STARTERS: 2020 Gambles
Mar 7 2020
Most starting pitchers can be considered gambles in one form or another. Some are gambles worth taking. Others should be avoided.
Here, we will discuss gambles to avoid and define them as SP who are likely to be significantly overvalued on draft day.
This doesn't mean you should avoid targeting all of the guys listed here, but it does mean that you should think twice before bidding full value on them.
Last season, we helped you avoid investments in guys like Jaime Barría (RHP, LAA), Jhoulys Chacín (RHP, MIN), Jon Lester (LHP, CHC), José Quintana (LHP, CHC), and Trevor Williams (RHP, PIT), all of whom fell short of expectations in 2019.
Let's identify these risky SP for 2020 by looking at those who earned at least $5 in 2019 but had a...
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