Good and Bad so Far:
Good: Nick Martinez - knew he was a prospect at one point but WOW. I really think this is for real too. There may be some regression, but I don't think too much.
Bad: Steven Strasburg - I can't see how he would be pitching hurt, but even if he's lost velocity this is surprising.
Most Surprising Pitchers to you?
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Definitely Strasburg for surprise to the downside. He is single-handedly killing one of my two Main Event teams. I am giving serious consideration to benching him for at least a bit until he turns it around or goes on the DL. This is a decision I never thought I would have to make at the beginning of the season, as I considered Strasburg a plug-and-play pitcher barring injury.
There are lots of good possibilities for surprises to the upside. One guy who has really caught my eye this year is Dallas Kuechel. I thought he was a decent sinkerballer who got a little lucky last year and would regress some. Unfortunately for me, I don't own him anywhere. He really seems to be developing into a hell of a pitcher. Perhaps not an out-of-nowhere shocker, but he's the guy who has really impressed me.
Mike
There are lots of good possibilities for surprises to the upside. One guy who has really caught my eye this year is Dallas Kuechel. I thought he was a decent sinkerballer who got a little lucky last year and would regress some. Unfortunately for me, I don't own him anywhere. He really seems to be developing into a hell of a pitcher. Perhaps not an out-of-nowhere shocker, but he's the guy who has really impressed me.
Mike
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Re: Most Surprising Pitchers to you?
On upside, how about A.J. Burnett? Overall ADP of just over 300, he's now 4-1 with a 1.37 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 53 K's in 59 IP. Pitches 7 innings almost every time and has yet to give up more than 2 earned runs in any start, which is a pretty impressive stat for a 38 year old arm.
Downside? Alex Wood. 7th round pick, in most cases drafted as a SP2, with a WHIP over 1.5 and barely 6K/9IP. His last start was pretty good, but he seems to have lost the ability to strike anyone out.
Downside? Alex Wood. 7th round pick, in most cases drafted as a SP2, with a WHIP over 1.5 and barely 6K/9IP. His last start was pretty good, but he seems to have lost the ability to strike anyone out.
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No surprise here. First time I drafted Kershaw. 2 wins to date. 4.32 ERA and 1.23 WHIP. Getting a lot of K's at least. Not nearly as unhittable and you would want taking him 5th overall.
OK - So I'm not as good as I thought I was; but at least I am consistent.
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Thanks to Kershaw I'll never draft a SP in the first round again. I hate myself with the fury of a thousand suns for taking Kershaw over Miggy at 5 in my Tout Wars league. He's starting again tonight and I've already penciled him in for 0 wins.Top Dawg wrote:No surprise here. First time I drafted Kershaw. 2 wins to date. 4.32 ERA and 1.23 WHIP. Getting a lot of K's at least. Not nearly as unhittable and you would want taking him 5th overall.
Tom Kessenich
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Twitter - @TomKessenich