Free Pick 7/15/19
Monday baseball:
MLB
Cleveland -165 (Plutko, xFIP 5.08) vs Detroit (Norris, xFIP 4.63). At first glance, neither of these pitchers appears to be very good. But Plutko has a K:BB ratio of nearly 7:1 which is outstanding. The Tigers will have to hit their way on base because Plutko isn't going to walk them, and we know the Tigers don't hit very well. Then there's the Tigers horrid bullpen. How bad are they? The Tigers have used 26 pitchers this season. When factoring out the starters and focusing on guys used primarily out of the bullpen who have appeared in at least 5 games, they have exactly 2 guys with an xFIP under 4.00 (Greene and Farmer). Yikes, that's worse than the Mets bullpen. It's a big price, but let's lay the wood with the Indians.
MLB
Cleveland -165 (Plutko, xFIP 5.08) vs Detroit (Norris, xFIP 4.63). At first glance, neither of these pitchers appears to be very good. But Plutko has a K:BB ratio of nearly 7:1 which is outstanding. The Tigers will have to hit their way on base because Plutko isn't going to walk them, and we know the Tigers don't hit very well. Then there's the Tigers horrid bullpen. How bad are they? The Tigers have used 26 pitchers this season. When factoring out the starters and focusing on guys used primarily out of the bullpen who have appeared in at least 5 games, they have exactly 2 guys with an xFIP under 4.00 (Greene and Farmer). Yikes, that's worse than the Mets bullpen. It's a big price, but let's lay the wood with the Indians.
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