Championships are won by making the right little decisions through the season and micromanaging your lineup well can be the difference maker. Each week, I’ll be taking a look at five hitting matchups you should take advantage of this week, and five hitting matchups you should avoid this week. Here are the batters you should start and avoid for Week 9 (5/29 – 6/4) of the fantasy baseball season.
Note: This article is geared toward middle-of-the-road players, meaning you should be starting top of the line bats regardless of the matchup. Always start your studs.
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Toronto Blue Jays hitters - The Blue Jays get a nice week this week, with seven straight games in their hitter-friendly home park. They get to see the not-so-threatening Cincinnati Reds pitching rotation for three games, and then four games against the New York Yankees, with only Luis Severino making you pause. Otherwise, they get a bunch of pitchers that should make for good matchups, including four matchups against righties. It's a good week for Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki to be coming back, and don't forget to toss in Jose Bautista, Russell Martin, Kevin Pillar, and the red-hot Justin Smoak.