Fantasy Baseball: Week 4 Pitching Preview

Tanaka: Has been awesome so far and that should continue @Boston and then at home against the Angels

Verlander: Is starting to look like his old self and a start at home against the White Soxfollowed by a trip to Minnesota could mean a great week for JV

Sale: Playing at Detroit could be tough and he will be facing JV. Returning home to play the hit or miss Rays should cement a decent week

Darvish: Two starts on the road in two pitcher friendly stadiums. I’m loving Darvish’s potential this week

Hernandez: Two starts at home are always great for the King

Teheran: Two home starts with one against the miss happy Marlins should spell a top week.

Fernandez: Two road starts and the one it Atlanta concerns me but he is just too good to ignore.

Lee: I feel like I need more faith in Lee and while I expect a really nice start at the Dodgers I am concerned about the journey to hitter friendly Chase Field but I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt this week.

Wainwright: Two decent line ups to pitching against in the Mets and Pitt

Cueto: Has been hot so far and in pitcher friendly Pittsburgh I don’t see that stopping. A visit to Atlanta could see the wheels loosen on the wagon but I’m not counting on it because he has been hot so far.

Ryu: Has been generally awesome but was rocked once against San Fran. Two home starts against average at best line ups.

Lester: At home to Baltimore should be fine but what stops him being a must start is the trip to Toronto where he could get mashed if they fire.

Odorizzi: I love any start at home even if it is against the hard hitting Twins and he should be good enough in Chicago to mean you can risk him this week.

Sanchez: Same match ups as Verlander but I am slightly more worried (not much though, I would still start him in most cases)

Shields: Two road games and while I think he will survive the trip to Cleveland the game in Baltimore’s hitter friendly park concerns me big time.

Straily: A home start followed by a game against the Astro’s make me confident inStraily this week

Milone: As above

Mejia: Two home starts are always a bonus for Mets pitchers

Gee: As above. I’m still clinging to his strikeout potential!

Roark: Two home starts. The Angels game concerns me more than the visit of the Padres.

Peralta: Not keen on the two home starts but they are against two of the coldest line ups in the NL.

Liriano: Home starts are always welcome and I cannot see a trip to St. Louis being so destructive I wouldn’t start him.

Cashner: Two road starts and while the one in Milwaukee is a concern I think he is good enough to overcome it.

Buchholz: Home start against the Yanks followed by a trip to Toronto is fraught with danger

Chen: A visit to Boston could go either way but pitching at home against a potentially powerful KC line up is a concern

Dickey: I am not sure what to do with Dickey and I am glad I don’t own him. Two home starts could go either way and that’s the problem

McAllister: Home against KC should be serviceable and I actually quite like the trip to San Fran. I’m just not sure he does what he should.

Salazar: Same match ups as above but with Danny it’s the control that worries me.

Pelfry: Away at Tamp[a should be good but returning home to see the Tigers scares the daylights out of me.

Richards: Two road starts in the NL is a good thing. I might be tempted here

Keuchel: A game at Seattle could be really nice but then he returns home for Oakland which could be messy

Feldman: As above

Jordan: Similar to Roark but I trust him less

Hamels: Returning for first time and could beaceish but the trip to Arizona scares me off him. Had he been pitching all season I would have him a tier above at least.

Hammel: At home should be fine but then a travel to the Brewers could easily see him rocked.

Wood: Has struggled at home in the past and then he goes to the Brewers. All round it could be a tough week but there’s potential for his hot start to continue

Leake: A nice match up in Pitt but then I fear a rocking in Atlanta

Volquez: I just don’t think he is as good asLiriano so I’d be wary with him

Maholm: Two home starts against on and off line ups could be really good but he can also be the master of his downfall

Arroyo: I like him away at the Cubs but I’m less confident about the visit of the Phillies

McCarthy: As above

Kennedy: I’m always more down on San Diego pitcher (not named Cashner) when they don’t pitch at home

Gonzalez: A trip to Toronto puts me off him immediately before I even consider the return home to face KC

Danks: The Detoit game could be messy and I would be happier if he was visit Tampa than at home against them

Guthrie: Trip to Baltimore is what stops him being a mixed league guy

Koehler: Same match ups as Fernandez but without the talent

Vogelsong: A start in Colorado is all I need to say

De La Rosa: I am never going to like him when he pitches at home.

Scherzer: I just think hes awesome whoever he faces

Strasburg: I like his match up with San Diego

Samardzija: Match up with struggling Arizona is fine if its at home (which it is this week)

Bumgarner & Cain: Both starting in Colorado and that scares me if I have better options I may go that way