Gausman in 2024
Posted: January 30th, 2024, 2:48 pm
Todd, last season you were very high on Gausman (I ended up keeping him, thanks). Anything change for this season? I can keep him for 1 year at $32.
12 team AL only 5x5 H2H keeper league using W+QS. My concern is he's basically a 2-pitch SP (FB+splitter 89% in 2023). Last year he threw his splitter in the zone around 21% of the time so hitters began laying off it more resulting in more walks. So he depends on his FB for strikes and while it does miss bats it has a high hard contact rate thus leading to a high BABIP the last two seasons. So do you see more of the same this season and is $32 too much for him? BTW, Cole and Castillo will be in the draft, possibly Pablo Lopez. Other possible SP1s Kirby, Eflin, Skubal and Valdez protected.
12 team AL only 5x5 H2H keeper league using W+QS. My concern is he's basically a 2-pitch SP (FB+splitter 89% in 2023). Last year he threw his splitter in the zone around 21% of the time so hitters began laying off it more resulting in more walks. So he depends on his FB for strikes and while it does miss bats it has a high hard contact rate thus leading to a high BABIP the last two seasons. So do you see more of the same this season and is $32 too much for him? BTW, Cole and Castillo will be in the draft, possibly Pablo Lopez. Other possible SP1s Kirby, Eflin, Skubal and Valdez protected.