I don't like Dan Straily. Well okay, maybe as a person I have to hand it to him for his journey and continued perseverance to figure out his repertoire, etc. but it is just so frustrating trying to explain why I don't want to own this guy in my leagues and last night's 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 Hits, 0 BBs, 14 Ks is just one giant eye-roll to me. Think Hinox in Breath of the Wild. But Nick, why do you dislike Straily? Because his Fastball is pretty dang meh and while his Slider can carry him through strikeouts from time to time, he's going to burn you more than help. Great example is his current season, where his first three starts accrued just 13.2 innings with nine walks and just 10 Ks. Nine walks! But now Straily goes against the Padres and everything is so skewed and making everyone go "Ohhhhh what if?!" Stupid Padres ruining everything. You know how many games Straily has had more than 8 Ks in since 2014? Just one. ONE. Moreso, since the start of 2016, Straily fanned five or fewer batters in 75% of his starts. That's what you're dealing with here, a guy who is going to be so boring each week and heavily risk you getting burned. I guess I'm fine starting him against the Padres and maybe one or two other teams in the majors. That's it. Yay.
Let’s see how every other SP did yesterday:
