STREAMER OF THE WEEK (17% Owned CBS, 4% Yahoo, 2% ESPN)
Spencer Turnbull, SP DET (4/23 @ BOS, 4/28 @ CHW)
0-2, 3.43 1.29 WHIP 10.29 K/9 in 21.0 IP
Currently pitching to a 3.43 ERA and a 10.29 K/9, Spencer Turnbull has been able to minimize hard contact (34.5%) and pitch to his peripherals (3.19 FIP 3.85 xFIP). He is currently touting an 11.2% swinging strike rate, which is slightly above league average, but finished with 15 and 10 swinging strikes in two of his April starts against the Royals and Indians.
Turnball throws a fastball (64.9%), slider* (19.7%), curveball (14.0%) and has sprinkled in a changeup on occasion (1.4%). His slider has been known to flash plus at times and is yielding a 2.9 pVAL with a 19.4% swinging strike rate, 40% o-swing, 37.5% zone rate ($$$). The slider is also carrying a 40% whiff rate, which is Top 25 in the MLB and hasn’t yielded a single hit all season (.000). Wins may be tough for Turnball to come by this week, but if you are desperate at the position, Spencer Turnball offers 2 starts and a high floor.
*Fangraphs categorizes this pitch as a slider, but Statcast classifies it as a cutter. I’m going with Fangraphs because of track record.
WEEK 3 STREAMER RESULTS:
Trevor Richards, SP MIA:
GAME 1: 4.2 IP 4 H 4 BB 5 ER 3 K (LOSS)
GAME 2: 6.1 IP 6 H 0 BB 3 ER 7 K (LOSS, QUALITY START)
6 TOTAL POINTS
MUST START
Carlos Carrasco (MIA, @HOU)
Jack Flaherty (MIL, CIN)
Chris Sale (DET, TBR)
SAFE START
Kevin Gausman (@CIN, COL)
Domingo German (@LAA, @SFG)
Jake Arrieta (@NYM, MIA)
Joe Musgrove (ARI, @LAD)
Kenta Maeda (@CHC, PIT)
Cole Hamels (LAD, @ARI)
Mike Minor (@OAK, @SEA)
Zach Eflin (@NYM, MIA)
Pablo Lopez (@CLE, DET)
Eduardo Rodriguez (DET, NYY)
Sonny Gray (@ATL, @STL)
Ivan Nova (@BAL, DET)*
RISKY START
J.A. Happ (@LAA, @SFG)
Jake Odorizzi (@HOU, BAL)
Luke Weaver (@PIT, CHC)
Brad Peacock (MIN, CLE)
Trevor Williams (ARI, @LAD)
Brad Keller (@TBR, LAA)
Steven Matz (PHI, MIL)
Anibal Sanchez (@COL, OAK)
Trent Thornton (SFG, OAK)
Zack Godley (@PIT, CHC)
Wade Miley (MIN, CLE)
Yonny Chirinos (KCR, @BOS)
DONT START
Erik Swanson (@SDP, TEX)
Lance Lynn (@OAK, @SEA)
David Hess (CHW, @MIN)
Jeremy Hellickson (@COL, SDP)
Matt Harvey (NYY, @KCR)
Tyson Ross (@BOS, @CHW)
Corbin Burnes (@STL, @NYM)
Marco Estrada (TEX, @TOR)
Chris Stratton (NYY, @KCR)
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