Today's Fantasy Rx

Schedule recommendations for teams with 7 games

Good for hitters / Good for pitchers
Arizona: 1 Road at PIT; 3 Road at TB; 3 Home vs. LAA.

Good for hitters / Bad for pitchers
Cincinnati: 4 Road at NYM; 3 Road at CLE.
New York Mets: 4 Home vs. CIN; 3 Road at TOR.

Bad for hitters / Good for pitchers
Pittsburgh: 1 Home vs. ARI; 3 Road at KC; 3 Road at LAD.

Schedule recommendations for teams with 6 games

Good for hitters / Good for pitchers
Atlanta: 3 Home vs. TOR; 3 Road at TB.
Cleveland: 3 Home vs. CHC; 3 Home vs. CIN.
Milwaukee: 3 Home vs. DET; 3 Road at KC.

Good for hitters / Bad for pitchers
Baltimore: 3 Home vs. FLO; 3 Home vs. WAS.
Boston: 3 Home vs. WAS; 3 Home vs. PHI.
Chicago White Sox: 3 Home vs. STL; 3 Home vs. HOU.
Colorado: 3 Home vs. OAK; 3 Home vs. TEX.
Detroit: 3 Road at MIL; 3 Home vs. STL.
Florida: 3 Road at BAL; 3 Road at NYY.
Houston: 3 Home vs. MIN; 3 Road at CHW.
Minnesota: 3 Road at HOU; 3 Home vs. CHC.
New York Yankees: 3 Road at PHI; 3 Home vs. FLO.
Oakland: 3 Road at COL; 3 Road at SF.
Philadelphia: 3 Home vs. NYY; 3 Road at BOS.
San Diego: 3 Road at TEX; 3 Home vs. SEA.
St. Louis: 3 Road at CHW; 3 Road at DET.
Texas: 3 Home vs. SD; 3 Road at COL.
Toronto: 3 Road at ATL; 3 Home vs. NYM.
Washington: 3 Road at BOS; 3 Road at BAL.

Bad for hitters / Good for pitchers
Los Angeles Dodgers: 3 Home vs. SEA; 3 Home vs. PIT.
San Francisco: 3 Home vs. LAA; 3 Home vs. OAK.
Seattle: 3 Road at LAD; 3 Road at SD.
Tampa Bay: 3 Home vs. ARI; 3 Home vs. ATL.

Bad for hitters / Bad for pitchers
Chicago Cubs: 3 Road at CLE; 3 Road at MIN.
Kansas City: 3 Home vs. PIT; 3 Home vs. MIL.
Los Angeles Angels: 3 Road at SF; 3 Road at ARI.

Pitchers with 2 starts(to deploy everywhere you own them):
Bronson Arroyo: Mon:@NYM(O.Hernandez); Sat:@CLE(P.Byrd)
Miguel Batista: Tue:@TB(M.Hendrickson); Sun:LAA(K.Escobar)
Jeremy Bonderman: Mon:@MIL(D.Davis); Sun:STL(M.Mulder)
Daniel Cabrera: Tue:FLO(D.Willis); Sun:WAS(T.Armas?)
Matt Cain: Mon:LAA(K.Escobar); Sun:OAK(E.Loaiza)
Doug Davis: Mon:DET(J.Bonderman); Sun:@KC(M.Redman)
Zach Duke: Mon:ARI(C.Vargas); Sat:@LAD(A.Sele)
Kelvim Escobar: Mon:@SF(M.Cain); Sun:@ARI(M.Batista)
Dan Haren: Mon:@COL(B.Kim); Sat:@SF(M.Cain?)
Orlando Hernandez: Mon:CIN(B.Arroyo); Sat:@TOR(R.Halladay)
Jason Johnson: Mon:CHC(S.Marshall); Sun:CIN(El.Ramirez)
Cory Lidle: Tue:NYY(M.Mussina); Sun:@BOS(T.Wakfield)
Ted Lilly: Tue:@ATL(Jor.Sosa); Sun:NYM(S.Trachsel)
Brett Myers: Mon:NYY(R.Johnson); Sat:@BOS(C.Schilling)
Roy Oswalt: Tue:MIN(B.Radke); Sun:@CHW(J.Vazquez)
Brad Penny: Tue:SEA(J.Pineiro); Sun:PIT(K.Wells)
Joel Pineiro: Tue:@LAD(B.Penny); Sun:@SD(M.Thompson)
Eli Ramirez: Tue:@NYM(S.Trachsel); Sun:@CLE(Jas.Johnson)
Mark Redman: Tue:PIT(K.Wells); Sun:MIL(D.Davis)
Mike Thompson: Tue:@TEX(V.Padilla); Sun:SEA(J.Pineiro)
Javier Vazquez: Tue:STL(M.Mulder); Sun:HOU(R.Oswalt)
Tim Wakefield: Tue:WAS(L.Hernandez); Sun:PHI(C.Lidle)
Dontrelle Willis: Tue:@BAL(D.Cabrera); Sun:@NYY(M.Mussina?)

