We go around baseball's rotations every Sunday of the season in our weekly Pitching Planner. We highlight every matchup, recommended two-start options, sleepers and busts and much more.

Arizona Diamondbacks

  1. Dan Haren vs COL De La Rosa
  2. Doug Davis vs SF Sanchez
  3. Jon Garland vs COL Marquis, vs SF Johnson
  4. Max Scherzer vs SF Lincecum
  5. Yusmeiro Petit vs COL Morales ... until Brandon Webb returns, perhaps April 24-26
Two-start pitcher rankings
Must-start options
RK Pitcher TM
1 Roy Halladay TOR
2 Jake Peavy SD
3 Derek Lowe ATL
4 Rich Harden CHC
5 Clayton Kershaw LA
Advisable options
RK Pitcher TM
6 Jered Weaver ANA
7 Andy Pettitte NYY
8 Armando Galarraga DET
9 Oliver Perez NYM
10 Bronson Arroyo CIN
11 Andy Sonnanstine TB
12 Manny Parra MIL
13 Joe Blanton PHI
14 Jamie Moyer PHI
Questionable options
RK Pitcher TM
15 Aaron Laffey CLE
16 Jarrod Washburn SEA
17 Mike Hampton HOU
18 Jon Garland ARI
19 Jason Marquis COL
20 Brandon McCarthy TEX
21 Andrew Miller FLA
22 Dana Eveland OAK
23 Micah Owings CIN
24 Tim Wakefield BOS
25 Joel Pineiro STL
26 Ross Ohlendorf PIT
27 Jose A. Contreras CHW
28 Shairon Martis WAS
High-risk options
RK Pitcher TM
29 Mark Hendrickson BAL
30 Kevin Correia SD
31 Russ Ortiz HOU
32 Sidney Ponson KC
33 Bradley Bergesen BAL

Two-starter(s): Perhaps Garland. He might not make a second start in the D-Backs' six-game week, because Petit is pitching Tuesday on Webb's turn and then Webb might return for the weekend series vs. San Francisco. That would give the D-Backs a temporary six-man rotation in a six-game week. Garland is a decent one-starter in deeper formats, though.
Who is getting skipped: None.
One-week sleeper: Garland. He gets a favorable home start vs. the Rockies and might even make a second start if the D-Backs hold Webb's return until the start of the Cubs series April 27.
One-week bust: Petit. He is taking his last turn in the rotation vs. the Rockies.

Atlanta Braves

  1. Derek Lowe at WAS Zimmermann
  2. Jair Jurrjens at WAS Lannan
  3. Javier Vazquez at CIN Arroyo
  4. Kenshin Kawakami at WAS Martis
  5. Jo-Jo Reyes at CIN Volquez

Two-starter(s): Lowe and maybe Kawakami. Lowe is certain for two starts and is a must-start, while Kawakami would pick up a second start if the Braves choose to skip Reyes in the No. 5 starter's spot. That appears unlikely at this point after he debuted Saturday to mixed reviews.
Who is getting skipped: Perhaps Reyes. The Braves won't need a No. 5 starter in Fantasy Week 3 (April 20-26).
One-week sleeper: Kawakami. He looks like a must-start at Washington, especially since there is a slim chance he could pick up a second start at Cincy.
One-week bust: Reyes. He might not start, and if he does, it would come at Cincy vs. Volquez. Ew.

Baltimore Orioles

  1. Jeremy Guthrie vs CHW Danks
  2. Koji Uehara vs TEX Millwood
  3. Mark Hendrickson at BOS Masterson, vs TEX Padilla
  4. Adam Eaton vs CHW Colon
  5. Bradley Bergesen vs CHW Contreras, vs TEX McCarthy

Two-starter(s): Hendrickson and Bergesen. Hendrickson is high risk at Boston and vs. Texas. Ouch. The Tuesday turn goes to pitching prospect Bergesen and would be almost as dangerous, vs. the White Sox and vs. the Rangers. Consider them high-risk options in all formats. Bergesen has some long-term potential to not be terrible, though.
Who is getting skipped: None. The Orioles don't have a day off.
One-week sleeper: Uehara. Maybe. We would avoid all Orioles starters right now, but Uehara could be a candidate to win a home start, albeit vs. the offensively potent Rangers.
One-week bust: Hendrickson, Bergesen, Guthrie and Eaton. Basically everyone faces the Red Sox, White Sox and Rangers in the seven-game week. Look out on Eutaw Street!

