Mark Buehrle: Waiver Wire Pickup

Jul 11, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; Toronto Blue Jays pitcher

Mark Buehrle

(56) delivers a pitch against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports

It’s been 16 seasons, but Mark Buehrle is pitching out of his mind this year. His current ERA is the lowest since 2011. He is getting enough run support from the Toronto Blue Jays offense. All of this makes Buehrle a must-add pitcher in most leagues.

With his 10th win on coming on July 11, this is Buehrle’s 15th straight season with at least 10 wins. It helps when you have one of the best offenses in the lead hitting for you. In his first three starts, the Blue Jays scored a combined 37 runs. They have scored at least 10 runs in six of Buehrle’s 18 starts this season.

Buehrle currently has a 3.34 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 13 quality starts. He can help you in pretty much every pitching category. Except strikeouts. He has just 61 strikeouts on the season, 109th among all qualifying pitchers. His season-high seven strikeouts came just this month, on July 1.

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However, if you are lucky enough to own a pitcher like Chris Sale or Dallas Keuchel, then Buehrle’s lack of strikeouts shouldn’t matter.

Even in his established career, 2015 could arguably be Buehrle’s best. He has four complete games this season, the most since 2004. 11 years ago. It helps that Buehrle is pitching deeper into games. He averages close to seven innings per start. 6.74 to be exact, which is 12th-most in the league. He pitched just 6.31 innings per start last season.

It also helps that he keeps his pitch count down. He averages 94 pitchers per start this season. He averaged 96 pitches per start last season. Two more pitches may not seem like a lot, but one or two of those pitches could be the difference between a quality start and a loss.

Mark Buehrle, despite everything he has done this season, is still widely available. He is owned in just 52 percent of ESPN.com leagues. So, if you need some pitching help, grab Buehrle from the waiver wire before it’s too late.