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[ayebatter]

Friday, August 16th

AL

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
(L) Danny Duffy (0-0) vs. (R) Justin Verlander (12-8)

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
(R) James Shields (7-8) vs. (L) Jose Alvarez (1-2)

New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
(L) Andy Pettitte (7-9) vs. (L) Felix Doubront (8-5)

Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays
(R) R.A. Dickey (9-11) vs. (R) Jeremy Hellickson (10-6)

Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers
(R) Hisashi Iwakuma (10-6) vs. (L) Derek Holland (9-6)

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins
(L) Jose Quintana (6-4) vs. (R) Kevin Correia (8-8)

Houston Astros at LA Angels of Anaheim
(R) Brad Peacock (1-4) vs. (R) Jerome Williams (5-8)

Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics
(R) Justin Masterson (13-8) vs. (R) A.J. Griffin (10-8)

IL

Colorado Rockies at Baltimore Orioles
(R) Juan Nicasio (6-6) vs. (L) Wei-Yin Chen (6-5)

NL

St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
(R) Jake Westbrook (7-7) vs. (R) Jake Arrieta (0-0)

Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies
(R) Zack Greinke (10-3) vs. (L) Cliff Lee (10-5)

Arizona Diamondbacks at Pittsburgh Pirates
(R) Brandon McCarthy (2-6) vs. (R) Gerrit Cole (5-5)

San Francisco Giants at Miami Marlins
(R) Chad Gaudin (5-2) vs. (R) Nathan Eovaldi (2-2)

Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves
(R) Taylor Jordan (1-3) vs. (L) Alex Wood (2-2)

Cincinnati Reds at Milwaukee Brewers
(R) Mike Leake (10-5) vs. (L) Tom Gorzelanny (3-4)

New York Mets at San Diego Padres
(L) Jon Niese (4-6) vs. (R) Ian Kennedy (4-8)

[Ray Zorback]

Alex Wood is sure to implode today. I have him going in 4 different leagues.

[ensanimal]

Alex Wood is sure to implode today. I have him going in 4 different leagues.

Wish I would've known this before I picked him for this spot start.



Anyone think Reynolds in NY a good move?

[bigh0rt]

Yesterday's 21.2 IP of 1.25 ERA, 0.92 WHIP baseball including 19 K, 3 QS, 2 W, and 2 SV has me with a massive lead in my Round 1 Playoff match up. Still, with 10 days left to play, anything can happen.

[GiantsFan14]

I assume I'm not the only one who can't open any threads on the football cafe? Been that way for a few days now.

[ayebatter]

I assume I'm not the only one who can't open any threads on the football cafe? Been that way for a few days now.

Works for me I hope since your post was this morning that all is ok for you now.

[GiantsFan14]

I assume I'm not the only one who can't open any threads on the football cafe? Been that way for a few days now.

Works for me I hope since your post was this morning that all is ok for you now.

Yup, looks to be working now.

BTW hope nobody started Eovaldi.

[lastingsgriller]

I think Gray's upside would force me to cut Miley. In the average 12 team league there are usually at least a few SPs of similar skillsets to Miley on the wire - guys like Arroyo, Chacin, McCarthy, Kennedy, Hellickson who have might have a good to average WHIP, but posses limited K ability, and fluctuating ERA.

Gray can be much better than that with his ability to strike guys out, and he pitches in the best park in baseball.
If he gets sent back to the pen at any point the worst that happens is pick one of them up.

Unless of course there is a penalty for adds/drops or demotions like in the league I mentioned.

My guess is that you aren't aware of how good Miley has been over the past 45 days or so.

He's been good but it has still come with limited K's...and the point isn't who has been better in the last 45 days, it's who's going to be better in the next 45 days...I'd probably take the upside in Gray as well considering you already have a good core group of starters so you can afford to gamble just a bit.

I guess I was just saying that Miley is rolling right now. Out of curiosity, what about Miley vs. haren vs. grey?

[Ray Zorback]

Alex Wood is sure to implode today. I have him going in 4 different leagues.

Reverse jinx worked. Bullpen blew the W.

[ayebatter]

And the Dodgers toss Lee off the Cliff.