Fantasy Baseball Week 9 (5/28 - 6/3)

6/1 - The Baltimore Orioles have placed Nick Markakis on the DL after surgery on a broken hamate bone.  He is expected to miss 3-4 weeks.

5/30 - The Cleveland Indians have placed Travis Hafner (knee) on the DL and he is expected to miss 4-6 weeks after surgery

5/29 -  Hideki Matsui is batting 6th for the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Milwaukee Brewers have placed C Jonathan Lucroy on the 15-Day DL with a broken hand.  He is due to miss the next 4-6 weeks which is a shame because Lucroy was the 5th best catcher this season:

Name	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Fantasy Points
Joe Mauer	MIN	47	173	26	53	12	1	2	21	30	20	3	1	0.306	0.412	0.422	0.834	196
Yadier Molina	STL	44	165	24	53	13	0	7	29	10	18	4	0	0.321	0.365	0.527	0.892	193
A.J. Pierzynski	CWS	43	157	23	48	7	2	8	32	11	16	0	0	0.306	0.349	0.529	0.878	188
Carlos Ruiz	PHI	44	142	23	52	11	0	7	29	8	15	2	0	0.366	0.419	0.592	1.010	184
Jonathan Lucroy	MIL	43	139	17	48	10	4	5	30	7	22	2	0	0.345	0.387	0.583	0.969	174

A.J. Pierzynski is just 72% owned in Yahoo leagues so Lucroy owners should look ot him first.  If he is already gone, George Kottaras (2%) is a solid add to replace Lucroy.  Although he has just 46 ABs, no catcher has earned more Fantasy Points/AB.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed P Ted Lilly on the 15-Day DL.

5/28 - The San Diego Padres have activated OF Carlos Quentin and he was will be batting in the cleanup spot.

Division Leaders to Start the Week
AL East - Baltimore Orioles
AL Central - Cleveland Indians
AL West - Texas Rangers
AL Wildcard - Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago White Sox

NL East - Washington Nationals
NL Central - Cincinnati Reds
NL West - Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wildcard - New York Mets /Miami Marlins/St. Louis Cardinals

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Teams Playing 7 Games
Boston Red Sox (24-24)
Colorado Rockies (18-29)
Detroit Tigers (23-25)
Houston Astros (22-26)
Los Angeles Dodgers (32-15)
Milwaaukee Brewers (19-28)

• The Colorado Rockies play all 7 games at home. 
• The Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays play all 6 games at home.

• The Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals play all 6 games on the road.

Two Start Pitchers

Pitcher	Team	Opponents
Aaron Harang	LAD	vs. MIL (Shaun Marcum), @ COL (Juan Nicasio)
Alex White	COL	vs. HOU (Wandy Rodriguez), vs. LAD (Ted Lilly)
Barry Zito	SF	vs. ARZ (Trevor Cahill), vs. CHC (Travis Wood)
Brian Matusz	BAL	@ TOR (Drew Hutchison), @ TB (James Shields)
Bronson Arroyo	CIN	@ PIT (James McDonald), @ HOU (Wandy Rodriguez)
Daniel Bard	BOS	vs. DET (Justin Verlander), @ TOR (Drew Hutchison)
Drew Hutchison	TOR	vs. BAL (Brian Matusz), vs. BOS (Daniel Bard)
Felix Doubront	BOS	vs. DET (Doug Fister), @ TOR (Kyle Drabek)
JA Happ	HOU	COL (Juan Nicasio), vs. CIN (Mat Latos)
Jeff Suppan	SD	@ CHC (Travis Wood), vs. ARZ (Trevor Cahill)
Jonathon Niese	NYM	vs. PHI (Cole Hamels), vs. STL (Lance Lynn)
Juan Nicasio	COL	vs. HOU (JA Happ), vs. LAD (Aaron Harang)
Kevin Millwood	SEA	@ TEX (Matt Harrison), @ CHW (Chris Sale)
Luke Hochevar	KC	@ CLE (Zach McAllister), vs. OAK (Brandon McCarthy)
Marco Estrada	MIL	@ LAD (Ted Lilly), vs. PIT (James McDonald)
Matt Harrison	TEX	vs. SEA (Kevin Millwood), @ LAA (Jered Weaver)
Phil Hughes	NYY	@ LAA (Jered Weaver), @ DET (Doug Fister)
Scott Diamond	MIN	vs. OAK (Brandon McCarthy), @ CLE (Zach McAllister)
Travis Wood	CHC	vs. SD (Jeff Suppan), @ SF (Barry Zito)
Trevor Cahill	ARZ	@ SF (Barry Zito), @ SD (Jeff Suppan)
Zach McAllister	CLE	vs. KC (Luke Hochevar), vs. MIN (Scott Diamond)