Tap the Rockies for Gray or Freeland?
We’ve entered an era where we can no longer just completely ignore Rockies starting pitchers. OK, if you’re in a 10-team league, you needn’t give them a ton of attention, but anything beyond that probably has at least a couple of their guys rostered as spot starters. Perhaps most surprising is the fact that their perceived best has been their outright worst with Jon Gray posting a 5.68 ERA and 1.48 WHIP in 65 innings, though his base skills are also the best of the bunch with a 20% K-BB rate (he’s best among their SPs in both components, too). Yet the less-heralded Kyle Freeland has performed much better across the board (3.48 ERA, 1.23 WHIP) and remains much more available across the main fantasy outlets.
Should we chase Gray’s gaudy skills or settle for the staid workhorse-like profile of Freeland?
