I’ve got a weekend board coming for y’all, so look for that on Friday evening. I’ll try to get one for each of these last 3 weekends.
I’m a huge Logan Webb fan, but he isn’t an unquestioned must-start here. His 1.28 WHIP v. teams over .500 is 14 pts higher than sub-.500 clubs, including a 1.53 in 19 IP v. the Padres. I’m more inclined to run him if I’m in chase mode hoping vintage Webb returns with 8 shutty in a low-scoring win.
Brant Hurter has sneakily been a big reason the Tigers are back in the wildcard mix. He has 33 innings with 3.00 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, and 19% K-BB, often following an opener (1 start, 6 follows) for about 5 innings per outing. He has wins in each of his last 4 outings, including a traditional 5-inning start v. LAA.
Do not feel obligated to start Freddy Peralta. ARI is so scary. They are 1st in BB% v. righties since July 1st and 3rd on the year while Peralta has walked at least 2 batters in each of his last 10 starts (10% BB).
FRIDAY MORNING UPDATE: I agree w/the comment that Clarke Schmidt should be higher but I didn’t want to remake the chart so I just 2-x’d him and highlighted it to signify it was changed. I mistakenly thought this was his return from the IL, but w/the tune-up start at CHC (75 pitches, 4.7 IP), I feel good running him in a lot of spots today. He’s even borderline 3-x depending on your situation. View him more in the Webb/Hurter range.
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Oof, Bobby Miller just allowed a 3-run homer, ending his day with 6 ER in just 4.3 IP. As it stands right now, I still think I’ll be in at the discounted rate for 2025, but obviously we could learn of an injury in the offseason (if not sooner) that would then change his outlook.
I’m very excited for Kumar Rocker’s debut. He has an 0.91 ERA, 0.57 WHIP, & 41% K-BB rate in his last 7 starts across Double- and Triple-A.
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Paul Sporer: Hello everyone!! Thanks for coming out
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Tigers, oh my!: How would you value the following Detroit players in a deep al-only keeper? (5×5 roto, Sv+holds) Reese Olson, Wenceel Perez, JH Malloy, Jason Foley, Ty Madden?
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Paul Sporer: Didn’t even plan this, very first question is about my Tigers!!
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Paul Sporer: Even w/the health, Olson is my #1. From there it’s probably Perez or JHM. I’m not sure Foley is a long-term closer option so he’s last on the list
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Guest: It’s crunch time baby! Pick best 3 from these SP matchups: Ragans @ NYY, Webb vs SDP, Ober vs CIN, Peralta @ ARI or C. Sanchez vs NYM. Thanks!
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Paul Sporer: I know NYY/SDP are tough, but I gotta run Ragans and Webb. I just have too much trust in them to sit ’em and it’d just kill me if they cooked on my bench. 3rd is Ober for me. He’s been wonderful outside of 2 starts v. KCR and 1 other dud (was it ATL? I can’t remember off the dome) and even avenged his KC ugliness w/a gem v. them last time out! Good group to pick from as Peralta and Sanchez are plenty competent, too, but they catch the sits here
Not a bad board for Wednesday’s full slate. Plenty of options across the various formats. I’m sure some of the 2- and 1-x guys will pop off, but identifying exactly who is tough. Bradford, for example, could deal but I’m not dying to take the shot at ARI.
I’m putting this together pretty early on Sunday because I’m watching my niece and won’t be on the computer as much for Sunday afternoon/evening. If something does change, don’t hesitate to let me know if the comments and I’ll give my thoughts on the new guy. It’s a brutal board to start the week after Skenes so be very careful out there!
