Fridays's Spot Starter's Stats - Ryan Vogelsong - 6.0 Innings Pitched - 5 Strikeouts - No Decision - 1.50 ERA - 1.00 WHIP
Week Seven Starters' Stats - 27.1 Innings Pitched - 12 Strikeouts - 3.95 K/9 - 0 Wins in 4 Starts - 2.31 ERA - 1.06 WHIP
Cumulative Starers' Stats - 370.1 Innings Pitched - 278 Strikeouts - 6.76 K/9 - 22 Wins in 59 Starts - 3.72 ERA - 1.22 WHIP
Starter Stats Spreadsheet Viewable Online Here
First, I'd like to apologize for Friday's lack of a column. Didn't get it done before work, and couldn't gut it out after work. I'd understand if you weren't confidant in the prediction, even though it worked out. But first lets talk about Thursday's spot starter, Narveson, who delivered a gem. 7.1 innings of no run ball with a 0.68 WHIP is great for a free agent pickup. The four strikeouts weren't anything to write home about, but nothing to complain about either, and he just didn't luck into the win. The same thing happened with Friday's starter, Vogelsong, who went six innings but let up a single earned run leading to him not earning a decision. The early spot starts in the week by Joel Pineiro and Brandon McCarthy weren't great, but they were good enough for Vogelsong and Narveson to bring the ERA and WHIP to great numbers. You'd like more strikeouts, but there's always the new day. As always, the recommended starters are available in more than fifty percent of ESPN leagues. Saturday means the weekend, and the weekend means a pair of spot starters....
