Every week, The Lineup will help you figure out who to start, sit and watch. Facts don't lie and The Lineup is full of 'em.  Here is your weekly digest of everything fantasy baseball. Projections for the week of June 16-22, 2008. All stats up to and including June 12, 2008.

Florida Marlins, 3B
Stats: .452 AVG, 6 HR, 9 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB
Comment: Can we just call it a day and give him the Comeback Player of the Year award now?

Kansas City Royals, OF
Stats: .552 AVG, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB
Comment: After clubbing the Yankees last weekend, Guillen has continued to rake at the plate.

St. Louis Cardinals, OF
Stats: .375 AVG, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB
Comment: 29-year old has already matched or bested his previous career high marks in a season for home runs, RBI, runs and stolen bases.


Seattle Mariners, SP
Stats:2-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 13 SO
Comment: The King has not allowed an earned run in his last 21 innings pitched.

Los Angeles Angels, SP
Stats: 2-0, 1.88 ERA, 0.70 WHIP, 12 SO
Comment: Has showed no signs of rust since coming off the disabled list in mid-May.

San Diego Padres, SP
Stats: 1-0, 1.38 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 15 SO
Comment: Wolf has issued just 6 walks in his last 6 starts (39.1 innings pitched).



Seattle Mariners, 3B
Stats: .056 AVG, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB
Comment:Was given the night off Wednesday, hopefully it shakes him out of the doldrums.

Los Angeles Angels, 2B
Stats: .167 AVG, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB
Comment:Kendrick has totaled just 2 extra-base hits in June thus far.

New York Yankees, OF
Stats: .176 AVG, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB Comment: Before hitting a grand-slam on Thursday, Matsui had not homered since May 18 and his bat seems to be slowing down after a great start to the season.


Toronto Blue Jays, SP
Stats: 0-1, 16.62 ERA, 3.23 WHIP, 5 SO
Comment: Followed up 5 consecutive quality starts with a clunker Saturday against the Orioles.

Cincinnati Reds, SP
Stats: 0-1, 11.81 ERA, 2.06 WHIP, 4 SO
Comment: Harang has given up 10 or more hits in 3 of his last 5 starts.

Los Angeles Angels, SP
Stats: 0-1, 15.43 ERA, 2.36 WHIP, 4 SO
Comment: Surrendered 3 homers in Monday's loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay Rays, C
Comment: Has been consistently productive all season and should be universally owned at this point in 2008. In June thus far, he has 2 homers, 7 RBI and 5 runs in 32 at-bats.
Texas Rangers, C
Comment: Playing well in June (.333 AVG, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R in just 18 at-bats) so he makes a pretty good start this week, despite the time-share at catcher.
Florida Marlins, 1B
Comment: Power numbers in June thus far have been impressive with 4 HR and 8 RBI in 41 at-bats.

Baltimore Orioles, 1B
Comment: Millar has great career stats versus Houston and Milwaukee: .346 AVG, 7 HR, 31 RBI, 22 R in 133 at-bats.

San Francisco Giants, 2B
Comment: Has been swinging a hot bat in June batting .405 with 9 runs in 37 at-bats.

Boston Red Sox, 2B
Comment: Despite his recent struggles, Pedroia makes a strong start this week due to his interleague stats since the beginning of 2007: .319 AVG, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 18 R, 2 SB in 69 at-bats.

Tampa Bay Rays, SS
Comment: Bartlett has been a fairly effective player in his career during inter-league play: .318 AVG, .397 OBP, 14 RBI, 11 R, 5 SB in 110 at-bats.

Washington Nationals, SS
Comment: Since May 26, Guzman is batting at a .364 clip, making him a pretty good stopgap option.

St. Louis Cardinals, 3B
Comment: Has been flashing his power of late with 6 homers since May 31st.

Kansas City Royals, 3B
Comment: Since his arrival in the big-leagues in 2007, Gordon has been a beast during inter-league play: .365 AVG, .419 OBP, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 15 R, 7 SB in 85 at-bats.

Florida Marlins, OF
Comment: With Jacque Jones' release from the club, the white-hot Ross has center-field all to himself.

Baltimore Orioles, OF
Comment: The streaky Scott is starting another tear and those of you in need of some stopgap help (I'm looking at you Alfonso Soriano owners) should take a flier on him.

Toronto Blue Jays, OF
Comment: Has been a useful fantasy commodity when he's on the road: .316 AVG, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 17 R in 95 at-bats.

Chicago White Sox, OF
Comment: Swisher appears to be turning his season around with his hot play in June: .325 AVG, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 12 R in 40 at-bats.

Minnesota Twins, SP
Comment: Just 8 walks issued in 38 innings pitched at home, where he also owns a 2.37 ERA. He gets two starts at the Metrodome this week.

Milwaukee Brewers, SP
Comment: Parra draws two starts at home this week, where he is 3-0 this season with a 2.90 ERA and 34 whiffs in 40.1 innings.

