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First a look at the running totals through half of week 13:

25-14 record
3.93 ERA
7.4 K/9
2.7 K/BB
1.27 WHIP

On a side note, this is the last #2xSP before the All Star break. So I hope you enjoy the festivities — played in my home city of Minneapolis — and we’ll see you again in a couple weeks.

Here’s a look at this week’s recs, with team wOBA in parentheses:

Jake Odorizzi – 7.8% ESPN/16% Y!/57% own, 33% start CBS – v. KCR (.306), v. TOR (.334)

It didn’t start out so nice for Odorizzi this season. At the end of each month so far this season, here’s how his ERAs have laid out: 6.85, 5.13, 4.14. Read the rest of this entry »

First a look at the running totals through half of week 12:

21-13 record
3.95 ERA
7.4 K/9
2.7 K/BB
1.27 WHIP

Here’s a look at this week’s recs, with team wOBA in parentheses:

Danny Duffy – 11.4% ESPN/29% Y!/55% own, 36% start CBS – @MIN (.312), @CLE (.322) Read the rest of this entry »

First a look at the running totals through half of week 11:

18-13 record
4.04 ERA
7.5 K/9
2.8 K/BB
1.26 WHIP

Here’s a look at this week’s recs, with team wOBA in parentheses:

Nathan Eovaldi – 40.7% ESPN/39% Y!/81% own, 49% start CBS – @PHI (.302), v. OAK (.332)

I’ve made it no secret my affinity for Eovaldi, a fireballing right-hander (95-96 average on both heaters) with good strikeout (7.1 per nine) and grounder (46.9 percent) rates who plays in a very difficult park for left-handed hitters and all power hitters alike. Read the rest of this entry »

First a look at the running totals through half of week ten:

16-10 record
3.88 ERA
7.9 K/9
3.0 K/BB
1.21 WHIP

Here’s a look at this week’s recs, with team wOBA in parentheses:

Trevor Bauer – 9.4% ESPN/25% Y!/75% own, 42% start CBS – v. LAA (.325), v. DET (.329) Read the rest of this entry »

First a look at the running totals through half of week nine:

14-8 record
3.86 ERA
7.8 K/9
3.0 K/BB
1.20 WHIP

Here’s a look at this week’s recs, with team wOBA in parentheses:

Ryan Vogelsong – 33.3% ESPN/31% Y!/68% own, 43% start CBS – v. WAS (.315), v. COL (.348) Read the rest of this entry »

First a look at the running totals through half of week eight:

11-8 record
4.08 ERA
8.1 K/9
2.9 K/BB
1.25 WHIP

Here’s a look at this week’s recs, with team wOBA in parentheses:

RHP Henderson Alvarez – 4.9% ESPN/12% Yahoo!/55% own, 27% start CBS – v. TB (.307), @CHC (.293) Read the rest of this entry »

Thank you for your patience with me as I missed last week’s piece to attend a funeral in Minot, North Dakota. Now, onto this week’s business, but not before first taking a look at the running totals through week six:

9-8 record
4.17 ERA
8.3 K/9
2.8 K/BB
1.28 WHIP

Needless to say, the pre-DL Tyler Lyons clunker took its own toll on these stats. Let’s get back on track.

Here’s a look at this week’s recs, with team wOBA in parentheses:

RHP Nathan Eovaldi – 46.2% ESPN/46% Y!/80% ESPN (50% start) – @WAS (.309), v. ATL (.298) Read the rest of this entry »

First a look at the running totals through half of week four:

8-5 record
3.73 ERA
8.6 K/9
3.1 K/BB
1.18 WHIP

Here’s a look at this week’s recs, with team wOBA in parentheses:

LHP Tyler Lyons – 0.3% ESPN/2% Yahoo!/17% own, 10% start CBS – v. CHC (.285), v. ATL (.299) Read the rest of this entry »

First a look at the running totals through half of week four:

8-4 record
3.44 ERA
8.6 K/9
2.9 K/BB
1.15 WHIP

Not a bad start. Here’s a look at this week’s recs, with team wOBA in parentheses:

LHP Jon Niese – 12.1% ESPN/16% Yahoo!/68% CBS (52% start) – @ MIA (.327), v. PHI (.305) Read the rest of this entry »

Here are the stats so far through two-and-a-half trips through:

7-2 record
3.22 ERA
8.8 K/9
2.7 K/BB
1.17 WHIP

This week’s bunch is a pair of left-handers and one righty, and has brought about a potential semantics change for this column. It can be very difficult to find pitchers with three ownership figures in the sub-50 percent range, so it’s the opinion of the author that two out of three should suffice. If any grievance should be felt on this, feel free to air it in the comments section below. Thank you. -BW

Onto this week’s picks:

LHP Tyler Skaggs – 16.8% ESPN/23% Yahoo!/72% CBS (40% start) – v. CLE, v. TEX Read the rest of this entry »