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| Player | Team | Opp. 1 | Opp. 2 | Player Rater | ERA 2nd Half | FIP 2nd Half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | HOU | TEX | LAA | 39.3 | 1.93 | 1.94 |
| Stephen Strasburg | WSH | @STL | @MIA | 23.9 | 3.25 | 3.27 |
| Yu Darvish | CHC | CIN | STL | 8.3 | 2.44 | 3.06 |
Raise your hand if you passed up a Darvish trade, or even waiver wire pickup, earlier in the season. *Raises hand and puts head down in shame.* K rate is over 36% in the 2nd half and the walk rate down at 2.4%; it’s like I don’t even know who Yu are Darvish.
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Starter Notes for Week 24…
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| Name | Team | 1st Opp. | 2nd Opp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bieber | CLE | @NYM | KC |
| Clayton Kershaw | LAD | TOR | NYY |
For the second straight year, the Topps card company struggled to remember which Bieber plays baseball and which one is a pop star. At least Shane seems to take it all in stride, just look at his uniform from last year.
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| Player | Team | Opp. 1 | Opp. 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrit Cole | HOU | @CHW | @OAK |
| Clayton Kershaw | LAD | @MIA | @ATL |
It wasn’t worth the effort to paste Gerrit Cole’s head on the GIF, but you get it, Cole is about to dive straight into a pile of money as he enters free agency next season.
After getting off to a rough start, Cole keeps cruising with a 1.98 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 36% K rate along with a 6.3% BB rate since his May 27th start. He may be getting a little lucky, but you have bigger concerns than whether he should be in your lineup.
Clayton Kershaw has been great this season as well, and performing even better since July started. 1.66 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and a 32% K rate. As Mark Twain was famously quoted as saying, “Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated.” The back has held up this season and we’re getting a (potentially last) look at vintage Kershaw down the stretch.
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| Name | Team | Opp. 1 | Opp. 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | HOU | @CLE | SEA |
| Shane Bieber | CLE | HOU | LAA |
| Patrick Corbin | WSH | ATL | @ARI |
The Biebs has been getting plenty of attention since throwing his complete game shutout that was almost a perfecto. Let’s take a look at the ridiculous stuff that Patrick Corbin has been doing though.
He had a bit of a rough patch at the end of May/start of June, but has pulled it together since then, and has only allowed more than one ER in 2 out of his previous 7 starts, and only gave up 2 ERs and 3 ERs in each. He’s gone at least 6 innings and all but one of those starts to the tun of a 1.60 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 6.3% BB rate, and a b-e-a-utiful 32.8% K rate.
It’s not some crazy lucky streak either as we’re looking at a .317 BABIP, 2.00 FIP, and only 3 of the starts against below average offenses.
Here’s how the rest of the tiers look…
Please, blog, may I have some more?After a weekend out at a bachelor party in Charleston, that means sitting down to put these starts together while also fighting off sleep at the same time. No commentary under the sections this week, but wanted to make sure I got the rankings and information out there for you to set your lineups.
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| Player | Team | Opp. 1 | Opp. 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Giolito | CHW | @KC | @TB |
| Luis Castillo | CIN | @CHC | STL |
| Walker Buehler | LAD | @PHI | MIA |
| Clayton Kershaw | LAD | @PHI | MIA |
Donkey Teeth and I have profiled everyone in this grouping, except Kershaw, at some point or another on the podcast. If you want some detailed profiles, go check out those various episodes. Outside of the first week of the season, this is the toughest week to figure out the 2 start pitchers. There’s a lot of educated guessing in here, and hopefully, it helps your preparation. The table at the bottom may end up being more helpful once more starters are announced Monday and Tuesday. Nothing more here, start these guys.
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| Player | Team | Opp. 1 | Opp. 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Morton | TB | BAL | NYY |
| Patrick Corbin | WSH | MIA | KC |
There was a 3 start stretch where people we panicking over Patrick Corbin, but after consecutive starts of 7 IP and 1 ER, owners can again breathe a sigh of relief. The average velocity on the four seamer in those 2 starts is back over 93 mph and the command has improved, which allows him to throw the slider we all know and love.
The whiff rate on the slider in the last two outings were both over 32% along with the sinker over 70% GB rate and sub .130 batting average against. Small sample size, sure, but if you own Corbin, you know it feels a lot more secure starting him now.
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| Player | Team | Opp1 | Opp2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer | WSH | @MIA | @DET |
| Gerrit Cole | HOU | PIT | SEA |
Gerrit Cole’s season has been a bit of a roller coaster, but the numbers have come around as the pro-gression (positive regression) has kicked in after a tough May. Despite the bad surface numbers in May, he had a 41.2% K rate, only a 2.6% BB rate, and the .362 BABIP screamed buy low.
Cole has bounced back in June despite the underlying numbers being worse than May, but has helped your fantasy team to the tune of a 2.16 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP in his 4 starts. Cole is a bona fide ace and there is no reason to sit him down this week.
Max Scherzer looked like somebody broke his nose or something before his last start and still managed 7 innings with no earned runs and 10 strikeouts. While you may be terrified of at Miami and at Detroit, I think you should maybe…probably….definitely start him.
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by: B_Don
No Doubt Player Team Opponent 1 Opponent 2 Justin Verlander HOU @CIN @NYY Clayton Kershaw LAD SF COL Jose Berrios MIN BOS @KC Jacob deGrom NYM @ATL @CHC In the last 15 months, Justin Verlander has married Kate Upton, had a baby girl, and is leading the player rater among pitchers. It’s been a good […]
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