New York Mets, SP
Comment: Has surrendered just 4 earned runs in his last three starts and takes on two struggling offenses in the Angels and Rockies..

Detroit Tigers, SP
Comment: Seeing as he's had quality starts in 5 of his last 6 starts and he's pitching against two bumbling lineups this week (San Diego-at Petco Park-and San Francisco), Verlander makes a fine start.

Comment: Look for Molina to be overmatched this week in inter-league play, he has only 7 extra base hits in 134 career at-bats against American League squads.

Los Angeles Angels, C
Comment: Cannot hit to save his life in June this year, batting .077 with 5 whiffs in 13 at-bats.

San Diego Padres, 1B
Comment: For his career, Gonzalez has not fared well in inter-league play, batting .256 with 33 strikeouts in 133 at-bats.

Tampa Bay Rays, 1B
Comment: At Tropicana Field, Hinske is batting just .239 and has a horrible .287 OBP in 2008.

Los Angeles Dodgers, 2B
Comment: In 2008, Kent is hitting .150 against Cincinnati and .167 during inter-league play.

Cincinnati Reds, 2B
Comment: Phillips is scheduled to see solely right-handed starting pitching this week, whom he is batting .236 against this season.

Oakland Athletics, SS
Comment: Crosby hasn't homered since May 18th so while it is nice that Crosby has stayed on the field in 2008, his 20+ home run power has yet to make an appearance.

San Diego Padres, SS
Comment: Since May 28, Greene has been struggling big-time, hitting just .196.

Minnesota Twins, 3B
Comment: These stats are not for those with weak stomachs. Lamb, at home in 2008, is batting just .171 with a mind-boggling bad .207 OBP in 105 at-bats.

Houston Astros, 3B
Comment: Wiggington is hitting at a scant .243 clip this season on the road.

New York Yankees, OF
Comment: Cabrera has struggled at home in 2008, batting just .248 in 105 at-bats.

Tampa Bay Rays, OF
Comment: Has been playing really poorly of late and is dealing with a sore knee. Sit the speedy outfielder this week.

Arizona Diamondbacks, OF
Comment: Since May 14th, Upton has been overmatched, batting .127 with just 1 steal.

Arizona Diamondbacks, OF
Comment: June has not been kind to Young: .234 AVG, 0 HR, 0 SB in 47 at-bats.

Cleveland Indians, SP
Comment: Byrd actually owns an impressive 2.97 ERA at home this season. Unfortunately, he'll be getting two starts on the road this week, where he is 1-5 with a 6.75 ERA in 7 starts.

Tampa Bay Rays, SP
Comment: Altercations with your catcher are never a good thing and by all accounts, Garza was the instigator. Let the frustrated Ray sit on your bench this week.

Chicago Cubs, SP
Comment: Lilly has had back-to-back productive outings, but his career numbers against the White Sox (6.22 ERA, 1.58 WHIP) suggest he's likely to implode this week.

Toronto Blue Jays, SP
Comment: It has been night and day for McGowan between his home (4-1, 1.73 ERA) and road (1-3, 6.02 ERA) starts. He's on the road this week and should be avoided.


Starbonell is UPDATE! Major League Baseball Editor.

8 Runners left on base by Arizona Diamondbacks C Miguel Montero in Monday's game in 4 at-bats. He struck out in each one of his plate appearances and also committed an error.

6 Times Chicago White Sox OF Nick Swisher has homered from both sides of the plate in the same game in his career.

3 Home runs allowed in one inning (the seventh) by Pittsburgh Pirates SP Paul Maholm on Tuesday against Washington.

.194 Batting average against for Toronto Blue Jays SP Shaun Marcum, the lowest batting average against for any starting pitcher in baseball.


Milwaukee Brewers, 3B
Comment: With the Huntsville Stars in Double-A, Gamel has played extremely well, batting .375 with 14 HR, 61 RBI and 60 runs in 66 games.. That's explosive production, even at the Double-A level. Alas, his arrival in the majors may not come for quite some time. The Brewers opted to let Gamel stay in Double-A despite a vacancy at the Triple-A level left by Russell Branyan. Brewers Assistant GM Gord Ash remarked, "Double-A, especially the Southern League, is a very solid pitching league, and we're probably going to leave him there and let him have an outstanding year there -- let him dominate." The Brewers may change their tune if the current platoon of Branyan and Bill "Trade Me" Hall does not work out and the team is still in contention. He's certainly worth keeping on your radar in 2008, but it sounds like he's staying put in the minors.


We may be getting a preview of the 2008 World Series this week as the Boston Red Sox travel to Citizen's Bank Park for a three game series against Philadelphia. Both teams are ruling their respective East divisions at the moment and the two squads have not seen each other since inter-league play in 2006, when the Red Sox won 5 out of 6 games played. Both squads feature strong bullpens and powerhouse offenses, though the Red Sox have the advantage when it comes to starting pitching. Bartolo Colon, Jon Lester and Justin Masterson are the scheduled starters for Boston and they will be opposed by Cole Hamels, Jamie Moyer and Kyle Kendrick.

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