I rarely lead with aces. There's no point to it as you guys know he's an ace and aces gonna ace. Well, I feel the need to talk about Chris Sale after his 3.0 IP, 6 ER, 7 Hits, 3 BBs, 3 Ks marks the second straight dud from the previous "far and away" AL Cy-Young winner, sparking plenty of talk about Kluber vs. Sale. That doesn't matter here, we're all about fantasy in the roundup (It's still Sale, by the way). The reason we're here are two clunkers in a row of 6 and 4 ER, with a 7 ER not too far away just five games ago. Is Sale bad now? Can I trust him? I'm sure some have those questions. What happened here is that the Indians own Sale and his Changeup + Sinker (responsible for the 6 ER and 7 ER games), and Sale simply wasn't on the top of his game, especially with his Four-Seamer command in this one last night. I wouldn't be shocked if we see 3 ER or fewer the rest of the way now from Sale as he hits 300 Ks. I'm really just writing this to yell at Sale for not taking advantage of the one week I put him at #1 on The List with Kershaw and Scherzer hurt. COME ON MAN.
Let’s see how every other SP did yesterday:
Amen to more than 5 from Maeda. I have Griffin as a stream for Sunday. But I need to turn him for something of value for my playoff run. Move on Glasnow now? Or do E-Jaxxx, Newcomb, Junis, or Heaney make any sense? As I’m writing this, I’m realizing the shitfest.
Haha, I find it hard to trust Junis just yet and Newcomb is a mess. Glasnow has been a “he’s fixed!” case twice over already, making it hard to think he’s legit this time.
Ejax or Heaney seem like the right move.
Thanks. Might as well tryout Heaney’s 2 start week against mediocre offenses to see if it leads anywhere.