Pitchers with 2 starts to deploy only in leagues that don't count qualitative stats:
Tony Armas: Mon:@BOS(K.Snyder); Sun:@BAL(D.Cabrera)
Mark Hendrickson: Tue:ARI(M.Batista); Sun:ATL(Jor.Sosa)
Byung-Hyun Kim: Mon:OAK(D.Haren); Sun:TEX(V.Padilla)
Esteban Loaiza: Tue:@COL(J.Jennings); Sun:@SF(M.Morris?)
Sean Marshall: Mon:@CLE(Jas.Johnson); Sun:@MIN(B.Radke)
Mark Mulder: Tue:@CHW(J.Vazquez); Sun:@DET(J.Bonderman)
Vicente Padilla: Tue:SD(M.Thompson); Sun:@COL(B.Kim)
Brad Radke: Tue:@HOU(R.Oswalt); Sun:CHC(S.Marshall)
Jorge Sosa: Tue:TOR(T.Lilly); Sun:@TB(M..Hendrickson)
Steve Trachsel: Tue:CIN(El.Ramirez); Sun:@TOR(T.Lilly)
Claudio Vargas: Mon:@PIT(Z.Duke); Sat:LAA(B.Colon)
Kip Wells: Tue:@KC(M.Redman); Sun:@LAD(B.Penny)

Diamond Challenge

With Willingham disabled, we'll rectify another initial error by adding Joe Mauer as a free agent, dispatching Joey Gathright. We also can't resist Brandon Webb as our fourth and last free agent. He faces Tampa next week, enjoys a nice double next week, and finishes the year with six straight weeks at home or in pitchers' parks. Clint Barmes joins Gathright in departing our roster since if either of our shortstops hits the DL, we need someone like Nomar, ironically also a free agent this week, with more offensive oomph.

SP(6)
Johan Santana: Fri:CHC(K.Wood?)
Roy Oswalt: Tue:MIN(B.Radke); Sun:@CHW(J.Vazquez)
Pedro Martinez: Thu:CIN(E.Milton)
Chris Carpenter: Sat:@DET(K.Rogers)
Randy Johnson: Mon:@PHI(B.Myers); Sun:FLO(D.Willis)???
Jake Peavy: Fri:SEA(G.Meche)
Roy Halladay: Sat:NYM(O.Hernandez)
Mark Buehrle: Wed:STL(J.Marquis)
Curt Schilling: Sat:PHI(B.Myers)
Brandon Webb: Wed:@TB(C.Fossum)
Felix Hernandez: Thu:@LAD(B.Tomko)
John Lackey: Tue:@SF(M.Morris)
Dan Haren: Mon:@COL(B.Kim); Sat:@SF(M.Cain?)

Santana, Oswalt, Webb, and Haren appears fairly obvious calls, but while we'd like Pedro and wouldn't mind Halladay, we're using Schilling and Felix to give us more cap room for offense. Jenks replaces Street with the latter in Colorado.

With Willingham, Pujols, and Encarnacion all injured, Mauer replaces Willingham and then Hawpe flips for Tracy, who appears comparatively less useful than Tex and Figgins at the moment.

