Bartolo Colon holds my favorite nickname among all pitchers with The Big Apple, but what's a good nickname if the player doesn't perform well? Prior to this outing, Colon held a 4.92 ERA and identical 4.12 FIP/xFIP across his previous 12 starts, making owners cautious to trust the large fella from New York. However, he lit up the scoreboard in a good way with a sterling 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 Hits, 1 BBs, 9 Ks last night, crushing his 6.82 K/9 for the season. It nearly mimicked his previous shutout performance on the hill against Philly and may make some people turn to Bartolo down the stretch. At first I would warn you against such an idea given his tumultuous season, but looking at his matchups may have turned me around. If the five man rotation sticks, the rest of his season would be: Miami, Atlanta, Yankees, Cincinatti, Philly. Considering that 3 of those starts are excellent you may want to consider Colon if you need some help in the earlier rounds. Just throwing it out there.
Let’s see what every other SP did yesterday:
