To Be Or Not Colby

It’s playoff time and you’re hunting to find that little bit of extra value to put you over the edge.  You watch as Colby Lewis entered the 8th inning with...

It's playoff time and you're hunting to find that little bit of extra value to put you over the edge.  You watch as Colby Lewis entered the 8th inning with a perfect game and ended with a line of 9.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 Hits, 0 BBs, 4 Ks.  Your heart races and you rush to the wire to see that he's still available.  But wait!  What's this?  He's allowed 15 ER total in his previous three starts?  He has a 4.61 xFIP this year with a 4.48 xFIP in the second half?  His K per 9 is 6.26 and features an unimpressive 34.5% groundball rate?  He hasn't had a game with over 6 strikeouts since July 24th?  Rationality seeps down your arm like a cold shower as you slowly move the mouse away from the "add player" button.  That was a close one.

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Nick Pollack

Founder of Pitcher List. Creator of CSW, The List, and SP Roundup. Worked with MSG, FanGraphs, CBS Sports, and Washington Post. Former college pitcher, travel coach, pitching coach, and Brandeis alum. Wants every pitcher to be dope.