Rotohelp.com(3rd lg; 59th div; 1065th overall)
Week 12: June 19-June 25

C	Victor Martinez		1020 
C	Joe Mauer		770
1B	Mark Teixeira		1470
1B	Ryan Howard		880
2B	Chase Utley		1190
2B	Rickie Weeks		620
3B	David Wright		1210 
3B	Garrett Atkins		610 
SS	Felipe Lopez		1070
SS	Jose Reyes		1030 
OF	Jason Bay		1380 
OF	Pat Burrell		1040 
OF	Matt Holliday		1040 
OF	Chad Tracy		1020
OF	Nick Swisher		620 
OF	Brad Hawpe		440
DH	Travis Hafner		1180 
DH	Jim Thome		1070

SP	Johan Santana		1960 
SP	Roy Oswalt		1830 
SP	Curt Schilling		1070 
SP	Brandon Webb		1030 
SP	Felix Hernandez		960 
SP	Dan Haren		860 
RP	Ryan Dempster		1180 
RP	Bobby Jenks		1150
RP	Jon Papelbon		890
RP	Chris Ray		820

Total Salary for Week 12: 	29740

Diamond Challenge - 2nd Season

SP(6)
Johan Santana: Fri:CHC(K.Wood?)
Pedro Martinez: Thu:CIN(E.Milton)
John Smoltz: Fri:@TB(S.Kazmir)
Jake Peavy: Fri:SEA(G.Meche)
Roy Halladay: Sat:NYM(O.Hernandez)
Curt Schilling: Sat:PHI(B.Myers)
Brandon Webb: Wed:@TB(C.Fossum)
C.C. Sabathia: Wed:CHC(C.Zambrano)
Mike Mussina: Tue:@PHI(C.Lidle); Sun:FLO(D.Willis)???
John Lackey: Tue:@SF(M.Morris)
Chris Capuano: Wed:DET(N.Robertson)
Dan Haren: Mon:@COL(B.Kim); Sat:@SF(M.Cain?)
Brad Penny: Tue:SEA(J.Pineiro); Sun:PIT(V.Santos?)
Tom Glavine: Fri:@TOR(C.Janssen)
Scott Kazmir: Fri:ATL(J.Smoltz)

With the Cubs' bats theoretically ice cold, Santana and Sabathia will join the obvious calls of Webb and the three likely doubles.

Pujols obviously remains useless, and with neither Kearns nor Rios impressing me, Holliday's return leaves those two on the bench.

Rotohelp.com(17th lg; 114th div; 700th overall)
Week 12: June 19-June 25

C	Joe Mauer		770
C	Ramon Hernandez		690
1B	Travis Hafner		1180
1B	Ryan Howard		880
2B	Chase Utley		1190
2B	Rickie Weeks		620
3B	David Wright		1210 
3B	Morgan Ensberg		1010
SS	Jose Reyes		1030 
SS	Hanley Ramirez		400
OF	Jason Bay		1380 
OF	Scott Podsednik		1370 
OF	Matt Holliday		1040
OF	Corey Patterson		910 
OF	Nick Swisher		620
OF	Brad Hawpe		440
DH	Alfonso Soriano		1830 
DH	Jim Thome		1070

SP	Johan Santana		1960
SP	Brandon Webb		1030 
SP	C.C. Sabathia		980 
SP	Mike Mussina		940
SP	Dan Haren		860
SP	Brad Penny		820
RP	Bobby Jenks		1150
RP	Jon Papelbon		890
RP	Chris Ray		820
RP	Akinori Otsuka		690

Total Salary for Week 12: 	27780

Internet Challenge

SP(6)
Johan Santana: No start.
Roy Oswalt: Tue:MIN(B.Radke)
Pedro Martinez: Thu:CIN(E.Milton)
Chris Carpenter: No start.
Randy Johnson: Mon:@PHI(B.Myers)
Jake Peavy: No start.
Roy Halladay: No start.
Mark Buehrle: Wed:STL(J.Marquis)
Curt Schilling: No start.
Felix Hernandez: Thu:@LAD(B.Tomko)
John Lackey: Tue:@SF(M.Morris)
Dan Haren: Mon:@COL(B.Kim)

Haren's Colorado start sends him to the bench over Randy; Huston Street similarly remains out of our lineup.

