Zac Gallen Fantasy Projections | Daily, Week, Season

Player Information

Team	ARI	Pos	SP	Age	24
Throws	R	$/Game	5.2	RCL Owned %	40

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Grey Albright's 2020 Player Summary
Super conflicted on where to rank Gallen, because I’m worried about his innings, and if he’ll get enough of them. I actually wrote a Zac Gallen sleeper that I didn’t publish, because I was worried he might get bumped for Merrill Kelly, but I’m going ... (click to read the rest)

Zac Gallen Projections | Rest of Season, Preseason, Next 7 Day

	G	GS	QS	IP	W	L	SV	HLD	H	ER	K	BB	ERA	FIP	WHIP	K9	BB9	HR9	$
Preseason (Grey)				171.0	13		0				197		3.42		1.17	10.4			13.0
Preseason (Steamer)	28	28	13	145.8	9	9	0	0	134	68	160	53	4.21	3.47	1.28	9.8	3.3	1.3	4.9
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Zac Gallen Fantasy Baseball | Preseason Player Rater

	$	Pt. Shr.	W	SV	ERA	WHIP	K	Pos Rk	Tot Rk
MLB 10 ESPN	2.6	-2.4	-1.0	0.0	1.5	0.9	0.2	54	202
MLB 10 Y!	2.7	-1.7	-0.7	0.0	1.4	1.1	0.0	54	191
MLB 12 ESPN	4.9	-1.8	0.1	0.0	1.8	1.4	0.6	53	202
MLB 12 Y!	4.8	-1.6	-0.2	0.0	1.8	1.5	0.6	54	189
MLB 14 ESPN	6.5	-1.3	0.8	0.0	1.9	1.7	1.1	50	204
MLB 14 Y!	6.0	-1.5	0.2	0.0	1.9	1.7	1.2	54	195
MLB 15 ESPN	8.4	-1.0	1.2	0.0	2.3	2.2	1.6	50	185
MLB 15 Y!	7.3	-1.3	0.7	0.0	2.1	1.9	1.6	54	190
MLB 16 ESPN	8.6	-0.8	1.4	0.0	2.3	2.2	1.8	51	197
MLB 16 Y!	7.9	-1.1	0.9	0.0	2.1	2.0	1.8	54	194
AL 10
NL 10	8.7	-0.3	1.3	0.0	2.0	2.2	2.1	29	122
AL 12
NL 12	10.4	0.3	2.0	0.0	2.2	2.5	2.7	29	132

Zac Gallen Fantasy Baseball | Preseason Player Rater (non-standard 5x5)

	$	Pt. Shr.	W	ERA	WHIP	K	QS	HLD	Pos Rk	Tot Rk
6x6 (QS) ESPN 12	4.4	-2.5	0.1	1.5	1.2	0.5	0.1		56	82
6x6 (Holds) ESPN 12	4.4	-2.5	0.1	1.5	1.2	0.5	0.1		57	82
7x7 ESPN 12	4.4	-2.5	0.1	1.5	1.2	0.5	0.1	0.0	56	82

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	Opp	LU	QS	W	L	IP	H	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	$

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	DFS Site	Opp	LU	Proj Pts	Salary	$/pt

