With Ryu on the DL and Hill being Hill, Alex Wood has gotten his time to shine in the rotation and boy did he ever tonight with a line of 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 Hits, 1 BBs, 11 Ks against the Pirates. This follows up a rugged 4 ER start against the Giants and I'm sure you're excited if you ran with him. That's a 11.53 K/9 and 3.03 BB/9 across the season with a 2.17 FIP and 2.80 xFIP to boot. Holy Wade Boggs' Mustache! Then the groundball rate well above 55%...Hard Contact under 30%...wait, that headline was for good luck! Dang straight, I want Wood to stick in the rotation so badly. Please keep McCarthy and Ryu on the DL or send Hill to then pen or limit Urias' innings. I want Wood to pitch as a starter as he increased his Changeup usage and does a great job of keeping it low in the zone. I want this kid to be the man I thought he could be entering 2015. Please, please give him a chance. Oh, are you talking to us owners too? Sure am, 23.3% owned in ESPN leagues just isn't fair.
Let’s see how every other SP did yesterday:
Haha I knew you would regret making Wood secondary — that’s 2 times in a row! — to Snell. Wood is NOW what Snell can deliver only on his best and rare days when he has his walks under control : a low IPS, high K-potential lefty in a pitcher friendly home.
But it was the Royals, Manley! The Royals!
I cared enough that I listed Wood as a backup, for the record. Most of the time I just go with one name.
Nick! My squad is: Klub, Fulmer, Lance Lynn, Eduardo Rodriguez, Manaea, Charlie Morton, and JC Ramirez. Should I drop anyone for Alex wood or Gausman?
I prefer Gausman’s next two starts over JC Ramirez’s.
Wood heads to Coors next, so I’d sit that one out.
A Sanchez was dropped in my points league..would you still rank him ahead of Wood?
That’s Aaron, not Anibal right?
And yes, I would much rather own Aaron ROS than Wood.
sorry, yes Aaron. i knew there was another A sanchez after i made the post lol.
Nick, really enjoying using this site for the first year. I should have listened to Shafiq a year or two ago! We have 3 RP slots, 3 SP slots and 2 P spots, with an extra QS pitching category. I like to use one of my RP spots and find a starter and right now I have Bundy fulfilling that. Would you trade Lester and Bundy for Kluber then pick up Wood to use in that RP spot?
Thanks and keep up the good work!
Justin! Sorry I haven’t gotten the chance to dive into VPR with you yet, hope you’re well!
That sounds like an excellent plan to me!
Hey Nick…..Matt Harvey became available in my H to H league. Should i use my #1 waiver wire position to pick him up as back end support? My staff currently includes Sale, Verlander, Lynn, C. Morton, E. Rodriquez and A. Sanchez on DL. Or should I just let him go to someone else in pajamas?
Any comment on Harvey situation….buy in or stay away?
Must be Harvey is a friend of yours?…..Anyways, I picked him up without using my waiver. I guess I see him in a more positive light than the rest of my league. I think the Dark Knight will turn it around… He better his reputation and career may depend on it.
I’m sorry man! Somehow didn’t catch this comment line.
I think it comes down to his start today. He saw that velocity jump in his last start and if it’s still present in today’s game, I think we could be in for a solid rebound.
I’m ready to get rid of him if that velocity isn’t t there, thought.
Thanks Nick!…..I’ll be watching him closely tonight….and looking forward to reading your Roundup tomorrow.
Drop Shoemaker for Gausman? Nola is also a FA.
I’d do that.
Should I drop Stroman for Cahill? The total absence of K’s, plus being in the AL East, makes me want to…(I also got Stro for free)
Forgot to mention, we use QS as a 6th cat, so maybe that changes things a bit
I’d be holding Stroman in a QS league.
TY sir