Willingham, Pujols, and Encarnacion stay seated, but then the Rockies' return home lets us flip Helton and Holliday for Tex and Figgins.

Rotohelp.com(10th lg; 295th overall)
Week 12a: June 19-June 22

C	Victor Martinez		1020 
C	Joe Mauer		770
1B	Travis Hafner		1180
1B	Ryan Howard		880
2B	Chase Utley		1190
2B	Rickie Weeks		620
3B	David Wright		1210 
3B	Garrett Atkins		610
SS	Felipe Lopez		1070
SS	Jose Reyes		1030 
OF	Jason Bay		1380
OF	Pat Burrell		1040 
OF	Matt Holliday		1040
OF	Chad Tracy		1020
OF	Jermaine Dye		840
OF	Nick Swisher		620 
DH	Todd Helton		1380
DH	Corey Patterson		910

SP	Roy Oswalt		1830
SP	Pedro Martinez		1700 
SP	Randy Johnson		1360
SP	Mark Buehrle		1120 
SP	Felix Hernandez		960 
SP	John Lackey		940
RP	Ryan Dempster		1180 
RP	Mike Gonzalez		1120
RP	Jon Papelbon		890
RP	Chris Ray		820

Total Salary for Week 12a:	29730

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

SP(6)
Johan Santana: Fri:CHC(K.Wood?)
Roy Oswalt: Tue:MIN(B.Radke); Sun:@CHW(J.Vazquez)
Chris Carpenter: Sat:@DET(K.Rogers)
Pedro Martinez: Thu:CIN(E.Milton)
Randy Johnson: Mon:@PHI(B.Myers); Sun:FLO(D.Willis)???
Javier Vazquez: Tue:STL(M.Mulder); Sun:HOU(R.Oswalt)
John Lackey: Tue:@SF(M.Morris)
Mike Mussina: Tue:@PHI(C.Lidle); Sun:FLO(D.Willis)???
Roy Halladay: Sat:NYM(O.Hernandez)
Dan Haren: Mon:@COL(B.Kim); Sat:@SF(M.Cain?)

With Mussina far more likely to double than Randy, he'll join Santana, Oswalt, Pedro, Vazquez, and Haren in our rotation.

Offensively, Willingham, Pujols, Ellis, Encarnacion, and Sullivan stay glued to our bench. A healthy Crosby replaces Barmes while Holliday flips for Tracy and deploying Hermida for the hurting Gomes gets us under the cap.

Rotohelp.com(FB: 12th lg; 614th overall)
& Rotohelp.com(BB: 13th lg; 1384th overall)
Week 12: June 19-June 25

 
C	Victor Martinez		1940 
C	Joe Mauer		1710
1B	Lance Berkman		2860
1B	Ryan Howard		1950
2B	Chase Utley		2270
2B	Rickie Weeks		1300
3B	David Wright		2480 
3B	Garrett Atkins		1330
SS	Felipe Lopez		1800 
SS	Bobby Crosby		1640 
OF	Jason Bay		2550 
OF	Grady Sizemore		2200 
OF	Matt Holliday		2140
OF	Chad Tracy		2100 
OF	Curtis Granderson	1000 
OF	Jeremy Hermida		1000
DH	Mark Teixeira		3220
DH	Travis Hafner		2680

SP	Johan Santana		3310 
SP	Roy Oswalt		3200 
SP	Pedro Martinez		2970
SP	Javier Vazquez		2810
SP	Mike Mussina		2480 
SP	Dan Haren		1940
RP	Huston Street		2320 
RP	Ryan Dempster		2150 
RP	Jon Papelbon		1590
RP	Chris Ray		1580

Total Salary for Week 12:	59970

Today's Fantasy Rx: Once again, the DC free agents present a wealth of options with Mauer and Webb virtual must-owns, Nomar, Swisher, Kazmir, and Gordon all quite useful, and even Dunn, Barfield, and Blalock viable options. Definitely consider adding a couple of these guys to fill any holes on your roster.

More importantly, with interleague play in AL parks occupying most of this week, several NL utilityman should see regular action, including Damian Easley, Ryan Freel, Chris Burke, Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp, Corey Hart, Shane Victorino, Geoff Blum, and Steve Finley.