Today's Fantasy Rx

Schedule recommendations for teams with 7 games

Good for hitters / Good for pitchers
St. Louis: 3 Home vs. CHC; 4 Home vs. NYM.

Good for hitters / Bad for pitchers
Boston: 1 Home vs. CHW; 3 Home vs. LAA; 3 Road at NYY.
Chicago White Sox: 1 Road at BOS; 3 Home vs. KC; 3 Home vs. LAA.
Cleveland: 3 Road at DET; 1 Home vs. DET; 3 Home vs. MIN.
Detroit: 3 Home vs. CLE; 3 Road at CLE; 3 Home vs. KC.

Bad for hitters / Good for pitchers
Florida: 4 Road at WAS; 3 Road at PHI.
San Francisco: 3 Road at LAD; 4 Home vs. CHC.
Washington: 4 Home vs. FLO; 3 Home vs. ATL.

Bad for hitters / Bad for pitchers
Chicago Cubs: 3 Road at STL; 4 Road at SF.
New York Mets: 3 Road at ATL; 4 Road at STL.

Schedule recommendations for teams with 6 games

Good for hitters / Good for pitchers
Atlanta: 3 Home vs. NYM; 3 Road at WAS.
Oakland: 3 Home vs. SEA; 3 Road at TEX.

Good for hitters / Bad for pitchers
Arizona: 3 Road at PIT; 3 Road at COL.
Cincinnati: 3 Home vs. MIL; 3 Home vs. PIT.
Colorado: 3 Road at SD; 3 Home vs. ARI.
Houston: 3 Road at PHI; 3 Road at MIL.
Los Angeles Angels: 3 Road at BOS; 3 Road at CHW.
Milwaukee: 3 Road at CIN; 3 Home vs. HOU.
Minnesota: 3 Home vs. TEX; 3 Road at CLE.
New York Yankees: 3 Home vs. TB; 3 Home vs. BOS.
Philadelphia: 3 Home vs. HOU; 3 Home vs. FLO.
Pittsburgh: 3 Home vs. ARI; 3 Road at CIN.
Tampa Bay: 3 Road at NYY; 3 Home vs. TOR.
Texas: 3 Road at MIN; 3 Home vs. OAK.
Toronto: 3 Road at BAL; 3 Road at TB.

Bad for hitters / Good for pitchers
Baltimore: 3 Home vs. TOR; 3 Road at SEA.
Los Angeles Dodgers: 3 Home vs. SF; 3 Home vs. SD.
San Diego: 3 Home vs. COL; 3 Road at LAD.
Seattle: 3 Road at OAK; 3 Home vs. BAL.

Bad for hitters / Bad for pitchers
Kansas City: 3 Road at CHW; 3 Road at DET.

