If you're playing in fantasy leagues with a strict innings cap, the typical pitcher valuation chart distorts so much that it's as if you're looking at it in a funhouse mirror.
If you're over your innings pace, you must act now. Broom your starters who are not pulling their weight in strikeouts per inning and, just as important (but unfortunately much harder to project), wins per inning. I know it's hard to let starters with solid ERAs and WHIPs walk to your waiver wire, but unless they are on very good teams and thus likely to help in wins/inning, they must go. Explore trades, but you are in a bind and can't afford to dawdle and shouldn't expect any favors from leaguemates. What you need instead, pitching wise, are relievers with great strikeout rates. That usually means "closers," but not always. Good news, mixed leaguers: you are guaranteed to find closer-worthy K-rates on your waiver wire, just from guys with few saves and little hope of getting more. Getting them in for your Read More »from Pitching by the Numbers: Middle managementMichael Salfino
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