For the remainder of the season, pick first from National League East pitchers and American League Central hitters. The schedules say those should be the best divisional sources for statistics of either type in September.With roughly one month -- 32 days, to be exact -- remaining in the schedule, the schedule itself carries increasing influence upon rest-of-player projections and values.As Ive done in past seasons, I collected the remaining schedules for all 30 teams, beginning with the games of Sept. 1 and concluding with the final regular-season day on Oct. 2, then taken their opponents per-game rates in four categories -- ?runs scored, home runs, total bases and strikeouts -- on both the hitting and pitching sides, and totaled them.For example, on Thursday, the Chicago White Sox visit the Minnesota Twins, who have scored an average of 4.32 runs per game at home this season; the White Sox are therefore assigned 4.32 runs allowed (by their pitchers) for that game, and then the next days matchup is calculated and added, and so on.This gives every team a rough outline of its strength of schedule, though it assumes that all 30 are equal in terms of talent to one another, and that their opponents perform at precisely their year-to-date averages for the remainder of the season. As always, this is only one portion of the player valuation equation; dont overrate the schedule.Most favorable pitching scheduleWashington Nationals (Off day, @NYM-3, ATL-3, PHI-4, NYM-3, off day, @ATL-3, @MIA-3, off day, @PIT-3, ARI-4, MIA-3): You couldnt ask for a more obviously pitching-friendly schedule than that of the Nationals, who play 23 of their final 29 games against National League East foes, and 17 of their final 29 at home, tied for the most remaining home games of any team.Each of the Nationals first 16 September games are against the teams ranked 28th (New York Mets), 29th (Atlanta Braves) and 30th (Philadelphia Phillies) in runs per game for the season, so the danger here is that the Nationals might wrap up their playoff seeding by the third full week of September, after which point theyll probably rest pitchers and reset their rotation. Still, that early-September schedule is so favorable, anyone who gets a back-of-the-rotation/fill-in assignment during the month warrants a look, from A.J. Cole to Lucas Giolito to Reynaldo Lopez to Joe Ross.Other favorable pitching schedules: Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins.Least favorable pitching scheduleSan Francisco Giants (@CHC-4, @COL-3, off day, @ARI-3, SD-3, STL-4, @LAD-3, @SD-4, off day, COL-3, LAD-3): What an awful way to begin your September, having to make trips to Chicagos Wrigley Field, Colorados Coors Field and Arizonas Chase Field. The Chicago Cubs have been one of baseballs most productive offenses all season, and the latter two are extreme hitters parks.Bear in mind that Johnny Cueto, the Giants No. 2 starter, has a higher career ERA in September (4.14) than any other month (nearly half a run higher than August); Jeff Samardzija, the teams No. 3, melted down spectacularly late in 2015 and has shown similar signs of regression in the past two months; and Matt Moore, the teams No. 4, is only 15 2/3 innings away from setting a new professional high, after having thrown just 124 1/3 total frames the previous two years combined.Other unfavorable pitching schedules: New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres.Most favorable hitting schedulePittsburgh Pirates (Off day, MIL-3, STL-3, CIN-4, @PHI-4, @CIN-4 including a Sept. 17 doubleheader, off day, @MIL-3, WSH-3, CHC-4, @STL-3): Theyre the only team with as many as 31 remaining games, and most of them will be NL Central contests. That means a majority of games against a Milwaukee Brewers staff lacking in star talent, a young Cincinnati Reds staff that seems likely to fatigue as the year progresses, and a St. Louis Cardinals staff that ranks among the bottom 10 in team ERA during the second half, for a total of 20 against just those three foes.Andrew McCutchen, a major fantasy disappointment this season, has picked up the pace with .294/.406/.447 rates in 23 August games, and lesser names such as?Josh Bell and Francisco Cervelli are also more likely to contribute facing a schedule like this.Other favorable hitting schedules: Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros.Least favorable hitting scheduleAtlanta Braves (SD-1, @PHI-3, @WSH-3, off day, NYM-3, MIA-3, off day, WSH-3, @NYM-3, @MIA-4, off day, PHI-3, DET-3): Not that the Braves are a significant source of fantasy production, but their offense isnt in for an easy September, not facing some of the elite NL East arms on the schedule. The caveat is that some of these games could ultimately be played against teams either locked into or eliminated from the playoffs, meaning big arms such as?Max Scherzer, Jose Fernandez or Noah Syndergaard being skipped, but the risk of multiple outings coming against each of those pitchers makes the Braves a team to avoid.Well, except for Freddie Freeman, that is. Though we all know by now the follies of investing in batter-vs.