Matt Bishop | June 24, 2019
STREAMER OF THE WEEK
Adam Plutko, SP CLE
(48% CBS, 4% ESPN, 10% Yahoo)
(3-1) 4.55 ERA 1.12 WHIP 7.16 K/9 0.98 BB/9
16.8% K-BB% 2.93 HR/9
Adam Plutko is 27 and only has 108.0 innings of major league service on his resume, but he has been relatively solid since his call up on 5/18 and could be a nice fill in this week. While his ERA is drastically inflated from a 7 run outing on 5/23, his peripherals (4.55 ERA 6.24 FIP 5.03 xFIP) are greatly skewed by a 2.93 HR/9, which is the 9th worst rate in baseball (minimum 20 IP). But there is hope:
SEASON STATS:
While his microscopic 0.98 BB/9 is impressive, his 9.8% swinging strike rate and 7.16 K/9 leave something to be desired. But he has been impressive in his last 3 starts:
LAST 3 STARTS:
(2-0) 3.31 ERA 0.98 WHIP 8.39 K/9 0.56 BB/9
21.2% K-BB% 2.24 HR/9
While he has allowed 4 home runs in these 3 starts, the batting average against each of his offerings is drastically decreasing, while 3 of his 4 pitches are carrying double digit swinging strike rates.
Pluto still could potentially lose his job in the starting rotation, but if he gets the nod this week, he could offer a high floor (low walk rate) with some sneaky strikeout upside.
WEEK 12 RESULTS:
Tommy Milone, SP SEA
GAME ONE: 6.1 IP 3 H 1 ER 0 BB 6 K (ND)
GAME TWO: 5.0 IP 4 H 3 ER 3 BB 6 K (LOSS)
MUST START
Clayton Kershaw, SP LAD (@ARI, @COL)
Zack Greinke, SP ARI (LAD, @SF)
Max Scherzer, SP WAS (@MIA, @DET)
Gerrit Cole, SP HOU (PIT, SEA)
Lucas Giolito, SP CHW (@BOS, MIN)
Zach Eflin, SP PHI (NYM, @MIA)
Blake Snell, SP TB (@MIN, TEX)
Jake Arrieta, SP PHI (NYM, @MIA)
SAFE START
Robbie Ray, SP ARI (LAD, @SF)
Jon Lester, SP CHC (ATL, @CIN)
Madison Bumgarner, SP SF (COL, ARI)
Jon Gray, SP COL (@SF, LAD)
Max Fried, SP ATL (@CHC, @NYM)
Eduardo Rodriguez, SP BOS (CHW, NYY)
Julio Teheran, SP ATL (@CHC, @NYM)
Kyle Gibson, SP MIN (TB, @CHW)
Zach Davies, SP MIL (SEA, PIT)
Andrew Heaney, SP LAA (CIN, OAK)
RISKY START
Steven Matz, SP NYM (@PHI, ATL)
Marco Gonzales, SP SEA (@MIL, @HOU)
Chris Bassitt, SP OAK (@STL, @LAA)
Brad Keller, SP KC (@CLE, @TOR)
Trevor Richards, SP MIA (WAS, PHI)
DON’T START
Trevor Williams, SP PIT (@HOU, @MIL)
Aaron Sanchez, SP TOR (@NYY, KC)
Drew Pomeranz, SP SF (COL, ARI)
Jesse Chavez, SP TEX (@DET, @TB)
Jordan Zimmermann, SP DET (TEX, WAS)
Walker Lockett, SP NYM (@PHI, ATL)
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