Pitchers with 2 starts(to deploy everywhere you own them):
Tony Armas: Tue:FLO(I.Valdez); Sun:ATL(J.Thomson)
Joe Blanton: Mon:SEA(F.Hernandez); Sat:@TEX(E.Volquez)
Bruce Chen: Mon:TOR(G.Chacin): Sun:@SEA(F.Hernandez)
Casey Fossum: Tue:@NYY(R.Johnson); Sun:TOR(G.Chacin)
Brad Hennessey: Mon:@LAD(D.Lowe); Sat:CHC(M.Prior)
Felix Hernandez: Mon:@OAK(J.Blanton); Sun:BAL(B.Chen)
Livan Hernandez: Mon:FLO(J.Vargas); Sat:ATL(Ho.Ramirez)
Orlando Hernandez: Tue:KC(J.Lima); Sun:LAA(J.Lackey)
Jason Johnson: Tue:CLE(C.Lee); Sun:KC(J.Gobble)
Randy Johnson: Tue:TB(C.Fossum); Sun:BOS(T.Wakfield)
John Lackey: Tue:@BOS(T.Wakefield); Sun:@CHW(O.Hernandez)
Cliff Lee: Tue:@DET(J.Johnson); Sun:MIN(C.Silva)
Jon Lieber?: Tue:HOU(R.Oswalt); Sun:FLO(I.Valdez)
Derek Lowe: Mon:SF(B.Hennessey); Sat:SD(J.Peavy)
Mike Maroth: Mon:CLE(S.Elarton); Sat:KC(D.Carrasco)
Pedro Martinez?: Tue:@ATL(J.Smoltz); Sun:@STL(M.Morris)?
Matt Morris: Tue:CHC(G.Rusch); Sun:NYM(P.Martinez)
Brett Myers: Mon:HOU(A.Pettitte); Sat:FLO(J.Vargas)
Tomo Ohka: Mon:@CIN(B.Claussen); Sat:HOU(A.Pettitte)
Roy Oswalt: Tue:@PHI(J.Lieber); Sun:@MIL(R.Helling)
Chan Ho Park: Tue:COL(A.Cook); Sun:@LAS(B.Penny)
Brad Penny: Tue:SF(B.Tomko); Sun:SD(C.Park)
Andy Pettitte: Mon:@PHI(B.Myers); Sat:@MIL(T.Ohka)
Mark Prior: Mon:@STL(J.Suppan); Sat:@SF(B.Hennessey)
Curt Schilling: Mon:CHW(B.McCarthy); Sat:@NYY(S.Chacon)
Carlos Silva: Mon:TEX(K.Loe); Sun:@CLE(C.Lee)
Jeff Suppan: Mon:CHC(M.Prior); Sat:NYM(S.Trachsel)
John Thomson: Mon:NYM(S.Trachsel); Sun:@WAS(T.Armas)
Brett Tomko: Tue:@LAD(B.Penny); Sun:CHC(G.Rusch)
Steve Trachsel: Mon:@ATL(J.Thomson); Sat:@STL(J.Suppan)
Jason Vargas: Mon:@WAS(L.Hernandez); Sat:@PHI(B.Myers)

Pitchers with 2 starts to deploy only in leagues that don't count qualitative stats:
Gustavo Chacin: Mon:@BAL(B.Chen); Sun:@TB(C.Fossum)
Brandon Claussen: Mon:MIL(T.Ohka): Sun:PIT(P.Maholm)
Aaron Cook: Tue:@SD(C.Park); Sun:ARI(J.Vazquez)
Scott Elarton: Mon:@DET(M.Maroth); Sat:MIN(S.Baker)
Rick Helling: Tue:@CIN(A.Harang); Sun:HOU(R.Oswalt)
Joe Kennedy?: Tue:SEA(J.Pineiro); Sun:@TEX(K.Loe)?
Paul Maholm: Tue:ARI(J.Vazquez); Sun:@CIN(B.Claussen)
Kameron Loe: Mon:@MIN(C.Silva); Sun:OAK(J.Kennedy?)
Glendon Rusch: Tue:@STL(M.Morris); Sun:@SF(B.Tomko)
Ismael Valdez: Tue:@WAS(T.Armas); Sun:@PHI(J.Lieber)
Javier Vazquez: Tue:@PIT(P.Maholm); Sun:@COL(A.Cook)
Tim Wakefield: Tue:LAA(J.Lackey); Sun:@NYY(R.Johnson)

Diamond Challenge

SP(6)
Randy Johnson: Tue:TB(C.Fossum); Sun:BOS(T.Wakfield)
Johan Santana: Fri:@CLE(J.Westbrook)
Jason Schmidt: Wed:@LAD(J.Weaver)
Pedro Martinez?: Tue:@ATL(J.Smoltz); Sun:@STL(M.Morris)?
Roy Oswalt: Tue:@PHI(J.Lieber); Sun:@MIL(R.Helling)
Roger Clemens: Fri:@MIL(D.Davis)
Mark Mulder: Wed:CHC(G.Maddux)
Matt Clement: Thu:LAA(P.Byrd)
Jake Peavy: Sat:@LAD(D.Lowe)
Chris Carpenter: Thu:NYM(K.Benson)
Dontrelle Willis: Wed:@WAS(J.Halama)
A.J. Burnett: Fri:@PHI(C.Lidle?)
Josh Beckett: Thu:@WAS(J.Patterson)
Miguel Batista: 3 Road at BAL; 3 Road at TB.

Pedro's uncertain double leads us to sit him, instead deploying Randy, Oswalt, Peavy, Carpenter, Willis, and Batista.

Limited cap space results in Utley for D.Lee as our only move while Iguchi, Mora, Mench, and Podsednik sit.

