Matt Bishop | April 15th, 2019
STREAMER OF THE WEEK (OWNED: 70% CBS, 35% YAHOO, 14% ESPN)
Trevor Richards (4/15 vs. CHC, 4/21 vs. WAS)
2.00 ERA 1.11 WHIP 9.0 K/9 in 18.0 IP
Trevor Richards may have a 5.0 BB/9, but he is currently sporting a 14.7% swinging strike rate (10th in MLB) and a 32.4% o-swing (29th in MLB), which is well above the league average of 29.3%. He also has a 68.2% contact rate, which is the 9th lowest in the league and has yielded 11, 13 and 18 swinging strikes in his last 3 starts. Opposing batters are currently hitting .088 against his changeup, which has resulted in a 23.3% swinging strike rate. Pair this with 2 struggling offenses in the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals, paired with a home pitchers park, Trevor Richards should be in for a solid Week 3.
MUST START
Noah Syndergaard (4/15 @ PHI, 4/21 @STL)
Trevor Bauer (4/15 @ SEA, 4/21 vs. ATL)
James Paxton (4/16 vs. BOS, 4/21 vs. KC)
Aaron Nola (4/15 vs. NYM, 4/20 @ COL)
Stephen Strasburg (4/16 vs. SF, 4/20 @MIA)
SAFE START
Chris Sale (4/16 @NYY, 4/21 @ TB)
Luis Castillo (4/15 @ LAD, 4/20 @ SD)
Jack Flaherty (4/15 @ MIL, 4/21 vs. NYM)
Matthew Boyd (4/16 vs. PIT, 4/21 vs. CHW)
Joey Lucchesi (4/15 vs. COL, 4/21 vs. CIN)
Tyler Glasnow (4/16 vs. BAL, 4/21 vs. BOS)
Kenta Maeda (4/16 vs. CIN, 4/21 @ MIL)
Yusei Kikuchi (4/15 vs. CLE, 4/20 @ LAA)
Ross Stripling (4/15 vs. CIN, 4/20 @ MIL)
Reynaldo Lopez (4/16 vs. KC, 4/21 @ DET)
RISKY START
Matt Shoemaker (4/15 @ MIN, 4/20 @ OAK)
Collin McHugh (4/16 @ OAK, 4/21 @ TEX)
Yu Darvish (4/15 @ MIA, 4/21 vs. ARI)
Robbie Ray 4/16 @ ATL, 4/21 @ CHC)
Brandon Woodruff (4/16 vs. STL, 4/21 vs. LAD)
Freddy Peralta (4/15 vs. STL, 4/20 vs. LAD)
Nick Pivetta (4/16 vs. NYM, 4/21 @ COL)
Max Fried (4/16 vs. ARI, 4/21 @ CLE)
Dereck Rodriguez (4/16 @ WAS, 4/21 @ PIT)
Mike Leake (4/16 vs. CLE, 4/21 @ LAA)
DON’T BOTHER
Mike Minor (4/15 vs. LAA, 4/21 vs. HOU)
Jake Odorizzi (4/15 vs. TOR, 4/20 @ BAL)
Aaron Sanchez (4/16 @ MIN, 4/21 @ OAK)
Dylan Bundy (4/16 @ TB, 4/21 vs. MIN)
Matt Harvey (4/15 @ TEX, 4/20 vs. SEA)
Tyler Mahle (4/16 @ LAD, 4/21 @ SD)
Jorge Lopez (4/16 @ CHW, 4/21 @ NYY)
Felix Pena (4/16 @ TEX, 4/21 vs. SEA)
Ervin Santana (4/15 vs. KC, 4/20 @ DET)
Dan Straily (4/15 @ BOS, 4/20 vs. MIN)
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