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Kyle Lohse, Milwaukee Brewers @ Houston Astros
Lohse is 2-6, but has a 3.84 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. He’s 1-0 in his past three starts with a 2.25 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP. Lohse is 10-8 lifetime against the ‘Stros with a 2.74 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP.
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Season Totals: 23-28, 447.2 IP, 356 Ks, 3.96 ERA (197 earned runs), 1.27 WHIP (435 hits, 133 walks)
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Andrew Cashner, San Diego Padres @ San Francisco Giants
Cashner is 5-3 with a 3.52 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. He’s 1-1 against the Giants with a 2.70 ERA and 0.90 WHIP.
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Season Totals: 23-28, 442 IP, 348 Ks, 3.97 ERA (195 earned runs), 1.26 WHIP (429 hits, 130 walks)
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Barry Zito, San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres
Zito is coming off a terrible start, but is fortunate to make this one at home. He’s 4-1 at AT&T Park with a 1.94 ERA (0-4, 11.28 on the road). He’s 1-0 against the Padres with a 0.84 ERA in 10.2 innings.
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Season Totals: 23-27, 436.2 IP, 340 Ks, 3.96 ERA (192 earned runs), 1.26 WHIP (424 hits, 126 walks)
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Hector Santiago, Chicago White Sox @ Houston Astros
Santiago is 2-4 with a 3.12 ERA. He held the Oakland A’s to one earned run in 6.1 innings in his last start.
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Season Totals: 23-26, 431 IP, 335 Ks, 3.97 ERA (190 earned runs), 1.25 WHIP (418 hits, 122 walks)
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Training camp will be here before you know it. It’s a perfect time to revisit the 2013 fantasy football tight end landscape.
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1. Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Saints
Graham caught 85 passes last year for 982 yards and nine touchdowns. He has 20 TDs in the past two seasons combined.
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2. Aaron Hernandez, New England Patriots
With Wes Welker moving on to the Denver Broncos and Rob Gronkowski injury issues, Hernandez will have a chance to put up special numbers. He will, of course, have to stay healthy himself. In ten games last year Hernandez caught 51 passes for 483 yards and five touchdowns.
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3. Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys
Witten caught 110 passes for 1,039 yards last year. His downside is his touchdown total (three). That can be overlooked, particularly in PPR leagues, because of his consistency and durability.
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4. Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots
Gronk is a high-risk, high-reward option. He’s the best tight end in the game when healthy. He could miss the start of the season and the risk of re-injuring seems great at this point.
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5. Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings
Rudolph won the Pro Bowl MVP, but doesn’t mean he’ll automatically ascend to greatness. I believe he has the physical tools to make the leap, particularly if Christian Ponder can take a step forward. Rudolph caught nine touchdowns last year.
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6. Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta Falcons
Gonzo continues to go strong. He’s 37, but showed no signs of slowing last year when he caught 93 passes for 930 yards and eight touchdowns. Julio Jones and Roddy White command so much attention on the outside that Gonzo is free to work the middle of the field.
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7. Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers
I’m still a little concerned with Davis after his disappointing 2012 season that netted 41 catches for 548 yards and five touchdowns. He got on the same page as Colin Kaepernick with two 100-yard games. With Michael Crabtree on the shelf with an Achilles injury, look for heavy involvement from Davis.
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8. Dennis Pitta, Baltimore Ravens
Pitta caught 61 passes for 669 yards and seven touchdowns last year. With Anquan Boldin in San Francisco, look for Pitta to become more of a focal point in the offense.
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9. Antonio Gates, San Diego Chargers
Gates disappointed last year, finishing with 49 catches for 538 yards and seven touchdowns. He has averaged nine touchdowns for each of the last nine seasons.
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10. Owen Daniels, Houston Texans
Daniels caught 62 passes for 716 yards and six touchdowns. He’s always an injury risk, but he’s productive when he can stay healthy.
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11. Greg Olsen, Carolina Panthers
Olsen caught 69 passes for 843 yards and five touchdowns. He’s one of Cam Newton’s favorite targets.
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12. Jared Cook, St. Louis Rams
Perhaps a change of scenery will allow Cook to realize his potential. His yardage dropped from 759 to 523 yards last year, but he should see improvement with Sam Bradford and the Rams.
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13. Jermichael Finley, Green Bay Packers
Finley has the physical tools to be a great tight end, but his hands and injuries seem to get in the way. He had 667 yards and two touchdowns last year. Finley could easily beat those numbers, but consistency has been an issue.
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14. Brandon Myers, New York Giants
Myers caught 79 passes for 806 yard and four touchdowns for the Oakland Raiders last year. The Giants have had a revolving door at tight end the past few years, but they all have been solid fantasy contributors. Myers should keep it going.
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15. Martellus Bennett, Chicago Bears
Bennett caught 55 passes for 626 yards and five touchdowns for the New York Giants last year. He should benefit from Brandon Marshall’s presence.
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Jonathan Niese, New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
Niese is 3-5 with a 4.24 ERA. He’s 1-1 in his past four starts with a 1.67 ERA. He has a 3.15 home ERA and a 6.45 mark on the road.
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Season Totals: 23-25, 425.1 IP, 331 Ks, 3.89 ERA (184 earned runs), 1.25 WHIP (411 hits, 121 walks)
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Shaun Marcum, New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
Marcum is 0-7 with a 4.96 ERA. His WHIP is still a solid 1.24 and he allowed one run in his eight innings (1.13 ERA) in his last start and has a 2.91 mark in his past three starts. The Cubs are the perfect team for Marcum to pick up his first win of the season. He’s 4-0 lifetime against them with a 2.90 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP.
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Season Totals: 23-24, 419.2 IP, 327 Ks, 3.77 ERA (176 earned runs), 1.24 WHIP (401 hits, 121 walks)
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