2278 - Early Season Pitching Performances - Real or Not?

Take 10 with Tim – April 11, 2025 – 9:30/8:30 am1.Pitchers off the great starts. Are you a believer?a.Hunter Greene (Cin, 3, ADP=26 starting pitcher) – 17.1 IP, 2 wins, 23K, 1.31 ERA, 0.629 WHIPb.Kris Bubic (KC, 108, 4) – 12.2 IP, 2 wins, 16K, 0.71 ERA, 0.868 WHIPc.Spencer Schwellenbach (ATL, 25, 20) – 20 IP, 1 win, 19K, 0.45 ERA, 0.286 WHIPd.Jack Leiter (Tex, 160, 25) – 10 IP, 2 wins, 10K/1BB, 0.90 ERA, 0.700 WHIP e.Casey Mize (Det, 145, 30) – 11.2 IP, 2 wins, 12K, 0.77 ERA, 0.943 WHIPf.Chris Bassett (Tor, 100, 48) – 12.2 IP, 1 win, 16K, 0.71 ERA, 1.105 WHIP2.Pitchers off the poor starts. Are you worried?a.Chris Sale (ATL, 8, 146) – 14.2 IP, 3 GS, 0 wins, 17K, 6.75 ERA, 1.364 WHIPb.Dylan Cease (SD, 12, 114) – 14.2 IP, 3 GS, 1 win, 18K, 7.98 ERA, 1.568 WHIPc.Bailey Ober (Min, 21, 349) – 12.2 IP, 3 GS, 0 win, 12K, 7.11 ERA, 2.400 WHIP d.Aaron Nola (PHI, 22, 210) – 11.1 IP, 2 GS, 0 win, 10K, 6.35 ERA, 1.235 WHIPe.Tanner Bibee (CLE, 27, 220) – 9.2 IP, 2 GS, 1 win, 6K, 6.52 ERA, 1.345 WHIP3.I thought Justin Verlander had fallen too much in drafts, but maybe there’s nothing left. He’s getting beat up pretty well so far.a.Time to move on?4.Kyren Paris continues to make baseball look easy. He hit two home runs on Wednesday and has five for the season, to go along with four stolen bases. He’s also hitting .440. WOW! a.He’s played a little 2B and CF this season, but Rengifo is back. Can they sit this guy? If no, where does he play?b.As I asked last week, is this for real or just a hot streak?5.Vlad Jr. signs a megadeal with the Blue Jays for 14 years and $500 million. a.Is this the latest Mike Trout type of deal – meaning, he’ll make a lot of money but never win much?6.Wyatt Langford hits the IL with an oblique injury. They say it won’t be long, but that’s usually not the case. Dustin Harris gets the call.a.Will he get enough at-bats to warrant looking at in a fantasy league?b.The data doesn’t look good on this guy, so I’ve soured. But perhaps I’m wrong.7.Justin Steele has been placed on the IL after a great outing against the Rangers. However, the velo was down, and he was diagnosed with elbow tendinitis.a.He was drafted as a top 40 starter, maybe more, so this one hurts. Any thoughts on who a fantasy manager should pick up?b.What will the Cubs do?8.Pablo Lopez hits the IL with a hamstring injury. The Twins are deep in starting pitching in the minor leagues with Zebby Matthews, David Festa, and Marco Raya available.a.Who are speculating on?b.Hamstring injuries can be bad, but unless you’re Mike Trout, a return in two or three weeks is reasonable. Would you spend a ton of FAAB here?9.What hitter are you going to target for this weekend’s FAAB?10.What pitcher are you going to target for this weekend’s FAAB?