Zac Gallen Game Log | Games Started

	OPP	DEC	IP	BF	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	FIP	WHIP	BABIP	HR	Proj $	Act $
Sep 15	CIN	L	5.7	24	5	3	3	2	5	4.76	9.39	1.23	0.143	3	19.6	-17.7
Sep 10	@NYM	L	6.0	25	5	3	3	2	9	4.50	1.21	1.17	0.357	0	3.8	-0.7
Sep 4	SD	W	7.0	23	1	0	0	1	8	0.00	1.79	0.29	0.077	0	11.7	106.5
Aug 30	LAD	ND	5.0	21	5	3	3	1	6	5.40	1.41	1.20	0.357	0	0.3	-16.0
Aug 24	@MIL	L	5.0	24	6	2	2	2	8	3.60	7.02	1.60	0.364	2	-0.8	-11.7
Aug 19	COL	ND	6.0	27	5	1	1	6	8	1.50	3.55	1.83	0.385	0	21.7	-9.3
Aug 13	@COL	ND	4.0	22	9	2	2	1	3	4.50	2.47	2.50	0.500	0	-9.5	-52.5
Aug 7	PHI	W	5.0	17	1	0	0	3	6	0.00	2.62	0.80	0.125	0	6.8	70.4
Jul 30	MIN	L	7.0	26	4	2	2	3	8	2.57	4.08	1.00	0.214	1	11.7	14.5
Jul 24	@CHW	W	7.0	26	2	0	0	1	9	0.00	1.93	0.43	0.143	0	5.4	104.5
Jul 19	@LAD	L	5.3	23	3	2	1	4	5	1.69	3.60	1.31	0.214	0	-4.0	-4.0
Jul 13	NYM	ND	5.0	23	4	2	2	5	5	3.60	6.80	1.80	0.250	1	6.8	-28.0
Jul 2	@WSH	ND	2.0	10	3	2	2	1	2	9.00	9.21	2.00	0.333	1	-10.2	-43.0
Jun 26	WSH	L	5.0	21	4	3	3	2	8	5.40	1.18	1.20	0.364	0	5.1	-9.0
Jun 20	@STL	ND	5.0	22	5	1	1	2	6	1.80	1.97	1.40	0.357	0	-2.1	-3.7

Zac Gallen Game Log | Last 30 Day Relief Appearances

	OPP	DEC	IPStart	IP	BF	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA	FIP	WHIP	$

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Zac Gallen Stats | Season

Zac Gallen stats and 5x5 fantasy value from 2010-2019.

Period	Team	G	GS	QS	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	FIP	WHIP	HR/9	BB/9	K/9	$
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2019	ARI	15	15	5	3	6	0	0	80.0	62	25	8	36	96	2.81	3.61	1.23	0.9	4.1	10.8	-2.8
2020

Zac Gallen Stats | Monthly

Zac Gallen 2019 fantasy value by month for 5x5 leagues.

	G	GS	QS	W	L	IP	H	ER	K	BB	ERA	FIP	WHIP	BABIP	H/9	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	$	$/G
June	2	2	0	0	1	10.0	9	4	14	4	3.60	1.43	1.30	0.360	8.1	12.6	3.6	0.0	-10.0	-8.6
July	5	5	2	1	2	26.3	16	7	29	14	2.39	4.13	1.14	0.220	5.5	9.9	4.8	1.0	5.4	4.0
August	5	5	1	1	1	25.0	26	8	31	13	2.88	3.27	1.56	0.393	9.4	11.2	4.7	0.7	-3.9	-8.8
September	3	3	2	1	2	18.7	11	6	22	5	2.89	3.73	0.86	0.200	5.3	10.6	2.4	1.5	5.3	18.6

Zac Gallen Fantasy Baseball | Rest of Season Player Rater

	$	Pt. Shr.	W	SV	ERA	WHIP	K	Pos Rk	Tot Rk
MLB 10 ESPN
MLB 10 Y!
MLB 12 ESPN
MLB 12 Y!
MLB 14 ESPN
MLB 14 Y!
MLB 15 ESPN
MLB 15 Y!
MLB 16 ESPN
MLB 16 Y!
AL 10
NL 10
AL 12
NL 12

Zac Gallen Fantasy Baseball | Rest of Season Player Rater (non-standard 5x5)

	$	Pt. Shr.	W	SV	ERA	WHIP	K	QS	HLD	Pos Rk	Tot Rk
6x6 (QS) ESPN 12
6x6 (QS) Y! 12
6x6 (Holds) ESPN 12
6x6 (Holds) Y! 12
7x7 ESPN 12
7x7 Y! 12

Zac Gallen Fantasy Baseball | Season to Date Player Rater

	$	Pt. Shr.	W	SV	ERA	WHIP	K	Pos Rk	Tot Rk
MLB 10 ESPN
MLB 10 Y!
MLB 12 ESPN
MLB 12 Y!
MLB 14 ESPN
MLB 14 Y!
MLB 15 ESPN
MLB 15 Y!
MLB 16 ESPN
MLB 16 Y!
AL 10
NL 10
AL 12
NL 12

Zac Gallen Fantasy Baseball | Season to Date Player Rater (non-standard 5x5)

	$	Pt. Shr.	W	SV	ERA	WHIP	K	QS	HLD	Pos Rk	Tot Rk
6x6 (QS) ESPN 12
6x6 (QS) Y! 12
6x6 (Holds) ESPN 12
6x6 (Holds) Y! 12
7x7 ESPN 12
7x7 Y! 12

Zac Gallen 2019 Projections | Preseason

	G	GS	QS	IP	W	L	SV	HLD	H	ER	K	BB	ERA	FIP	WHIP	K9	BB9	HR9	$	Rank
Preseason (Grey)				171.0	13		0				197		3.42		1.17	10.4			13.0	108
Preseason (Steamer)	28	28	13	145.8	9	9	0	0	134	68	160	53	4.21	3.47	1.28	9.8	3.3	1.3	4.9	202
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Zac Gallen Fantasy Outlook For 2020

Grey Albright Player Summary
Super conflicted on where to rank Gallen, because I’m worried about his innings, and if he’ll get enough of them. I actually wrote a Zac Gallen sleeper that I didn’t publish, because I was worried he might get bumped for Merrill Kelly, but I’m going to assume the D-Bags do the right thing, so I now present to you my Zac Gallen sleeper in all its glory: Prior to the trading deadline of nineteen after twenty, the Miami Marlins of Florida traded Zac Gallen to the Diamondbacks of Arizona for Chazz Jazzum and history was in motion. Never before in the history of major league baseball trades had the Diamondbacks or the Marlins been on the good side of a trade, so that was about to change for the better for one team. Once the dust had settled, and Torey 'From MTV’s Challenge' Lovullo had swept up the victorious dead snake skin, the Diamondbacks emerged to a place they had never been before, trading for a great pitcher vs. trading one away. I will stop talking about the Diamondbacks making a smart pitching move for once before I jinx them into signing Ray Searage to manage their staff. [Then they signed Mike Leake, which is almost as bad as Searage]. Last year, Zac Gallen put up the line 3-6/2.81/1.23/96 Ks in only 80 IP. Now if you’re attuned to 'Da Smarts' like yours truly, you might be thinking, 'Looks good, but with so few innings thrown there’s no way he throws many eye-pees in 2020.' I hear that, but he also threw 91 1/3 IP in Triple-A, putting up 9-1/1.77/0.71/112. Yes, that’s a gorge line. Even better, with ~170 IP thrown between two levels, he could throw ~200 IP this year without pushing too hard. I’m about to faint with a handkerchief to my forehead he is so beautiful, please let’s move on. In the majors, Zac Gallen had a 10.8 K/9, which is purdy, but his 4.1 BB/9 is a warning sign. Oh no, already negativity! Damn, we were loving on him. Wait, there’s good news to follow after…this…period. In the 91 1/3 IP in Triple-A, his BB/9 was 1.7. Ha, are you serious right now? Fine, Triple-A isn’t the majors, but his command all during his minor league career was solid bordering on elite. There’s no way he’s actually a 4.1 BB/9 guy. His devastating four-seamer, smoke show had a 30% strikeout rate, which is elite. How’sever, his four-seamer was producing a 20% walk rate in June and July, i.e., he wasn’t locating it. Then, in August and September, that walk rate fell to around 13%. Still not ideal, but he had a 2.51 ERA in the 2nd half in 68 innings. Gallen gets that four-seamer working and he’s gonna be hard to beat since it’s not even his best pitch. Hello, changeup. His change in September produced a 45% strikeout rate, a 40% whiff and 27.8% of time he used it as his put-away pitch. Small sample, sure, but this is who he is. He has four pitches, but as the fastball and change go, so goes Gallen. Then, stepping back to the bigger picture, he elicited a ton of weak contact. In 659 fastballs thrown, he only gave up three homers and five doubles, across four months, even though his fastball is fly ball heavy. 22.1 % of pitches seen are swung at. That would be the 6th best rate in the majors, right in front of Giolito and deGrom. 71.7% of pitches that are strikes are swung at, that would be bottom ten [or top ten, depending on your POV], similar to Greinke. In other words, his pitches are not recognized. Also, his pitches generate a ton of foul balls [28.6%]. More weak contact and not recognizing. Speaking of not recognizing something, quick rant. Baseball statistics can be confusing to the uninitiated, but what really makes shizz totally bizzonkers is how every baseball stats site uses their own terminology and stats. Half of them don’t even call certain pitches the same thing. For unstints, Statcast and Fangraphs say Gallen has a cutter and Baseball Prospectus and PitchF/X say it’s a slider. Then you have some sites removing gravity from pitch movement and others keeping gravity. I wonder if gravity will affect my head when I blow my top. Is this some kind of nerd pissing contest? Just get on the same page! Any hoo! I’ve given you enough to chew on with Gallen and why he should be drafted in every league.

