Scott Baker has a 1.12 WHIP and an ERA over 5. It is a lot harder to fake a good WHIP. He should finish the year with an ERA under 4, and if you add him now, that means you’re only going to get the good stats he accumulates the rest of the way. Another guy to look at is Brian Bannister, although you can’t expect as much out of him. If you want to expect even less, there’s Braden Looper.
J.P. Howell is now closing in Tampa Bay.
Today’s unknown catcher is Kurt Suzuki, although if I keep mentioning him perhaps he will no longer be unknown. His average has dropped about 60 points to .271, but while he was not good enough to hit .330, he is not bad enough to hit .271 either.
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