Today's Fantasy Rx

Schedule recommendations for teams with 7 games

Good for hitters / Good for pitchers
Houston: 4 Home vs. FLO; 3 Home vs. MIL.
Los Angeles Angels: 3 Road at SEA; 4 Home vs. DET.

Good for hitters / Bad for pitchers
Atlanta: 4 Road at PHI; 3 Road at NYM.
Boston: 3 Road at TOR; 4 Home vs. OAK.
Chicago Cubs: 3 Home vs. CIN; 4 Home vs. STL.
Cincinnati: 3 Road at CHC; 3 Road at PIT.
Houston: 4 Road at HOU; 3 Home vs. PHI.
Oakland: 3 Road at CLE; 4 Road at BOS.
Philadelphia: 4 Home vs. ATL; 3 Road at FLO.
Pittsburgh: 3 Road at STL; 4 Home vs. CIN.
Seattle: 3 Home vs. LAA; 4 Road at TEX.
St. Louis: 3 Home vs. PIT; 4 Road at CHC.
Texas: 3 Home vs. BAL; 4 Home vs. SEA.

Bad for hitters / Good for pitchers
Los Angeles Dodgers: 3 Home vs. COL; 4 Road at SF.
San Francisco: 3 Home vs. SD; 4 Home vs. LAD.

Bad for hitters / Bad for pitchers
Detroit: 3 Home vs. MIN; 4 Road at LAA.

Schedule recommendations for teams with 6 games

Good for hitters / Good for pitchers
Cleveland: 3 Home vs. OAK; 3 Home vs. KC.

Good for hitters / Bad for pitchers
Arizona: 3 Home vs. MIL; 3 Home vs. COL.
Baltimore: 3 Road at TEX; 3 Home vs. TB.
Chicago White Sox: 3 Road at KC; 3 Road at MIN.
Minnesota: 3 Road at DET; 3 Home vs. CHW.
New York Yankees: 3 Road at TB; 3 Road at TOR.
Tampa Bay: 3 Home vs. NYY; 3 Road at BAL.
Toronto: 3 Home vs. BOS: 3 Home vs. NYY.

Bad for hitters / Good for pitchers
Colorado: 3 Road at LAD; 3 Road at ARI.
New York Mets: 3 Home vs. WAS; 3 Home vs. ATL.
San Diego: 3 Road at SF; 3 Home vs. WAS.

Bad for hitters / Bad for pitchers
Washington: 3 Road at NYM; 3 Road at SD.

Pitchers with 2 starts(to deploy everywhere you own them):
Bronson Arroyo: Mon:@TOR(T.Lilly); Sat:OAK(D.Haren)
Brandon Backe: Mon:FLO(D.Willis); Sat:MIL(C.Capuano)
Josh Beckett: Tue:@HOU(Wa.Rodriguez); Sun:PHI(G.Floyd?)
Paul Byrd: Tue:@SEA(R.Franklin); Sun:DET(N.Robertson)
Daniel Cabrera: Mon:@TEX(E.Volquez); Sun:TB(D.Waechter)
Chris Carpenter: Tue:PIT(Z.Duke?); Sun:@CHC(C.Zambrano)
Matt Clement: Tue:@TOR(S.Downs); Sun:OAK(R.Harden?)
Jose Contreras: Tue:@KC(M.Wood); Sun:@MIN(K.Lohse?)
Tom Glavine: Tue:WAS(J.Patterson); Sun:ATL(J.Thomson)
Aaron Harang: Mon:@CHC(G.Maddux); Sat:@PIT(K.Wells?)
Tim Hudson: Mon:@PHI(E.Brito); Sat:@NYM(P.Martinez)
Noah Lowry: Tue:SD(P.Astacio); Sun:LAD(Ed.Jackson) Greg Maddux: Mon:CIN(A.Harang); Sat:STL(M.Mulder)
Mark Mulder: Mon:PIT(M.Redman); Sat:@CHC(G.Maddux)
John Patterson: Tue:@NYM(T.Glavine); Sun:@SD(A.Eaton?)
C.C. Sabathia: Mon:OAK(D.Haren); Sun:KC(J.Lima)
Ervin Santana: Mon:@SEA(J.Pineiro); Sat:DET(R.Colon)
John Thomson: Tue:@PHI(G.Floyd); Sun:@NYM(T.Glavine)
Javier Vazquez: Tue:MIL(C.Capuano); Sun:COL(J.Francis)
Jeff Weaver: Mon:COL(J.Francis); Sat:@SF(K.Correia?)
Dontrelle Willis: Mon:@HOU(B.Backe); Sat:PHI(E.Brito?)
Carlos Zambrano: Tue:CIN(E.Milton); Sun:STL(C.Carpenter)