Grey Albright Player Summary

Super conflicted on where to rank Gallen, because I’m worried about his innings, and if he’ll get enough of them. I actually wrote a Zac Gallen sleeper that I didn’t publish, because I was worried he might get bumped for Merrill Kelly, but I’m going to assume the D-Bags do the right thing, so I now present to you my Zac Gallen sleeper in all its glory: Prior to the trading deadline of nineteen after twenty, the Miami Marlins of Florida traded Zac Gallen to the Diamondbacks of Arizona for Chazz Jazzum and history was in motion. Never before in the history of major league baseball trades had the Diamondbacks or the Marlins been on the good side of a trade, so that was about to change for the better for one team. Once the dust had settled, and Torey 'From MTV’s Challenge' Lovullo had swept up the victorious dead snake skin, the Diamondbacks emerged to a place they had never been before, trading for a great pitcher vs. trading one away. I will stop talking about the Diamondbacks making a smart pitching move for once before I jinx them into signing Ray Searage to manage their staff. [Then they signed Mike Leake, which is almost as bad as Searage]. Last year, Zac Gallen put up the line 3-6/2.81/1.23/96 Ks in only 80 IP. Now if you’re attuned to 'Da Smarts' like yours truly, you might be thinking, 'Looks good, but with so few innings thrown there’s no way he throws many eye-pees in 2020.' I hear that, but he also threw 91 1/3 IP in Triple-A, putting up 9-1/1.77/0.71/112. Yes, that’s a gorge line. Even better, with ~170 IP thrown between two levels, he could throw ~200 IP this year without pushing too hard. I’m about to faint with a handkerchief to my forehead he is so beautiful, please let’s move on. In the majors, Zac Gallen had a 10.8 K/9, which is purdy, but his 4.1 BB/9 is a warning sign. Oh no, already negativity! Damn, we were loving on him. Wait, there’s good news to follow after…this…period. In the 91 1/3 IP in Triple-A, his BB/9 was 1.7. Ha, are you serious right now? Fine, Triple-A isn’t the majors, but his command all during his minor league career was solid bordering on elite. There’s no way he’s actually a 4.1 BB/9 guy. His devastating four-seamer, smoke show had a 30% strikeout rate, which is elite. How’sever, his four-seamer was producing a 20% walk rate in June and July, i.e., he wasn’t locating it. Then, in August and September, that walk rate fell to around 13%. Still not ideal, but he had a 2.51 ERA in the 2nd half in 68 innings. Gallen gets that four-seamer working and he’s gonna be hard to beat since it’s not even his best pitch. Hello, changeup. His change in September produced a 45% strikeout rate, a 40% whiff and 27.8% of time he used it as his put-away pitch. Small sample, sure, but this is who he is. He has four pitches, but as the fastball and change go, so goes Gallen. Then, stepping back to the bigger picture, he elicited a ton of weak contact. In 659 fastballs thrown, he only gave up three homers and five doubles, across four months, even though his fastball is fly ball heavy. 22.1 % of pitches seen are swung at. That would be the 6th best rate in the majors, right in front of Giolito and deGrom. 71.7% of pitches that are strikes are swung at, that would be bottom ten [or top ten, depending on your POV], similar to Greinke. In other words, his pitches are not recognized. Also, his pitches generate a ton of foul balls [28.6%]. More weak contact and not recognizing. Speaking of not recognizing something, quick rant. Baseball statistics can be confusing to the uninitiated, but what really makes shizz totally bizzonkers is how every baseball stats site uses their own terminology and stats. Half of them don’t even call certain pitches the same thing. For unstints, Statcast and Fangraphs say Gallen has a cutter and Baseball Prospectus and PitchF/X say it’s a slider. Then you have some sites removing gravity from pitch movement and others keeping gravity. I wonder if gravity will affect my head when I blow my top. Is this some kind of nerd pissing contest? Just get on the same page! Any hoo! I’ve given you enough to chew on with Gallen and why he should be drafted in every league.

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Player data for Zac Gallen maintained by Rudy Gamble | Updated: 2020-02-15 22:01:54 EST

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