MARKET PULSE: Matz-o balls
Jul 4 2015
See the end of the article for an explanation of the ratings used here. And a thousand thanks to the folks at OnRoto.com for providing the oh-so-important league ownership data for this article.
Aargh! All pitchers? Yes, if you're like us, you want hitters, hitters, hitters. But there are a lot of interesting pitchers too look at this week, so we present our selection of all (but one) pitchers.
Shallow leagues
So Steven Matz (LHP, NYM) is finally arrived, and he's already owned in 60% of mixed leagues. What should the other 40% of you do? Considering his record-setting(?) 4 RBI debut strong minor-league history, we'd recommend you add him now. He has a career 2.29 ERA in the minors, including a 2.19 ERA in the PCL this season. That...
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