Fantasy Baseball Forecaster Week 13: June 16-22

Fantasy baseball's Week 13 is one of the busier ones on the schedule thus far, with 12 teams set to play full, seven-game weeks and the other 18 each aligned for at least six.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, head-to-head combatants in two of the past three National League postseasons and teams separated by two games in the NL West standings entering play on June 13, match up for a second consecutive week, this time for four games at Dodger Stadium from Monday through Thursday. The Dodgers took two of three in these teams' June 9-11 series at San Diego's Petco Park.

Much excitement should surround the Dodgers rotation during that series, as the team gives two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani his first start of the season on Monday, and likely activates Emmet Sheehan from the IL to pitch either Tuesday's or Wednesday's game. Ohtani threw only 44 pitches in his final simulated start on June 10, meaning he'll probably be capped at around 60 pitches in his 2025 pitching debut, but the Monday assignment coupled with the Dodgers' seven-game week means he'll align for a rare two-start week.

The New York Mets visit their two intradivision rivals that, before the season started, were expected to be their biggest competition for the NL East title. They'll begin with three games against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park and finish with three against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The Mets and Braves, who squared off for a season-ending doubleheader to decide a pair of playoff spots in 2024, haven't yet faced each other in 2025. The Mets and Phillies met previously for a three-game set April 21-23 at Citi Field, a series the Mets swept.

Many more eyes than expected will be on the Boston Red Sox-San Francisco Giants weekend series at Oracle Park, after the teams linked up for an out-of-left-field trade late on Sunday night. Rafael Devers, who was traded to the Giants, will face his former team for the first time in that series.

On the AL side, we should see the return of one of fantasy baseball's best pitchers, as the Seattle Mariners' Logan Gilbert should rejoin their rotation early in the week during the team's home series against the Boston Red Sox. Gilbert could align for a two-start week, with the second matchup at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs.

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