For those of you who haven't listened to the last podcast first of all you should, but my topic was selective streaming. To follow up with that advice I wanted to start giving regular updates on whom to target for streaming. First, the list that I targeted on the show, based on widely available pitchers with K/9 around 6.5 or greater.
Brandon Morrow
Jhoulys Chacin
Gio Gonzalez
Jonathan Niese
Anibal Sanchez
Randy Wells
Brian Matusz
Wade LeBlanc
Justin Masterson
Brett Cecil
Joe Blanton
Jeremy Bonderman
Dice-K
Aaron Harang
Targets for 9/2
Dice-K
Pros: 7.86 K/9 this year, he'll be pitching to the Orioles
Cons: Owned in nearly half of all Yahoo leagues, BB rate over 4
Joe Blanton
Pros: Solid BB and GB rates, facing the Rockies who are fourth in the majors in total K's
Cons: Borderline 6.39 K/9 for streaming
Jhoulys Chacin
Pros: Very strong K/9 of 9.62 and solid GB% mean Chacin should likely be owned, not streamed, in most leagues. Still he's only owned in 10% of Yahoo leagues.
Cons: Poor control numbers
If You're Desperate
Josh Timlin
Pros: Decent control in the minors, he'll be pitching in Seattle
Cons: Shown weak K/9 in brief stint in the majors and it wasn't that great in the minors
Progress Report
Ian Kennedy 8/31 7IP, 5K, 2BB, 7H, 1W, 3ER
Aaron Harang 8/31 4IP, 2K, 3BB, 8H, 0W, 1ER
Jonathan Niese 8/31 4.2IP, 6K, 3BB, 10H 0W, 3ER
Anibal Sanchez 8/31 7IP, 7K, 1BB, 3H, 0W, 0ER
Brian Matusz 8/31 6IP, 6K, 1BB, 6H, 1W, 2ER
Justin Masterson 8/31 7K, 2BB, 4H, 0W, 1ER
Totals So Far: 35.2IP, 33K, 1.40WHIP, 2.52ERA, 2Wins
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