The Jaws Of Life

What if I told you that Jeff Samardzija holds a 10.53 K/9, 2.29 BB/9 and 2.97 xFIP? That’s where Loose Lips stands after his 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 Hits, 0 BBs, 11...

What if I told you that Jeff Samardzija holds a 10.53 K/9, 2.29 BB/9 and 2.97 xFIP? That's where Loose Lips stands after his 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 Hits, 0 BBs, 11 Ks against the Dodgers last night. Sure, that's also a 5.03 ERA, but there's no way I'm ignoring the 3.09 SIERA, 3.63 FIP, 27.5% soft and hard contact, 60.6% LOB rate that will inch closer to 70-75%, and 6+ IPS. Alright Nick, when do we get to the part that you tell me Samardzija is bad. Never! Well, he's not that good at leat. I want you guys to keep in mind that because this was his sixth start, all of his numbers will get morphed enormously based on this outing (small sample size!) and that he held a 4.54 FIP prior to this start. He's a guy who will be super dominant like this at times, then have 4+ ER clunkers as well (half his starts thus far!). My ranking of him in the 70s is far from fair - he deserves to be in the 50s at the very least - though I don't see all of those peripherals taking massive shape and delivering us a Top 30 SP rest of the season. That's just not how Samardzija works.

Let’s see how every other SP did yesterday:

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Nick Pollack

Founder of Pitcher List. Creator of CSW, The List, and SP Roundup. Worked with MSG, FanGraphs, CBS Sports, and Washington Post. Former college pitcher, travel coach, pitching coach, and Brandeis alum. Wants every pitcher to be dope.

12 responses to “The Jaws Of Life”

  1. Asher Dratel says:

    I’m assuming you’d rather have Morton over Cahill in a 12-tm?

  2. Tim Kroninger says:

    Back of the rotation SP in a points league – Morton or JC Ramirez?

    • Nick Pollack says:

      Tim!

      We gave you a shoutout in the Podcast for your Harvey comments. Please tell us who pronounced your last name correctly.

      I believe Morton sliiightly more, but Ramirez has the easier schedule for the next month, making me go JC.

  3. Manley Ramirez says:

    What’s the fantasy equivalent to a one night stand? A streamer. So I think One Night Bland best fits a streamer/fringy starter you don’t expect to dominate or to stay on your squad afterwards, but was good enough to meet your needs that night if you used him.

  4. Matt Nielsen says:

    Do you think Morton is a good sell semi-high? Also, that Gausman ejection was a damn disgrace.

  5. Matt Nielsen says:

    2017: DL With It.

    Sorry, that’s all I got.

  6. Tim Kroninger says:

    Yes, you got it right!

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