Porcello’s struggles continue: Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello fell below .500 on the season on Tuesday, after picking up his fourth loss in a 5-3 game vs. the Indians. He struck out a season high six batters in the game, however he gave up five runs -- four earned -- on eight hits and three walks in just 5 1/3 innings to raise his ERA to 5.29. He now has just four quality starts in nine outings, with a 3-4 record and no wins in his last three starts. (Updated 05/22/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Porcello continues to be a disappointment, given his former status as a top prospect. He has raised his strikeout rate to a career-high 5.82 per nine innings on the season, however that has not resulted in better production, as his ERA represents the highest mark of his career through four seasons. His next start is scheduled for Sunday during Week 8 (May 21-27), as he finishes off a two-start week against the Twins, a team he has a 2.95 ERA against in his career. He is worth starting in AL-only formats for his next outing. (Updated 05/22/2012).
05/22/2012 22:25 Cheered Perez gets job done for Indians
Chris Perez, greeted by a standing ovation from the time he left the bullpen, worked another scary ninth inning for his 14th save as the Cleveland Indians ended a 10-game losing streak to Detroit with a 5-3 win over the Tigers on Tuesday night.
05/20/2012 08:36 Top 70 starters for Week 8
A lot to take into consideration before setting your pitching staffs for Fantasy Week 8. Our Al Melchior runs through his Top 70 starting options and has all the matchups.
05/13/2012 20:18 Hit Parade for Week 7
As interleague play gets under way there are many matchups to break down. Our Scott White tells you who the best bets and biggest risks are in his Hit Parade for Week 7.
05/12/2012 01:13 Inge, Reddick power A's over Tigers
Brandon Inge hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs for the fourth time in five games, Josh Reddick homered twice and had a career-high five RBIs, and the Oakland Athletics pounded the Detroit Tigers 11-4 on Friday night.
What's that? Rick Porcello won 14 games last year? Shoot, he was so busy stinking it up in every other aspect of the game that most Fantasy owners probably didn't even notice. Among the 93 pitchers with enough innings to qualify, Porcello ranked 78th in WHIP (1.41), 83rd in strikeouts per nine innings (5.1), 84th in ERA (4.75) and 89th in hits per nine innings (10.1). The only other pitchers to rank in the bottom 20 of those four categories, much less the bottom 16, were Fausto Carmona, Mike Pelfrey, Jake Westbrook, Livan Hernandez, Brad Penny and Jeff Francis, and you don't see Fantasy owners going head over heels for any of them on Draft Day. Why should Porcello be any different? Because he was an elite prospect once upon a time? Well, his pure stuff may look good, as does Carmona's and Pelfrey's, but during his time in the big leagues, he has proven to be imminently hittable, with his WHIP rising every year. Don't make the mistake of thinking his win total is a sign of progress. Until he takes a legitimate step forward, the 23-year-old is an option better left for AL-only leagues. (Updated 1/5/12)
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