Back And On The Black

Would you look at this. Brian Johnson, who has endured plenty on his path to the majors including a line drive to the head, getting robbed at gunpoint, and overwhelming anxiety was...

Would you look at this. Brian Johnson, who has endured plenty on his path to the majors including a line drive to the head, getting robbed at gunpoint, and overwhelming anxiety was called up for a spot start for the Red Sox and absolutely dominated with a 9.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 Hits, 0 BBs, 8 Ks and shook us all game long. Keep in mind, this is the same Brian Johnson who looked disappointing as anything in 2015, made a career of sounding just like another vocalist, and got a solid meh in his previous outing on April 18th. He's being sent back down to the minors for now so this isn't really all too fantasy relevant, but I want to make sure you guys aren't stashing him for his next callup. His command is fine and he has a solid loopy Curveball but I see plenty of blegh outings in his future with some moments of brilliance. Possible streamer with upside of being a Toby. That's it.

Let’s see how every other SP did yesterday:

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Nick Pollack

Founder of Pitcher List. Creator of CSW, The List, and SP Roundup. Worked with MSG, FanGraphs, CBS Sports, and Washington Post. Former college pitcher, travel coach, pitching coach, and Brandeis alum. Wants every pitcher to be dope.

4 responses to “Back And On The Black”

  1. Dan says:

    Nick, you are a Toby.

  2. Aguy says:

    Would you trade Bundy + Eduardo for Fulmer?

    • Nick Pollack says:

      Depends on my state of SP. If I had depth already yes, it’s a good 2-for-1. I imagine in a good handful of cases I’d like to keep the depth with Edu and Bundy, though.

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