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High-Risk Options:
1. Greg Smith OAK          @ LAA Joe Saunders    vs. TEX TBA
2. Mike Mussina NYY       @ CLE TBA                    vs. SEA Felix Hernandez
3. Tim Redding WAS         vs. ATL Jeff Bennett    vs. PIT Tom Gorzelanny
4. Franklin Morales COL    @ SF Matt Cain            vs. LA Derek Lowe
5. Andrew Miller FLA        vs. LA Derek Lowe      vs. SD Greg Maddux
6. Kenny Rogers DET        @ NYY Phil Hughes    @ MIN Livan Hernandez
7. Adam Loewen BAL       vs. TB Jason Hammel   @ LAA Joe Saunders
8. Jason Hammel TB          @ BAL Adam Loewen  @ BOS Justin Masterson
9. Brett Tomko KC              @ TEX Luis Mendoza  @ CLE Jeremy Sowers
10. Chris Sampson HOU    @ ARI Dan Haren        vs. MIL Ben Sheets
11. Luis Mendoza TEX       vs. KC Brett Tomko     @ OAK Chad Gaudin

What about questionable, advisable and must-start options for week 5's two-start pitchers?

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15 Must Start Hitters for Week 5

1-9. ???
10. OF Luke Scott BAL
11. 1B Mark Teixiera ATL
12. DH David Ortiz BOS
13. 3B Hank Blalock TEX
14. OF Curtis Granderson DET
15. OF Alex Rios TOR

15 Must Sit’em hitters for Week 5

1. 1B Todd Helton COL
2. 2B Brandon Phillips CIN
3. OF Michael Bourne HOU
4. 2B Rickie Weeks MIL
5. 1B Carlos Delgado NYM
6-15.???

From the NL:
Arizona Diamondbacks:
3B Mark Reynolds is still on a roll. In his last 5 games he is hitting .375 with 1 home run and 4 RBI. OF Eric Byrnes is proving that last year was not a fluke; for the season he his hitting .295 with 3 home runs and 13 RBI. After a great spring training, C Chris Synder is only hitting .118 for the year...

From the AL:
Toronto Blue Jays:
With the departure of DH Frank Thomas, look for Matt Stairs to step in and fill the position. For the season he is hitting .320 and has a 6-game hitting streak. In deep AL leagues he could figure in fantasy lineups.

Check all the start and sit options for week 5 as well as the teams playing 7,6 7 5 games next week. Also read team notes about all 30 MLB teams and its advisable fantasy options.

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Now 4 weeks into the season, the hitting is starting to heat up while some of the "hot" teams are beginning to cool off.  These players, however, are heating up fast.  Here are my Week 4 "Hot" Waiver Wire Pickups:

Infielders:
 Ryan Garko (CLE)-  If he isn't owned in your fantasy league, now is the time to get him.  Garko is currently hitting .314, with 1 homer, 9 RBIs, and 3 runs scored.  Garko is turning out to be one of the surprise first basemen in fantasy, so pick him up and start him if you get the chance... Who are the other 9 players? I guarantee you there are 2 big names in store...
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Derek Lofland takes you back in time and illustrates the great career of just retired NFL QB Steve McNair. He posted good numbers during his 13-year stint in the NFL, but were those numbers good enough to have earned him a spot into the Hall of Fame? Let's find out...

"I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Steve McNair on a terrific 13-year NFL career with the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans, and Baltimore Ravens. Steve McNair was one of those guys that you respected even though he wasn’t on your team. He always gave 110% and played through a slew of injuries. He was a great ambassador for the Mississippi area when his home state was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. He is someone the NFL will miss not only for his on the field play, but the great contributions that he had off the field. To enumerate those I would need to dedicate it a whole separate article, but I’ll concentrate on the football side of his career today.
Steve McNair came into the NFL as a Division I-AA Walter Payton Award winner. His nickname in college was "Air-McNair", a name he earned for the wide open offense he ran at Alcorn State. In his senior season he threw for 4,863 yards and rushed for 936 yards. He also threw for 44 touchdowns. That prompted the Houston Oilers to select him 3rd in the 1995 NFL Draft.
After only playing in 4 games his rookie season and 9 games his second season, learning behind Chris Chandler he was put into the starting lineup in 1997.  From 1997 to 2003, McNair missed only nine of the possible..."

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