have five moves left and don't want to run Helton on a brutal Rockies' road trip.

Marrero, Phelps, Ellis, and Hinske stay seated, and while we're not quite ready to cut Jose Hernandez, we don't expect to deploy him for Cabrera any time soon. The Rockies' road trip and a similar poor slate of games for Cincy allow us to sit Walker and Kearns in the outfield while deploying Juan Gonzalez and Burrell.

The Umpire Chronicles(5th lg; 414th overall)
& Umpire with a Soul(5th lg; 948th overall)
Week 13: June 23-June 29

C	Jason Varitek		1400
C	Toby Hall		1070
1B	Carlos Delgado		2850
1B	Frank Thomas		2030
2B	Alfonso Soriano		2570
2B	Orlando Hudson		1000
3B	Scott Rolen		2660
3B	Joe Crede		1150	
SS	Nomar Garciaparra	2300 
SS	Orlando Cabrera		1820
OF	Albert Pujols		3150
OF	Lance Berkman		2850
OF	Manny Ramirez		2690 
OF	Juan Gonzalez		1980
OF	Vernon Wells		1780
OF	Hideki Matsui		1500
DH	Pat Burrell		2420
DH	Preston Wilson		2410

SP	Mike Mussina		2920
SP	Pedro Martinez		2900
SP	Kerry Wood		2470
SP	Kevin Millwood		2400
SP	Jason Schmidt		1990
SP	Mark Prior		1800
RP	Eric Gagne		2560
RP	Keith Foulke		2330
RP	Mike MacDougal		1500
RP	Tim Worrell		1370

Total Salary for Week 13: 	59870

Today's Fantasy Rx: Recent reports on Vlad and Randy suggest both could return within the month, right after the All-Star Game. If you're still holding onto them in Challenge games, we see little reason to drop them at this time barring an urgent need to fix another roster problem; we've seen practically nothing but positive news regarding their respective rehabs.