Boston Red Sox

  1. Josh Beckett vs NYY Burnett
  2. Jon Lester vs NYY Wang
  3. Tim Wakefield vs MIN Baker, vs NYY Pettitte
  4. Brad Penny vs MIN Liriano
  5. Justin Masterson vs BAL Hendrickson

Two-starter(s): Perhaps Masterson, but more likely Tim Wakefield. The Red Sox slot them Monday and Tuesday, but we expect they will skip Masterson's No. 5 starter's spot the following Sunday vs. the Yankees, slotting Wakefield Tuesday-Sunday.
Who is getting skipped: Likely Masterson. He would still make a start Monday before being skipped next Sunday.
One-week sleeper: Masterson. He gets a favorable start vs. the Orioles, although it is doubtful he goes longer than five innings. He could still win with a five-inning start vs. the Orioles, though.
One-week bust: Penny. He was awful his last time out and is too risky to trust in mixed leagues.

Chicago Cubs

  1. Carlos Zambrano vs CIN Harang
  2. Ryan Dempster at STL Lohse
  3. Ted Lilly at STL Wellemeyer
  4. Rich Harden vs CIN Owings, at STL Pineiro
  5. Sean Marshall vs CIN Cueto

Two-starter(s): Rich Harden. Despite his start to the season, we consider him advisable.
Who is getting skipped: None. After Monday off, the Cubs play straight through the end of the week.
One-week sleeper: Marshall. He should improve as he makes return turns in the rotation now. He gets a decent matchup at home vs. the Reds.
One-week bust: None. All of the Cubs starters look like solid options at this point.

Top 10 Pitchers Added
Player % Change
1. Zach Duke, SP, PIT 44
2. John Lackey, SP, ANA 38
3. Ervin Santana, SP, ANA 37
4. John Smoltz, SP, BOS 35
5. Trevor Hoffman, RP, MIL 30
6. Justin Masterson, RP, BOS 30
7. Scott Baker, SP, MIN 27
8. Kelvim Escobar, SP, ANA 27
9. Jarrod Washburn, SP, SEA 27
10. Tommy Hanson, SP, ATL 25

Chicago White Sox

  1. Mark Buehrle vs TOR Tallet
  2. Gavin Floyd vs TOR Romero
  3. John Danks at BAL Guthrie
  4. Bartolo Colon at BAL Eaton
  5. Jose Contreras at BAL Bergesen, vs TOR Halladay

Two-starter(s): Contreras. He is a sleeper for deeper formats.
Who is getting skipped: None. After Monday off, the White Sox player straight through the end of the week.
One-week sleeper: Contreras and Colon. The matchup(s) at Baltimore after favorable and Contreras gets a second start at home vs. the Blue Jays.
One-week bust: None. All of the White Sox starters look like decent options this week.

Cincinnati Reds

  1. Aaron Harang at CHC Zambrano
  2. Edinson Volquez vs ATL Reyes
  3. Bronson Arroyo at HOU Hampton, vs ATL Vazquez
  4. Johnny Cueto at CHC Marshall
  5. Micah Owings at CHC Harden, vs ATL Lowe

Two-starter(s): Arroyo and Owings. They are decent options in deeper leagues.
Who is getting skipped: None. The Reds don't have a day off.
One-week sleeper: Arroyo. After all that carpal tunnel talk, he is 2-0 and gets double starts.
One-week bust: Owings. The two starts will be tempting, but his matchups are tougher than Arroyo's, not to mention he is not pitching as well.

