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In Detroit, he’ll compete with a combination of up-and-coming prospects such as Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal and Matt Manning, along with savvy veterans like Spencer Turnbull, Michael Fulmer, Michael Boyd and Jose Ureña. It’s a crowded room, and one where nothing will be guaranteed based on name recognition.
I suspect part of the reason that there's such a huge gap between my rank for Gonzales and that of my colleagues is the fact that Seattle has plans to continue with a six-man rotation in 2021, which would potentially limit his innings to the 160's, rather than a repeat of 2019's 203 IP. Still, you know what they say about the best laid plans of Mariners and men, right? In any event, what's not to like about a guy who allowed just seven walks (0.90 BB/9) in 69 2/3 innings last season? He also had career-bests in K/9 (8.27), K/BB (9.14), and a fourth consecutive season with improvement in BABIP (.263). Even a little bit of regression is going to provide your fantasy staff with a very solid floor from which to build.
He's plus (well above average compared to major leaguers) at basically everything on a baseball field, and his performance alone is hard to find comparables for. He's probably big-league-ready right now -- the present value of 50 means he'd be an average every-day player -- but he hasn't even played in Double-A yet. The Rays tend to take it slow in promoting their prospects, and they're loaded in middle-infield talent at every level, but you could consider waiting until the All-Star break to call him up a little slow.
"I knew something wasn't right. I'm glad it was something specific and pretty easy to fix," Strasburg said.
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But the biggest changes for Kopech have happened away from the field. They've had to. He hasn't been on a big league field in two and a half years.
Teheran last made an All-Star appearance in 2016, so it’s been awhile. He’s no longer the former Braves Opening Day starter, instead heading to Los Angeles last season and failing miserably in a short stint with the Angels.
I don’t think I’m bragging or exaggerating or whatever in saying that I was dealing in that game.Blake Snell
I suspect part of the reason that there's such a huge gap between my rank for Gonzales and that of my colleagues is the fact that Seattle has plans to continue with a six-man rotation in 2021, which would potentially limit his innings to the 160's, rather than a repeat of 2019's 203 IP. Still, you know what they say about the best laid plans of Mariners and men, right? In any event, what's not to like about a guy who allowed just seven walks (0.90 BB/9) in 69 2/3 innings last season? He also had career-bests in K/9 (8.27), K/BB (9.14), and a fourth consecutive season with improvement in BABIP (.263). Even a little bit of regression is going to provide your fantasy staff with a very solid floor from which to build.
He's plus (well above average compared to major leaguers) at basically everything on a baseball field, and his performance alone is hard to find comparables for. He's probably big-league-ready right now -- the present value of 50 means he'd be an average every-day player -- but he hasn't even played in Double-A yet. The Rays tend to take it slow in promoting their prospects, and they're loaded in middle-infield talent at every level, but you could consider waiting until the All-Star break to call him up a little slow.
"I knew something wasn't right. I'm glad it was something specific and pretty easy to fix," Strasburg said.
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But the biggest changes for Kopech have happened away from the field. They've had to. He hasn't been on a big league field in two and a half years.
Teheran last made an All-Star appearance in 2016, so it’s been awhile. He’s no longer the former Braves Opening Day starter, instead heading to Los Angeles last season and failing miserably in a short stint with the Angels.
I don’t think I’m bragging or exaggerating or whatever in saying that I was dealing in that game.Blake Snell