21
JUL
2016

MLB July 21st

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Tigers/White Sox Ov 10.5 (-110): Two of those worst pitchers in the league do battle here, and I just can’t help but to take the over. We’ll start by picking on Mike Pelfrey a little bit. Pelfrey has the 3rd worst xFIP in baseball at 5.16, he also is dead last in baseball with just a 4.14 K/9 rate, and for good measure he’s 10th worst in baseball with a 3.78 BB/9 rate. Frankly this guy has no business on an MLB roster let alone as a part of a starting rotation. He’s just plain awful. James Shields isn’t quite as bad as Pelfrey but he’s still plenty awful in his own right. He has a 4.86 xFIP which is 11th worst in baseball, and his 3.87 BB/9 rate is 5th worst in baseball, lastly his 6.34 K/9 rate is 14th worst in baseball. By now you get the idea, you’ve got trash vs. trash on the mound today. If this thing stays under the number so be it, I just can’t stay away.

That’s it for today. It’s a small schedule and other than this one play there’s really nothing I’m thrilled about. Back at it tomorrow.

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