Cleveland Indians

  1. Cliff Lee vs KC Ramirez
  2. Fausto Carmona vs MIN Blackburn
  3. Carl Pavano vs MIN Slowey
  4. Anthony Reyes vs KC Meche
  5. Aaron Laffey vs KC Ponson, vs MIN Perkins

Two-starter(s): Laffey. He could have been skipped back to later in the week to give Lee two starts, but the Indians are slotting him Tuesday-Sunday, both winnable matchups.
Who is getting skipped: None. It would have been Laffey, but it won't be.
One-week sleeper: Laffey. He was decent in his first start and gets the Royals and Twins at home.
One-week bust: Pavano. Even though he was decent vs. the Yankees, we still cannot advise you trust him.

Colorado Rockies

  1. Aaron Cook vs LAD Billingsley
  2. Ubaldo Jimenez vs LAD McDonald
  3. Jason Marquis at ARI Garland, vs LAD Kershaw
  4. Jorge De La Rosa at ARI Haren
  5. TBD, but Franklin Morales is expected to return from Triple-A to start in the No. 5 starter's turn. at ARI Petit

Two-starter(s): Marquis. He is off to a great start, but we still consider him a questionable option with those matchups.
Who is getting skipped: None. The Rockies have to use the No. 5 starter's spot Tuesday and De La Rosa is needed Wednesday.
One-week sleeper: Morales. He has been very good in his starts in the majors and minors and he draws Petit.
One-week bust: De La Rosa and Cook. We expect both will get beaten this week.

Detroit Tigers

  1. Justin Verlander at LAA Saunders
  2. Edwin Jackson at LAA Oliver
  3. Armando Galarraga at LAA Weaver, at KC Ponson
  4. Rick Porcello at KC Greinke
  5. Zach Miner at KC Davies
Emack's start 'em
Pitcher TM
1 Edwin Jackson DET
2 Aaron Laffey CLE
3 Franklin Morales COL
4 Kenshin Kawakami ATL
5 Mike Hampton HOU
Emack's sit 'em
Pitcher TM
1 Brad Penny BOS
2 John Maine NYM
3 Jo-Jo Reyes ATL
4 Sidney Ponson KC
5 Chien-Ming Wang NYY

Two-starter(s): Galarraga. Burgeoning young ace looks like an advisable option in all leagues now.
Who is getting skipped: Miner until the No. 5 spot is needed April 25. He still gets a start this week, assuming the Tigers don't pull him from the rotation entirely.
One-week sleeper: Jackson. He is ridiculously underowned at just 60 percent. He is a lock-down ace now. Own him in all leagues. His matchup helps, too.
One-week bust: Miner and Porcello. Miner is obvious, especially since he might get yanked from the rotation, but we are not sure you can truly trust Porcello just yet.

Florida Marlins

  1. Ricky Nolasco at PIT Maholm
  2. Josh Johnson vs PHI Park
  3. Chris Volstad vs PHI Moyer
  4. Anibal Sanchez at PIT Karstens
  5. Andrew Miller at PIT Ohlendorf, vs PHI Blanton

Two-starter(s): Likely Miller. He could be moved back off his second start Sunday, but he would have to start in the next two games at the Mets. We figure the Marlins will choose to keep their left-hander in the rotation vs. the lefty-leaning Phillies on Sunday.
Who is getting skipped: Perhaps Miller. But he gets one very favorable start at Pittsburgh, and we don't think he moves off that second start at home vs. the Phillies.
One-week sleeper: Sanchez. His start at Pittsburgh is not difficult.
One-week bust: Volstad. He is a bit more risky vs. the Phillies. They can eat up a young right-hander, even good ones.

