I've given a lot of talk to the "Power Quads" but there's a secondary group of young arms that are making me super excited as well, with Dylan Bundy leading the charge. After his 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 Hits, 1 BBs, 3 Ks start last night, Bundy is now holding an absurd 1.37 ERA and 0.99 WHIP, after facing the Jays twice and Red Sox twice. Pretty impressive stuff that gets even better: He's holding both the third highest soft contact rate at 29.7% and third lowest hard contact rate at 16.2%. Holy Wade Boggs' Mustache! This guy is legit! Yeaaaaaahhhhh. This is going to be a weird blurb because after being so into Bundy last year and loving him in drafts this season, I feel like I have to be the one now to tell people to hit the brakes. Funny how that works. I've watched a good amount of Bundy and there are two problems I have with the fella to make me think he can be a sturdy #3 for your team through the year: He makes a ton of mistakes that aren't getting punished like they should (such as Sliders elevated inside the zone or Fastballs peeling back to the middle of the plate) and he still shows serious endurance questions later in innings. Then of course we need to consider that he threw 109 innings last year and there's no way the Orioles are going to push him over 180 this year. None. And that's assuming he avoids all the injuries he's had in the past. What I'm getting at here is that I'm loving Bundy thus far - how could you not? - but I'm totally in sell high mode if people consider him Top 30 now. I'll have him mid 30s on Monday and would be surprised if I pushed him close to Top 25 this year.
Let’s see how every other SP did yesterday:
You’re gonna be wrong on Trevor Cahill.
Why? Because he has a 2.86 xFIP and 10.31 K/9 through three starts?
Nothing has changed with Cahill that makes me think he’ll be a steady starter in a 12-teamer.
I think his set of pitches is very good, including a filthy slider.
I was just looking at the leaderboard for swinging strikes and Cahill is way up there. Why does he generate 22% swstr% if he sucks?
I looked back and I must have misread something. He is high up there but nothing near an absurd 22%
Just got a “Quad” and a “spare tire” today. I have deGrom, Verlander, Taillon, Hamels, Stroman, Gsellman and now Manaea and Nova. You think Stroman and Hamels too Steep for Paxton? Love the site and the pod.
Hey Brent! Thanks for the support!
I think that’s a solid deal for you since you already have the depth in your staff. Consolidating your arms is a good move.
Asked this earlier so I’ll pose this to you since two of the players were highlighted in this post.
8 team AL Only 5×5 Standard Roto (yahoo):
Give:
Benintendi
Bundy
Stroman
Get:
Nelson Cruz
Manaea
Current roster:
C – Russell Martin
1b – Moreland
2b – Altuve
SS – Lindor
3b – Machado
If – Healy
Of – Betts
Of – Benintendi
Of – Haniger
Of – Kepler
Until – Gallo
DL – JD Martinez
DL – Wilson Ramos
Bn – Motter
Sp – McCullers
Sp – Stroman
Sp – Liriano
Sp – Devenski
Rp – Chapman
Rp – Bedrosian
Rp – Nate Jones
P – Justin Wilson
P – Keone Kela
Bn – Bundy
Bn – Daniel Norris
Bn – Shoemaker
Bn – Eduardo Rodriguez
Love Benintendi, but fear he may be a better real life player than fantasy, at least for now. Like what Bundys done so far, but like Manaea as well. Not as high on Stroman. What’s really holding me back is that I can keep Benintendi through 2018.
Pull the trigger or hold?
Would u trade Manae and Bundy to get Paxton?
would you trade bundy for edwin diaz