With September comes the expansion of rosters, making it an exciting time for a pitching enthusiast like me. We get new looks at plenty of arms across the league and while a good amount are nothing to write home about, sometimes someone with the intriguing scouting report of Luiz Gohara comes along and I have to sit down. At the end of the day it was 4.0 IP, 6 ER, 4 Hits, 4 BBs, 6 Ks, which will make you think that I'm going to give him the ole' Cup of Schmo, but nay. NAY. He was pumping 96-97mph heat with solid command of his Fastball, which is a great foundation to build on. Slider was good, not amazing, but good, with a Changeup I think can develop a bit more into the better #2 pitch. Overall, pretty impressive for a 21-year-old and while I'd be cautious trusting him right now, he can be a very sneaky play for 2018 if he gets a spot in the rotation. I wrote a GIF Breakdown over at Rotographs that I highly recommend for some extra reading, but for now there's a small chance he could be your savior, but it's clearly a risky play.
Let’s see how every other SP did yesterday:
Thoughts on Taillon today and Clevinger tomorrow?
How confident are you starting them?
You benching any of them?
I’m starting both, while favoring Clev over Taillon.
Need to find a replacement for Castillo. Also Gausman getting blow’d up, again, tempted to drop. Got my eye on Lopez / Woodruff / Richards. Playoffs start Mon, looks like I’ll be 3 seed of 6, 12 teamer, only get 2 waiver moves/week. Thanks for the awesome work!
its kershaw day*
Castillo is a top 10 arm next year. This guy has ace stuff.