Pitchers with 2 starts to deploy only in leagues that don't count qualitative stats:
Chris Capuano: Tue:@ARI(J.Vazquez); Sun:@HOU(Wa.Rodriguez)
Roman Colon: Mon:MIN(K.Lohse); Sat:@LAA(Er.Santana)
Adam Eaton: Mon:@SF(K.Correia); Sun:WAS()
Jeff Francis: Mon:@LAD(J.Weaver); Sun:@ARI(J.Vazquez)
Ryan Franklin: TueLAA(P.Byrd); Sun:@TEX(R.Dickey?)
Dan Haren: Mon:@CLE(C.Sabathia); Sat:@BOS(B.Arroyo)
Edwin Jackson: Tue:COL(S.Kim); Sun:@SF(N.Lowry)
Ted Lilly: Mon:BOS(B.Arroyo); Sun:NYY(Jar.Wright)
Kyle Lohse?: Mon:@DET(R.Colon); Sun:CHW(J.Contreras)?
Eric Milton: Tue:@CHC(C.Zambrano); Sun:@PIT(M.Redman?)
Joel Pineiro: Mon:LAA(Er.Santana); Sat:@TEX(E.Volquez?)
Mark Redman: Mon:@STL(M.Mulder); Sun:CIN(E.Milton)
Nate Robertson: Tue:MIN(B.Radle); Sun:@LAA(P.Byrd)
Wandy Rodriguez: Tue:FLO(J.Beckett); Sun:MIL(C.Capuano)
Edison Volquez?: Mon:BAL(D.Cabrera); Sat:SEA(J.Pineiro)
Doug Waechter: Tue:NYY(Jar.Wright); Sun:@BAL(D.Cabrera)
Jaret Wright: Tue:@TB(D.Waechter); Sun:@TOR(T.Lilly)

C.C. Sabathia: Mon:OAK(D.Haren); Sun:KC(J.Lima)
Diamond Challenge

SP(6)
Randy Johnson: Sat:@TOR(G.Chacin)
Johan Santana: Wed:@DET(J.Bonderman?)
Jason Schmidt: Sat:LAD(J.Weaver)???
Pedro Martinez: Sat:ATL(T.Hudson)
Roy Oswalt: Fri:MIL(R.Helling)
Roger Clemens: Wed:FLO(A.Burnett)
Mark Mulder: Mon:PIT(M.Redman); Sat:@CHC(G.Maddux)
Matt Clement: Tue:@TOR(S.Downs); Sun:OAK(R.Harden?)
Jake Peavy: Fri:WAS(J.Halama)???
Chris Carpenter: Tue:PIT(Z.Duke?); Sun:@CHC(C.Zambrano)
Dontrelle Willis: Mon:@HOU(B.Backe); Sat:PHI(E.Brito?)
A.J. Burnett: Wed:@HOU(R.Clemens)
Josh Beckett: Tue:@HOU(Wa.Rodriguez); Sun:PHI(G.Floyd?)
Miguel Batista: 3 Home vs. BOS; 3 Home vs. NYY.

Deploying the five doubles and Batista should help us here as we'll conserve our remaining three moves to boost our wins and strikeouts over the last two weeks. KRod flips for Ryan with Baltimore in Texas.

Offensively, Lee, Mora, Mench, and Podsednik all return to the lineup while Giles, Wright, Lane, and Edmonds join Iguchi on the bench.

Rotohelp.com(5th lg; 44th div; 1135th overall)
Week 24: September 12-September 18

 
C	Victor Martinez		860 
C	Joe Mauer		440 
1B	Albert Pujols		1930
1B	Mark Teixeira		1310 
2B	Brian Roberts		960 
2B	Chase Utley		480
3B	Melvin Mora		1270
3B	Troy Glaus		830
SS	Miguel Tejada		1800 
SS	Jose Reyes		850 
OF	Carl Crawford		1560 
OF	Adam Dunn		1110
OF	Miguel Cabrera		1110 
OF	Scott Podsednik		1090
OF	Jason Bay		820 
OF	Kevin Mench		580
UT	Manny Ramirez		1530
UT	Derrek Lee		1440 

SP	Mark Mulder		1060
SP	Matt Clement		1030
SP	Chris Carpenter		930 
SP	Dontrelle Willis	870 
SP	Josh Beckett		820
SP	Miguel Batista		840
RP	Brad Lidge		1280
RP	Trevor Hoffman		1270 
RP	Francisco Rodriguez	1250 
RP	Todd Jones		510

Total Salary for Week 24: 	29830

Diamond Challenge 2nd Season

SP(6)
Johan Santana: Wed:@DET(J.Bonderman?)
Pedro Martinez: Sat:ATL(T.Hudson)
Roy Oswalt: Fri:MIL(R.Helling)
Roger Clemens: Wed:FLO(A.Burnett)
Jake Peavy: Fri:WAS(J.Halama)???
Chris Carpenter: Tue:PIT(Z.Duke?); Sun:@CHC(C.Zambrano)
Rich Harden: Fri:@BOS(T.Wakefield)???
Dontrelle Willis: Mon:@HOU(B.Backe); Sat:PHI(E.Brito?)
A.J. Burnett: Wed:@HOU(R.Clemens)
Josh Beckett: Tue:@HOU(Wa.Rodriguez); Sun:PHI(G.Floyd?)
Brett Myers: Thu:ATL(Jor.Sosa)
Ryan Dempster: 3 Home vs. CHC; 4 Home vs. STL.