Houston Astros

  1. Roy Oswalt vs LAD Stults
  2. Wandy Rodriguez vs LAD Wolf
  3. Mike Hampton vs CIN Arroyo, vs MIL Suppan
  4. Felipe Paulino vs MIL Gallardo
  5. Russ Ortiz vs LAD Kershaw, vs MIL Parra

Two-starter(s): Hampton and Ortiz. While Ortiz is a high-risk option, Hampton might be an advisable one now. He looks healthy and trustworthy again.
Who is getting skipped: None. The Astros don't have a day off.
One-week sleeper: Hampton. He is hot and getting two home starts.
One-week bust: Ortiz and Paulino. Ortiz is not yet someone to trust even in the deepest of NL-only leagues, while Paulino was hot in Triple-A, he draws the Brewers and their ace.

Kansas City Royals

  1. Gil Meche at CLE Reyes
  2. Zack Greinke vs DET Porcello
  3. Kyle Davies vs DET Miner
  4. Sidney Ponson at CLE Laffey, vs DET Galarraga
  5. Horacio Ramirez at CLE Lee

Two-starter(s): Ponson. He has been decent, but we still have to consider him a high-risk option, especially vs. those potent offenses.
Who is getting skipped: None. Ramirez slots back in the rotation April 22 and will take the next few turns after frequent skippings.
One-week sleeper: Davies. He has been solid out of the gate and draws the Tigers' junk No. 5 starter.
One-week bust: Ponson and Ramirez. It is still Ponson. Don't be fooled. Ramirez at CLE vs. Lee? Forget it.

Los Angeles Angels

  1. Joe Saunders vs LAA Verlander
  2. Jered Weaver vs DET Galarraga, vs. SEA Washburn
  3. Shane Loux vs SEA Bedard
  4. Darren Oliver vs DET Jackson
  5. TBD, Anthony Ortega, Sean O'Sullivan or Jordan Walden will be needed April 25 vs SEA Silva

Two-starter(s): Weaver. He hasn't been great, but he still could be an advisable option.
Who is getting skipped: None. The Angels play six consecutive games and need all five rotation slots.
One-week sleeper: Weaver. He gets two starts at home.
One-week bust: Oliver. He was decent in his first start, but it will be hard for him to go long enough to beat Jackson and the Tigers.

Los Angeles Dodgers

  1. Chad Billingsley at COL Cook
  2. Randy Wolf at HOU Rodriguez
  3. Clayton Kershaw at HOU Ortiz, at COL Marquis
  4. Eric Stults at HOU Oswalt
  5. Likely James McDonald since Hiroki Kuroda (shoulder) now won't be ready to return ... at COL Jimenez

Two-starter(s): Kershaw. You saw his last start. He looks like a must-start option in all leagues. He could be this year's Lincecum-like breakthrough.
Who is getting skipped: None. The Dodgers need all five starters, since the play straight through the weekend after Monday's offday.
One-week sleeper: None. Kershaw and Billingsley are must-starts, while McDonald is too risky and middle guys Wolf and Stults have tough matchups.
One-week bust: McDonald. He cannot be trusted right now, especially at Colorado vs. Jimenez.

Milwaukee Brewers

  1. Yovani Gallardo at HOU Paulino
  2. Manny Parra at PHI Blanton, at HOU Ortiz
  3. Jeff Suppan at HOU Hampton
  4. Braden Looper at PHI Hamels
  5. Dave Bush at PHI Myers

Two-starter(s): Parra. He is a bit more questionable than usual because he pitches on the road in two hitter's parks.
Who is getting skipped: None. After Monday's offday, the Brewers play straight through the weekend.
One-week sleeper: Parra. We would take the shot on him. He was much better his last time out.
One-week bust: Looper, Bush and Suppan. They have tough matchups that make them less intriguing this week.

Minnesota Twins

  1. Scott Baker at BOS Wakefield
  2. Francisco Liriano at BOS Penny
  3. Nick Blackburn at CLE Carmona
  4. Kevin Slowey at CLE Pavano
  5. Glen Perkins at CLE Laffey

Two-starter(s): None. They play just five games and would have to skip one of their five starters to get a two-start pitcher. We don't see it at this point.
Who is getting skipped: None, but they could choose to skip anyone not named Baker or Liriano. Again, we don't see it.
One-week sleeper: Perkins. Owned in just 44 percent of CBSSports.com's leagues, he is one of the most underrated starters in baseball. He had gone eight innings in both of his first two starts and draws the Indians' No. 5 starter.
One-week bust: Blackburn. He is the most hittable of the Twins starters and draws the offensively potent Indians on the road. There is also a slim chance he could be skipped.

