A.L. TWO-START STUDS   

Zack Greinke (Cle, @Cle) – Everyone’s kind of forgotten about Greinke, but he’s still excellent. He’s a dark horse Cy Young candidate for next year.

Cliff Lee (@KC, KC) –Lee’s fantastic season has been buoyed further by a bit of luck in giving up fewer home runs than we’d expect given his fly ball rate, but that’s not much of a consideration against Kansas City, since they’re last in the AL in long balls anyway. It’s not even fair that he gets to face the Royals twice.

Javier Vazquez (Tor, Det) – He has a 175/49 K/BB for chrissakes!


A.L. TWO-START SCRUBS

Paul Byrd (@Tex, Tor) – Paul Byrd at Texas?  The urge to watch porn isn’t the only thing Byrd is going to struggle with on that particular trip.

John Danks (LAA, Det) – Legitimately great season, but it looks like he might be hitting a wall.

Carlos Silva (NYY, @LAA) – Just no.

A.L. TWO-START WILDCARD

Dustin Nippert (@Sea, @Oak) – If you’re looking to play the fantasy baseball version of Russian Roulette, this is your guy.

N.L. TWO-START STUDS

Josh Johnson (@Stl, Was) – Johnson has looked fully healthy and very good recently, and he gets a gimme against the Nationals. Sunday’s matchup against Adam Wainwright will be tough, though.

Tim Lincecum (@Ari, SD) – Forget CC Sabathia, this is your NL Cy Young—and I’m a Brewers fan.

Johan Santana (Phi, Atl) – Is Santana underrated or overrated this season? I think a little of both. Recently there’s been some Cy Young hype in response to the lack of attention he’s received most of the year, and his 2.71 ERA certainly is shiny, but did you know that his FIP is just 0.02 higher (3.70 to 3.72) than Jonathan Sanchez’, despite Sanchez  having a 4.50 ERA? What a difference defense can make. Actually, Sanchez (Pit, @SD), isn’t a bad start this week , considering his opponents.

N.L. TWO-START SCRUBS

Cole Hamels (@NYM, Mil) – Huge games for the Phillies’ ace, as they face both of their primary playoff competitors. Phanatics better hope he comes through better than Brandon Webb did for the Diamondbacks last week, but I’d skip him this week against the two top-five offenses.

Randy Johnson (@LAD, @Cin) – He’s not actually starting twice this week at all, but was scratched from (at least) the Dodgers game with a balky back. Take him out of your lineup if he’s in there.

Clayton Kershaw (Ari, @Col) – The young lefty is a future superstar, but he hasn’t exactly been impressive against the inept offenses of San Diego and Washington his last two times out, and the thin air of Coors Field didn’t agree with his curveball the first time they met.

N.L. TWO-START WILDCARD

Manny Parra (SD, @Phi) – Parra has great stuff and even manages to pitch well sometimes. You might consider starting Parra against the 98-pound Padres and the lefty power-wielding Phillies.