Fantasy Baseball 2019: Week 16 Pitching Waiver Adds

If you are looking for pitching help for your fantasy baseball team this week, there are plenty of arms available on the waiver wire.

At this point in the fantasy baseball season, the starting pitching pool is not the most desirable. There are names there that would be owned in years prior, but their performances this year force them to be unowned.

However, there are a couple of pitchers that have had good success recently and should be owned in more leagues. This is where looking at “name value” should be ignored. Let the numbers speak for themselves. That’s all that matters when trying to win a fantasy baseball championship.

Whether you play in a head-to-head, points or roto league, these pitchers can help make a push for the playoffs.

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I listed four starting pitchers with fantasy ownerships less than 20 percent in ESPN leagues.

Jeff Samardzija

Samardzija continues to put up great performances this season. His year-long numbers are great, yet he’s still available in 84 percent of ESPN leagues. This number should go up after his most recent outing.

In a surprise outcome, “The Shark” earned a win after giving up two runs to the Rockies in Colorado. This makes four wins and three quality starts in his last five games.

Samardzija makes his next start on July 20 at home against the Mets. With the majority of the New York offense hiding, he should be able to record another win and quality start.

Dario Agrazal

Agrazal made his fourth MLB start on Tuesday against the Cardinals. He allowed one run on five hits and three walks over six innings. He has two wins and three quality starts in his last three appearances.

I was at his last game and he showed decent control. Agrazal wasn’t getting deep into counts, finished with 87 pitches, but the lack of a true strikeout pitch will hurt his value. He has just seven punch outs in 22.0 innings.

Agrazal will make his next start on July 22 at home against the Cardinals. He may end with another quality start, don’t expect more than five strikeouts.

Glenn Sparkman

Sounds like I’m making these names up, but I’m not. Sparkman has been a part of the Royals bullpen for the first two months before moving to the rotation.

Since joining the rotation, Sparkman has a 5.36 ERA, 2-4 record and 25:11 K:BB ratio. There were a couple of low-inning, high-run outings in that span. In his most recent game, Sparkman pitched a complete game shutout with five hits, one walk and eight strikeouts agains the White Sox.

Sparkman reached six strikeouts just once before so this is not going to be a daily occurance. He makes his start on July 21 against the Indians.

Alex Young

Young joined the Diamondbacks rotation just before the All-Star break. In his four appearances, he is 3-0 with a 0.96 ERA, 13:3 K:BB ratio and one quality start.

Young needs to work on his control. He hasn’t pitched more than six innings and left with pitch counts in the 70s in all three of his starts. This isn’t a case of the coaches managing his innings, he’s 25 years old.

While it isn’t official, Young will likely make his next start on July 21 against the Brewers. Outside of Christian Yelich, the Milwaukee offense isn’t that dangerous compared to other teams.

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These four starting pitchers are the unlikely heroes you should target to help your fantasy baseball team. Who cares what they did in the past, you won’t be credited with those numbers. It’s about looking forward.

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