Five Arms of Interest
Scouring the depths of the waiver wire to find some useful arms:
Ervin Santana, Twins, 24% roster rate | Has not pitched in the majors this year
This will be the most “known” arm on this list, but the veteran righty is widely available as he’s yet to appear in the majors this year. He had surgery on his right middle finger all the way back in February, but he’s finally slated to return. Santana has been a remarkably steady arm throughout his career, including a 3.32 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in 392.7 IP over the last two seasons. He doesn’t miss a lot of bats with a 19% strikeout rate, but he regularly goes deep into games so his strikeout volume is still solid. He’ll make his season debut tomorrow against Toronto and a good outing would no doubt push the price, so I’d get the jump in daily moves leagues and take a shot on Santana.