New York Mets

  1. Johan Santana vs WAS Olsen
  2. Mike Pelfrey (elbow), he's expected to return to the rotation April 25 vs WAS Cabrera after Nelson Figueroa's spot start.
  3. Oliver Perez at STL Pineiro, vs WAS Martis
  4. John Maine at STL Wainwright
  5. Livan Hernandez at STL Walters

Two-starter(s): Perez. He has one tough matchup and one favorable one. We would use him in deeper leagues. He was much improved his last time out with a return of his velocity after a WBC-caused slow start to the spring.
Who is getting skipped: None. The Mets need the No. 5 starter's spot against April 25 and Pelfrey should be ready after Figueroa's spot start vs. the Brewers.
One-week sleeper: Perez. We would trust him in deeper leagues at least again.
One-week bust: Pelfrey and Maine. Pelfrey is coming off a skipped start and Maine has started slow and draws the Cardinals' ace.

New York Yankees

  1. CC Sabathia vs OAK Anderson
  2. A.J. Burnett at BOS Beckett
  3. Andy Pettitte vs OAK Eveland, at BOS Wakefield
  4. Joba Chamberlain vs OAK Outman
  5. Chien-Ming Wang at BOS Lester

Two-starter(s): Pettitte and perhaps Sabathia. Pettitte gets a favorable start vs. the A's and a much tougher assignment at Boston over the weekend. Sabathia is a must-start regardless, but he would pick up a second start at Boston if the Yankees move the mightily struggling Wang off his Friday start in Boston.
Who is getting skipped: Maybe Wang. He has been terrible, but the Yankees have made no decision to move him off his Friday start after Thursday's offday.
One-week sleeper: Pettitte. We would consider him a bit riskier than his name suggests, but the two starts help.
One-week bust: Wang. He is the worst starting pitcher in baseball history through three starts and might not get a start.

Oakland Athletics

  1. Dallas Braden vs TB Garza
  2. Trevor Cahill vs TB Kazmir
  3. Dana Eveland vs NYY Pettitte, vs TB Sonnanstine
  4. Brett Anderson at NYY Sabathia
  5. Josh Outman at NYY Chamberlain

Two-starter(s): Eveland. He is a high-risk option at the Yankees and vs. the Rays.
Who is getting skipped: None. Braden or Eveland could be skipped after Thursday's offday, but we don't see it at this point.
One-week sleeper: Cahill. He is off to a solid start and is a nice flier in deeper formats right now.
One-week bust: Braden, Eveland, Anderson and Outman. That is everyone not named Cahill and since Cahill draws Kazmir, we consider him a bit risky, too.

Philadelphia Phillies

  1. Cole Hamels vs MIL Looper
  2. Brett Myers vs MIL Bush
  3. Jamie Moyer vs SD Correia, at FLA Volstad
  4. Joe Blanton vs MIL Parra, at FLA Miller
  5. Chan Ho Park at FLA Johnson

Two-starter(s): Moyer and Blanton. They are sleepers for deeper leagues.
Who is getting skipped: None. The Phillies play every day this week.
One-week sleeper: Moyer and Blanton. Moyer draws the Padres at home and gets the Marlins in a pitcher's park in South Florida, while Blanton draws the struggling Brewers at home and the Marlins on the road.
One-week bust: None. We would say the struggling Hamels, but we think he should be starting, despite his struggles.