Rotohelp.com(7th lg; 56th div; 1420th overall)
Week 23: September 5-September 11

 
C	Victor Martinez		860 
C	Joe Mauer		440 
1B	Albert Pujols		1930
1B	Mark Teixeira		1310 
2B	Brian Roberts		960
2B	Marcus Giles		950 
3B	Troy Glaus		830
3B	David Wright		800
SS	Miguel Tejada		1800 
SS	Jose Reyes		850 
OF	Carl Crawford		1560 
OF	Jim Edmonds		1250
OF	Adam Dunn		1110
OF	Miguel Cabrera		1110 
OF	Jason Bay		820
OF	Jason Lane		400 
UT	Manny Ramirez		1530
UT	Chase Utley		480
 
SP	Randy Johnson		1980
SP	Roy Oswalt		1320 
SP	Jake Peavy		1030 
SP	Chris Carpenter		930 
SP	Dontrelle Willis	870 
SP	Miguel Batista		840
RP	Brad Lidge		1280
RP	Trevor Hoffman		1270 
RP	B.J. Ryan		950 
RP	Todd Jones		510

Total Salary for Week 23: 	29970

Diamond Challenge 2nd Season

SP(6)
Johan Santana: Fri:@CLE(J.Westbrook)
Pedro Martinez?: Tue:@ATL(J.Smoltz); Sun:@STL(M.Morris)?
Roy Oswalt: Tue:@PHI(J.Lieber); Sun:@MIL(R.Helling)
Roger Clemens: Fri:@MIL(D.Davis)
Jake Peavy: Sat:@LAD(D.Lowe)
Chris Carpenter: Thu:NYM(K.Benson)
Rich Harden: No start?
Dontrelle Willis: Wed:@WAS(J.Halama)
A.J. Burnett: Fri:@PHI(C.Lidle?)
Josh Beckett: Thu:@WAS(J.Patterson)
Brett Myers: Mon:HOU(A.Pettitte); Sat:FLO(J.Vargas)
Ryan Dempster: 3 Road at STL; 4 Road at SF.

Deploying Oswalt, Peavy, Carpenter, Willis, Myers, and Dempster seems to balance our needs nicely.

Mench and Atkins flip for Peralta and the hurting Griffey while Molina, Morneau, Iguchi, and Clark stay benched.

Rotohelp.com(6th lg; 53rd div; 339th overall)
Week 23: September 5-September 11

 
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	Garrett Atkins		400
 

SP	Roy Oswalt		1320 
SP	Jake Peavy		1030
SP	Chris Carpenter		930 
SP	Dontrelle Willis	870 
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 23: 	27600

Internet Challenge

SP(6)
Randy Johnson: Tue:TB(C.Fossum)
Johan Santana: No start.
Pedro Martinez?: Tue:@ATL(J.Smoltz)
Roy Oswalt: Tue:@PHI(J.Lieber)
Roger Clemens: No start.
Matt Clement: Thu:LAA(P.Byrd)
Jake Peavy: No start.
Chris Carpenter: Thu:NYM(K.Benson)
Dontrelle Willis: Wed:@WAS(J.Halama)
A.J. Burnett: No start.
Josh Beckett: Thu:@WAS(J.Patterson)
Miguel Batista: 3 Road at BAL.

Deploying Randy, Clement, Carpenter, Willis, Beckett, and Batista should limit our downside here.

Since subbing Mench for Holliday brings us just under the cap, Morneau, Utley, Iguchi, Glaus, Wright, and Podsednik all will stay benched.

Rotohelp.com(7th lg; 214th overall)
Week 23a: September 5-September 8

 
C	Victor Martinez		860 
C	Joe Mauer		440
1B	Albert Pujols		1930 
1B	Mark Teixeira		1310 
2B	Brian Roberts		960 
2B	Marcus Giles		950
3B	Melvin Mora		1270
3B	Garrett Atkins		400
SS	Miguel Tejada		1800 
SS	Jose Reyes		850 
OF	Jim Edmonds		1250
OF	Miguel Cabrera		1110
OF	Adam Dunn		1110
OF	Jason Bay		820 
OF	Kevin Mench		580
UT	Travis Hafner		810  
UT	Carl Crawford		1560

SP	Randy Johnson		1980 
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 23a: 	29990

