Ranking the best pitchers who follow openers
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Posted Jun 3, 2019, 8:04 PM UTC
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Posted Jun 3, 2019, 8:04 PM UTC
You’ve got the Tampa crew of Beeks, Chirinos, and Yarbrough; Felix Peña multiple times with Nick Tropeano and now Cahill for the Angels; Adrian Sampson might have pitched himself into the rotation but he’s been bulk before, and Rangers have used Smyly as well; LeBlanc is going today for Seattle; Pirates went with Brault but that was closer to a bullpen day than a bulk reliever; Mariners brought up Justus behind a Kikuchi open; and I think maybe Oakland and SF ran out some scrubs, too.
I continue to post this one dude’s twitter, as it’s been a great source for me. https://twitter.com/Opener_News
I don’t have a list, and these guys are probably already owned, but Yonny Chirinos and Felix Peña have been very good thus far. If you don’t care about ERA/WHIP, Cahill is the long guy today and might do so later
Beeks has been pretty good so far as well. Kind of flying under the radar.
Thanks!
Thanks for this
Off the top of my head, Yonny Chirinos, Felix Pena, Jalen Beeks, Ryan Yarbrough are 4 consistent followers I keep my eye on (although the Rays guys can get occasional true starts as well). Beyond that, idk.