Despite Santana's broken nail, his upside against Detroit makes him the easy choice over Oswalt to join Carpenter, Willis, Beckett, Dempster, and the very cost-effective Myers.

With Molina, Morneau, Iguchi, Peralta, and Griffey contributing almost nothing, the only lineup swap looks like Brady Clark for Atkins with Colorado on the road.

Rotohelp.com(5th lg; 47th div; 288th overall)
Week 24: September 12-September 18

 
C	Jorge Posada		930
C	Joe Mauer		440
1B	Derrek Lee		1440 
1B	Mark Teixeira		1310
2B	Brian Roberts		960 
2B	Chase Utley		480
3B	David Wright		800
3B	Morgan Ensberg		690 
SS	Miguel Tejada		1800
SS	Jose Reyes		850
OF	Bobby Abreu		1860 
OF	Adam Dunn		1110
OF	Miguel Cabrera		1110 
OF	Pat Burrell		870 
OF	Jason Bay		820
OF	Kevin Mench		580
UT	Alex Rodriguez		1880 
UT	Brady Clark		540
 
SP	Johan Santana		1710
SP	Chris Carpenter		930 
SP	Dontrelle Willis	870 
SP	Josh Beckett		820
SP	Brett Myers		630
SP	Ryan Dempster		520
RP	Trevor Hoffman		1270 
RP	Chad Cordero		1000 
RP	B.J. Ryan		950
RP	Huston Street		750

Total Salary for Week 24: 	27920

Internet Challenge

SP(6)
Randy Johnson: No start.
Johan Santana: Wed:@DET(J.Bonderman?)
Pedro Martinez: No start.
Roy Oswalt: No start.
Roger Clemens: Wed:FLO(A.Burnett)
Matt Clement: Tue:@TOR(S.Downs)
Jake Peavy: No start?
Chris Carpenter: Tue:PIT(Z.Duke?)
Dontrelle Willis: Mon:@HOU(B.Backe)
A.J. Burnett: Wed:@HOU(R.Clemens)
Josh Beckett: Tue:@HOU(Wa.Rodriguez)
Miguel Batista: 3 Home vs. BOS.

Rather than guess the winner of Burnett@Clemens, Santana, Clement, Carpenter, Willis, Beckett, and Batista will comprise our rotation. Lidge also returns for Ryan.

Morneau, Giles, Iguchi, Wright, and Edmonds fail to impress, leaving Mora and Podsednik to sub for Atkins and Holliday.

Rotohelp.com(6th lg; 178th overall)
Week 24a: September 12-September 15

 
C	Victor Martinez		860 
C	Joe Mauer		440
1B	Albert Pujols		1930 
1B	Mark Teixeira		1310 
2B	Brian Roberts		960 
2B	Chase Utley		480
3B	Melvin Mora		1270
3B	Troy Glaus		830
SS	Miguel Tejada		1800 
SS	Jose Reyes		850 
OF	Miguel Cabrera		1110
OF	Adam Dunn		1110 
OF	Scott Podsednik		1090
OF	Jason Bay		820 
OF	Kevin Mench		580 
UT	Carl Crawford		1560
UT	Travis Hafner		810  

SP	Johan Santana		1710 
SP	Matt Clement		1030 
SP	Chris Carpenter	930
SP	Dontrelle Willis	870 
SP	Josh Beckett		820
SP	Miguel Batista		840  
RP	Trevor Hoffman		1270 
RP	Francisco Rodriguez	1250
RP	B.J. Ryan		950 
RP	Todd Jones		510

Total Salary for Week 24a: 	29850

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

SP(6)
Pedro Martinez: Sat:ATL(T.Hudson)
Johan Santana: Wed:@DET(J.Bonderman?)
Roger Clemens: Wed:FLO(A.Burnett)
Roy Oswalt: Fri:MIL(R.Helling)
Ben Sheets: No start(DL).
Matt Clement: Tue:@TOR(S.Downs); Sun:OAK(R.Harden?)
Dontrelle Willis: Mon:@HOU(B.Backe); Sat:PHI(E.Brito?)
Jake Peavy: Fri:WAS(J.Halama)???
Chris Carpenter: Tue:PIT(Z.Duke?); Sun:@CHC(C.Zambrano)
A.J. Burnett: Wed:@HOU(R.Clemens)
Rich Harden: Fri:@BOS(T.Wakefield)???
Josh Beckett: Tue:@HOU(Wa.Rodriguez); Sun:PHI(G.Floyd?)