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

SP(6)
Pedro Martinez?: Tue:@ATL(J.Smoltz); Sun:@STL(M.Morris)?
Johan Santana: Fri:@CLE(J.Westbrook)
Roger Clemens: Fri:@MIL(D.Davis)
Roy Oswalt: Tue:@PHI(J.Lieber); Sun:@MIL(R.Helling)
Ben Sheets: No start(DL).
Matt Clement: Thu:LAA(P.Byrd)
Dontrelle Willis: Wed:@WAS(J.Halama)
Jake Peavy: Sat:@LAD(D.Lowe)
Chris Carpenter: Thu:NYM(K.Benson)
A.J. Burnett: Fri:@PHI(C.Lidle?)
Rich Harden: No start?
Josh Beckett: Thu:@WAS(J.Patterson)

Pedro, Oswalt, Clement, Willis, Peavy, and Carpenter all look fine here.

Holliday and Glaus sub for Kearns and Chavez, but due to cap problems, Reed also needs to replace Hafner. Buch, Morneau, Hudson, Blalock, and Mench stay benched.

Rotohelp.com(8th lg; 755th overall)
& Rotohelp.com(11th lg; 1933rd overall)
Week 23: September 5-September 11

 
C	Victor Martinez		1800
C	Joe Mauer		1140 
1B	Albert Pujols		3700 
1B	David Ortiz		2890
2B	Marcus Giles		1850
2B	Brian Roberts		1770 
3B	Troy Glaus		2460
3B	Morgan Ensberg		1530 
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	Matt Holliday		1470
OF	Jason Lane		1000 
UT	Todd Helton		3460 
UT	Jeremy Reed		1000

SP	Pedro Martinez		3140
SP	Roy Oswalt		2970 
SP	Matt Clement		2610
SP	Dontrelle Willis	2170
SP	Jake Peavy		2090
SP	Chris Carpenter		2020 
RP	Brad Lidge		2510
RP	Trevor Hoffman		2350
RP	B.J. Ryan		2060
RP	Huston Street		1000

Total Salary for Week 23: 	59920

Mid-Season Fantasy Baseball

SP(6)
Pedro Martinez?: Tue:@ATL(J.Smoltz); Sun:@STL(M.Morris)?
Johan Santana: Fri:@CLE(J.Westbrook)
Roger Clemens: Fri:@MIL(D.Davis)
Roy Oswalt: Tue:@PHI(J.Lieber); Sun:@MIL(R.Helling)
Matt Clement: Thu:LAA(P.Byrd)
Dontrelle Willis: Wed:@WAS(J.Halama)
Jake Peavy: Sat:@LAD(D.Lowe)
Chris Carpenter: Thu:NYM(K.Benson)
A.J. Burnett: Fri:@PHI(C.Lidle?)
Rich Harden: No start?
Dan Haren: Wed:SEA(J.Moyer)

Pedro, Oswalt, Willis, Carpenter, and Peavy look automatic, and then Haren edges Clement for cap reasons.

Offensively, Molina, D.Lee, Giles, Matsui, and Jenkins stay benched while Atkins, Cabrera, and Peralta replace Hafner, Griffey, and Crosby. While these moves leave us 1000 short of the cap, we see no obvious addition to our team and don't need to spend our last player purchase at this time.

Rotohelp.com(4th lg; 336th overall)
Week 23: September 5-September 11

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	Morgan Ensberg		1530 
SS	Jose Reyes		1590 
SS	Jhonny Peralta		1050
OF	Vladimir Guerrero	3230 
OF	Miguel Cabrera		2420
OF	Carl Crawford		2120
OF	Jason Bay		1680 
OF	Jason Lane		1000
OF	Grady Sizemore		1000
UT	Albert Pujols		3700 
UT	Garrett Atkins		1000

SP	Pedro Martinez		3140
SP	Roy Oswalt		2970 
SP	Dontrelle Willis	2170 
SP	Jake Peavy		2090 
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 23: 	53970

Today's Fantasy Rx: Take advantage of a few good weeks enjoyed by teams in pitchers' parks to compensate for the hitters' environments enjoined by most other squads. Deploying relievers on the Mariners, Braves, Dodgers, Padres, Giants, Cardinals, and Nationals will provide you with the quantitative base necessary to compensate for potentially troublesome starts facing several of the ostensible best pitchers in the game.