You could set your watch by
Marcus Stroman. In almost a 1,000 career innings, he has a 7.4 K/9, 2.5 BB/9, 3.60 xFIP, and a 13.3% HR/FB. This year? 7.5 K/9, 2.1 BB/9, 3.59 xFIP, and 13.5% HR/FB. In a world full of unknowns like: Why does Sirius only have a Yacht Rock channel in the summer? Why did I scream at a supermarket employee the other day, "I stan my deodorant, even if it's against it!" only to realize later at home the bottle read anti-stain? Or why has no one come up with vitamints -- vitamin/mints? These are unknowns. Marcus Stroman, that guy is a known, and his known is a solid number three fantasy starter. Yesterday, Marcus Stroman went 8 IP, 1 hit, 1 walk, 7 Ks in 90 pitches, ERA at 2.59. Perhaps most impressively is how that terrible pitching park, Great American Ballpark, didn't even affect him, but that's because of his 51% GB rate. Yes, that's on par with past seasons too. What's someone with no upside or downside? Marcus Stroman is Side. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
