MLB Fantasy—Two-Start Pitchers for Week Seven: Roy Halladay, Chris Carpenter

Javier Vazquez had a good outing on Wednesday and might be getting the kinks worked out.

The Yankees will skip him again this week in preparation for a Friday start against the Mets. It looks like the Yankees are trying to bring him back into the fold slowly to make sure he is mentally ready.

This might be your last chance to grab him if he finds his old form. But be aware that the Yankees will probably sit Vazquez from time to time until he is back to top form.

As I mentioned, the Yankees will play the Mets, which means that interleague play starts this weekend. Pay attention to American League designated hitters taking a seat on the bench in National League parks and some National League hitters getting extra at-bats as designated hitters if they are playing in American League parks.

Also, all 30 Major League teams play seven games this week.

Now, the projected two-start pitchers for this week. For those of you in leagues that require you to set your lineup at the beginning of the week, these are guys you should strongly consider:

American League BAL Brad Bergesen, Kevin Millwood BOS Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett CWS Freddy Garcia, John Danks CLE Fausto Carmona, David Huff DET Rick Porcello, Justin Verlander KC Kyle Davies, Zack Greinke LAA Scott Kazmir, Jered Weaver MIN Kevin Slowey, Carl Pavano NYY Phil Hughes, CC Sabathia OAK Gio Gonzalez, Ben Sheets SEA Ryan Rowland-Smith, Felix Hernandez TB Jeff Niemann, David Price TEX Derek Holland, C.J. Wilson TOR Dana Eveland, Shaun Marcum

National League ARI Edwin Jackson, undecided ATL Derek Lowe, Kris Medlen CHC Randy Wells, Carlos Silva CIN Johnny Cueto, Homer Bailey COL Aaron Cook, Jhoulys Chacin FLA Chris Volstad, Josh Johnson HOU Wandy Rodriguez, Bud Norris LAD John Ely, Hiroki Kuroda MIL Yovani Gallardo, Randy Wolf NYM Mike Pelfrey, Johan Santana PHI Kyle Kendrick, Roy Halladay PIT Charlie Morton, Zach Duke SD Clayton Richard, Mat Latos SF Matt Cain, Jonathan Sanchez STL Kyle Lohse, Chris Carpenter WAS Craig Stammen, John Lannan

Rick’s Picks
Five best bets for double-start pitchers this week

1. Roy Halladay is always the top pick, no matter who he faces. He gets a weak Pittsburgh before he faces an underachieving Boston squad, both at home.

2. Chris Carpenter also gets two starts at home (vs. WAS, vs. LAA) against two mediocre opponents. A big week awaits Carpenter.

3. Josh Johnson is putting it together and gets two weak opponents (vs. ARI, at CWS). Play him with confidence.

4. Yovani Gallardo has been mowing down opponents (41 Ks over his last five starts). Two road starts (at CIN, at MIN) will be a bit of a challenge, but Gallardo should be up to the task.

5. C.J. Wilson gets two home starts against two mediocre offenses (vs. LAA, vs. CHC). Wilson is pitching well, but as the summer heats up in Texas, so does the scoreboard.

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