Pittsburgh Pirates

  1. Paul Maholm vs FLA Nolasco
  2. Zach Duke at SD Correia
  3. Ian Snell at SD Hill
  4. Ross Ohlendorf vs FLA Miller, at SD Peavy
  5. Jeff Karstens vs FLA Sanchez

Two-starter(s): Ohlendorf. He is a high-risk option no matter how he has started and watch matchup(s) he has.
Who is getting skipped: None. They have a Thursday offday, but we don't see a reason to skip Ohlendorf to move up Karstens to Sunday.
One-week sleeper: Duke. He has been a huge story to date and gets a favorable start at San Diego, the best pitcher's park in baseball.
One-week bust: Ohlendorf. Don't be sucked in by the lure of two starts with him.

San Diego Padres

  1. Jake Peavy at SF Cain, vs PIT Ohlendorf
  2. Chris R. Young at SF Zito
  3. Shawn Hill vs PIT Snell
  4. Kevin Correia at PHI Moyer, vs PIT Duke
  5. Josh Geer, likely to be skipped, if not, he takes Peavy's start Sunday
Start 'em closers
Pitcher TM
1 Heath Bell SD
2 Brad Lidge PHI
3 Joe Nathan MIN
4 Kerry Wood CLE
5 Todd Coffey MIL
Sit 'em closers
Pitcher TM
1 Joel Hanrahan WAS
2 Brian Wilson SF
3 George Sherrill BAL
4 Carlos Villanueva MIL
5 Brad Ziegler OAK

Two-starter(s): Perhaps Correia and Peavy. Correia is pretty certain to get double starts, while Peavy could as well, if the Padres choose to skip the No. 5 starter's spot. Peavy is a must-start pitcher regardless of the number of starters or matchup(s).
Who is getting skipped: Perhaps Geer, maybe Correia. The Padres have a Thursday offday and skipping Correia (unlikely) or Geer (more likely) would allow Peavy to start on regular rest Sunday.
One-week sleeper: Hill and Young. Hill has been decent and looks like a decent option in deeper formats right now. Young is coming off a brutal start, but he looks like an advisable option at San Francisco.
One-week bust: Correia and Geer. We wouldn't trust the back-end of the Padres rotation still.

San Francisco Giants

  1. Tim Lincecum at ARI Scherzer
  2. Randy Johnson at ARI Garland
  3. Matt Cain vs SD Peavy
  4. Barry Zito vs SD Young
  5. Jonathan Sanchez at ARI Davis

Two-starter(s): None. The Giants play just five games this week.
Who is getting skipped: None. If they Giants were going to skip someone, it would have to be Zito. But they have already announced he will take his turn Wednesday.
One-week sleeper: Sanchez. He was great his last time out and draws a decent matchup.
One-week bust: Zito and Johnson. The veterans don't look trustworthy in any formats right now.

Seattle Mariners

  1. Felix Hernandez vs TB Shields
  2. Erik Bedard at LAA Loux
  3. Jarrod Washburn vs TB Sonnanstine, at LAA Weaver
  4. Carlos Silva vs LAA TBD
  5. Chris Jakubauskas vs TB Niemann

Two-starter(s): Washburn. He is off to a surprising start, but we have to consider him a somewhat questionable option still with those matchups.
Who is getting skipped: None. They could have moved Jakubauskas back to later in the week, but all of the Mariners starters will work in succession.
One-week sleeper: Washburn. In what figures to be his final season before retirement, Washburn is off to a great start. He pitches against two of baseball's playoff teams from a year ago, though. The good news is both those teams have started slowly.
One-week bust: Jakubauskas and Silva. We still consider them all-week busts. Don't trust the back end of the Mariners' rotation.

St. Louis Cardinals

  1. Adam Wainwright vs NYM Maine
  2. Kyle Lohse vs CHC Dempster
  3. Todd Wellemeyer vs CHC Lilly
  4. Joel Pineiro vs NYM Perez, vs CHC Harden
  5. P.J. Walters vs NYM Hernandez

Two-starter(s): Pineiro. He draws tough matchups, so consider him a questionable-to-risky option.
Who is getting skipped: None. After Monday's offday, the Cardinals play six games straight through the weekend.
One-week sleeper: Walters. He struck out seven in his first start vs. the Cubs, so he likely earns rotation status while Carpenter is out 4-to-8 weeks. He also faces the Mets No. 5 starter, so consider him in NL-only leagues.
One-week bust: Pineiro. His two-start week is tempting, but the offensively potent Mets and Cubs make him risky and best left for NL-only formats.