Santana and Oswalt appear more cost-efficient than Pedro to accompany Clement, Willis, Carpenter, and Beckett.

Colorado's road trip results in several lineup changes spurred by the need to replace Helton and Holliday. Hafner, Morneau, Chavez, and Mench will sub for the Rockies, Ensberg, and Jeremy Reed, and then a Buck/Mauer flop lets us skid under the cap. Hudson, Chavez, and Kearns stay seated.

Rotohelp.com(8th lg; 743rd overall)
& Rotohelp.com(11th lg; 1896th overall)
Week 24: September 12-September 18

 
C	Victor Martinez		1800 
C	John Buck		1030
1B	Albert Pujols		3700 
1B	David Ortiz		2890
2B	Marcus Giles		1850
2B	Brian Roberts		1770 
3B	Eric Chavez		2740
3B	Troy Glaus		2460 
SS	Rafael Furcal		2430
SS	Jhonny Peralta		1050 
OF	Vladimir Guerrero	3230
OF	Miguel Cabrera		2420 
OF	Carl Crawford		2120
OF	Jason Bay		1680 
OF	Kevin Mench		1660
OF	Jason Lane		1000 
UT	Travis Hafner		1870
UT	Justin Morneau		1780

SP	Johan Santana		3090 
SP	Roy Oswalt		2970 
SP	Matt Clement		2610
SP	Dontrelle Willis	2170
SP	Chris Carpenter		2020 
SP	Josh Beckett		1730
RP	Brad Lidge		2510
RP	Trevor Hoffman		2350
RP	B.J. Ryan		2060
RP	Huston Street		1000

Total Salary for Week 24: 	59990

Mid-Season Fantasy Baseball

SP(6)
Pedro Martinez: Sat:ATL(T.Hudson)
Johan Santana: Wed:@DET(J.Bonderman?)
Roger Clemens: Wed:FLO(A.Burnett)
Roy Oswalt: Fri:MIL(R.Helling)
Matt Clement: Tue:@TOR(S.Downs); Sun:OAK(R.Harden?)
Dontrelle Willis: Mon:@HOU(B.Backe); Sat:PHI(E.Brito?)
Jake Peavy: Fri:WAS(J.Halama)???
Chris Carpenter: Tue:PIT(Z.Duke?); Sun:@CHC(C.Zambrano)
A.J. Burnett: Wed:@HOU(R.Clemens)
Rich Harden: Fri:@BOS(T.Wakefield)???
Dan Haren: Mon:@CLE(C.Sabathia); Sat:@BOS(B.Arroyo)

Deploying Santana and Oswalt with the four doubles hopefully will compensate for lacking Beckett here.

Atkins reluctantly remains in our lineup as Ensberg joins Molina, Hafner, Giles, Crosby, Matsui, and Griffey on the bench. However, a simple and eminently logical swap of Lee and Jekins for Vlad and Ensberg enables us to remain under the cap.

Rotohelp.com(4th lg; 354th overall)
Week 24: September 12-September 18

C	Victor Martinez	1800
C	Joe Mauer		1140 
1B	David Ortiz		2890
1B	Mark Teixeira		2820
2B	Brian Roberts		1770
2B	Chase Utley		1050
3B	David Wright		1810 
3B	Garrett Atkins		1000
SS	Jose Reyes		1590 
SS	Jhonny Peralta		1050 
OF	Miguel Cabrera		2420 
OF	Geoff Jenkins		2170
OF	Carl Crawford		2120
OF	Jason Bay		1680 
OF	Jason Lane		1000
OF	Grady Sizemore		1000
UT	Albert Pujols		3700 
UT	Derrek Lee		3010 

SP	Johan Santana		3090
SP	Roy Oswalt		2970 
SP	Matt Clement		2610 
SP	Dontrelle Willis	2170 
SP	Chris Carpenter		2020 
SP	Dan Haren		1070
RP	Francisco Rodriguez	2360
RP	Chad Cordero		2000
RP	Todd Jones		1550
RP	Huston Street		1000

Total Salary for Week 24: 	54860

Today's Fantasy Rx: Only two weeks of moves remain following tomorrow morning's CDM transaction deadline. If you still possess more than a couple purchases in any league, please consider at least adding a decent double start like Sabathia, Carpenter, or even Paul Byrd or Noah Lowry. Saving more than one or two moves until the final weeks of the season rarely bodes well for a successful conclusion to your fantasy year.