The foundation of offensive success is – avoiding outs. Building off that obvious point, I thought it would be useful to take a look at the last 30 days of action to see who (A) isn’t putting the ball in play, (B) who is taking a walk and (C) who is or isn’t controlling the
strikeouts
High K, Low BB, High GB, Arms
I say it a lot. What is that phrase that I often utter? I say, something like, you want strikeouts, walks and groundouts if we are just looking for shorthand approach to hurlers and which guys to target. We will talk about the interplay of punchouts, grounders and walks in what follows.Let’s go category by
Punchouts and Workload
When we are looking at starting pitchers, we generally focus on a handful of issues with said arm, and at the top of that list are things like dominance and the ability of the hurler to work deep into games. More directly, dominance gets you the punchout while innings get you a shot at the
Ray’s Ramblings: Late Season Targets – Strikeouts
Strikeouts. Where to find them down the stretch in fantasy baseball.It’s late in the year, and every point in every category matters. In this piece, we will examine the punchout, listing the pitchers that have produced impressive strikeout numbers since the All-Star Break. We will break the arms down to starters and relievers. SECOND HALF: