Roto Riteup: May 31, 2015
Today’s Roto Riteup is written by that other guy.
On today’s agenda:
1. Khris Davis out with torn meniscus
2. Various news and notes
3. Streaming Pitcher Options
Khris Davis out with torn meniscus
Davis had to leave the Brewers blowout loss against the Diamondbacks after tearing up his knee and will require surgery. Depending on the type of surgery, it’s entirely possible that Davis is effectively done for the remainder of the season; however, there’s also the chance that Davis will be able to return near the start of August.
Prior to an injury, Davis had hit .322 with 4 homers and six other extra-base hits since May 7th. Gerardo Parra — a more than capable starter — will take most of his ABs, and should be an easy starter in NL-only and deeper standard leagues.
Various news and notes
Dallas Keuchel had one hell of an outing yesterday, striking out 11 White Sox(s?) to drop his ERA to 1.76. Keuchel is still getting a little bit of BABIP luck, but he genuinely does induce weak or awkward contact, so you have to alter expectations. The strikeouts aren’t usually there, but he’s still an easy starter, even in 10-team leagues.
Yasiel Puig could finally be on the path to returning to the majors, with Don Mattingly saying the outfielder could start a rehab assignment near the end of next week. Puig’s been sidelined for more than a month with a hamstring issue, and Andre Ethier has filled in nicely in his absence.
Brandon Morrow will have a rehab outing Tuesday in Double-A on his way back from a shoulder issue. Morrow looked solid before heading to the DL, and he should be regaining his rotation spot once he’s built up some stamina.
Aaron Sanchez walked three batters over five innings yesterday, bringing his season K/BB ratio to 39/37. Sanchez is proving what some (i.e. me) have thought all along: he’s easily best suited for the bullpen and will have too many command issues to be a viable starter. The Blue Jays don’t have much depth, though, so he’ll stick in the rotation for now.
Streaming Pitcher Options
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A pitcher for today: Adam Warren at OAK (Jesse Chavez)
Though he faces off against another good pitcher, Warren will be able to take advantage of Oakland’s lineup.
A pitcher for tomorrow: Alex Colome at LAA (Garrett Richards)
Colome will have the platoon advantage, as Kole Calhoun is the only real LHH of note in the Angels lineup.
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Is Chad Bettis for real? In a deep league is he worth throwing money at? I see that his curveball and changeup have had good whiff rates this month. Velocity mediocre at a little over 92, but not terrible. Four pitches he uses regularly.
I guess if you bench him selectively for home games, with that curveball he could be useful in deep or NL only leagues. How much break will he lose with that curveball at Coors? It’s ~ 20%, right?
I don’t like starting anyone in Coors, but he’s worth a look in deep leagues, sure. I want to watch his start against the Giants before I’m confident in saying what he is just yet.
There will be some stuff on Bettis tomorrow, I can now say!