MLB Fantasy Baseball: Tuesday News and Notes

• Clay Buchholz continues to have problems locating pitches and did not look good in his last start, which was also against Anaheim. Keep all your Angels in the lineup, as it doesn't add up to a win for the Boston rookie. Until he pitches consecutive solid games, it's likely best to leave him alone.
• Boston's big bats love John Lackey. Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz have both done well historically against Lackey. Drew, Youkilis, and Pedroia aren't far behind. All five are swinging good bats at this point and should be considered solid plays.
• Armando Galarraga is 2-0 against the Indians this season and has held them to a .119 AVG. He's a solid spot play. If there are other options for your Indians, using them would be a solid way to go. Add to that, he's been lights out on the road all season long.
• Matt Garza is on the road tonight. He has problems away from home, but Toronto hasn't put together back-to-back offensive performances in a while. What pushes me towards benching him is the fact he is facing Halladay. Garza doesn't provide decent enough peripheral stats on the road to play him in this match up.
• You do not want to start Carlos Silva. You do want to start any Rangers player that is available, as Silva's road record dictates it is the best option available today in any game.
• Chris Young will be activated by San Diego to start today. It will be his first outing since that awful line drive he took early this season. Let him go a start or two before getting him back in the lineup. If on waivers, grab him now in all formats.
• Todd Wellemeyer hasn't been good in July, but he is 2-0 in nine road starts this season and holds opponents to a .232 average. If you need a spot starter, there are much worse options than the numbers he will give today. Especially against an Atlanta squad without Chipper Jones.
• We continue to trash on Brett Myers. This time, he's facing a lineup that has hit .290 against him. He's 0-6 on the road with an ERA nearly eight. He's 0-1 against Washington this year in two starts. Batters are hitting over .300 against him. That pretty much makes the point.
• Start your normal Marlins, but avoid any borderline plays (Jeremy Hermida, Cody Ross, etc.). Perez has held the Marlins to a .226 average as a team.
• Bench all Cubs and Brewers beyond starts, as Sheets and Zambrano won't give up many runs.
• Spot starts for today? We like Wellemeyer, Galarraga, and Darrell Rasner.

Notes for Wednesday's Games:

• Cris Carpenter is going to take the mound for St. Louis. This is another guy that will add depth to rotations that need help. Grab him now, let him sit a start, then go with him the rest of the way.
• Jair Jurrjens continues to pitch very well at home. Even against a good hitting St. Louis team, make sure that he's in your lineups.
• Brian Bannister is simply awful on the road. Oakland is a pitcher's park, but recommending a guy with a road ERA approaching seven is not how you win leagues. Or make many friends.
• Gavin Floyd is 2-1 against Minnesota this year with a 2.11 ERA and .162 BAA. Keep him in the lineup and consider him one of the better starts of the day.
• Manny Parra at home is very much one of my favorite plays. Parra has been so good lately that starting him and owning him in all formats is almost a certainty. Even against the Cubs, you have to play the hot hand. Ryan Dempster is a solid option as well, but expect Parra to come away with the win.
• Josh Beckett was fine against Anaheim until being left in one inning too long. He's pitched well against them in the past, and we would bench any Angels player that you have a better option for in this case. Joe Saunders does not like pitching at Fenway Park and the Red Sox hitters have good numbers against him.
• Early spot-start calls? Go with Parra, Josh Johnson, Tim Redding, and Vicente Padilla.

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