-pitcher statistics, Freemans success against some of these NL East aces is remarkable: Hes a .350/.381/.700 hitter (21 career plate appearances) against Fernandez, a .412/.476/.853 hitter (42 career PAs) against Stephen Strasburg and has good career numbers against Madison Bumgarner, Clayton Kershaw and Jon Lester as well.Other unfavorable hitting schedules: Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants.New ESPN position eligibilityThe following players added new position eligibility within the past two weeks. As a reminder, position players need to appear 10 times at a new position to gain in-season eligibility, while pitchers need to make three starts to earn starting-pitching eligibility or five relief appearances to earn relief-pitching eligibility.Tyler Austin (1B), Mike Clevinger (RP), Christian Colon (3B), Ivan De Jesus (3B), Daniel Descalso (2B), Matt Duffy (SS), Marco Hernandez (3B), Jose Peraza (SS), Trevor Plouffe (1B), Ronald Torreyes (SS).The following players are within two games of earning new eligibility, with their total games played noted at the listed position.Cristhian Adames (2B, 9 games; 3B, 8 games), Emilio Bonifacio (OF, 8 games), Daniel Castro (3B, 9 games), Ivan De Jesus (1B, 8 games), Stephen Drew (3B, 9 games; SS, 9 games), Ryan Flaherty (SS, 9 games), Phil Gosselin (3B, 8 games), Marco Hernandez (2B, 8 games), Paul Janish (3B, 9 games), Howie Kendrick (1B, 8 games), Michael Martinez (2B, 8 games), Shawn OMalley (2B, 9 games), Jorge Polanco (3B, 9 games), Jurickson Profar (SS, 8 games), T.J. Rivera (3B, 8 games), Adam Rosales (SS, 8 games), Jarrod Saltalamacchia (1B, 9 games).Going-forward rankings: Week 21Listed below are my updated, going-forward rankings. These are based upon an ESPN standard league of 10 teams and Rotisserie 5x5 scoring. Click here to see these rankings sorted by position. Curley Culp Youth Jersey .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Earl Campbell Jersey . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. http://www.titansstoreonline.com/Black-64-Nate-Davis-Womens-Jersey/ . Lack made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Canucks blanked the St. Louis Blues 1-0 in the first post-Olympic game for both teams night. Jurrell Casey Youth Jersey . Spiller left Week 3s 27-20 loss to the New York Jets with a thigh injury, but fully practiced with the team all week and expects to be ready to go on Sunday. Kevin Byard Youth Jersey . Fernandez, coached in Toronto by former two-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser, scored 267.11 points and is the first champion to successfully defend since Russias Evgeny Plushenko in 2005 and 2006. ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan?quarterback Wilton Speight didnt get the immediate beginning he wanted after winning a months-long quarterback competition to start under center for the No. 7 Wolverines.Speight threw an interception to?Hawaii defensive back Damien Packer?for an interception?on the first play of the season.After that, not much else went wrong for Speight or the Wolverines. The junior quarterback threw for 123 yards with three touchdowns to three different receivers as Michigan rolled up a 35-0 halftime lead. He finished 10-of-13 for 145 yards as the Wolverines cruised to a?63-3 victory.?While it took a full offseason for head coach Jim Harbaugh to publicly state his confidence in Speight as the starter, that faith didnt falter with the rocky start. Speight said the coach almost laughed when he made it to the sideline after throwing the interception.Obviously that wasnt the start I was imagining, Speight said. I was kind of rolling to our sideline and my momentum carried me right into Coach. He just grabbed me and held me and kind of starting laughing.Harbaugh said he was much more concerned with seeing how Speight would bounce back from his first major mistake of the year. Michigan started the following drive on its own 2-yard line, and the redshirt sophomore engineered a 98-yard touchdown drive capped off by a corner route pass to Grant Perry in the end zone that the coach said couldnt have been thrown any better.He responded in tremendous fashion, Harbaugh said. He had total command, and I think it bodes really well for our team and it bodes really well for his career.Three other quarterbacks --?Shane Morris, John OKorn and Alex Malzone?-- all played in the Wolverines blowout victory Saturday. Morris and OKorn completed all seven of their combined passing attempts for a total of 61 yyards between them.dddddddddddd. Harbaugh said the competition among all the quarterbacks during August helped push each individual higher.Speight said he isnt sure exactly when he won the starting job, but he went into training camp with the confidence that it was his to lose. Harbaugh said he and the team had decided on Speight as their man last week, but the decision was not for public consumption before Saturdays first snap.You just kind of read body language and how practice is going and stuff like that, Speight said Aug. 23. I think guys will have a certain mindset going into the game. You just kind of feel it out.Speight played in six games as a backup last season, most notably leading a game-winning touchdown drive in the fourth quarter against Minnesota.Harbaugh also had opted to keep his starting quarterback private for last seasons opener, ultimately deciding to go with fifth-year senior Jake Rudock. He went on to throw for 3,017 yards and 20 touchdowns as Michigan won 10 games in Harbaughs first season as coach of his alma mater.In other news for the Wolverines, top running back DeVeon Smith left the game early with a midsection injury but should be ready for next weeks game against Central Florida. Harbaugh said it was a coachs decision not to play All-America cornerback Jourdan Lewis at all in the first game of the season because of a minor injury. Lewis was in full pads on the sideline and is also expected to return next week.Starting defensive linemen Bryan Mone and Taco Charlton, however, are more in doubt for next week. Mone, who missed all of last season with a broken leg, will get an MRI for an unspecified injury. Charlton injured an ankle Saturday. ' ' '