Tampa Bay Rays

  1. James Shields at SEA Hernandez
  2. Scott Kazmir at OAK Cahill
  3. Matt Garza at OAK Braden
  4. Andy Sonnanstine at SEA Washburn, at OAK Eveland
  5. Jeff Niemann at SEA Jakubauskas

Two-starter(s): Sonnanstine. He gets great matchups, too. Consider him advisable in all leagues.
Who is getting skipped: None. After Monday's offday, the Rays play six games straight through the weekend.
One-week sleeper: Niemann. He hasn't been very good, but he draws the Mariners in a pitcher's park with a career journeyman opposing him.
One-week bust: None. All of the Rays starters after viable in any formats this week.

Texas Rangers

  1. Kevin Millwood at BAL Uehara
  2. Vicente Padilla at BAL Hendrickson
  3. Kris Benson at TOR Purcey
  4. Brandon McCarthy at TOR Halladay, at BAL Bergesen
  5. Matt Harrison at TOR Richmond

Two-starter(s): McCarthy. He has a real tough matchup Tuesday, but the matchup Sunday makes up for it. Consider him advisable in deeper leagues.
Who is getting skipped: None. After Monday's offday, the Rangers play six games straight through the weekend. Harrison is struggling, but he remains in the rotation, while Derek Holland remains in the bullpen ... for now.
One-week sleeper: McCarthy. Two-start week looks favorable for a starter who might finally be ready to hit stride, for a team that can score tons of runs for him.
One-week bust: Harrison. He can't be trusted in any matchup(s) right now. Avoid him even in AL-only leagues.

Toronto Blue Jays

  1. Roy Halladay vs TEX McCarthy, at CHW Contreras
  2. David Purcey vs TEX Benson
  3. Ricky Romero at CHW Floyd
  4. Scott Richmond vs TEX Harrison
  5. Brian Tallet at CHW Buehrle

Two-starter(s): Halladay. Sit him. We dare you.
Who is getting skipped: None. After Monday's offday, the Blue Jays play six straight through the weekend. Tallet looks capable of staying in the rotation for the forseeable future.
One-week sleeper: Romero. He has been dynamite and at least he doesn't have to start against the Rangers. He draws the White Sox instead, slightly more favorable of a matchup.
One-week bust: Purcey and Richmond. Halladay is the only Blue Jays starter who could be trusted against the Rangers' potent offense.

Washington Nationals

  1. John Lannan vs ATL Jurrjens
  2. Scott Olsen at NYM Santana
  3. Daniel Cabrera at NYM Pelfrey
  4. Shairon Martis vs ATL Kawakami, at NYM Perez?
  5. Jordan Zimmermann vs ATL Lowe

Two-starter(s): Zimmermann or Martis. Zimmermann makes his major league debut Monday and could make his second start over next weekend at the Mets, but Martis is the Nationals best starter and could force Zimmermann back a few days. Elias Sports Burreau believes Martis will be the two-start pitcher, but we tend to think there is no reason not to keep Zimmermann on his regular turn.
Who is getting skipped: Perhaps Zimmermann. As we stated above he still gets at least one start, but a potential skipping could keep him from a second.
One-week sleeper: Zimmermann and Martis. Even with one start, these guys are useful in deeper formats. It might be better either one of them gets only one start, because that second start at the Mets is a tough one. We say use Martis over Zimmermann at this point, especially since we feel Zimmermann makes that unfavorable second start at the Mets.
One-week bust: Olsen and Cabrera. Olsen draws the Mets' Santana, while Cabrera is an all-week bust guy still.

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